We've reached the end of the month, which means it's once again time for another installment of our community podcast! Join us as we discuss Bluey taking on The Simpsons, the not-so-mysterious origins of Duff, theme park rumors, and more. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and ...
2024-06-26 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 1998's Mula...
2024-06-24 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Talking Simpsons' final Disney Renaissance Summer is here on Patreon, and we're starting with the beloved Mulan from 1998. Starring the first Asian Disney Princess, we discuss the thousands of years of history for this fable, how it ended up at Disney in the '90s, and why it was seen as the most ...
2024-06-24 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We're joined again by journalist/podcaster Brendan James, cohost of the leftist history podcast Blowback, just in time for an episode inspired by America's wa...
2024-06-19 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This month of TalKing of the Hill, we've reached one hell of a Dale-defining episode! When Arlen's top/only exterminator is pushed to his limit thanks to a mower theft conspiracy, he has no idea his alley pals are playing an obvious, elaborate prank. But when Dale's paranoia gets the best of him,...
2024-06-17 04:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
In an episode parodying the process of TV comedy writing, we welcome back WGA writer Nick Wiger (also from the podcasts Doughboys and 2024-06-12 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the next phase of Talking Futurama! This month, we head back to the fabled year of 2010 to explore the series' third proper reboot. In episode that does its best to establish the status quo after a fairly broad cliffhanger, we find out there are two kinds of people in the world: those ...
2024-06-10 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In an ep about asking questions about health and relationships, we're lucky to be joined by Alex Ptak and Jeremy Kaplowitz to answer these...
2024-06-05 04:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
We're joined again by premium patron Andrew, and this time we're exploring the forgotten '80s toy series, Inhumanoids! Many of the same writers and artists of GI Joe and Transformers take the same approach to monsters from the center of the Earth. How did this collection of scientists and trees f...
2024-06-03 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to another summer on the Talking Simpsons Network! The weather is perfect for outdoor activities, which means there's never been a better time to cloister yourself within an air-conditioned space with y...
We had a huge May of Simpsons news to deal with in this extra-long community podcast! Not only the season 35 finale and a new Disney Plus short, but also a ton of headline-grabbing interviews that sparked a lot of discussion. Then we chat about all we watched and played this month, tease some upc...
2024-05-29 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 2007's Bend...
2024-05-27 04:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It may have taken 1570 days, but on November 27, 2007, Futurama made its long-awaited return after its four-season Fox run. And for the next few years, Matt Groening's second show would take an entirely new form: direct-to-video movies! (Which was the style at the time.) But would this 90-minute ...
2024-05-27 04:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Jordan Morris returns to the pod to join us in reminiscing about early Simpsons reminiscing about earlier Simpsons—check out Jordan's 2024-05-22 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Football season may be over (we think), but this month, we're covering an episode about the Dallas Cowboys just in time for spring training (we think)! When Bobby and Hank attend the team's Training Camp in Wichita Falls, Bobby falls in love with the city's middlebrow delights, and Hank fears he ...
2024-05-20 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we're joined again by podcaster Kole Ross, cohost of the many great Duckfeed.tv podcasts including 2024-05-15 04:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the world of tomorrow! And by "tomorrow," we mean "2023," because we're briefly jumping forward 20 years before we jump back to talk about the Comedy Central years of Futurama. And for our first discussion of "Hulurama," we're digging into the finest episode from the new season; one th...
2024-05-13 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
First-time guest, the brilliant TV writer Eva Anderson, is here to help us deconstruct one of the most celebrated eps in Simpsons history! Often ranked high on "best Simpsons ever" lists, we deconstruct how it got that reputation ...
2024-05-08 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Chosen by premium patron ToonJay, we're doing another mid-'00s classic, this time one of the biggest hits on Cartoon Network that pushed digital animation forward on a TV budget. As we explore how Craig McCracken and Lauren Faust built Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, we dig into both of thei...
2024-05-06 04:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
It's May, and spring has brought you a double dose of futuristic robots in your usual offering of Talking Simpsons podcasts. Yes, a new era of our Futurama podcast series begins this month, as we mentio...
2024-05-01 17:18:08 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back the award-winning artist (and our good friend) Nina Matsumoto for an ep about horses and novelty songs! After some unseasonable Christmas talk, we dig into a tale of how David Byrne helps drive the f...
2024-05-01 05:32:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 1990's Teen...
2024-04-29 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How did a small, independent comic book become the biggest indie film hit when it released? And what could possibly bring together Jim Henson with the director of the "Take On Me" music video AND Hong Kong film studio Golden Harvest? That's just some of the crazy details behind the making of the ...
2024-04-29 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We've reached the end of the month, which means it's once again time for another installment of our community podcast! Join us as we discuss the deaths of Simpsons digital comics, Larry the barfly, and O.J., retrospectives on Matt Groening's indie zine roots and Mission Mill, and the possibility ...
2024-04-24 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Much like the Caped Crusader himself, Blabbin 'Bout Batman has reappeared out of nowhere to clobber you... with podcasting goodness! And this time around, we're examining Harley's Holiday as an excuse to celebrate the late, great Arleen Sorkin, who we lost unexpectedly last year. So listen in as ...
2024-04-22 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
To explore a sobering adventure for Homer, we welcome back the fantastic Eric Szyszka from the We Hate Movies podcast! In this memorable episode, not only do...
2024-04-17 04:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
We've had a lot of fun during the last five years of TalKing of the Hill, but one subject isn't funny: gout. It affects literally thousands of organ meat lovers every year, and in 1999, King of the Hill was brave enough to tell the story of a young gout survivor. It's all happening on this month'...
2024-04-15 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Another queer-themed episode of Simpsons means we again called upon two experts, Drew Mackie and Glen Lakin from the excellent 2024-04-10 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
After six long years of Talking Futurama, we've finally reached the end of its original, tragically short 72-episode run. And this seeming series finale goes all out by providing long-awaited closure to Fry and Leela's will they/won't they storyline while also giving viewers perhaps the first ori...
2024-04-08 04:00:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Not only do we have a Valentine's Day classic this week, but we're also joined by the great first-time guest Mike Maronna from The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Home Alone, and the returning podcast 2024-04-03 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post