Surprise! If you're not yet a listener of our sister podcast, What A Cartoon!, we've got a nice preview for you today! If you're a Simpsons fan, you're probably at least a little intrigued by Disenchantment, Matt Groening's new series on Netflix. Bob and Henry go through the third episode of the series in the same manner as Talking Simpsons, going through the series history just as it is beginning! Listen and then subscribe to the What A Cartoon! feed on your podcast listening device of choice OR sign up at Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons where you'll get early and ad-free access to ALL OUR PODCAST!

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Ian Jones-Quartey and Toby Jones are executive producers on Cartoon Network's OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, and they're joining us LIVE in-person to discuss one of the most momentous Simpsons episodes of all time! We all borrow a feeling as Milhouse's parents get divorced, and we struggle with dignity, sweet Fannie Addams, dry crackers, and smashing chairs over your father's back! (Plus Ian and Toby will share with us some behind-the-scenes secrets of OK K.O., Steven Universe, Regular Show, and MORE!) So hop in your racecar bed and get ready for a patio party!

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This week we're joined by writer/illustrator/Twitter badass Kate Leth, a perfect guest as we delve deep into the most sex-positive episode of The Simpsons ever. While Marge and Lisa wash rocks, Homer Simpson's 10-year-old son is working in a burlesque house. Bart loves giving the old greet and toss, but the morality police in town feel differently. So put some spring in your Springfield and listen to this week's episode now!

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This week we welcome Merritt K of StayMean.co podcasts to Cider Town as we dig into the Rodney Dangerfield-centric episode! Larry Burns is here to drink and party no matter how many upper-crust folks he offends. Can a phony kidnapping save the day? All that and too many grandmas in this week's podcast!

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Our sports expert buddy Kat Bailey joins us for an episode steeped in boxing history! Homer's got a crazy idea that's somewhere in the middle where he'll be beaten up by hobos for money and then he ends up fighting for the World Heavyweight Championship! We explain all the history behind fan man, surgical 2X4s, Don King, and tons more in this week's glorious return to the shores of fistiana!

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Hank Scorpio is here! And an episode this major means having special guests! We've got Allie and Julia from Everything's Coming Up Simpsons, the OTHER top Simpsons podcast on the internet! We converse about Cypress Creek, pockets full of loose sugar, The Hammock District, reticulated chipmunks, and so much more in this special crossover podcast! So put your coat on backward and get to listening!

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Don't blame us, we voted for Kodos! Louis Pietzman did the definitive ranking of Treehouse Of Horror Segments, so he's the perfect guest for our season eight premiere! We talk about fish heads, debigulators, and most importantly, alien replicons from beyond the moon replacing the 1996 presidential candidates! Listen along and keep twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!

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Talking Simpsons is about to have its fourth live show and we want YOU (yes, you) to be there! On Saturday, July 28th at 5:30pm we'll be revisiting the Simpsons classic "Kamp Krusty" at the PianoFight bar in downtown San Francisco! (That's 144 Taylor St.) Admission is free, and since the venue is right off of the BART train line, it's SUPER accessible! You've HEARD Talking Simpsons, now get ready to LIVE the experience with jokes and clips directed right at your face! We hope to see you there!

Just in time for summer (assuming you're listening the week it came out), Simpsons artist extraordinaire Nina Matsumoto is here to have ever so much fun! Not only do we discuss summer, beaches, growing up, fireworks, crabs, and sprinklers, but we also dig into Nina's own history as a professional artist whose career was influenced by The Simpsons! Learn all about it on our season seven finale, just be careful not to get The Dud, poindexters!

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We're doing one of the most rockin' episodes of The Simpsons and we've got rockstar Alexi Rose here to tell us about how accurate this is to the rock 'n' roll lifestyle! We reflect on how much has changed in the 22 years since, give you updates on all the bands, reflect on 1990s' alternative rock, and so much more! And be sure to listen to Alexi's band, The Y Axes here! http://theyaxes.squarespace.com/

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With us this week is Shivam Bhatt of the podcast Commanderin' joins us to talk about this powerfully timely episode of The Simpsons. Shivam talks about his complicated history with the character of Apu and the character's depiction of Indian immigrants. And we dig deep into the immigration debate that this episode brings up, stuff that may as well be ripped out of today's headlines! It'll be a fun/angry episode, so listen to our sentimonies!

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Cartoonist KC Green, famously the creator of "This Is Fine," joins us for the 150th episode of Simpsons that takes us back to the second World War II. We learn about tontines, old tv shows, terlets, and so much more in this action-packed elderly adventure! Listen and enjoy for at least dickety-six miles!

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SPRING BREAK! We get rowdy on this week's podcast with a road trip thanks to a fake ID. Matthew Jay of Cartoons 101 is here to chat with us on the Simpsons ride to Knoxville all while Lisa bonds with Homer and Marge gets lonely. So whether you're on vacation or just learning about owls, enjoy this week's episode of Talking Simpsons!!

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Chimpan-a to chimpanzee needs to tune into this Phil Hartman tour de force, and we've got Nathan Ortega here to chat all about it. We've got more Troy McClure movie titles, more Hollywood rumors, and one of the best musical moments in Simpsons history! It's not quite a mop, it's not quite a podcast, but it is a super fun podcast!!!

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Cartoons101's own Matthew Jay joins us this week as we go waaaay in-depth into animation history for this cartoon loving episode of The Simpsons. We chat about Ub Iwerks, Schoolhouse Rock, Kirk Douglas' long life, one of the show's most meta moments ever, and so much more. So pull up a big plate of liver and onions, buckle up in your rocket car, and listen to us liberal freaks go too far!

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Are you still not a supporter at Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons??? Lemme tell you, you're missing out on so much exclusive stuff, including our very in-depth interviews with Simpsons legends. To give you a taste of what you're missing, here are big chunks of our three most recent interviews out of the many currently available on the Patreon. That includes:

Mike Scully - We chat with the season 9-12 showrunner about working on the series during seasons some fans found controversial!

Dan Greaney - He's worked on the show for two decades and created the word "embiggen," so he has much to share about the writers' room!

David Silverman - One of the most important figures in Simpsons history, this legendary animator takes us through his work on the shows formative shorts all the way to his episode in 2018!

If you enjoy these, listen to the full interviews for all of them at Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons for as little as $5 a month!! (And you get way more than just those interview for your payment!)

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Internet superstar Jack DeVries joins us as we deal with Homer getting a big promotion and Smithers taking a no-photography vacation with terrible ramifications. We dig into drag racing, Postum, percolators, piano movers, Barney-guarding, and so much more! Cease your ingress and listen now!

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Less chat, more hat as we dig up the bones of Springfield to find the truth about pirates and George Washington. Dorkly's own Tristan Cooper (@tristanacooper on Twitter) embiggens our cromulent podcast to discuss Lisa's world-changing findings just as the town celebrates the bicentennial of Jebidiah founding Springfield. So grab your favorite bell and silver tongue to listen as myths are shattered and legends are revealed!

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Krusty gets his celery garnished and it's all Bart's fault. But when it looks like Krusty takes his own life and Bart can't take the guilt, he and Lisa dig for the truth of Rory B. Bellows. We dig into Bob Newhart, taxes, mysteries, and more with Super Eye Patch wolf aka John Walsh (visit his YouTube page). Listen along and learn all about dancing for nickels!

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We return to one of the less celebrated episodes of season 7 and find it to be a much stronger explanation of Marge's life than in most episodes. And we're joined by Stephen Sajdak of the awesome We Hate Movies podcast! We learn to live like the rich with Chanel dresses, open-faced sand wedges, and abalone sandwiches in this very class-conscious episode! Listen and learn about the country club set...

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Chapo Traphouse has arrived on Talking Simpsons to dig into the politics of some of the most apolitical mockery George HW Bush ever saw. Chapo hosts/authors Virgil Texas and Matt Christman are here to deconstruct this classic with the first appearance of Disco Stu, Homer's interest in Ayatollahs, destroyed memoirs, spankings, and so much more! Give a listen in this week's extra-long podcast!

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Do you like bowling? How about boweling? Or MAD Magazine? We dig into all of that and more in this week's podcast, and we've got Giant Bomb's Simpsons expert Alex Navarro to talk all about this iconic episode about Homer creating his own league team and inspiring his damn wiener kids! Give a listen!

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Be it Bonestorm or Putting Challenge, if you grew up in the 1990s there had to be at least one game you wanted for Xmas. Well, this holiday classic captures that spirit as well as the childhood shame and a parent's disappointment that feels all too real. Listen along with us and special guest Dave Rudden!

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After some really stinky clip shows, we're watching ones so good you'll forget it's only 23% new footage. Specials guest Kat Bailey joins us to chat all about the funniest deleted scenes, the classic shorts, montages, and so much more on this week's podcast!

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