Welcome once again to live-action month on What A Cartoon, where YOU are the fool. (An April Fool, if you will...) In our sixth podcast about a live-action show that has very cartoony qualities, we're digging into the classic Canadian sketch comedy program, Kids in the Hall. This collection of maple-leaf misfits helped define...
2024-04-01 04:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
It's April, which means live-action month on the Talking Simpsons Network has arrived once again! And for the sixth year in a row, we're abandoning the world of animation (temporarily) to have some self-indulgent fun with topics we otherwis...
Spring began for the Talking Simpsons Network with a light dusting of Springfield news in addition to a whole lot of fun had by us and the listeners. For this installment of the community podcast, we chat about the most recent new Simpsons episode, then discuss our reactions to Dune, X-Men '97, and other March media. Then we ...
2024-03-27 04:00:04 +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 2005's Chicken Little! Listen now to this...
2024-03-25 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
With other animated studios making them look irrelevant, Disney had no choice but to jump into the world of full CGI at the beginning of the 21st century. And these first shaky steps in a new medium arrived in the form a Chicken Little, a movie that had the responsibility of launching a new era for Disney and serving as an im...
2024-03-25 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for another Lisa-centric episode that speaks to all of the gifted kids who grew into confused adults. A documentarian played by Eric Idle shatters Lisa and Bart's sense of self, leading Lisa to battle light pollution (something your hosts never heard of before this 2003 ep). Listen for a podcast dissertation on that...
2024-03-20 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in time for spring break, we follow Hank, his mom, and four old ladies to the famous party town, Port Aransas. Their destination? A miniatures museum, where the arrival of drunken college students takes them by surprise. Hank's only choice is to escape with this collection of senior citizens before being exposed to too m...
2024-03-18 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In an episode full of movie references, we happily welcome back Andrew Jupin from the We Hate Movies podcast! Written under slight protest by the brilliant Jon Vitti, Bart gets revenge on Homer...
2024-03-13 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The penultimate Fox Futurama episode also ends up being the horniest one thanks to a thrilling 22 minutes mostly devoted to the human wing-dang-doodle. When the gang goes camping, Fry gets abducted and loses his honker; but when he bargains with Lrrr and Ndnd to retrieve his snooter, the two soon take an interest in a differe...
2024-03-11 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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 o...
2024-03-06 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Chosen by premium patron Andrew, we're covering the modern hit comic book adaptation, Invincible! Learn why it took almost 20 years for Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley's super series to get a cartoon, how it changed from page to screen, and more about how it pioneered in both style and format. Then hear us chat a...
2024-03-04 06:56:23 +0000 UTC View Post
As we are fond of saying on the Talking Simpsons Network, spring has sprung once more in 2024. A new March also means more podcasts coming your way, including one of the filthiest Futurama tales, and a raunchy spring break King of t...
2024-02-29 18:56:32 +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 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 r...
2024-02-28 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 1992's Porco Rosso! Listen now to this fr...
2024-02-26 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Take yourself back to a simpler time of 1929/1992 as we discuss another Hayao Miyazaki classic on What A Cartoon Movie! Originally intended as a 30-minute short film to air on Japan Airlines flights, learn how Porco Rosso grew into a feature film that was a tribute to Miyazki's bygone youth of aviation adventure. And after we...
2024-02-26 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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, 2024-02-24 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
For this special episode about Selma Bouvier, we have a big-time returning guest, the creator of Steven Universe, Rebecca Sugar! (Check out her 2024-02-21 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's February on TalKing of the Hill, and love is in the air—unfortunately, it's nonconsensual love between a dolphin and a man. When Hank scores Luanne a job at the La Grunta resort, she buys him a dolphin encounter experience in return. Unfortunately, this experience soon turns into a confrontation, leaving Hank absolutel...
2024-02-19 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2024-02-14 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for an episode inspired by the most notable thing to happen during the George W. Bush administration in 2001: tax rebates! History repeats itself 1000 years later as each member of the Planet Express crew gets a whopping $300 from President Nixon; and how they choose to spend this money results in Futurama's own ver...
2024-02-12 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We have returned to San Francisco for a true classic ep, and brought the amazing Chris Wade from the awesome podcasts Chapo Trap House, 2024-02-07 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Chosen by premium patron ToonJay, it's time for us to cover one of the most influential animated series of the last 20 years, Avatar: The Last Airbender! When it debuted on Nick in 2005, it introduced a whole generation of kids to anime-style action, a lore-filled linear adventure, and enough ships to drown the internet. All ...
2024-02-05 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It's February once again, and love is in the air—love between humans and aquatic mammals, that is. We can't explain it, but for whatever reason, the Futurama and King of the Hill episodes we're covering this month each feature stor...
2024-01-31 20:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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 gre...
2024-01-31 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 1942's Bambi! Listen now to this free ext...
2024-01-29 05:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We're continuing our journey through Disney in the 1940s with a look at Bambi, the final feature film before the studio's lucrative (but messy) "war propaganda" period. Though the story's same beats were copied by the much-more-successful The Lion King 50 years later, Bambi exists as a testament to just how much the tal...
2024-01-29 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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 w...
2024-01-24 05:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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 2024-01-20 20:52:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Homer has a bad heart and we've got a great guest, writer Neil Campbell who cocreated the series Digman with Andy Sandberg (now 2024-01-17 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
2024 has arrived at last, and we're kicking off this definitely-not-terrifying year with a little magic. When Hank is forced to attend a live show featuring stage-based sorcery, his logic-based brain blows a fuse when he can't figure out the secret behind an act of illusion starring Peggy. And when she refuses to tell, the en...
2024-01-15 05:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
