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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
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Welcome to Bob and Henry's chronological exploration of every Simpsons episode ever! Subscribe now, or get even more at Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons!

Dec 27, 2017
In a very special episode, Lisa loses Bleeding Gums Murphy (who was never popular). After Bart eats a jagged metal cereal piece, Lisa reconnects with the sickly jazz musician, who passes away and leaves a hole in Lisa's life. Can she find a way to honor him via a radio station and magic? And is this episode worse than we remember? Find out here!
Dec 20, 2017
After drinking plenty of Malk, we cover this classic episode, like it or lump it. Skinner and Edna are battling over a teacher's strike (purple monkey dishwasher) and all the kids are set free. We chat about all this with Super Best Friends' own Matt McMuscles as our special guest. Not listening to this podcast? That's a paddlin'.
Dec 13, 2017

Simpsons meets Disney in this iconic episode. Santa's Little Helper misses casual sex, the family ends up with 25 dogs who love Models Inc, and Mr. Burns shows off his wardrobe in this classic. We comment on it all with our special guest, Kat Bailey, so get a big bag of chips ready and listen!

Dec 6, 2017
Zounds! We're headed to the far off future of 2010 to see Lisa (and the rest of Springfield) grow up in one of the funniest AND most heartwarming episodes ever. Bart is in construction, Burns got stabbed a bunch, and a bunch of celebrities are still at large. Join us in the cheap showiness of nature to reexamine and explain this classic with special guest Kat Bailey!
Nov 29, 2017
Boo-urns! It's time for the crossover that entertained millions and pissed off Matt Groening. We get into that, as well as some of the most meme-inspiring lines in Simpsons history, including quiet parts loud, footballs to groins, nonunion Mexican equivalents, and so much more. Just hook it to your veins!!!
Nov 22, 2017
After blowing all his money on pumpkins, Homer is in desperate need to save his family and dear Rat Boy. So he turns to Patty and Selma for help, which somehow also involves Mel Brooks. Meanwhile, Bart does ballet in a plot that's wholly separate from Homer's problems, but is fun all the same on this week's podcast!
Nov 15, 2017
We head to the land down under for some giant beers, spoon against knives, and mucus-filled marsupials. Learn a ton about Australia in what is probably the best international trip the Simpsons have as they face a booting thanks to draining. Wanna go smell-- I mean, wanna go listen?
Nov 8, 2017
I'm seeing double here - FOUR podcasts! We're doing one of the funniest Simpsons episodes ever, with Seattle, speed holes, Italian stereotypes, and (of course) gigantic asses. Listen and laugh along with the hosts during this total classic installment!
Nov 1, 2017
Que sera, sera, it's time for us to do what some argue is the greatest episode of The Simpsons ever. We've got Butzilla, perverted arts, the Super Friends, barnyard guessing games and SO MUCH MORE in this absolutely essential Simpsons chronicle. Enjoy this podcast and remember, democracy simply doesn't work.
Oct 26, 2017

Ian Jones-Quartey is yakking it up on the old yak box with Bob and Henry this week! Ian is the creator of the new Cartoon Network series OK KO, and he graciously chatted with us about the show, such as the influence games, anime, and The Simpsons had on it, as well as what it's like to direct Captain Planet, animating Sonic the Hedgehog, and so much more! We posted a shortened version on the free feed, but here's the full thing for you awesome folks on Patreon!

Oct 25, 2017

At long last, after six seasons we finally learn how Maggie was born (try to act surprised). We learn about crime solving boats, the continuity of Homer's hair, and how to burn bridges in this week's podcast flashback...

Oct 18, 2017
We hold back the electric car AND make Steve Gutenberg a star in this week's podcast. Homer joins the Stonecutters and then becomes the Chosen One in an all-time great episode full of paddling swollen asses. Attach your Stone of Triumph and listen along with special guest, Kat Bailey!
Oct 11, 2017

After going to a lesbian bar and Cheers, Homer gets the family a flight to any non-freak states. But this is when Marge reveals airplane anxiety with a mysterious origin. Can she get help? Was her father an American hero? And will Lowenstein whistle through the leaves? Find out on this podcast!

Oct 4, 2017
Homer and Marge are having trouble in the bedroom and only Abe can save the day. But when Homer and his father take the sex tonic on the road, things all fall apart? All that, plus we reveal how the reverse vampires have been controlling everything! We're through the looking glass here, people...
Sep 27, 2017
After a sugary escapade at a candy convention, homer is trapped in a sexual harassment scandal. Will Rock Bottom help him? Does Homer sleep nude in an oxygen tank for sexual powers? And just how tasty is a Gummi Venus de Milo?
Sep 20, 2017
Get out your lucky rabbit's head and Milhouse's teeth for the episode of competitive violence. Lisa and Bart are fighting for their parents' love, and the whole town goes to hell. Listen as the hosts (and guest Kat Bailey) discuss painful childhood experiences with sports. Now here's your turtle, alive and well.
Sep 13, 2017
It's Scotchtoberfest season and love is in the air. Bart meets Jessica Lovejoy, and is smitten when he realizes she's also a bad kid. But it turns sour almost immediately. So put on your new glasses (even if you miss your old glasses) and listen to this week's podcast!
Sep 6, 2017
Yes, it's Halloween time again, and this one is particularly disturbing. No TV and no beer make Homer something-something, a toaster causes the butterfly effect, and you might even say we just ATE Uter and he's in our STOMACHS right now! Wait, scratch that last podcast tease...
Aug 30, 2017
Things get extra political on this week's Talking Simpsons! We explain Watergate, the 1988 election, Rodney King and so much more, along with discussing why Republicans are vampires and the Archie Comics characters. What kind of truth handler are you?
Aug 23, 2017
Nothing can possiblie go wrong in this week's podcast, as the family heads to the violentest place on Earth. One of the series best episodes gets deconstructed as we explain every reference to Disneyland, Jurassic Park, and Westworld. Now, if we could only find a Bort licence plate...
Aug 16, 2017

Hoo boy, we've really hit a low with this one, the worst clip show and thus the worst episode of The Simpsons ever! But don't fret, we still worked hard to give you a fun podcast where we describe in detail how (intentionally) phoned in this one was. So enjoy this tribute to love with no memorable lines whatsoever!

Aug 9, 2017
This is future showrunner Mike Scully's first episode, and it features Lisa dealing with inadequacy, Homer trying to get the sugar then the power, and we also learn the name of Ralph's cat! Give a listen, you lovely patrons!
Aug 2, 2017

Season six is here, though this episode should've aired three months earlier? Learn why there was a delay, how the hosts spent their childhood summers, and the harrowing tale of Henry once breaking his arm on this week's early podcast!

Jul 26, 2017
We finish up season 5 with Homer putting his marriage into jeopardy. After learning that Lenny can teach a glass, Homer tells his class the secrets of weeding even as Marge tells him to keep things private. We deconstruct all that and more in this week's podcast.
Jul 19, 2017
Marge plays matchmaker with her mother and Abe, while Bart gets into collecting animation (with Homer's credit card).All that, plus we explain hot dog jingles, ancient medicine, and Mary Worth. Download now as our kneecaps fill up with fluid!
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