Talking Simpsons

By: Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • 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
    Show more Show less
Art
Show more Show less
Episodes
  • Talk To The Audience?!? - April 2025

    Talk To The Audience?!? - April 2025
    May 7 2025

    As Simpsons season 36 comes to a close, we're up to our necks in an incredible amount of news on this super-size episode of Talk to the Audience. Listen in as we discuss the Simpsons' four-season renewal, a new voice for Jimbo Jones, the potential loss of a historic writing room, and Nancy Cartwright's new video podcast. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the most recent round of episodes. Plus: our extended thoughts on the Switch 2—it's the reason you're listening to a Simpsons podcast!
    Show more Show less
    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • Talking Simpsons - Smart & Smarter With Mike Drucker

    Talking Simpsons - Smart & Smarter With Mike Drucker
    Apr 30 2025

    "Sweetie, you seem so blue. Did the last of something die?" - Marge Simpson

    Lisa's curse of forever being in second place strikes again when she discovers Maggie somehow has a higher IQ. Can guest star Simon Cowell help Lisa get over her resentment before a shockingly realistic recreation of the human digestive system dissolves the rest of the Simpson family?

    Our guest: Mike Drucker, comedy writer and author of the upcoming book, Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games

    Support this podcast and get over 200 ad-free bonus episodes by visiting Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and becoming a patron! And please follow the official Twitter, @TalkSimpsonsPod, not to mention Bluesky and Instagram!
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Talking Simpsons - Bart Gets Famous With Alan Siegel

    Talking Simpsons - Bart Gets Famous With Alan Siegel
    Apr 23 2025

    "I shouldn't let this bother me. I'm in television now. It's my job to be repetitive. My job! My job! Repetitiveness is my job!" - Bart Simpson

    A trip to the box factory causes Bart to catch the showbiz bug when he sneaks away and lands a gig behind the scenes at The Krusty the Clown Show. But when a bit part on a sketch makes him an overnight sensation, he learns just how long a single catchphrase can sustain an entertainment career.

    Our guest: Alan Siegel, senior staff writer at The Ringer, and author of the upcoming book, Stupid TV, Be More Funny

    Support this podcast and get over 200 ad-free bonus episodes by visiting Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and becoming a patron! And please follow the official Twitter, @TalkSimpsonsPod, not to mention Bluesky and Instagram!
    Show more Show less
    2 hrs and 15 mins
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_webcro805_stickypopup

What listeners say about Talking Simpsons

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for thebrow88

Starts off great, gradually becomes insufferable

Much like The Simpsons themselves, this show comes out pretty strong out the gate.
But it doesn't take long for the two main hosts (Bob and Henry) to become absolute comedy snobs, looking down their noses upon some of the later episodes, as well as anyone remotely associated with shows like Family Guy.
They also absolutely pride themselves when they point out how "these jokes wouldn't fly today." It's one thing if they just left it at that, but they expect 80s-90s writers to be as "enlightened" as (some) modern folks are these days.
Once the podcast starts inching into the downfall of The Simpsons (Season 12+), the two hosts start cowering, and opt instead to go back AGAIN and do commentary from the beginning onwards. They also drag their feet by having a monthly "talk to the audience" episode, which is incredibly boring.

In the end, the podcast is a good listen through Season 8. Afterwards, you'll want to do yourself a favor and find a few podcast.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!