Talking Simpsons
Join your friends Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert for a chronological and cromulent exploration of the greatest show ever made! Each week we're joined by funny guests to tackle a different episode of The Simpsons, breaking down every 22 minutes of animated entertainment into an embiggening discussion about Our Favorite Family. Support us directly at https://Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons
Episodes
"My drinking problem is out of control. At Oktoberfest, all I could think about was beer! I couldn't even celebrate... the harvest!" - Marge Simpson
After the newest Cosmic Wars prequel inspires Bart and Lisa to seek fan justice, a trip to wine country rejuvenates Homer and Marge's relationship with the power of alcohol. But when Homer frames Marge for a DUI, he has to decide what he loves most: his wife, ...
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 check in on the end of broadcast season 36, learn about Milhouse's new voice actor, consider buying expensive new LEGO sets, and mourn the recent passing of a Simpsons writer. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the most recent round of episodes. It's all happening ...
"Millions of girls will grow up thinking that this is the right way to act. That they can never be anything more than vacuous ninnies whose only goal is to look pretty, land a rich husband, and spend all day on the phone with their equally vacuous friends talking about how damn terrific it is to look pretty and have a rich husband!" - Lisa Simpson
Malibu Stacy speaks for the first time, and her sexist soun...
"This guy's the one what done the thing that why you're here for! I'm talking malfeasance here!" - Moe Szyslak
Disgraced internet billionaire Artie Ziff returns as a rafter-sucking attic-dweller who eventually finds himself consensually living in the same home with Marge—his former flame. But when Homer ends up taking the blame for Ziff's many crimes against investors, the latter finds he only needs a little hot Bouvier loving to d...
"Silly customer! You cannot hurt a Twinkie!" - Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Apu receives a well-deserved spiritual depantsing when he knowingly sells Homer tainted meat and ends up in the unemployment line. But with the help of his oafish friend, and benevolent Hollywood superstar James Woods, he may find himself back in the good graces of the Kwik-E-Mart corporation.
Our guest: Mike Mitchell, co-host of the Doughboys podcast
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As Simpsons season 36 comes to a close, we're up to our necks in an incredible amount of news on this super-size episode of Talk to the Audience. Listen in as we discuss the Simpsons' four-season renewal, a new voice for Jimbo Jones, the potential loss of a historic writing room, and Nancy Cartwright's new video podcast. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the most recent round of episodes. Plus:...
"Sweetie, you seem so blue. Did the last of something die?" - Marge Simpson
Lisa's curse of forever being in second place strikes again when she discovers Maggie somehow has a higher IQ. Can guest star Simon Cowell help Lisa get over her resentment before a shockingly realistic recreation of the human digestive system dissolves the rest of the Simpson family?
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"I shouldn't let this bother me. I'm in television now. It's my job to be repetitive. My job! My job! Repetitiveness is my job!" - Bart Simpson
A trip to the box factory causes Bart to catch the showbiz bug when he sneaks away and lands a gig behind the scenes at The Krusty the Clown Show. But when a bit part on a sketch makes him an overnight sensation, he learns just how long a single catchphrase can sustain an entertainment care...
"You're panhandling! I should have known from that panhandling sign! Plus that ticket you got for panhandling!" - Marge Simpson
Milhouse briefly moves away, Homer becomes a part-time vagrant, and Bart and Lisa form a temporary bond in this overstuffed episode bookended by Isabel "Weezy" Sanford.
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This week, we're taking a bit of a diversion to talk about the two-season also-ran created by former Simpsons showrunners, Al Jean and Mike Reiss. How did a live-action Krusty the Clown spin-off turn into a prime-time cartoon that mashed Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert together into one adorably pathetic, pug-ugly movie reviewer? Listen in as we explore the short-lived show that added "Hachi Machi!" to our vocabularies!
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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 scrape together what little news we can during this ongoing Simpsons drought, check in on Disney+'s new 24-hour Simpsons stream, and celebrate the second revival of American Dad. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the most recent round of episodes. It's all happeni...
"All my life I was looking for that one woman whose execution could bring me happiness. Now I realize I was just beheading myself for divorcing you." - Homer Simpson (as Henry VIII)
Discover the magic of history and state-funded learning institutions as Marge leads us through three different tales from the past that may or may not be parodies of popular films from the 1980s.
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"Lisa, never EVER stop in the middle of a hoedown!" - Homer Simpson
We explore the darker side of heavy sack beatings and taking the law into your own hands as we discuss an episode that reveals the cognitive benefits of rhythmic jug-hooting.
Our guest: Neil Campbell (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Digman!)
Support this podcast and get over 200 ad-free bonus episodes by visiting Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and becoming a p...
"If I write a book, will they tell me when it comes out?" - Marge Simpson
Learn all about the publishing world as we discuss an episode that both lampoons and harpoons the world of bodice-ripping romance novels.
Our guest: TheRealJims
Support this podcast and get over 200 ad-free bonus episodes by visiting Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and becoming a patron! And pl...
We're heard of dry January, but dry FEBRUARY? That's the state of Simpsons updates this month, but we do our best to provide a few drops of nourishing news from the ol' content well. (Including some never-before-heard audio clips!) And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the most recent round of episodes. Plus: valuable hints for keeping a bogeyman or bogeymen out of your house!
In an episode that's alternately titled "(or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)," we welcome back Nick Wiger from the podcasts Doughboys and Get Played! Armed with TWO different original scripts for the ep, we dig into all the details for this ode to Gamblor. How does Marge get addicted to gambling? Did this predict magician injuries? Are we all covered in disgusting germs? Was Robert Goulet's manager real...
Get ready for some robot fighting mixed in with some upsetting pet death in this week's exploration of season 15. Homer and Bart take up the bulk of the plot with a timely parody of Battlebots/Robot Wars (and don't worry, we explain the US/UK differences). At the same time, the show kills off Snowball II in such an offhand way that it's still annoying 20 years later. Will you be as upset as Armin Tamzarian? Listen now and find out!
...This week we're joined by Gary Butterfield from the Duckfeed.tv podcasts for a tale of Homer struggling with desire. After Mindy Simmons joins coworkers like Stuart The Duck and Large-Hand Man, Homer finds himself attracted to her in a story that takes a lot of finesse from the writers. As we look back on that potential infidelity, we also note our memories of being nerds in elementary school just like Bart, so grab some prune juic...
The start of 2025 was short on happy headlines, but we have a few nice memories to share after January. First, there's news on the Simpsons' schedule changing, plus we preview some podcast plans, and then we reflect on a month full of RPGs, Squid Games, & David Lynch films. Lastly...
For an episode about families vs the child-free, we're joined by our podcasting parental pal, Chris Kohler from Digital Eclipse. As Marge battles Lindsay Naegle over kids in public spaces, we judge how well that has aged (in addition to references to Steve Irwin, Raffi, and Rudy Giuliani). In an episode full of funny dialogue, what does this 2004 political commentary have to tell us two decades later? Grab a kid's menu puzzle and l...
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