Talking Simpsons

"I only did what I had to do to survive... in a style befitting a French monarch." - Homer Simpson

When Springfield's new concert hall goes bust, Mr. Burns buys the property and turns it into a for-profit prison. Homer fails to get hired as a guard, but finds a much more lucrative path within its walls by becoming a full-time snitch.

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"Of course I'm right. If I'm not, may we all be horribly crushed from above somehow." - Homer J. Simpson

When a prank backfires and Bart is forced into Skinner servitude, he discovers a force more destructive than him: a comet headed right towards Springfield. Can the citizens survive this calamity with their never-give-up and never-think-things-out spirit, or are they doomed to become charred corpses outside the remnants of Moe's Tavern?

Our Guest: Mike Mitchell from the Doughboys podcast

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"These are my new friends! They like me for me... and my plumbing and gas hookups." - Homer Simpson

When Marge forces the family to scrimp and save beyond reason, a resentful Homer drops the family's entire nest egg on an RV. Will their marriage withstand the fallout from this major purchase? Listen in, and try to contain yourself over the long-awaited return of Cowboy Bob.

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We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! As usual, we're behind the eight-ball when it comes to Comic Con news, but we still have plenty to talk about, like Fox's fall schedule, Emmy nominations, streaming season premieres, and more. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the last round of podcasts. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the podcast that paralyzes you with rage... and island rhythms!

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"I was in heaven. If horse racing is the sport of kings, then surely bowling... is a... very good sport as well!" - Homer Simpson

Journey back with us to the distant year of 1993—which wasn't so distant in 1995—to hear about the fabled birth of Maggie. When Homer at long last reaches the coveted rank of "pin monkey," the birth of his second daughter threatens to blow the Simpson family eight ways from Sunday.

Don't forget, listener: you're here forever.

Our Guest: Justin Decloux from The Important Cinema Club Podcast

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"Jub-Jub can't take care of me when I'm old and sick. All he can do is eat me when I'm dead" - Selma Bouvier

The perpetually unlucky in love Selma suddenly experiences menopause symptoms, making her mothering urge rise to previously unseen levels. Thankfully, she finds China's baby girl surplus will solve all of her problems—as long as she's willing to play Homer's wife.

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The Talking Simpsons Network is taking a week off, so to fill the content gap, we've decided to post a Patreon-exclusive interview from our archives! If you like this and want to hear more, 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 Series. That's over 200 bonus episodes to date! So visit Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and sign up today!

Original podcast description:

Mike Reiss has worked on The Simpsons for more than three decades, as one of the first writers hired, as a co-showrunner of seasons 3 and 4, and as a producer giving input to this day on both the series and the film. Not only that, but he co-created The Critic and has written for animated feature films and now has a new book all about his life, Springfield Confidential (buy it here). Bob and Henry chat with Mr. Reiss for a whole hour about his long career, and we learn many Simpsons secrets and fun insights from a comedy legend. Listen and enjoy!

Note: This interview originally went live on June 9, 2018.

"I've never felt so accepted in all my life. These people look deep within my soul and assign me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer J. Simpson

Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down? Homer finds out when some light stalking leads to his discovery of The Stonecutters: a secret society that exists deep within the underbelly of Springfield. But will this new gang of cloak-wearing, pool-playing drunks eventually become yet another No Homers Club?

Our guest: Andrew Jupin from We Hate Movies

And be sure to check out We Hate Movies LIVE this August in Las Vegas at ST:LV!

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We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, listen in as we discuss a new slate of Disney+ exclusive episodes, explore The Simpsons/Monopoly Go collaboration, weigh in on Harry Shearer grumpiness updates, and more. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the last round of podcasts. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the podcast that remains in a state of cat-like readiness!

"Oh, I always hoped we wouldn't be one of those 'restraining order' families." - Marge Simpson

Bart's prankery against Lisa goes too far, causing the two siblings to be separated by a legally-mandated distance. Can the advice of Gary Busey and the soothing notes of Herb Alpert's "Tijuana Taxi" help these two bury the hatchet?

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"Come on, Marge; I wanna shake off the dust of this one-horse town. I wanna explore the world! I wanna watch TV in a different time zone! I wanna explore strange, exotic malls... I'm sick of eating hoagies; I want a grinder, a sub, a footlong hero! I wanna LIVE, Marge! WON'T YOU LET ME LIVE?!" - Homer Simpson

When a flyboy-related mishap lands The Simpsons free plane tickets, Marge's newly revealed fear of air travel cancels their vacation plans. So Marge turns to therapy, and gets the help she needs—in the form of a somewhat timely The Prince of Tides parody.

Our guest: Eric Szyszka from We Hate Movies

And be sure to check out We Hate Movies LIVE this August in Las Vegas at ST:LV!

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"As long as two people love each other, I don't think god cares whether they both have the same hoo-hoo or ha-ha." - Marge Simpson

When tourism starts declining thanks to several of Bart's famous pranks, the city of Springfield legalizes gay marriage—and Homer cashes in as a hastily ordained minister. But when Patty comes out of the closet to marry her newly revealed fiance, the truth is revealed in a shocking twist that'll definitely make you happy it's not 2005 anymore.

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Friend of the show Bill Oakley returns once again, and this time, he's got an exciting new project to plug: Audible's Space: 1972. Listen in as we talk to Bill about his ongoing sci-fi/comedy audio series, and then ask him many increasingly obscure questions about seasons five and six of The Simpsons. Secrets about the wizard's key will be revealed!

Be sure to check out Space: 1972 when it hits Audible on June 11th!

We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! As this slow news season continues, we report on the continued lack of exclusive Disney+ episodes, The Simpsons assisting the Colts in launching their 2026 schedule, and the long-awaited return of the Quebecois dub. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the last round of podcasts. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the only podcast to blow the lid off of the reverse vampire conspiracy!

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"Dad... How come you never gave me any encouragement? Maybe I could have been something more than I am. Like a travel agent... to a great scientist. Or the inventor of a hilarious refrigerator alarm." - Homer Simpson

When Homer and Marge encounter a lull in their sex life, Abe Simpson steps in with a home remedy—and soon the entire town is hooked. The father and son duo hit the road to sell their potentially dangerous snake oil, unaware they've convinced the children of Springfield they're part of a vast conspiracy involving reverse vampires.

Our guest: Mike Drucker, comedy writer and author of the book, Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games

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"Rap music belongs in the rubbish bin. It encourages punching, boastfulness, and rudeness to hos!" - Marge Simpson

Despite the protests of his mother, Bart sneaks off to a rap-style music concert and then fakes his own kidnapping in an attempt to get away with it. But when the adults in his life all profit from this fraudulent Bart-jacking, Lisa learns that moral issues are often grey and sometimes feature pool parties.

Our guest: Bryan Quinby from the Guys podcast

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"It's just hard not to listen to TV; it's spent so much more time raising us than you have." - Bart Simpson

After a trip to a candy convention, Homer lands hot water when his attempt to extract a precious gummi from the babysitter's butt gets misconstrued as sexual harassment. As a media circus surrounds his home and makes his life a living hell, Homer finds an unlikely savior in a lone Scottish pervert.

Our Guest: Cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky

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We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we're celebrating the inception of World Simpsons Day, investigating the possibility of a The Critic reboot, and trying our best to figure out when the next exclusive episode will hit Disney Plus. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the last round of podcasts. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the podcast with the eye of the tiger AND the mouth of a teamster!

"Francine, you be very careful out there today—we're at terror alert orange! Which means something might go down somewhere in some way at some point in time... So look sharp!" - Stan Smith

This week, we're switching gears and looking back at the first episode of American Dad, which only just returned to Fox after over a decade of basic cable existence. Though the series was at first seen as a cheap copy of Family Guy born out of the misery of the George W. Bush administration, American Dad didn't take long to carve out its own weird, wonderful identity and quietly thrive over the last two decades. So join us as we explore the roots of an entirely different prime-time cartoon that refuses to die.

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"It's your child versus mine. The winner will be showered with praise; the loser will be taunted and booed until my throat is sore!" - Homer J. Simpson

In order to pass gym class, Lisa finds herself enrolled in the violent, competitive world of pee-wee hockey. But when her surprising goalie skills end up making her Homer's favorite, Lisa and Bart end up in an air-kicking, fist-windmilling battle for their parents' love (and one pet turtle's safety).

Our guest: Jesse Farrar from The Go Off Kings and Your Kickstarter Sucks

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"Smithers, we could make a fortune with these Bible pictures. And I've been looking for a way to launder the money I made selling club soda as flu vaccine." - C. Montgomery Burns

Sick of the filth known as "mainstream entertainment," Ned Flanders becomes a budding director and wins over audiences with his gory, Passion of the Christ-like short films. But when an outraged Marge boycotts his financier—Mr. Burns—Ned and Homer team up to get his religious message out there on a much bigger platform: the Super Bowl halftime show.

Our guest: Alex Navarro from Nextlander

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"Jessica, I don't think we should hang out together anymore. You're turning me into a criminal, when all I want to be is a petty thug." - Bart Simpson

Bart falls in love—again—when the previously unseen Lovejoy daughter arrives in Springfield and makes him consider cleaning up his act. But when Jessica identifies his bad boy status and reveals her true colors, Bart becomes the fall guy for a number of her attention-seeking schemes.

Our guest: Lindsay Katai, co-host of the podcast Teen Creeps

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We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we discuss the little Simpsons news available in this post-season drought, Seth MacFarlane's new Stewie series, and the untimely end of Smiling Friends. And, as always, we read and respond to your comments and questions from the last round of episodes. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the podcast that'll turn you inside-out... with hilarity!

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"One thing Moe Szyslak has never had is a partner. Nor a wife, a friend, a chum, a casual acquaintance, a pen pal, a parrot, a meaningful conversation, a brief hug, or eye contact. I'm just going to call the suicide hotline now. ...And they've blocked my number." - Moe Szyslak

Homer bails out Moe's by mortgaging the Simpson home, and Marge supervises this new investment by helping turn the run-down tavern into a classy British pub. But as Homer's bartender grows closer to his wife, will this scabby dead-eyed hunchback make him wear the horns of a cuckold?

Our guest: Stuart Wellington from The Flop House podcast

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"Relax, kids; I've got a GUT FEELING Uter is around here somewhere. After all, isn't there a little Uter in all of us? In fact, you might even say we just ATE UTER and he's in our stomachs right now! Wait—scratch that one." - Seymour Skinner

It's time once again to bask in the warm, glowing, warming glow of yet another Simpsons Halloween special—and, quite possibly, the funniest one to date. On this fifth installment, Homer becomes an axe-wielding, family slaying psychopath, the family gets trapped in a dystopian society lorded over by Ned Flanders, and Bart and Lisa risk being gooified by their hungry teachers. And if that's not enough, it all culminates with a show-stopping, inside-out dance number!

Our guest: Ian Jones-Quartey, creator of OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

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"Because of the Xanax, I'm not overanxious about being a Simpson anymore. I am a little anxious about being on Xanax, but the Zoloft covers that nicely." - Lisa Simpson

Mr. Burns cancels the company's prescription plan, causing the disease-ridden Simpson family to seek a Canadian solution to their very American problem. But when Homer and Abe's drug-smuggling operation goes bust, the two find an unlikely friend in a certain 104-year-old Springfieldian who owns an aircraft perfect for a wild, third act caper.

Our guest: Luke Savage from the Michael and Us podcast

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We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! To close out the month of February, we talk about The Simpsons' 800th episode, strange Disney+ censorship, and the 10th anniversary of the screenshot search engine, Frinkiac. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the last round of podcasts. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the podcast that derides your truth-handling ability!

"I'm currently incarcerated... Convicted of a crime I didn't even commit! Huh! 'Attempted murder;' now, honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for 'attempted chemistry?' Do they?" - Bob Underdunk Terwilliger

Sideshow Bob returns and dabbles in the world of Springfield politics in ways that may remind you of Watergate and the 1988 US presidential election. But when he uses his new mayoral powers against the Simpsons, Bart and Lisa have to team up or else risk living in a motel that probably costs more than six dollars a night.

Our guest: Chris Wade, producer of the Chapo Trap House podcast

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Your regularly scheduled episode of Talking Simpsons is being pushed to next week for a very good reason: we've decided to shift our priorities a bit and cover an infamous animated special that's the perfect fodder for our podcast. (And we haven't lost our minds—it's for a good cause.) So if you head on over to our Patreon shop, you'll see that we've covered "The Simpsons Guy," The Family Guy season 13 premiere that mashes up Our Favorite Family with... that other family. The price? A meager $10. And every penny of it will go to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.

Can't afford an extra $10 this month? We'll see you next week, when we cover season six's Sideshow Bob Roberts. But just remember the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota is always accepting donations, so keep them in mind whenever you've got a little extra in the bank.

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"My son's making so much cash in the t-shirt game that I don't have to work another day in my life! ...Assuming my health does not deteriorate as I age." - Homer Simpson

When Bart's final baby tooth falls, he puts away his childish things and enters the burgeoning adult world of chestwear entrepreneurship. But when he's ripped off by an unscrupulous kook, Homer once again assumes his man of the house role by resolving things with the threat of nuclear annihilation.

Our guest: Chris James from Guys: A Podcast About Guys and Not Even a Show

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We've reached the end of the month (and the beginning of a new year), which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we discuss the most recent Simpsons episodes—before the upcoming drought—and news about another upcoming Simpsons movie: Boots Riley's silver screen adaptation of Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. And, as always, we read and respond to your comments and questions from the last round of episodes. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the podcast that's even more fun than Unnecessary Surgery Land!

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"This truly was the best vacation ever. Now let us never speak of it again." - Marge Simpson

When The Simpsons head to a new, Krusty-sponsored amusement park, they find just about everything can possib-lie go wrong, from the lack of novelty "Bart" license plates to highly intelligent robots that turn evil via flash photography. But, like so many before them, the family soon learns that battling terrifying automatons can bring any dysfunctional group closer together.

Our guest: Mike Carlson from Podcast: The Ride

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"She's taken my daughter to an erupting volcano? That's it! She's off the Christmas card list." - Marge Simpson

An old high school chum returns to Springfield, and Marge can't help but feel insecure about her own lack of worldly accomplishments. Can she reclaim her role as Lisa's female role model and save her young daughter from an agonizing, lava-based death?

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The Talking Simpsons Network is taking a week off for the holiday season, 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 Series. (That's over 200 bonus episodes to date!) So visit Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and sign up today!

This episode was originally posted on December 8, 2024.

Happy New Year! In case you didn't know, every month we release the premium podcast, What A Cartoon Movie. And, as we take a week off to rest and recharge, we're giving all of our listeners a chance to hear a free sample of this Patreon-exclusive series. So please, enjoy our ultra-long look at Toy Story! And if you'd like to hear 85 more episodes of What A Cartoon Movie—with a new one to come every month—simply head on over to the Talking Simpsons Network and sign up at the $10 level. If you enjoy hearing us talk about cartoons, you'll be glad you did!

This episode was originally posted on November 30, 2019.

We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we discuss the most recent Simpsons episodes, participate in the Ella McCay challenge, and bemoan the first major delay to hit The Simpsons Movie 2. And, as always, we read and respond to your comments and questions from the last round of episodes. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the podcast that promises to give you the most traumatic hose-soaking of your life!

"Mom, romance is dead. It was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and Disney, homogenized, and sold off, piece by piece.'" - Lisa Simpson

In what's probably the worst episode of The Simpsons—or at least the biggest waste of time—the family recounts stories of love and loss via 16 clips and/or clip packages. Come for the jokes you've already laughed at, stay for roughly five minutes of new animation, and leave knowing this production somehow occupies valuable space in the otherwise incredibly solid season six.

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"Sometimes you have to adopt your son's bully in order to bring your own family temporarily closer." - Marge Simpson

After her own children lose interest in her motherly ways, Marge becomes a surrogate parent to Nelson, who takes a shine to living in a mostly loving home and eating meals that don't consist of live tadpoles. Meanwhile, Lisa develops serious body issues that can't be wrapped up in a single sitcom episode, but still manage to be partially resolved via skunk justice.

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"I can't live the button-down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles. Sure, I might offend a few of the bluenoses with my cocky stride and musky odors—oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called 'City Fathers' who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about 'What's to be done with this Homer Simpson?'" - Homer J. Simpson

Lisa becomes the victim of her own insecurities when she meets Allison Taylor: a perfectly nice girl who just happens to be younger and better than her at everything. As she struggles to accept being number two, Homer gains control of a sugar pile empire that could very well be stolen from under his nose by roving, tea-drinking Englishmen.

Our guest: Actor and improv comedian Betsy Sodaro, co-host of the podcasts A Funny Feeling and We Love Trash

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"When Virginia Woolf wrote, 'Every woman needs a room of one's own,' she must have been talking about the kitchen." - Marge Simpson

When the Simpsons' kitchen receives a much-needed renovation, Marge ups her cooking game and enters a culinary contest that puts her morality (and dessert-making skills) to the test. Meanwhile, Bart's discovery of nudity-free Playdude magazines causes him to adopt the lifestyle of an urbane early '70s pervert who's far too young to appreciate the lesser short fiction of John Cheever.

Our guest: Will Sloan from the Michael and Us podcast, and author of Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA

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We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we're discussing the end of Al Jean's reign of laughter, Fortnite crossovers, news about the 800th episode, and the unfortunate loss of another great Simpsons writer. And, as always, we read and respond to your comments and questions from the last round of episodes. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the only thing more exciting than an optics festival!

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"What fun can you have in a pool anyway that you can't have in a bathtub with a garbage bag taped around your cast?" - Bart Simpson

Broadcast season six kicks off with the Simpsons making their grandest upper-lower-middle-class purchase yet: a pool! Lisa is crowned the Queen of Summertime, while a treehouse mishap causes Bart to break his leg and become isolated and weird—but no more so than any child who would later grow up to become a podcast host. And did Ned Flanders kill his wife? Listen in as we wrap everything up in a NEAT LITTLE PACKAGE! (Sorry if that sounded sarcastic.)

Our guest: Comedy writer Cody Ziglar

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We were saddened to hear about the passing of Simpsons writer Dan McGrath, who wrote the episodes "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" and "Bart of Darkness," and also co-wrote the Treehouse of Horror Segments "The Devil and Homer Simpson" and "Time & Punishment." Back in August of 2018, we were able to interview Dan, and because this podcast has never been available outside of our Patreon, we've decided to make it free for all to hear. So listen in, and celebrate the life of Dan McGrath: a writer who brought so much to The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Mission Hill, and more.

"Homer, please; don't tempt the gods! I mean GOD—there's one god! Only one. Well, sometimes there's three..." - Ned Flanders

Broadcast season 16 begins with three spooky tales that probably should have aired less than a week after Halloween. Ned Flanders receives deadly premonitions, Lisa becomes a Victorian-era detective, and the entire family takes a fantastic voyage into the withered body of Mr. Burns. All this, and two uses of the Perfect Strangers theme? Let the commencement begin-ulate!

Our guest: Merritt K from 1-900-HOTDOG

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September 19, 1994: a day that will live in... Wait, what's the opposite of infamy? 31 years ago, the lives of Simpsons fans changed forever when their favorite show went from a weekly thing to a twice-daily thing thanks to the power of syndication. In this week's format-breaking podcast, we take a look at the programming package that made a certain era of The Simpsons a second language for TV-addicted latchkey kids.

Our guests: Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher from Found Footage Fest

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We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! With this episode, we welcome you to the beginning of constant, round-the-clock coverage of The Simpsons Movie sequel; it's coming, and you're going to be hearing about it for the next 20 months. After dishing dirt on Hollyweird, we discuss the beginning of broadcast season 37—including the latest Treehouse of Horror—and the all-but-confirmed rumors of Simpsons characters appearing in Fortnite. And, as always, we read and respond to your comments and questions from the last round of episodes. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the entertainment property that doesn't make you wait two decades between installments!

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"Marge, look at me. We've been separated for a day, and I'm as dirty as a Frenchman. In another few hours I'll be dead. I can't afford to lose your trust again!" - Homer Simpson

To regain some confidence and overcome his supposed slowness, Homer takes on a new part-time job teaching a class on marriage at the Springfield Adult Education Annex. But this place of learning soon becomes a house of hearing about things when he starts revealing secrets about Marge to capture the attention of his students.

Our guest: Wife of the show, Nina Matsumoto

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"I can't be held responsible for what my goons were ordered to do!" - Charles Montgomery Burns

After yet another brush with death, Mr. Burns realizes the people of Springfield would rather dance on his grave than celebrate his legacy. But instead of committing various good deeds to restore his reputation, he buys every media outlet in town, except for one holdout: Lisa Simpson's Red Dress Press. As his grip on the fourth estate grows even tighter, we find out if ponies, power outages, and even Milhouse-based misinformation will get Lisa to fold.

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"You know, you remind me of a poem I can't remember, and a song that may never have existed, and a place I'm not sure I've ever been to..." - Abe Simpson

Marge plays matchmaker and forges a love connection between her mother and Abe Simpson, despite Homer's protests that this pairing will make their children retroactively inbred. But their cozy senior romance takes a turn for the worse when Mr. Burns enters the picture and sweeps Jackie off her feet with his incredible dancing and kissing skills. Listen in, for each Talking Simpsons could be your last!

Our guest: Toby Jones, writer and director of AJ Goes to the Dog Park

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"Son, I've learned one thing in this life. To stay out of trouble, just say nothing. Don't rock the boat. Don't even get IN the boat! Just buy some ice cream and walk around the pier. But don't go in the bathrooms; they're filthy." - Homer Simpson

When Bart unwittingly moons the American flag, the town of Springfield ends up in hot water, and The Simpsons eventually find themselves imprisoned in a reeducation camp. As this political satire unfolds, we must ask ourselves if it's possible to be critical of the current administration while refusing to mention the President—or any other politician—by name.

Our guest: Brendan James from the Blowback podcast

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