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See Us LIVE (Again) in Portland With Bill Oakley!
If you missed our 2018 Portland live show with Bill Oakley, or our 2023 show, good news: we'll soon be putting on another one of equal or greater value! And our beloved patrons have first dibs on tickets! (General public folks reading this later—we respect you as well.) Here are the details:WH...
TalKing of the Hill - Wings of the Dope
This month, we're covering one of the most unexpectedly touching installments of King of the Hill—and one that marks an important turning point for Luanne. Her period of mourning comes to an end when Buckley's Angel appears to give guidance; but is he there to help Luanne with a beauty sch...
Talking Simpsons - Cape Feare With Mike Drucker
It's the end of the first era of Simpsons writers as we welcome back returning favorite, comedy writerMike Drucker(pre-order his upcoming book, Good Game, No Rematch)! In a full-length parody of 1991's Cape Fear remake, Bart evades murder by the talented singer, Sideshow Bob. Learn how this ...
Talking Futurama - Proposition Infinity
If our TalKing of the Hill discussion about capital punishment had your sides splitting, get ready to hear us talk about a marginally less depressing subject: the battle to legalize same-sex marriage! And this subject ties into the time capsule of a Futurama we're covering this month, where Amy&...
Talking Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror XIV With Will Sloan
Season 15 begins with a big Halloween special, and we're joined byWill Sloan, Jerry Lewis expert and cohost of podcasts The Important Cinema Cluband Michael And Us! After we chat about how this debuted in November, we chat through one segment that unintentionally copies Family Guy, a story of Fr...
What A Cartoon! - Batman: Caped Crusader "The Killer Inside Me"
A little over 30 years after it premiered, Batman: The Animated Series is back! (Kind of.) Caped Crusader takes the form of a spiritual sequel to WB's hit '90s series, though one closer to Bruce Timm's original pitch. This time around, the cartoonish qualities are replaced with pure noir...
Talking Simpsons Network - The September 2024 Schedule
This summer flew by as they often do, but never fear, as Autumn 2024 will be similarly podcast-filled! Coming in September, we've got some great new/returning Talking Simpsons guests as our coverage of season 15 begins alongside season 5. What A Cartoon, meanwhile, will feature one of our most t...
Talk To The Audience?!? - August 2024
We've reached the end of the month, which means it's once again time for another installment of our community podcast! Join us we discuss the incredible amount of Simpsons news from San Diego Comic-Con and D23, including updates about new Treehouse of Horror and Disney+ exclusive episodes, a...
A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie for Tarzan
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 1999's Tarzan! Listen now to this free extended preview, and then subscribe at the $10...
What A Cartoon Movie! - Tarzan
We end our Summer of the Disney Renaissance with the film that most mark as the finale to that era, 1999's adaptation of Tarzan. A big box office success that redefined Edgar Rice Burrough's character for a new century, we dig into the questionable colonial roots of the story as well as how ...
Talking Simpsons - The Yellow Album With Alex Navarro
Just as we did for The Simpsons Sing The Blues, we're joined by Alex Navarrofrom Nextlanderto discuss the othernovelty album from Springfield. Yes, it's time for us to cover the barely-released oddity The Yellow Album! And we're chatting about it just when it was planned to be released, ...
TalKing of the Hill - Death and Texas
This month, we're covering a VERY Texan topic: capital punishment! When a supposed former student reaches out to Peggy from death row, she proudly signs up to be his personal tutor. But things take a turn for the worse when Peggy's Boggle-based education program leads to her smuggling him a ...
Talking Simpsons - Homer's Barbershop Quartet With Katie Plattner
We start season five with a first-time guest to help us with this Beatles parody: Katie Plattner, from the podcast Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About The Beatlesand Screw It, I'm Just Gonna Talk About Music Or Whatever! As we dive into the magical time of the '80s, we'll guide you...
Talking Futurama - Attack of the Killer App
As the first Comedy Central season of Futurama rolls on, it's time for the series to cover a world-changing gadget invented in the years Fry and the gang didn't grace your television screen. Yes, "what if [character] get smartphone" may seem like a common premise for modern-day reboo...
Talking Simpsons - Krusty Gets Kancelled With Mark Malkoff
We welcome back podcaster/comedy writerMark Malkoff—host of the new podcast Inside Late Night, as well as the very fitting The Carson Podcast—for an epic discussion of the season 4 finale. We dig into SO MUCH of the TV history in this episode, including a ton about Johnny Carson, his relationshi...
What A Cartoon! - X-Men '97 "To Me, My X-Men"
It's time for us to cover something recent that's also all about the 1990s: It's time for X-Men '97! Learn how the fan-favorite Marvel adaptation ended up as a Disney streaming series, and how many of the original people involved returned. Then we deconstruct the series premiere, wit...
Talk To The Audience?!? - July 2024
While The Simpsons news wasn't as busy as the real news this month, there's still a ton to catch up on in the July edition of our monthly community podcast. Not only that, but we had a month full of cool podcast guest appearances mixed with personal annoyances that took up more than a week o...
Talking Simpsons Network - The August 2024 Schedule
Welcome to another August on the Talking Simpsons Network! As summer cranks up the heat, we're here to cool you down with some lengthy podcasts best listened to in a dank room. This month, we'll be discussing the Futurama episode that gave us the "shut up and take my money" meme, dig...
A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie for Pocahontas
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 1995's Pocahontas! Listen now to this free extended preview, and then subscribe at the...
What A Cartoon Movie! - Pocahontas
With five years of box office success and a Best Picture nomination behind them, Disney was ready to take some big risks with their latest animated feature. A mix of actual history and myth, Pocahontas emerged in 1995 as a new kind of animated feature; one that rarely went for humor, took on racial ...
Talking Simpsons - Marge in Chains With Stephen Sajdak
We're covering an allegedly prophetic episode of Simpsons, and for that, we're joined once more by Stephen Sajdak, cohost of the We Hate Movies podcast! After the Osaka Flu ravages Springfield, Marge is arrested for shoplifting, and we discuss how much it might mirror the 2020 lockdown. Then...
Talking Japanese - Full House "Road to Tokyo"
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Talking Japanese, the podcast miniseries that examines how Western media interfaces with Japanese culture. For our debut, we're talking about Full House—the sitcommiest sitcom that ever sitcommed— and its very brief visit to Japan. (Which, for the record, ...
Talking Simpsons - Moe Baby Blues With Chris Cabin
As we close out season 14, we've got returning guest Chris Cabinfrom the podcastWe Hate Movies! Together we celebrate what most call the best episode of the season, thanks to Emmy-winning acting by Hank Azaria, not to mention the stunning direction of Lauren MacMullan. But can this sweet tale of...
TalKing of the Hill - Revenge of the Lutefisk
A new reverend comes to Arlen—a woman minister—and she comes bearing gifts! In this case, it'e lutefisk: a Scandinavian treat that Bobby devours during a potluck to welcome this new church leader. But when his guts reject this culinary concoction during the next day's mass, Bobby has an ...
Talking Simpsons - Whacking Day with Dan McCoy
Bart is expelled from school as animal cruelty is celebrated, and for such heady topics we welcome back the cohost ofThe Flop House Podcast/Emmy-winning writer,Dan McCoy! After Dan explains to us how he won the same award as this episode did, we then detail the origins of Superintendent Chalmers. Th...
Check Out Our Recent Podcast Guest Appearances!
We know—we don't record nearly enough podcasts. Thankfully, other shows are there to pick up the slack by inviting us on to talk about various subjects. And it's been happening a lot lately! In case you missed some of our recent appearances, here are some handy links:Podcast: The Ride - Di...
Talking Futurama - In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela
As we enter the summer months, Futurama is also heating up with an episode that takes a trip straight to Planet Horny! (If you're reading this during some other season, please disregard that first sentence.) When Zapp and Leela seemingly crash on a distant planet and witness the destruction of E...
PAX West 2023 Live Show - Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins Official 28th Anniversary Panel
Hey folks, since we're taking the week off, we wanted to post a little something to keep you busy. So please enjoy the video version of our Pax West 2023 live show! Note: the actual panel doesn't begin until 03:49.And here's our description of the panel, straight from the official PAX we...
The Talking Simpsons Network is Taking the Week Off!
Hey everybody,For the first week of July, we're taking some time off to rest and recharge. Which gives YOU a whole seven days to finally catch up with all of our podcasts! So we'll see everyone next Monday (7/8) for the Talking Futurama episode about "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela," and next W...
Talking Simpsons Network - The July 2024 Schedule
Summer is heating up here for Talking Simpsons Network, which means some holiday surprises. And that'll be followed by Futurama and King of the Hill episodes which are both fairly biblical, not to mention some fan-favorite guests returning to Talking Simpsons. Then we'll wrap up the month wi...
