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Talking Simpsons

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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

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01:42:43

Talking Simpsons - Simple Simpson with Matt McMuscles

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2025/08/27

"No trap can hold Homer Simpson—uh, but I'm not Homer Simpson! I'm the Pie Man! Homer Simpson, away! I mean, the Pie Man!" - Homer Simpson (The Pie Man) When Lisa is publicly humiliated, Homer transforms his love of pastries and violence into a new alter ego: Pie Man. But when Burns discovers this hero's secret identity, Homer becomes a tool for evil and a potential Dalai Lama assaulter. Come for the slight nod to Raimi's Spider-Man, stay for as many '60s Batman references a post 9/11 audience can

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01:48:08

Talking Simpsons - Burns' Heir With Eva Anderson

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2025/08/20

"Kids, you tried your best, and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try." - Homer Simpson When a brush with the reaper inspires Mr. Burns to seek out an heir, he quickly finds one in the form of Bart Simpson. But as Bart grows more estranged from his family, we find the true test of a son's love comes down to whether or not he'll execute his own father for a Blockbuster Video gift certificate. Our guest: Eva Anderson Support this podcast and get over 200 ad-free bonus episodes by visiting

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02:18:47

Talking Simpsons - Catch 'em if You Can

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2025/08/13

"We have to grab this chance for romance now, or we'll never be alone. Not till Lisa's in college and we've lost contact with Bart." - Homer Simpson When Bart and Lisa don't show proper reverence for the 1970 film Love Story, Homer and Marge decide to take a Flanders-funded sex trip to Miami. But when the kids find out they've been deceived, they pursue their parents in a city-hopping adventure that culminates in a perfectly serviceable Catch Me if You Can parody. Support this podcast and get over

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01:43:33

Talk to the Audience?!? - July 2025

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2025/08/06

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 mourn Simpsons composer Alf Clausen, check in on broadcast season 37, discuss the latest Simpsons-related Comic-Con news, and remind everyone that Marge isn't actually dead. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the most recent round of episodes. So listen in, and celebrate the beginning of our eleventh year with a little podcast about

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02:04:17

Talking Simpsons - Bart Gets an Elephant With Andrew...

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2025/07/30

"You never know when an old calendar might come in handy. Sure, it's not 1985 right now, but who knows what tomorrow will bring?" - Homer Simpson In this spiritual sequel to Lisa's Pony, Bart forces KBBL's hand and wins a much larger herbivore: an elephant named Stampy. And as the giant beast slowly gets over the impulse to shove Bart in his mouth, we learn that some animals are just jerks. Our guest: Andrew Jupin from We Hate Movies Support this podcast and get over 200 ad-free bonus episodes by

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01:54:24

Talking Simpsons - My Big Fat Geek Wedding With...

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2025/07/23

"My beloved is napping in the many folds of my Spider-Man t-shirt. As for me, I am popping kettle corn." - Comic Book Guy After eight years, the Skinner/Krabappel pairing comes to an abrupt end when Seymour gets cold feet and leaves Edna at the altar. And when Comic Book Guy comes along to pick up the pieces of this shattered relationship, we're all left wondering if this episode was written backwards from the title. Our guest: Stephen Sajdak from We Hate Movies Support this podcast and get over 200

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01:53:28

Bonus Episode - Talking Futurama "Lrrreconcilable...

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2025/07/16

The Talking Simpsons Network is taking a week off, so to fill the content gap, we've decided to post an episode of our Patreon-exclusive Talking Futurama podcast miniseries! If you like this episode and want to hear the rest (with more to come every month), head over to Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and sign up at the $5 level. Once you do, you'll have immediate access to all of our limited miniseries, covering animated shows like King of the Hill, Mission Hill, The Critic, and Batman: The Animated

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02:10:32

Talking Simpsons - Homer Loves Flanders With Libby...

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2025/07/09

"Don't worry, Bart; it seems like every week something odd happens to the Simpsons. My advice is to ride it out, make an occasional smart-aleck quip, and by next week we'll be back to where we started from, ready for another wacky adventure." - Lisa Simpson Homer and Ned become fast friends, but Homer's oafish behavior slowly grates on Ned's benevolent Christian attitude. Will Homer's lack of boundaries push Ned into a killing spree, like he's done with so many others in the past? Our guest: Libby

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02:56:04

The Talking Simpsons 10th Anniversary Spectacular

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2025/07/02

It's finally happened: Talking Simpsons has turned a whopping ten years old! And to ring in the occasion, we're replacing this month's episode of Talk to the Audience with a little—well, BIG—celebration of ourselves. Listen in to hear us discuss our humble roots, the many growing pains of running a podcast network, and the future of talking about an animated series with no end in sight. And, as a special treat, we respond to your questions and comments about a decade of cartoon cromulence. Who knows

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02:13:06

Talking Simpsons - The Wandering Juvie With Bryan Quinby

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2025/06/25

"All these years, I watched you turn our son into a time bomb, and yet I did nothing. So, in a way, I, too, am a victim... of you." - Homer Simpson A prank gone awry lands Bart in juvenile hall, where he becomes an unwitting escapee thanks to a new prison pal. Will he survive life as a fugitive? And, more importantly, is 2004 too late to parody The Defiant Ones? Our guest: Bryan Quinby from the Guys podcast Support this podcast and get over 200 ad-free bonus episodes by visiting

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02:00:18

Talking Simpsons - Deep Space Homer With Maddie Copp

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2025/06/18

"You know, Homer, when I found out about this I went through a wide range of emotions. First I was nervous, then anxious, then wary, then apprehensive, then... kinda sleepy, then worried, and then concerned. But now I realize that being a spaceman is something you have to do." - Marge Simpson In a bid to win his family's respect, Homer enters a space program geared towards blue-collar slobs in search of Tang. But will his love of ruffled potato chips and hatred for inanimate carbon rods be his

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02:09:28

Talking Simpsons - Co-Dependents' Day With Eric Szyszka

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2025/06/11

"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, or not being arrested. Our guest: Eric Szyszka from We Hate Movies Support this podcast and get

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01:37:00

Talk To The Audience?!? - May 2025

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2025/06/04

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 on this month's Talk to the Audience: the podcast that at long last

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02:33:39

Talking Simpsons - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy With Rebecca...

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2025/05/28

"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 sound bites inspire Lisa to track down the doll's creator and develop a feminist alternative

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01:51:38

Talking Simpsons - The Ziff Who Came to Dinner With...

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2025/05/21

"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 do the right thing. Our guest: Chris Cabin from We Hate Movies Support

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02:12:32

Talking Simpsons - Homer and Apu With Mike Mitchell

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2025/05/14

"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 Support this podcast and get over 200 ad-free bonus episodes by visiting

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02:03:39

Talk To The Audience?!? - April 2025

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2025/05/07

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: our extended thoughts on the Switch 2—it's the reason you're

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01:46:41

Talking Simpsons - Smart & Smarter With Mike Drucker

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2025/04/30

"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? Our guest: Mike Drucker, comedy writer and author of the upcoming book, Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games Support this podcast

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02:15:25

Talking Simpsons - Bart Gets Famous With Alan Siegel

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2025/04/23

"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 career. Our guest: Alan Siegel, senior staff writer at The Ringer, and

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02:06:13

Talking Simpsons - Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore

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2025/04/16

"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. Support this podcast and get over 200 ad-free bonus episodes by visiting Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and becoming a patron! And please follow the official Twitter, @TalkSimpsonsPod, not to mention Bluesky

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