Simpsons Is Greater Than...

Carolyn Omine has been working on The Simpsons since 1998. She's been a writer, a voice director, and producer...she's also worked on a lot of Halloween episodes, making her a great guest for a conversation about Halloween and Treehouse of Horror.

This week I am joined by Allie Goertz and Julia Prescott from the Round Springfield podcast, and plenty more. You might also recognize Julia's name as the credit writer of the upcoming Treehouse of Horror XXXI!

Wes Archer was the first animator hired on The Simpsons Shorts in 1987, and he stayed with the show until Season 7, directing several of your favorite episodes. Wes is currently the supervising director on Rick and Morty.

This week I sat down with my friend James Siboni from the band Bane (among others) to talk about how The Simpsons influenced a lot of his early world view, and how it lead him to music. James is also the owner of Tiger Records, a new record store/record label based out of Florida.

Cole Bennett is a music video director and the founder of Lyrical Lemonade, a multimedia company that features a wide range of hip-hop artists. In this episode, we talk about how Cole got into directing, why he loves The Simpsons, and as always, so much more.

Mike Scully has worked on The Simpsons since '93 as a writer, producer, showrunner...and whatever else you can think of. He has also had his hand in a ton of other shows that you like. Mike tells me how he got into the show before he was hired, what made him want to write comedy, and I make him tell one of my favorite stories again.

Alex May Hughes is an artist who uses gold leaf, glass, and more to create really wonderful and unique pieces. Being a huge fan of The Simpsons, she also recreates scenes from the show in a really special way.

David Silverman started working on The Simpsons in 1987, and is responsible for some of the most memorable images from the show. In this interview, we talk about his history with animation, what made him want to work on cartoons, and so many awesome Simpsons moments and stories.

Welcome to Episode 4! This interview is with Al Jean, one of the first writers hired on The Simpsons, and the longest running showrunner. We talk about how great Season 3 is, how The Simpsons Movie is old enough to see itself, and plenty more.

This is an interview with Bob and Henry from the Talking Simpsons Podcast. We dig into how they got into the show as kids, how it informed our sense of humor, and so many other things. I think you'll relate.