This week we're talking about The Simpsons episode from Season 4, Episode 19 "The Front"- Bart and Lisa write an episode of Itchy and Scratchy, while Homer and Marge attend their high school reunion. 

We're joined by the hilarious Joe McAdam (BUTT, Golden Axe). We discuss our personal "I am not a crackpot" theories, Elvis shooting things, and our new favorite tv show, "The Hat Squad". 

Follow Joe on instagram.com @joemcadam and joemcadam on BlueSky. 

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Today we're reviewing the classic Simpsons episode, "Deep Space Homer" from Season 5, episode 15 with guest Nick Mestad. We talk about our favorite astronaut movies, ticker tape parades, and if we think this episode is too wacky to be a Simpsons episode. 

Please follow Nick on Instagram & TikTok: @nick-mestad

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Today we've got a great episode with an even better guest; we are reviewing Season 9 Episode 8 of The Simpsons, "Lisa the Skeptic"; this is the episode where Lisa finds an angel skeleton!

We're joined by film critic and author Adam Nayman (The Ringer). We discuss the episode's views on science vs. religion, Operation F.I.S.T., and if this episode is VERY Lisa-esque, or completely non-Lisa. 

Follow Adam on Twitter @brofromanother and follow this show @bartannicapod on Instagram. 

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This week we're reviewing Season 2 Episode 19 of The Simpsons, "Lisa's Substitute" with guest Tim Latterner (The Bowery Review). We talk about James L. Brooks' influence on the episode, our favorite sci-fi authors, and Dustin Hoffman. 

You can follow Tim @timlatterner and @theboweryreview

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This week we're reviewing Episode 17 of Season 3 of The Simpsons, "Homer at the Bat" with guest Rick Katschke (Catered Quiz, Pop Culture Jeopardy). We discuss his appearance on Jeopardy, his own trivia podcast, and our varying levels of baseball fandom. 

Follow Rick at TheCateredQuiz on Instagram, Hostandguest on Twitter.

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To celebrate our podcast's 1 year anniversary we have a great episode with not 1 but 2 amazing guests. Jay Katsir and Ariel Dumas are the former head writers for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. They are both lifelong Simpsons freaks and we talk about their love of the show while reviewing Season 5 Episode 8 "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood". We discuss the final week of The Late Show, ancient maritime poetry and Ariel's time as a wild child in Girl Scouts. 

Follow our guests at @arieldumasarieldumas & @akatsir on IG and @arieldumas on twitter.

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Today we're reviewing Season 6 Episode 1 of The Simpsons "Bart of Darkness". This is the one where Bart breaks his leg and descends into Rear Window-esque paranoia. 

We're joined by Australian comedian and actor Ben Russell. He discusses the joys of having a pool growing up, breaking his wrist, and we all reminisce about our time doing comedy in Chicago. 

You can follow Ben at imbenrussell on Instagram. You can follow this show at bartannicapod as well. 

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We're reviewing Episode 21 of Season 2 of the Simpsons, "Three Men and a Comic Book"; Bart raises money to buy a comic, then eventually splits the cost with Martin and Milhouse. 

Our guest is artist David Cooper. David is currently on a mission to draw every Simpsons character ever. We discuss his work, why the Simpsons succeeds as a satire of other sitcoms, and how a Humphrey Bogart movie completely changed the way we see the episode's 3rd act. 

Follow David at davidbcooper on Instagram. You can follow this show at bartannicapod on Instagram as well. 

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We're discussing a classic episode with a true Simpsons fanatic, Mads Horwath (New Yorker, Guardian). They tell an insane story about tricking their classmates into a Simpsons-related prank, we discuss the weird feeling of visiting other peoples' homes and why the stakes are so high in this episode- it threatens the very nature of the Simpsons' being! 

We are reviewing Season 7 Episode 3 Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily from October 1995- this is the one where Bart, Lisa and Maggie are taken to the Flanders for foster care as Marge and Homer fight to regain custody. Stupid Babies Need the Most Attention, America Loves Ted Kennedy, and we love this episode! 

Follow Mads @madelinehorwath to see their cartoons and also to order a pet portrait with all proceeds going to help people in need in Gaza. 

Follow this show at bartannicapod on Instagram and WATCH THE FULL EP ON YT starting next week! Exciting! 

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We've got a very special episode with a special guest- Eli's fiancée, Devin Leary (THIRST TRAP, The Quiz Show with Julia and Devin). 

You can follow Devin at devin_hunter_leary on socials and her substack at: lightdisorder.substack.com. Listen to The Quiz Show with Julia and Devin wherever you get your podcasts.

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