THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE. Allie and Julia round out the home stretch of RS with the heavy hitters of the heavy hitters -- the Papi of the Pod, the Sultan of the Simps, the Cartoonist Creator who started it all... a young upstart named Matt Groening! In this multi-hour …
Mike Scully returns! Come for the tales of his early writing career (meeting the legendary Don Knotts on his first staff job, "What a Country"!), stay for the lessons in being within eyesight of a producer when another writer quits so you can take their job! Mike's ascension of the …
This week, Allie and Julia talk to Simpsons co-executive producer, Jeff Westbrook! Together, he regales them with his unconventional path to the writers room – starting as an algorithms researcher, then a professor at Yale, then an engineer at AT&T; Laboratories! We discuss his friendship and collaborations with Ken Keeler …
IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, BABIES. Our first ep in the final 5 of Round Springfield are here! Just in time for Father's Day – we're kicking off with the father-daughter writing team behind the episode, "Yokel Hero"-- Jeff and Samantha Martin! You may remember Jeff from ECUS where he gabbed …
There's only five more episodes left in our limited series Round Springfield! We're so excited to share some of the folks we have lined up in the near future -- but we're taking a bit of a step back from our regular schedule to secure and record with those heavy-hitters …
An absolute legend – the great Donick Cary joins us on the latest episode. He's written some truly classic Simpsons episodes: "In Marge We Trust," "The Last Temptation of Krust," "Treehouse of Horror IX & X," "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo," and more! He throws it back to working at Late …
The podcast table's are turned as Allie's joined by friend of the show Jordan Morris ("Jordan, Jesse, GO!", "Bubble") to interview Julia about penning the latest "Treehouse of Horror" on The Simpsons. Together, they talk favorite moments, the thrill of killing Gil and all the extra stuff that didn't make …
There's only seven episodes left in this limited series! Allie and Julia share an update on the podcast – we'll be taking a short break as we secure more Simpsons folks. Stick around, Allie and Julia also catch up on what we've been up to in their quar corner. They've …
Dana Gould! Dana Gould! Dana Gould! Long time stand up comedian, and a prolific television writer joins us for a trip down memory lane. Dana served as co-executive producer for The Simpsons from 2002 to 2008, with an astonishing 145 episode credits according to IMDB –meaning Dana Gould has helped …
Simpsons' consulting producer Christine Nangle joins us on the latest episode! Before The Simpsons Christine was a writer for Inside Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live, Kroll Show, and The President Show – we get into all of it! Plus, we dig into her time studying improv and how it helped …
We'll welcome back actor, director, writer, producer, Jay Kogen! He's probably best known for his Emmy-award winning work on "Frasier," and contributions on "Malcolm in the Middle" and the "Austin Powers" film series. On "The Simpsons" he wrote some truly classic episodes like "Lisa the Greek," "Homer's Odyssey," "Last Exit …
It’s the final week of the #MaxFunDrive 2020! Thanks to everyone who has joined or upgraded their Maximum Fun membership so far. Right now is the best time to support this show and all of the Max Fun podcasts you love by starting a monthly membership or upgrading your existing …
It’s the final week of the #MaxFunDrive 2020! Thanks to everyone who has joined or upgraded their Maximum Fun membership so far. Right now is the best time to support this show and all of the Max Fun podcasts you love by starting a monthly membership or upgrading your existing …
We’re joined by legendary Simpsons director David Silverman! He's currently a consulting producer on The Simpsons – but he's contributed to the show in so many ways including animation and writing. We'll take a deep dive into old school cartoons. David throws us back to his childhood and explains how …
We’re joined by legendary Simpsons director David Silverman! He's currently a consulting producer on The Simpsons – but he's contributed to the show in so many ways including animation and writing. We'll take a deep dive into old school cartoons. David throws us back to his childhood and explains how …
It's week two of the MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to support this show and all of the Max Fun podcasts you love by starting a monthly membership or upgrading your existing one! Listen carefully and find out how you can help out during the drive, and get …
It's week two of the MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to support this show and all of the Max Fun podcasts you love by starting a monthly membership or upgrading your existing one! Listen carefully and find out how you can help out during the drive, and get …
We’re joined by legendary Simpsons voice actor Maggie Roswell! She’ll give us a behind the scenes look at her iconic Simpsons characters and how she brought them to life: Maude Flanders! Helen Lovejoy! Miss Hoover! Luann Van Houten! Maggie chats about her journey in voice-over – and her road to …
We’re joined by legendary Simpsons voice actor Maggie Roswell! She’ll give us a behind the scenes look at her iconic Simpsons characters and how she brought them to life: Maude Flanders! Helen Lovejoy! Miss Hoover! Luann Van Houten! Maggie chats about her journey in voice-over – and her road to …