Pods in the Key of Springfield: A Simpsons Podcast

We keep rolling through season 5, asking the important questions about all things The Simpsons. What sort of job should James seek, since his university gig is starting to get old? Why aren't the head bee guys of our nation doing their jobs? Did Citizen Kane end by blasting 1000 years into the future, or are we remembering it wrong? What is 'Sheriff Lobo'? Will our listeners be able to forgive the terrible cold James has, but never directly mentions, after he managed to cut out about 70% of the coughs?  

So yeah, this week, Homer Goes to College and Rosebud (the one where Burns wants his teddy bear back).

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Your good podcast friends James and Nick are back for season 5 of The Simpsons, which is a strong contender for 'Very Best Season'. And wouldn't you know it, it opens with a pair of bangers. In this one we try to unpack the reasoning behind calling Surgeon General C. Everett Koop about all the latest medical poop, bicker over what 'barbershop' is, exactly, and get Die, Bart, Die tattooed across our chests mid-recording (but we had to cut all of that because the buzzing was so distracting). 

What else? We talk rakes! We talk Hannibal! Lucille Ball comes up! Nick does a bit of singing! We talk about The Beatles...less than usual, if anything. Anyway, it's good, come listen.

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In 1941, Orson Welles released Citizen Kane into cinemas. With its innovative use of deep focus and its extraordinary commitment to detail, it, of course, flopped hard. Years later, The Simpsons would reference it a bunch. Some other stuff happened in-between.

This week, on our season finale of Pods in the Key of Springfield, movie buff James forces Nick to watch Citizen Kane to see if it matches up with the image of the film he's gotten from The Simpsons and the rest of our cultural milieu. Can James talk Nick around on his general hatred of movies by showing him the, uh, Citizen Kane of movies?

This episode is guaranteed to have more discussion about Irish comedian Jimeon and 90s Australian pop duo Bachelor Girl than any other podcast out there about Citizen Kane. That's our promise to you.

Also, we've decided that we've earned a bit of a break - new episodes with resume from November 6. 

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Imagine that bit in Krusty Gets Kancelled where 'GABBO' flashes on the screen repeatedly, except it says 'PODS IN THE KEY OF SPRINGFIELD' instead. 

This week on the podcast we break down the star-studded season 4 finale, try to unpack the absolute horror of Gabbo's existence, and James irritates Nick by insisting that they list their five favourite episodes of the season. 

We have a competition this week too! You can win a copy of Giant Margarita's 'Party Crashers'. Don't worry, I put it right at the start of the episode.

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Hens love roosters! Astronauts love heat shield! Everyone else, loves Pods in the Key of Springfield!

(Not many things rhyme with Springfield).

This week, we watch a bad episode, and then a good one! It's the one where Bart and Lisa write a new Itchy and Scratchy cartoon. I know that one doesn't stand out in your head so much, but trust us, it's funny.

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So get this - apparently The Simpsons is still going? It's true! Season 30 is starting on September 30. To help everyone prepare, we turned our in-depth knowledge and laser focus on the episode titles announced for the new season and guessed what 20 of next season's episodes will look like. Why are so many of them named after Beatles songs? Is there going to be a terrible reckoning this season? And could James and Nick make it as sports broadcasters if they took a hard turn? 

Presumptive spoiler warning, because we've probably totally figured out exactly what's happening this season.

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Here it is - the (canonical) best episode of the show, as declared by Entertainment Weekly (if you want to hear about the actual best episode you're going to have to either scroll back to episode 40 or wait for next season, depending on your views). This week we talk through beer-related misadventures, spider issues, and ask our listeners to declare fealty to either #TeamJames or #TeamNick. We also talk about The Simpsons! 

 

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