We've heard of dry January, but dry FEBRUARY? That's the state of Simpsons updates this month, but we do our best to provide a few drops of nourishing news from the ol' content well. (Including some never-before-heard audio clips!) And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comment...
2025-02-26 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 2015's ...
2025-02-24 05:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It should've been a disaster: Dreamworks adapts a popular British kids' book series, and aren't happy with what they've made after years of development & artwork. Yet, with the late arrival of two of the best artists to work in the Disney Renaissance, we end up with one of the studio's bigges...
2025-02-24 05:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
As we head towards the end of our eighth year on Patreon, it's entirely likely to lose track of everything we've done; according to our internal statistics, we've now posted over 1000 audio files! That's why w...
In an episode that's alternately titled "(or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)," we welcome back Nick Wiger from the podcasts 2025-02-19 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
With Peggy's miraculous survival story (mostly) behind us, it's time to focus on characters who aren't part of the Hill family. And this month, we're looking at a whopper of a Bill episode; one where his only lasting legacy is challenged, causing him to risk life and limb for one last shot at hig...
2025-02-17 05:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Get ready for some robot fighting mixed in with some upsetting pet death in this week's exploration of season 15. Homer and Bart take up the bulk of the plot with a timely parody of Battlebots/Robot Wars (and don't worry, we explain the US/UK differences). At the same time, the show kills off Sno...
2025-02-12 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Futurama dives into more late '00s topics this month with an episode wholly devoted to the anti-evolution craze that swept the nation during the George W. Bush era. When Farnsworth chooses to leave the planet instead of dealing with creationists, he unwittingly finds himself the intelligent desig...
2025-02-10 05:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we're joined by Gary Butterfield from the Duckfeed.tv podcast network for a tale of Homer struggling with desire. After Mindy Simmons joins coworkers...
2025-02-05 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Our first regular What A Cartoon of 2025 showcases a huge part of US animation history: Craig McCracken's The Powerpuff Girls! On this episode, we chart the growth of Townsville's favorite kids from dorm room shorts to early Hanna-Barbera pilots to Cartoon Network's eternal cash cow. So listen in...
2025-02-03 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, check out the many podcasts the Talking Simpsons Network is choo-choo-choosing to shove into your handmade valentine box this February! And remember, if you'd like to listen to this month's episodes ...
The start of 2025 was short on happy headlines, but we have a few nice memories to share after January. First, there's news on the Simpsons' schedule changing, plus we preview some podcast plans, and then we reflect on a month full of RPGs, Squid Games, & David Lynch films. Lastly, we wrap up...
2025-01-29 05:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 1938's Snow ...
2025-01-27 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
When Walt Disney announced he planned on making a full-length animated feature, the most common response was "What are YOU smoking?" And since this happened in the mid-30s, the answer was cigarettes. (Lots of them!) But, over the course of four years, he and his team of hardworking animators pull...
2025-01-27 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
For an episode about families vs the child-free, we're joined by our podcasting parental pal, Chris Kohler from Digital Ec...
2025-01-22 05:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
TalKing of the Hill kicks off 2025 with the final installment of King of the Hill's first and only three-parter! After months of off-screen healing, Peggy is finally freed from her full body cast. But when lackluster physical therapy can't help her stand on her own two legs, she finds an unlikely...
2025-01-20 05:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Recover from your own Squishee hangover with our guest Patrick Cotnoir (George Lucas Talk Show, 2025-01-15 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I CAN HAS PODCAZT? No, you're not seeing things; we're currently in the year 2025. But this month, we're flashing back to 2010, when the internet was mostly obsessed with looking at pictures of cats instead of... the thing it's obsessed with now. And this episode of Futurama cashes in on late '00...
2025-01-13 20:53:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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 Te...
2025-01-08 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody,
We hope you had a great holiday season. For the first full week of January, we're taking some time off to rest and recharge, so we'll see you next Monday (1/13) for the Talking Futurama epi...
2025-01-06 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We're joined again by Nick Prueher from Found Footage Festival/2025-01-01 05:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, check out the many podcasts the Talking Simpsons Network is bringing your way to start off 2025 in style! And remember, if you'd like to listen to this month's episodes of TalKing of the Hill...
2024-12-31 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 2013's Froze...
2024-12-30 05:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
An idea of an animated feature based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen had been floating around at Disney since, oh, the time of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, but by the 2010s, the world was finally ready. But let's just say the writers and artists behind Frozen weren't quite as pre...
2024-12-30 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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 discuss the departure of Pamela Hayden as the voice of Milhouse, talk about the many new episodes that aired in the last month, follow up on The Simpsons crossing o...
2024-12-25 05:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Good news, everyone: As a special holiday-style bonus, we're proud to present our interview with Futurama supervising director Peter Avanzino! Listen in as we talk to Peter about his long career in animation, directing on shows like The Simpsons, Duckman, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Disenchantment...
2024-12-23 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We go slightly off schedule to do 2003's holiday Simpsons ep, and we welcome back YouTube creator Pop Arena (check out their Nickelodeon retrospective 2024-12-18 05:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
As 2024 comes to an end, our coverage of season four begins! This month, we catch up with Peggy after her (SPOILERS) non-fatal skydiving accident, and slowly watch her ego crumble under the weight of a full body cast. Meanwhile, Bobby finds himself playing caretaker for a new baby thanks to Cotto...
2024-12-16 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back journalist Louis Peitzman to discuss the sequel to the last podcast he did with us, 2024-12-11 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the final Talking Futurama of 2024, and we're ending this year with a bang by covering this Emmy-award-winning highlight of the Comedy Central Era. When an experiment with a time machine backfires on Fry, Farnsworth, and Bender, the hapless trio have no choice but to keep plunging ahead to f...
2024-12-09 05:00:46 +0000 UTC View Post