A special treat this week, as the podcast went up to Seattle, WA for the PAX West convention over Labor Day weekend! We were joined by professional comedian/writer Mike Drucker, as he helped us deconstruct The Cromulent World of Fictional Simpsons Video Games! From Slugfest to Dash Dingo, we deconstruct the first decade of games created within the show, so enjoy this podcast recorded LIVE at PAX West 2019!
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Back again is our pal Matthew Jay (The Deep End, Cartoons 101) for a fun chat about one of Homer's most shameful episodes of the series. Let's see, he nearly kills his father on at least three occasions and is too disgusting even to the strangest people on earth. All that, plus the filthy history of the old west in this week's podcast!
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This week we have a mix of dingos and lobsters as we're joined again by Imran Khan! After some blissful sick days playing video games, Lisa is thrust back into school unprepared for a test, leading her to cheat and make things more and more complicated. In a totally unrelated story, Homer befriends a lobster named Pinchy and, well, things don't turn out so well for one of them... Listen now, mate!
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If you missed the chance to see one of our many live shows in San Francisco and Portland, the good news is we'll soon be headed to Seattle to do a panel at PAX West 2019 with special guest, the great comedian and professional comedy writer, Mike Drucker!
When: Saturday, August 31st at 12:30pm
Where: PAX West, The Sasquatch Theatre
And here's the panel description, straight from the PAX website:
Anyone who grew up in the ‘90s knows about the (mostly terrible) legacy of Simpsons video games, but what about the fictional games within the show itself? On this panel, join Talking Simpsons Podcast hosts Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert, and comedy writer Mike Drucker (Nintendo, Marvel, Adam Ruins Everything, The Tonight Show, The Onion, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), as they give you a guided tour of the various ways The Simpsons has parodied the medium of video games. From Bonestorm to Escape from Grandma’s House to Robert Goulet Destroyer, we’ll walk our captive audience through the many, many games available exclusively in Springfield!
That's not all—if you attend, you'll also have a chance to buy one of our amazing show posters drawn by the amazing Nina Matsumoto! BE THERE!
We've gone granola this week as we welcome back Giant Bomb's Alex Navarro to discuss Homer's hippie conversion! We talk about The Summer of Love, bare feet, NARCs, Beatles covers, Billy Joel, and so much more as Homer becomes the hippie his mother wanted him to be. Try not to freak out as you listen along to this week's far out podcast!
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Talking Simpsons headed to Hollywood for this star-studded episode, and we got the help of the hosts of the podcast How Did This Get Played?, Nick Wiger, Heather Anne Campbell, and Matt Apodaca! They give us the star scoop on muffin baskets, The Gersh Agency, writing for Ed Begley Jr., going parasailing, and so much more in this glamorous podcast! Listen now to bask in their reflected glory!
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It's Halloween again, and that means it's time for one of the most violent Treehouse trio of stories yet, all with animation writer Alan Denton as our guest! We chat all about killer hair, splashing Regis' eyes, and the scandalous history of Jerry Springer in American pop culture! So get ready because this podcast is going to SUCK............... your blood!
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It's Phil Hartman's final appearance on Simpsons, and joining us for this exploration of his career is Scott Gairdner, writer/actor/creator of Moonbeam City/discoverer of Tiny Fuppets/cohost of Podcast: The Ride! We chat about our childhood memories of Hartman, our last Troy McClure video, and also a story about Bart accidentally killing a bird then caring for its eggs. Plus some healthy divergences about Splash Mountain and digital actors, all on this week's podcast!
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This week we're facing Homer's midlife crisis and Chris Cabin of the podcast We Hate Movies joins us for the occasion! Homer learns he's actually 39 and he searches for meaning in what years he has left, finding inspiration in the life of Thomas Edison. But when that fails, things really fall off the rails with scary inventions, running over ghosts, and toilet chairs! Listen now to learn all about Homer's search for meaning!
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Season 10 has begun and Gamespot's Kallie Plagge is back to help us with back to school shopping! This week Lisa deals with a new kid being way too grown-up for Springfield Elementary, while Bart is forced into the grease business by Homer! All this and Marge's plans for an emu farm in this week's podcast! Listen now and DMY!!
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We end season nine with one of the show's sexiest episodes, and we welcome back writer/podcaster Merritt K to take us through this sexploit! Marge and Homer find new life in their marriage through exhibitionism, while Bart and Lisa goof around with a metal detector for a subplot you probably forgot was in this episode! All adds up to Homer and Marge streaking through Springfield, so listen now and finally think of the children!!
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We welcome on our artist friend and Simpsons fan Maddie Copp to discuss one of Homer's best moments as a father. As Lisa takes the bus and journeys into the scariest parts of Springfield, Homer searches for his little girl after telling her she can't take a limo. Will they somehow save each other and discover an ancient Egyptian secret? Listen now and whistle along to the Old Spide song!
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Grab a Powersauce and get climbing, as this week's podcast welcomes Andrew Jupin from the podcast We Hate Movies! Together, we explore Homer's disappointment at his health, the importance of six kinds of apples, the brilliance of Brad & Neil, Abe Simpson eating a man, and so much more as we climb the Murderhorn! Listen now for the podcast with applesaucity!!
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IT'S OUR 200TH EPISODE! And for this special occasion we welcome back our pals Chapo Trap House, Matt Christman and Virgil Texas! They give us special insight into the crass commercialism of Love Day and how Homer's campaign have annoying similarities to the current day. All that, plus Diaper Hill, a long discussion on Jell-O, first-hand experiences at U2 concerts, and so much more! Listen now, and wish us well on another 200 podcasts!!
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This episode focuses on women in the media, so we welcome back our friend/USG Editor-In-Chief Kat Bailey to chat about journalism! Lisa gets her own news show but quickly gets overshadowed by Bart's empty emotionality. Somehow that all lead to a deadly battle in a junkyard, but no one remembers any of that plot because this is ALSO the episode where Homer gets a helper monkey! Pray for Mojo as you listen along to this week's podcast!!
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Relive the fun of paying taxes in this week's podcast, as we chat about a fun season nine episode with Amber A'Lee Frost from the Chapo Trap House podcast! We talk about April 15, FBI informants, Harry Truman, and more! PLUS Amber tells us about her bootleg Simpsons collection and her recent trip to Cuba! Listen now or you'll miss American TV!
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Get aboard your sub and cut your jibs, because we've joined by Jack Allison (from the podcasts Struggle Session and JackAM)! This Crimson Tide-inspired episode is the final Simpsons co-showrun by Mike Reiss, and Jack is giving us his Hollywood comedy writer insight on the show! Not only that, but Bart has an earring, we get some pre-9/11 laughs at the military, Gilligan is here, and more! Listen now, as we must crush capitalism!!
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It's time for Ralph's big showcase episode, and we're joined by writer/artist/comedian/Twitch host Cait Raft! We learn about Wiggle Puppy, burning things, funeral fudge, hot dog smell, and so much more in this very special episode! Plus, Cait worked in the Simpsons office for years and shares a ton of behind-the-scenes information on how the show gets made! Listen to us and not that leprechaun on your shoulder!!
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It's the end of the Bill & Josh era, and we're joined by returning guest, screenwriter/artist/comic maker Kate Leth (check out her Patreon right now!) for the special occasion! Lisa fears her mental gifts are slipping away and does her best to resist the Simpson genes. Meanwhile, Apu becomes an entertainer thanks to the lucky freezing of an elderly old man. All that and stories of playing a millionaire at parties on this week's podcast! Listen now, because my legs hurt!
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Our artist friend and fellow Simpsons expert Nina Matsumoto is back to chat with us about love, insurance, and Hank Azaria fansites in this classic episode! Not only will you get some necessary background on guest star Helen Hunt, but you'll also enjoy a refreshing Bacardi colata, have lobsters stuffed with tacos, and a steak the size of a toilet seat! Now stop kissing that cat and listen to this week's podcast!!
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For this dive into the world of comedy, we're joined by a writer/comedian who has worked for Matt Groening AND Adam Sandler, Ian Boothby! (Check out Sparks and Exorsisters, as well as the Sneaky Dragons podcast!) Krusty is a tired hack with racist comedy, and he's not sure where to go, so he turns to Jay Leno for help. But even when he finds a way to tell the truth, can he resist the call of Canyonero? We're telling it like it is, and this podcast is a squirrel squashing, deer smacking, driving machine!!
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Grab your conch, roll your grapefruits, and get ready to lick some slime on this week's podcast about a controversial episode! We welcome back Louis Peitzman (be sure to check out his awesome newsletter!) as we dive into a Lord of the Flies parody! We also talk about burning tastes, delicious wine, and some long discussion on how much online media has changed! Internet, eh? That's right, so listen along and by the end you'll be saved by... oh, let's say, Moe?
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This week's podcast belongs to the Movementarians, and we're happy to welcome to our cult Conor Lastowka (Rifftrax, The Pole Vault Championship of the Entire Universe). We talk about the real-life roots of this episode, how appetizing lima beans are, our dreams of hoverbikes, and so much more on this week's podcast! Now out of our way, jerkass!!
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This week we head to the carnival with Eric Szyszka, cohost of the podcasts We Hate Movies and Hooked on TJ Hooker! Homer and Bart become carnies and learn it's not all cotton candy and caramel apples! We also hear the voice of the irreplaceable Jim Varney as Cooder in what might be the grossest episode of the show yet! Obey the Carny Code and listen now!
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It's a clip show but this week's podcast is all new, with tons of musical thoughts from our pal Matthew Jay, cohost of The Deep End podcast! We chat about Paint Your Wagon, renting videos, guns pointed at children, and even a few old episodes in this week's melodious season 9 episode! Listen now and start dancing like a big Broadway cast!
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