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TalKing of the Hill - Leanne's Saga

July's second episode of TalKing of the Hill weaves a tale of fungus and infatuation as Luanne's mother Leanne exits prison and enters her daughter's life. But when she falls for the newly foot-disease-free Bill, her old demons threaten to awaken and put everyone in danger of a serious forking. So sit back and listen in as we discuss a very special King of the Hill that allows Bill to be briefl...

TalKing of the Hill - The Final Shinsult

This month, we're covering an episode of King of the Hill that somehow feels more grounded than the last few despite being about the theft of a historically important leg by a demented old man. When Cotton loses his license, he sees an opportunity to get it back via the exchange of General Santa Anna's famed walkin' log. But when Hank catches wise to Cotton's plot, his father finds a helpful su...

Talking Simpsons - Lisa's Pony With Mike Mitchell

This week's episode is a classic one, so we got a big first-time guest: Mike Mitchell from the fantastic podcast Doughboys—not to mention hit TV shows and films! Mitch talks about his time working on Simpsons as well as appearing on the series, th...

Talking Futurama - Roswell That Ends Well with Nina Matsumoto

After four years of podcasting about Futurama, we've finally reached what may be its greatest episode of all time. (But please don't go anywhere.) And to celebrate the occasion, we welcome back friend/wife of the show, Nina Matsumoto! In this Back to the Future-style adventure, the Planet Express crew finds themselves stuck in...

The Rescuers Down Under Will Be Our What A Cartoon Movie Episode For August 2022!

The results are in! Thanks to your votes, next month's episode of the What A Cartoon Movie podcast will be about 1990's The Rescuers Down Under. Folks on the $5 level of our Patr...

Talking Simpsons - Sweets And Sour Marge With Libby Watson

This week we're joined once again by awesome journalist Libby Watson from the fantastic Sick Note newsletter, to help us dive into the complex politics of unhealthy food. After some fun with world records, Springfield learns they are the fattest town around, ...

What A Cartoon! - Transformers: Beast Wars "Code of Hero"

Listeners, maximize! Yes, it's time for us to chat about the mid-'90s Transformers series as chosen by our premium patron Devin! On this semi-sequel to our Reboot podcast, learn how the Autobots became Maximals via a Vancouver-based animation studio, as well as how this sequel/prequel was more than meets the eye. Then we dive deep into the most celebrated episode of the show that immortalized D...

Vote On The August 2022 What A Cartoon Movie!

As we're looking towards August on our calendars, that means it's time to decide the final installment of our second the Summer of the Disney Renaissance! As always, we need your help to figure out the next Disney classic we'll be covering in addition to all our regular releases like Talking Simpsons, ...

What A Cartoon! - The July 2022 Schedule

Hot enough for ya? Cuz this summer has been heating up for The Talking Simpsons Network, as we just passed our fifth year on Patreon. We've got tons of stuff planned to keep the fun rolling, from a surprising first Transformers podcast, to a major Futurama ep, to a covid-caused double dose of King of t...

Talk to the Audience?!? - June 2022

We've reached the end of the month, which means it's once again time for another episode of our community podcast. This time around, we discuss more unionization efforts in the world of animation, censored Krusty action figures, the mystery of Graggle Simpson, John DiMaggio's bad Disney deal, the fifth anniversary of the Talking Simpsons Network, and more. And, as always, we respond to your que...

A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie for The Little Mermaid

Another summer begins on the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we're again doing the Disney Renaissance Summer on our What A Cartoon Movie podcast! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 1989's The Little Mermaid! Listen now to this free extended preview, and then subscribe at the ...

What A Cartoon Movie! - The Little Mermaid

It's the start of our trio of Disney Renaissance films for the summer of 2022, and we're going straight to where it all began... under the sea! Yes, it's the classic The Little Mermaid, and we delve deep into the decades-long attempts to make it into a Disney film, the many people involved in its creation, and then go scene-by-scene (and song-by-song) as we make this podcast part of your world....

Talking Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror II With Will Menaker

For this week's Halloween classic we welcome on for the very first time the amazing Will Menaker from Chapo Trap House! Will's movie mindset helps us understand the very deep references in this iconic episode full of monkey paws, Twilight Zone parodi...

Happy 5th Birthday to the Talking Simpsons Network!

Good news, everyone! As of today, the Talking Simpsons Network is now five years old! On June 16, 2017—nearly a month after quitting our day jobs—we launched this Patreon account; we were optimistic, but not really sure if we could survive in the Bay Area on crowdfunding alone. Well, thanks to patr...

Talking Simpsons - Brawl In The Family With Chris Cabin

The Al Jean Era officially begins on The Simpsons, and we celebrate it with returning favorite Chris Cabin from the podcast We Hate Movies! After some fun 2002 jokes about environmen...

Talking Futurama - Anthology of Interest II

In this month's podcast, we return once again to the What If Machine as we cover the second and last Anthology of Interest episode. And this Futurama premise goes out with a bang, as it provides enough material for three inspired stories that don't outstay their welcome. Listen in as we discuss Bender becoming human and almost immediately doing himself in with vices, Fry transforming into a Las...

Beauty and the Beast Will Be Our What A Cartoon Movie Episode For July 2022!

The results are in! Thanks to your votes, next month's episode of the What A Cartoon Movie podcast will be about 1991's Beauty and the Beast. Folks on the $5 level of our Patreon can hear the extended free preview of this po...

Talking Simpsons - Like Father, Like Clown With Louis Peitzman

For this special episode about Krusty's heritage and entertainment, we welcome the great entertainment journalist Louis Peitzman back onto the podcast! As Krusty finally visits The Simpsons at home, he confronts his Jazz Singer-style childhood, leaving him a broken man. Can Bart and Lisa reacquaint him with his estranged ...

What A Cartoon! - Roger Rabbit Shorts/Cancelled Sequels

If you enjoyed our loooooong What A Cartoon Movie podcast about Who Framed Roger Rabbit, you're probably left wondering what happened to Roger after the big hit of 1988. Well, we go super in-depth this time not only into the many attempts to make a Roger Rabbit sequel in the last 33 years, but ALSO the three theatrical Roger Rabbit shorts that exist! Learn a ton about hospitals, roller coasters...

Emergency (Minor) Schedule Change this Month...

Hey folks,

It's Bob, here to give you a brief update about a schedule change we had to make for the month of June. Unfortunately, Henry tested positive for COVID-19 this Friday, and is currently feeling the effects of the dumb virus that's made all of our lives worse for the last 2.5 years. He's ...

Vote On The July 2022 What A Cartoon Movie!

One look at the temperature will tell you that we're under the intense heat of the Summer of the Disney Renaissance! As we once more need your help to figure out the next Disney classic we'll be covering in addition to all our regular releases like Talking Simpsons, What A Cartoon, Talking Futurama, or...

Talking Simpsons - She of Little Faith With Lindsay Katai

As Xmas meets Buddha in this week's ep, we welcome back the great Lindsay Katai, writer for Infinity Train and cohost of the podcast Teen Creeps!...

What A Cartoon! - The June 2022 Schedule

Welcome to June! This month, we're celebrating a huge milestone with the fifth anniversary of The Talking Simpsons Network—and a slightly smaller milestone with the 50th episode of Talking Futurama. And if 6.5 hours of discussion wasn't enough, we're picking up where we left off in April by looking a...

A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie for Toy Story 3

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 2010's Toy Story 3! Listen now to this free extended preview, and then subscribe at the $10 level (or up your c...

What A Cartoon Movie! - Toy Story 3

By the mid-'00s, Pixar was on top of the world, but at odds with Disney. Unhappy with their contract, the studio began seeking other distributors... and we all know how that story ends. After getting consumed by Disney—the fate of us all—Pixar put into production Toy Story 3: a movie that represents the sequel factory Disney wanted their acquisition to become. And despite being a creation f...

Talk to the Audience?!? - May 2022

Summer is nearly here, and we've got a ton of May memories to look back on in our community podcast! We talk about the many new episodes of Simpsons that debuted this month, along with other interesting Simpsons & animation news! Then, we tease more podcasts coming your way, chat about what we've been playing/watching this last month, and as always, we reply to some of our fave Patreon comm...

Talking Simpsons - Homer Defined With Nick Wiger

This week's episode has a Lakers legend, so that demands our podcast welcomes back Lakers fan/cool guy Nick Wiger from the great podcasts Doughboys and Get Played<...

TalKing of the Hill - Hank's Dirty Laundry

This month, we take a walk down memory lane with an episode focused on pre-digital porn, video rental stores, and a world before the post-911 surveillance state! When Hank's credit score gets mistakenly dinged by a computer error, he makes it his mission to fight the system—which involves learning a lot about pornography. Listen in to learn how Hank solves his legal woes, and why a T...

Talking Simpsons - The Blunder Years With Eric Peacock

This week we head into one of season 13's weirdest and most offensive (to continuity nerds) with Eric Peacock of the great movie/music podcast Soundtracker! Eric chats soundtracks to films like Stand By Me which is parodied in this ep, as well we talk...

The Little Mermaid Will Be Our What A Cartoon Movie Episode For June 2022!

The results are in! Thanks to your votes, next month's episode of the What A Cartoon Movie podcast will be about 1989's The Little Mermaid. Folks on the $5 level of our Patreon can hear the exte...