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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A podcast looking back at The Simpsons, episode by episode, discussing and analyzing its importance, history, and greatness.
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Round Springfield is a Simpsons-adjacent podcast hosted by Allie Goertz and Julia Prescott where they interview writers, directors, showrunners, and voice-actors from the Simpsons-verse on their various paths to Springfield, failed pilots, other projects, and beyond. In this 20-episode limited series, you'll hear David X. Cohen talk Futurama, Josh Weinstein talk Mission Hill, and Yeardley Smith dig deep into her diverse path of becoming Lisa Simpson.
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A podcast about The Simpsons by people who love The Simpsons about how much we hate The Simpsons. Each week, "Worst Episode Ever" looks at a different non-classic episode of The Simpsons in an attempt to find which episode actually is THE worst episode ever.
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In our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of film fanatics. The person who ranked the film the highest on their list will appear as our guest to talk about why their film deserves to be on the LIST! A Boathaus Studios podcast.
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Hi everybody, and thanks for checking us out! Here at Eye on Simpsons we share our love of all things Simpsonian by going through the series, episode by episode. If this odd yellow family has a special place in your heart, or if you just like Simpsons trivia, nostalgia, and mining TV shows for cultural and political significance - no matter how speculative - you've come to the right place. Eye on the Simpsons - over-analyzing a cartoon so you don't have to!
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF13, The Spy Who Learned Me, the twentieth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about James Bond, childhood obesity, and the passage of time. Pre-Order Robbie’s next book, THIS BOOK IS CURSED Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week – What is your favorit…
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THE LIST OFF 38: The Favourite w Marinya Marcichiw
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This week: The Favourite (2018) dir. Yorgos LanthimosAlan's Game: Who's The Queen?Guest: Marinya MarcichiwMovie chat starts at 1:30In our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of film fanatics. The person who ranked the film the highest on their list will appear as our guest to talk about why their film dese…
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A lonely Valentine's Day leads Homer first to grease and then an Alec Baldwin parody in one of the funnier episodes of season 14. As Homer steals the nuclear plant from Mr. Burns, we reflect on the show's many references to birds, Poe, Star Wars prequels, and much more in this week's podcast. Just be sure you brought enough oil for the whole class!…
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510 – A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF12, A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again, the nineteenth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about cruise ships, Homer’s behavior, and basic competency. Pre-Order THIS BOOK IS CURSED Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: Favorite quote …
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THE LIST OFF 39: Annihilation w Nick Johnson
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This week: Annihilation (2018) dir. Alex GarlandAlan's Game: Director's Caught in the ShimmerGuest: Nick JohnsonIn our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of film fanatics. The person who ranked the film the highest on their list will appear as our guest to talk about why their film deserves to be on the L…
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Talk to the Audience?!? - February 2024
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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 new episodes, WGA nominations, Yeardley Smith's thoughts on acting with Dustin Hoffman, and more. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the most recent round of episodes. It's…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF11, Beware My Cheating Bart, the eighteenth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about Lost, gross stuff, and what is wrong with The Simpsons writers. Pre-Order THIS BOOK IS CURSED Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What is your favorite quote fro…
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We hope you enjoyed our recent Selma's Choice podcast as much as we did, and we decided to share even more of our chat with our amazing guest, the creator of Steven Universe, Rebecca Sugar! Hear almost 20 more minutes of conversation with Rebecca about her new album, Spiral Bound, (out now!), as well as some new details on how some Simpsons product…
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Talking Simpsons - Selma's Choice With Rebecca Sugar
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For this special episode about Selma Bouvier, we have a big-time returning guest, the creator of Steven Universe, Rebecca Sugar! (Check out her new album, Spiral Bound, now!) After discussing her history with the show, we dig into this story of parenthood, theme parks, funerals, and lizards that all have something to do with the fourth season of Mu…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF10, Them, Robot, the seventeenth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about robots, drug testing, and tiny violins. Pre-order Robbie’s new novel, THIS BOOK IS CURSED Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your favorite Barney quote? Click the i…
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Talking Simpsons - Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington
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We are nearing the end of John Swartzwelder's time writing for the show, and he's turned in a quality script as the show gets political again in 2003. Krusty is a celebrity running for public office (can you believe it) and has the support of The Simpsons and Republicans. But is it possible to make a difference without Walter Mondale's help? We exp…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF08, How I Wet Your Mother, the sixteenth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about Inception, bed-wetting, and letting Mona die. Pre-Order THIS BOOK IS CURSED Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your favorite dream sequence in The Simpsons?…
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SF Sketchfest 2024 Live Show - Marge vs. the Monorail with Chris Wade
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We have returned to San Francisco for a true classic ep, and brought the amazing Chris Wade from the awesome podcasts Chapo Trap House, And Introducing..., and Hell on Earth! Live for San Francisco Sketchfest 2024, we were joined by over 100 fans at The Gateway Theatre to discuss the fabled Conan O'Brien and Rich Moore half-hour that parodies The M…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF09, Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart, the fifteenth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about lazy storytelling, street art, and deplorable parenting. Pre-order THIS BOOK IS CURSED! Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your favorite Snake Jailbi…
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Talk to the Audience?!? - January 2024
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Happy New Year, listeners! We had a very eventful January to reflect on, not just with Simpsons news about Emmys and toys. We also did a ton of traveling to New York City, Tokyo, and San Francisco that we are so excited to share with all of you. Plus, tons of podcast news for the start of 2024, and we reply to some really great Patreon comments to …
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF07, At Long Last Leave, the fourteenth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about Julian Assange, lack of conflict, and special episodes. Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your favorite Kent Brockman quote? Click the icon below to listen.…
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Talking Simpsons - A Star Is Born Again
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What happens when a "Flanders has a girlfriend" plot meets Notting Hill and the Bush-era culture war? You end up with one of season 14's more complex episodes as we discuss A Star Is Born Again. As Ned meets a new woman who loves how down-to-earth he is, how will Ned deal with Hollywood values? And what does that have to do with references to Cher,…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF06, The Daughter Also Rises, the thirteenth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about Lisa, Hemingway, and utter shame. Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week – What’s your favorite Mythbusters myth? Click the icon below to listen.…
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Talking Simpsons - Homer's Triple Bypass With Neil Campbell
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Homer has a bad heart and we've got a great guest, writer Neil Campbell who cocreated the series Digman with Andy Sandberg (now streaming on Paramount Plus)! Neil talks us through the Simpsons ep he wrote in 2013, his longtime fandom of the show, and his thoughts on this freelance-written episode that balances the drama of Homer's near-death experi…
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503 – Moe Goes from Rags to Riches (w Greg from Cult Video Vault)
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie are joined by Greg TeGantvoort to discuss Episode PABF05, Moe Goes from Rags to Riches, the twelfth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about bar rags, Jeremy Irons, and yetis. Subscribe to the Cult Video Vault! Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your favorit…
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Hey folks, we're interrupting your podcast feed to let you know we're returning to SF Sketchfest for the fifth year in a row! Check out all the details below: WHAT: Our SF Sketchfest 2024 Live Show all about "Marge vs. the Monorail" WHO: Your Regular Talking Simpsons Hosts and Chris Wade, Producer of Chapo Trap House WHERE: Gateway Theatre in San F…
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Talking Simpsons - I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can
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Starting 2024 with one of season 14's better episodes, as Lisa becomes a champion speller and Homer follows around fast food. Learn all about the many references to The McRib, The Paris Review, secret conspiracies, the seven sister colleges, Requiem for a Dream, and tons more in this new podcast for the new year. Listen now before we expel Boogerma…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF04, The D’oh-cial Network, the eleventh episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about social media, Edward Gorey, and phones. Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your favorite late night talk show moment? Click the icon below to listen.…
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Bonus New Year's Episode - Talking Futurama "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" (With Andrew Jupin)
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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.…
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Bonus Holiday Podcast: What A Cartoon Movie! - The Incredibles
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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 Pixar's The Incredibles! And if you'd like to hear 60 m…
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501 – Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF03, Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson, the tenth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about political satire, talking heads, and Ted Nugent. Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your favorite viral video? Click the icon below to listen.…
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Talk to the Audience?!? - December 2023
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We've reached the beginning of the month (and the start of a new year!), which means it's once again time for another installment of our community podcast! Join us as we discuss even more season 35 episodes, The Simpsons' ranking on Variety's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time list, Bill Oakley's annual Steamie Awards, and more. And, as always, we r…
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Talking Simpsons - Lisa's First Word With David Sims
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Whether or not you remember 1984, you're going to love first-time guest David Sims, cohost of the excellent podcast Blank Check and film critic for The Atlantic! This episode is a treat for any former children of the '80s as we hear the tale of Lisa's birth, how they got their first home, the creation of an iconic clown bed, parodies of McDonald's …
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THE LIST OFF BONUS: Top and Bottom 5 of 2023
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Merry Christmas! Looks like we're back one more time for the holidays! We count down the best and worst of the year and throw in some honourable mentions for good measure. Have a safe holiday! in our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of film fanatics. The person who ranked the film the highest on their l…
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Talking Simpsons - Barting Over With TheRealJims
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Hard to believe it but we have reached the landmark 300th episode, and for this occasion, we turn to Simpsons historian, TheRealJims from the awesome YouTube channel of the same name! How does the show celebrate such a big moment? Well, first Bart learns he's a child star but that Homer already wasted all of the money, and somewhere in between that…
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The 500th Episode Holiday Mailbag Spectacular!
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie answer YOUR questions and reminisce on 500 episodes of the podcast! This will be our last episode of 2023! Happy Holidays! Click the icon below to listen.By The Simpsons Show
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Talking Simpsons - Mr. Plow With Will Menaker
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We've reached what some consider the best episode of Simpsons ever, so we welcome back one of our best guests ever, Will Menaker from Chapo Trap House! We have so much to say about this triumph of writing and animation, from the show's love for Adam West and Linda Rondstadt to the jingle still stuck in our heads decades later, and even exploring th…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode NABF18, Holidays of Future Passed, the ninth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about flash-forwards, joke shotguns, and drunk Lisa. Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Next week: The 500th Episode Holiday Mailbag Spectacular! Click the icon below to listen.…
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THE LIST OFF 40: Inception w Braden Griffiths
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Our last episode of 2023! We'll see you all in the new year! This week: Inception (2010) dir. Christopher NolanAlan's Game: It Was All a Dream (Or Was It?)Guest: Braden GriffithsTANGENT ALERT: This episode goes off the rails a bit. Not gonna lie. In our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of film fanatics.…
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Talk to the Audience?!? - November 2023
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The end of 2023 is almost here, and Talking Simpsons Network has a huge November to reflect on. First off, we chat about Simpsons news like a delayed Halloween and clickbait about Homer maybe stopping his strangling. Then we chat about our respective trips to Japan and Los Angeles ahead of Thanksgiving and wrap things up with some of our favorite c…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF02, The Ten-Per-Cent Solution, the eighth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about Joan Rivers, Krusty, and retreads. Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your idea for a Krusty episode? Click the icon below to listen.…
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THE LIST OFF 41: The Farewell w Mar Marcichiw
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This week: The Farewell (2019) dir. Lulu WangAlan's Game: Funniest Films of the 2010s (according to the Golden Globes)Guest: Mar MarcichiwMovie chat begins at 8 minutesIn our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of film fanatics. The person who ranked the film the highest on their list will appear as our gu…
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As we go deeper into season 14, we are left with this question: What if you wrote Homer The Heretic but without any of the brilliant satire or insight into religion? You'd probably end up with something like Pray Anything, where Homer sorta causes a biblical-level flood that somehow is canonical. Also featured in this episode: All male arks, weird …
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497 – The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode PABF01, The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants, the seventh episode of Season Twenty- Three. They talk about Mad Men, bad fourth acts, and parody. Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your favorite commercial of all time? Click the icon below to listen.…
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THE LIST OFF 42: The Conjuring w Amanda Revilla
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This week: The Conjuring (2013) dir. James WanAlan's Game: Horror Inspired By Real LifeGuest: Amanda RevillaMovie chat begins at 6 minutesIn our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of film fanatics. The person who ranked the film the highest on their list will appear as our guest to talk about why their fi…
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Talking Simpsons - New Kid On The Block With Steve Yurko
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To celebrate Conan O'Brien's first Simpsons ep, we're welcoming on another tall funny man, Steve Yurko from the One Piece Podcast and ProZD Plays Games YouTube channel! As we dig into a tale of boyhood crushes, a sea captain replacing Don Rickles, and secretly rewritten scripts, Steve also gives us insight on director Wes Archer from working with h…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode NABF22, The Book Job, the sixth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about Neil Gaiman, publishing, and heist movies. Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What was your favorite childhood book? Click the icon below to listen.…
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THE LIST OFF 43: Burning w James Wade
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This week: Burning (2018) dir. Lee Chang-dongAlan's Game: Ambiguous Endings (According to Buzzfeed)Guest: James WadeMovie chat begins at 8 minutesIn our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of film fanatics. The person who ranked the film the highest on their list will appear as our guest to talk about why …
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Talking Simpsons - The Strong Arms of the Ma
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It's time for us to cover another of the most controversial episodes in Simpsons history, and this time it's when Marge takes steroids. The story starts from an interesting and real place of Marge being the victim of a jarringly realistic mugging, then in the third act veers into a wacky area of comedy full of dated jokes. Listen now with either an…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode NABF20, The Food Wife, the fifth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about food, meth labs, and molecular gastronomy. Support the show on Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: What’s your favorite episode written by Matt Selman? Click the icon below to listen.…
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THE LIST OFF 44: Hunt For the Wilderpeople w Amanda Revilla
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This week: Hunt For the Wilderpeople (2016) dir. Taika WaititiAlan's Game: Who's Their DaddyGuest: Amanda RevillaMovie chat begins at 4 minutesIn our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of film fanatics. The person who ranked the film the highest on their list will appear as our guest to talk about why the…
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Talking Simpsons - Marge Gets A Job With Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson
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It's a major ep for Simpsons history and for that reason, we welcome a pair of first-time guests, Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson, creators of the hilarious satirical comic Justice Warriors! Together we explore the first ep written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, as they tell the story of Marge and Homer working together to fix their slanty shanty. T…
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Tonight, Matt and Robbie discuss Episode NABF21, Replaceable You, the fourth episode of Season Twenty-Three. They talk about robot seals, Jane Lynch, and fever dreams. Support the show on the Patreon! Subscribe to our subreddit! Listener Question of the Week: Who’s your favorite robot character? Click the icon below to listen.…
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THE LIST OFF 45 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol w Camille Pavlenko
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Two Bad Neighbors Presents: THE LIST OFF.In our new series we count down the 50 best films of the 2010s as voted on by a group of 15 film fanatics. The person who ranked the film the highest on their list will appear as our guest to talk about why their film deserves to be on the LIST!This week: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) dir. Brad…
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Talk to the Audience?!? - October 2023
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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 dawn of season 35, new Simpsons-themed shoes, the legendary caramel on the ceiling of the writers' room, a real-life Moe's Tavern in Austin, and more. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions …
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