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The Simpsons Sing the Blues

Round Springfield

Release Date: 06/17/2019

Mike Reiss show art Mike Reiss

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Mike Reiss joins us on the latest episode of Round Springfield! He talks about his first big Hollywood gig working on "Airplane II: The Sequel." We also chat about punching up animated kids films like "The Lorax," "Ice Age," and "Despicable Me." Plus, he'll talk about the show he's most proud of you might not have seen – "Queer Duck." And what was the deal with "Teen Angel" on ABC's TGIF? This episode was recorded remotely during quarantine. You might notice differing audio quality from previous episodes – but we're trying to make it work for you! Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy....

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Bill Oakley show art Bill Oakley

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We're joined by Bill Oakley on the latest episode! He'll chat about some projects that never saw the light of day. Plus, he'll share some exciting information about the cult-classic Mission Hill. Of course, we'll also spend a good chunk of time chatting about his Instagram food reviews. 

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We'll welcome Al Jean on this version of the podcast. And this time around we're chatting Simpsons! Listen up for some fun behind the scenes trivia about The Simpsons Movie. From how the movie was initially pitched to how it tested with audiences. Al brought in one of the drafts of the movie and shares some jokes that didn't make the final cut of the film. 

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We're joined by one of the longest serving Simpsons writers, Carolyn Omine! We'll chat about her long history with the show, and how she got her start in showbiz. She'll throw us back to her childhood in Hawaii and how formative that was for her creativity. Plus, politics, avocados, elementary school cafeteria duty, The Bachelor, and so much more.

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Josh Weinstein talks really fast in this one. He tries to talk about every single show he's worked on post-Simpsons.  Mission Hill! In Search of the Partridge Family! The Mullets! And, so much more. Can he recall 'em all? Will he have to return for another episode? Only one way to find out. 

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We're thrilled to share our conversation with writer Tim Long! We'll talk at length about the feature film he wrote called The Exchange, which is currently in post production. He'll briefly discuss the time he had to explain The Simpsons to basketball player Yao Ming, and convinced him to participate in the episode Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass. Talking about The Simpsons in therapy when your therapist doesn't watch The Simpsons. He'll also share a story about the first time he was freelancing for David Letterman.

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This week, we’re trilled to shared our conversation with Yeardley Smith — the voice of LISA SIMPSON. She’ll throw us back to her childhood and opens up about her journey to The Simpsons. We’ll chat about her podcast — one of our favorite true crime podcasts out there! We’ll also learn about her work with , and other business ventures... did you know for a while she used to be in the high-end shoe industry? We chat about one of her favorite Simpsons characters — find out why she’s got a soft spot for Sideshow Bob. Round Springfield is a Simpsons-adjacent podcast hosted by Allie...

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Welcome to Round Springfield! In this 20-episode limited series, Allie and Julia interview writers, directors, showrunners, and voice-actors from the Simpsons-verse on their various paths to working on The Simpsons – other projects,  failed pilots, and beyond. This season, you can look forward to conversations with folks like Josh Weinstein, Tim Long, Yeardley Smith, and many more amazing Simpsons-folk.  First up, our conversation with David X. Cohen! He'll talk about getting his start on Beavis and Butt-Head. Plus, the struggles of getting Futurama made. Have you ever heard about...

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Round Springfield - coming January 2020 show art Round Springfield - coming January 2020

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Howdily doodily! We wanted to give everyone an update on what we've been up to during our break. Amusement Parks! Allie got taller! New exercise routines with our cats! Investing money on pumpkins! We're currently hard at work to bring you our brand new podcast, Round Springfield. The new show will feature conversations with people who have worked on the Simpsons. We'll pull back the curtain and talk tangentially about just about everything in showbiz. Of course, we'll sprinkle in plenty of Simpsons chat, too! Get a sneak peek of some of the guests we have lined up for when the show is...

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Well, this might be the moment you've been waiting for since we started the podcast more than four years ago. We're finally going to chat about "Marge vs. The Monorail," join us for one last episode of Everything's Coming Up Simpsons! We're going to take a break and when we return we'll be reformatting Everything's Coming Up Simpsons, and giving birth to our new project – Round Springfield. We want to line up some fantastic guests for when we return. Help us by spreading the hashtag #ConanRoundSpringfield , and don't forget to tag us @SimpsonsPod and tag people you'd like to hear on the...

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We're doing something a little different this week. You've heard us discuss this topic in the past before, but we're dedicating the entire episode to The Simpsons first album released – "The Simpsons Sing the Blues." Julia breaks down a bunch of tunes on the album for us, and Allie listens to the album for the first time!