Podcasts about lifetime writing

Cette semaine, nous recevons le réalisateur Rémi Fréchette et d'Opération beurre de cinoche, Guy A St-Cyr. Rémi nous parle de la prochaine édition des Fantastiques week-ends du cinéma Québec du festival Fantasia, du coffret « Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams » du distributeur « Arrow Video » et du jeu vidéo « Grimace's Birthday ». Guy A présente la bande-annonce du film « Drive-Away Dolls » d'Ethan Coen, le livre « Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons » et de l'adaptation en espagnol de « Série noire ». De son côté, Benoit revient sur l'absence de « Marvel Studios » au prochain Comic Con de San Diego, sur la séquence d'introduction de « Secret Invasion » créée à l'aide de l'I.A. de la minisérie documentaire « Burden of Proof ». En dernière partie, nous discutons de « The Flash » du réalisateur Andy Muschietti et mettant en vedette Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle et Michael Shannon. Laissez-nous un message vocal: https://www.speakpipe.com/mysterieuxe Devenez membre de la communauté Patreon: https://bit.ly/3iMgD04​​​​​​​​ Diffusion originale : 26 juin 2023 Site web : MysterieuxEtonnants.com © Les Mystérieux Étonnants. Tous droits réservés

When The Simpsons debuted in December 1989 it was a radical move by the Fox TV Network. There had not been a successful prime-time animated sitcom for adults since The Flintstones in the 1960s. Plus The Simpsons was a lot edgier than the clean family sitcoms on the air at the time. But not only was The Simpsons an instant hit, it became a cultural phenomenon that continues over 30 years later. On this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora looks back at the creation of the ground-breaking show and some of the controversy it created with help from Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson. Guests: Yeardley Smith - Twitter: @Yeardley Smith www.smalltowndicks.com Mathew Klickstein www.mathewklickstein.com Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons by Mathew Klickstein and Mike Reiss Contact: Twitter: @1990shistory Facebook: @1990shistory Instagram: @that90spodcast Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca Blog: www.historyofthe90sblog.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode we're talking about Non-Fiction Film & TV books! We discuss media about media, self-pity book purchasing, spoilers, and more! Plus: Kakapos! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards | Appleberry Things We Read (or tried to…) Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade Movies (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano and Arturo Torres  Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation by Questlove Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons by Mike Reiss, Mathew Klickstein Hollywood vs. the Author edited by Stephen Jay Schwartz Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies by Ann Hornaday The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell Richard Ayoade Presents the Grip of Film by Gordy LaSure Typeset in the Future: Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies by Dave Addey Typeset in the Future website 101 Movies to Watch Before You Die by Ricardo Cavolo How to Watch Television, Second Edition edited by Ethan Thompson and Jason Mittell Other Media We Mentioned A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power by Paul Fischer Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (Wikipedia) Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Wikipedia) Samurai Pizza Cats (Wikipedia) My Pet Monster (Wikipedia) The A-Team (Wikipedia) Murder, She Wrote (Wikipedia) Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Wikipedia) Goosebumps (TV series) (Wikipedia) Live from New York: An Oral History of Saturday Night Live by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales Saturday Night Live (Wikipedia) The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy by Paul Myers The Kids in the Hall (TV series) (Wikipedia) As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman Which Lie Did I Tell? More Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman The Fugitive (Wikipedia) View from the Top (Wikipedia) The Room (Wikipedia) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Wikipedia) Alien (Wikipedia) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Wikipedia) Blade Runner (Wikipedia) Total Recall (Wikipedia) WALL-E (Wikipedia) Moon (Wikipedia) House (TV series) (Wikipedia) Battlestar Galactica (Wikipedia) The Video Game History Hour podcast Decoder Ring - The Soap Opera Machine Shrill (TV series) (Wikipedia) Love, Actually (Wikipedia) List of Hallmark Channel Original Movies (Wikipedia) 33⅓ (Wikipedia) Criminal Minds (Wikipedia) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Wikipedia) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Wikipedia) Dredd (Wikipedia) The Muppets (Wikipedia) Top Gun (Wikipedia) Kate Beaton's Top Gun comics Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Wikipedia) Star Trek: The Next Generation (Wikipedia) Armageddon Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know about Zombies, Contagions, Aliens, and the End of the World as We Know It! by Dale Sherman Links, Articles, and Things Library Punk episode 014 - Manga Episode 128 - Plucky Kid Detective Fanart! Episode 104 - Entertainment Non-Fiction Toy Galaxy (YouTube channel) Lindsay Ellis (YouTube channel) Amanda the Jedi (YouTube channel) Jenny Nicholson (YouTube channel) Every Frame a Painting (YouTube channel) Postmortem: Every Frame a Painting by co-creator Tony Zhou Welcome to the Basement Pushing Up Roses (YouTube channel) Jacob Geller (YouTube channel) Letterboxd (Wikipedia) Demi Adejuyigbe on Letterboxd Sidewalk Slam - Episode 57 - AEW Revolution 2021 (YouTube) Kakapo (Wikipedia) Lego set Diegesis (Wikipedia) The Stranger (newspaper) (Wikipedia) Chuck Klosterman (Wikipedia) Hanif Abdurraqib (Wikipedia) 24 Film/TV/Video Non-Fiction books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire by Jonathan Abrams “Indian” Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out by Sierra S. Adare Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers and the Art of Resistance by Christina N. Baker Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present by Robin R. Means Coleman   The Hollywood Jim Crow: The Racial Politics of the Movie Industry by Maryann Erigha Framing Blackness: The African American Image in Film by Ed Guerrero Why Wakanda Matters: What Black Panther Reveals About Psychology, Identity, and Communication by Sheena C. Howard Something Like an Autobiography by Akira Kurosawa Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals by Julia Lee The Films of Bong Joon Ho by Nam Lee Moving the Image: Independent Asian Pacific American Media Arts edited by Russell Leong Farewell My Concubine: A Queer Film Classic by Helen Hok-Sze Leung Cinema-Interval by Trinh T. Minh-ha Get Out: The Complete Annotated Screenplay by Jordan Peele Where Do You Think We Are?: Ten Illustrated Essays About Scrubs by Shea Serrano, illustrated by Arturo Torres Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity by Viola Shafik Maori Television: The First Ten Years by Jo Smith Shaded Lives: African American Women and Television by Beretta E. Smith-Shomade Tribal Television: Viewing Native People in Sitcoms by Dustin Tahmahkera Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation by Ahmir Questlove Thompson Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: A Guerilla Filmmaking Manifesto by Melvin Van Peebles Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism by Nancy Wang Yuen I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African American-Owned Television and Radio by Kristal Brent Zook Also check out the booklist from our episode on Entertainment Non-Fiction. Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Which zine do you most want to read? (Twitter poll) RJ's zine about Love Actually Anna's zine about Criminal Minds Matthew's zine about Dredd Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! It's almost time for our annual “We all read the same book” episode. So on Tuesday, July 20th we'll each suggest and talk about one title and you'll get to vote for which one we'll read. (And yes, it will definitely happen this time.) Then on Tuesday, August 3rd it's time to jack in and download because we'll be reading the genre of Cyberpunk!

Andrew Solomon's work has had a major impact across the world. His books have made concrete changes for the better, fostering empathy and understanding in everyone who reads them. Andrew writes on politics, culture and psychology and is an activist in LGBTQ rights, mental health, and the arts. He's a Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University, a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Yale University and is a former President of PEN American Centre, and currently on their Board of Directors. He founded the Solomon Research Fellowships in LGBT Studies at Yale University and has written for publications such as The New Yorker, the London Times, and more. He's lectured widely and his TED talks have had over twenty million views.Andrew's first book was a study of Russian artists, called The Irony Tower: Soviet Artists in a Time of Glasnost. Then came his novel A Stone Boat that was described by Harold Bloom as ‘one of the authentic achievements in American fiction'. His memoir, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression won the 2001 National Book Award for Nonfiction, and was one of the London Times One Hundred Best Books of the Decade. Solomon's book, the bestselling Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity came out in 2012 and tells the stories of families raising exceptional children who find profound meaning in doing so. It received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction; the Wellcome Book Prize and many more accolades. There was also a celebrated documentary based on the book. The last book Andrew published was Far and Away: How Travel Can Change the World, a collection of his international reporting, and he has also more recently published an Audible Original called New Family Values that explores how the concept of family in America today has utterly changed, though the economic and legal structures lag behind.

We all have our dreams. Personally, I am someone with Many Big Dreams. To be a world-famous, best-selling author, speaker, podcaster, changer of the world, and a songwriter. I love a song with a story to tell. Something that comes from the writer's soul, a tiny piece or a great big chunk set to a softly picked guitar or loud pounding drums. I've got notebooks full of half begun songs, a chorus here a verse there. When the mood strikes me, I'll work on something that sounds like a song in my head. January's Moons and the Hole in My Heart This song is both the tiny piece and big chunk of my soul. While it's for anyone who's lost someone special in their life, I wrote this song when my four-legged soulmate, my horse, My Romeo, died suddenly, leaving a massive hole in my heart. The first time I shared the song with a musician, he put his music to my words. It was a thrill just to have someone say yes, and he created the first version of Hole in My Heart. It was like a simple form of therapy, hearing my words put to music. It felt good and I put the song away. Then, a sister speaker, Jill Christ from my Speaker Sisterhood group shared how she found a professional songwriter from Nashville with some serious street creds, on Air BnB Experiences. Have you heard of this? Jill hired a woman who worked with her for two hours and turned about a beautiful song using Jill's words and Caitlin Evanson's talent and expertise to create a memory. Dang that Jon Bon Jovi. Those are kind of his words. I booked a session with Caitlin. From the get-go she makes the whole two hours fly by, asking all the right questions, providing the guidance to dig deep and holding the space where all those emotions are safe - and usable for the song you are creating. Sharing the story of My Romeo still makes my heart squeeze. There were tears shed in this session, and it was okay. Caitlin said this is what it's all about this kind of therapy she provides by letting us spill our emotions into the mixing pot, by feeling all the feelings to tell the story we need to tell. Caitlin shared how she wants to expand what she does into a kind of therapy, using music to dig into those spaces where we need help to let the words flow. She is already doing it. I hope to work with Caitlin again, to create more songs and to help her share her gifts with the world. Because we could all use some light in our souls and our song playing on the radio. **I do have the Big Dream of Trisha Yearwood singing this song. So Trisha, if you're listening, this one is for you ❤️ Links to Caitlin Evanson caitlinevanson.me Insta: @theredweddings Twitter: @caitlinbird Insta: @caitlinbird3651 Link to January Moons, paid Air BnB Experience with Caitlin Evanson Link to Hole in My Heart, collaboration with Andrew Underhill If you want to write a song, here's a link for all the info on this amazing experience: https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/1674796?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=19508852-3f5a-4d89-8f43-3f33b1220e46 Follow me everywhere I roam. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writespeakplay/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writespeakplay/support

Michelle and Jacob know you're always looking for new library reads, so today they recommend a bunch of new stuff that have been killing it review wise. Check them out from your library today! My Year of Rest and Relaxation (BOOK)- https://goo.gl/hxh7KU Baby Teeth (BOOK)- https://goo.gl/WKrufx A Terrible Country (BOOK)- https://goo.gl/cHWJUz The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West (BOOK)- https://goo.gl/FWG3wK There There (BOOK)- https://goo.gl/GFySEk Homey Don't Play That!: The Story of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution (BOOK) The Perfect Mother (BOOK)- https://goo.gl/88rcGf The Great Believers (BOOK)- https://goo.gl/CDwcRB We Begin Our Ascent (BOOK)- https://goo.gl/BZz396 Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for the Simpsons (BOOK)- https://goo.gl/jM8MYL

Springfield is a town of many mysteries, run by shadowy puppet-masters who control the lives of the town's citizens. Colossus, The Monroe Box, the omlette universe - there are many questions The Simpsons is yet to answer. This week, we go through a news article from a dubious Australian news site about Mike Reiss' new book, 'Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons', and unpack his reveals. Do we feel richer for having these mysteries solved? Do we believe the solutions we're being fed? Or are the writers of The Simpsons still playing coy about the real secrets that lurk beneath the surface of Springfield?As Nick goes through each mystery, James presents his own thoughts and theories. Does his knowledge of the show match up against one of the people who made it? Uh, probably not, right? Come listen. Source: 'The Simpsons’ writer finally explains show’s biggest mysteries' (https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/the-simpsons-writer-answers-shows-biggest-mysteries/news-story/194d2b2cfc6d2f6c0d429a8861bf5351)Twitter: @KeySpringfieldFB: facebook.com/podsinthekeyofspringfieldemail: podsinthekeyofspringfield@gmail.com

The Simpsons's longest-serving writer/producer Mike Reiss celebrates the 30th anniversary of the longest running show in TV history and shares stories, scandals, and gossip about working with America’s most iconic cartoon family.  He talks about his early days writing for the Harvard Lampoon and why Lampoon alums make up half the writers rooms in Hollywood.  He recalls working on The Tonight Show, how his only meeting with Johnny Carson was just like being a guest on his show, and a Carnac joke taught him that there’s just no science to comedy.  He discusses coming on board the first episode of The Simpsons, why Fox had little faith in the first primetime cartoon since The Flintstones, and why The Simpsons became a cultural phenomenon right out of the gate.  He reveals that Simpsons characters are just bad impersonations of old movie stars, how the writers add special guest roles into the script just to meet their childhood heroes, and Mike shares a few of favorite celebrity guests and some of the ones that got away.  He talks about the fans' love/hate relationship with the show, some of the crazier conspiracy theories swirling around The Simpsons, and the show's complicated relationship with Seth McFarlane's Family Guy.  Plus Mike Reiss tells me which countries have actually banned and even sued The Simpsons and how his own popular children's book got boycotted by the Texas Board of Education. Order Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons on Amazon or Audible. Watch The Simpsons every Sunday night on Fox and follow Mike Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReissWriter.  Today's podcast is sponsored by Michelin Premiere Tires and Dollar Shave Club.

Mike Reiss started writing for The Simpsons because NO ONE else would take the job. They didn’t know they were passing up the opportunity work on what would soon become the #1 animated series on prime time TV. Mike has tons of stories about TV writing, comedy, and creating something people love. His secret: “We said, ‘No one’s gonna watch this so let’s just make this for us.” In this episode, Mike tells me why he took a chance, why he wasn’t afraid, and how it became the most fulfilling career move he ever made. Links and Resources Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons by Mike Reiss The Simpsons Follow Mike on Twitter My interview with Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson) The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson It’s Garry Shandling Show Not Necessarily the News National Lampoon Conan O’Brien James L. Brook Sam Simon Jake Hogan Carol Burnett The Flintstones The Critic Family Guy South Park Alf Itchy and Scratchy Aristotle Taxi (tv show) Chico and The Man Mary Tyler Moore Show Jim Brooks Louie Teen Angel Whoopi Goldberg Al Gene Mike Reiss’s speech at Havard Mark Twain quote “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter” Curb Your Enthusiasm Larry David Seinfeld Cheers Chevy Chase Richard Pryor Sabrina the Teenage Witch My interview with Nell Scovell Beavis and Butthead Frasier Psych Roseanne All In The Family Big Bang Theory Harvard Lampoon Rocky and Bullwinkle Citizen Kane Terms of Endearment Spotlight Thor Thomas Pynchon J.D Salinger Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon V. by Thomas Pynchon Tom Clancy Buzz Aldrin James Taylor Magic Johnson Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Veep Silicon Valley The Comedians Billy Crystal Josh Gad Poking the Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers by Mike Sacks Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow Born Standing Up by Steve Martin Even This I Get to Experience by Norman Lear The Hitchhiker by Charlie Lee I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Reiss started writing for The Simpsons because NO ONE else would take the job. They didn't know they were passing up the opportunity work on what would soon become the #1 animated series on prime time TV. Mike has tons of stories about TV writing, comedy, and creating something people love. His secret: "We said, 'No one's gonna watch this so let's just make this for us." In this episode, Mike tells me why he took a chance, why he wasn't afraid, and how it became the most fulfilling career move he ever made.   Links and Resources Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons by Mike Reiss The Simpsons Follow Mike on Twitter My interview with Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson) The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson It's Garry Shandling Show Not Necessarily the News National Lampoon Conan O'Brien James L. Brook Sam Simon Jake Hogan Carol Burnett The Flintstones The Critic Family Guy South Park Alf Itchy and Scratchy Aristotle Taxi (tv show) Chico and The Man Mary Tyler Moore Show Jim Brooks Louie Teen Angel Whoopi Goldberg Al Gene Mike Reiss's speech at Havard Mark Twain quote "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter" Curb Your Enthusiasm Larry David Seinfeld Cheers Chevy Chase Richard Pryor Sabrina the Teenage Witch My interview with Nell Scovell Beavis and Butthead Frasier Psych Roseanne All In The Family Big Bang Theory Harvard Lampoon Rocky and Bullwinkle Citizen Kane Terms of Endearment Spotlight Thor Thomas Pynchon J.D Salinger Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon V. by Thomas Pynchon Tom Clancy Buzz Aldrin James Taylor Magic Johnson Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Veep Silicon Valley The Comedians Billy Crystal Josh Gad Poking the Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers by Mike Sacks Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow Born Standing Up by Steve Martin Even This I Get to Experience by Norman Lear The Hitchhiker by Charlie Lee   I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

Today on The Neil Haley Show, The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Simpson's Writer Mike Reiss, Author of Springfield Confidential. Sam was right about one thing—no one's career was hurt. Now an international sensation, The Simpsons is the longest-running animated sitcom of all time, and Mike Reiss, a four-time Emmy winner, is one of the few writers, producers and showrunners, who has worked on the series since its very first episode. In celebration of The Simpsons' 30th anniversary this year, there are few better suited to bring an inside look at the making of one of the most famous shows in television history. Dey Street Books is thrilled to present SPRINGFIELD CONFIDENTIAL: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons (on-sale June 12, 2018), by Mike Reiss and co-author Mathew Klickstein. Featuring a foreword by Judd Apatow and exclusive interviews with Dan Castellenata, Nancy Cartwright, David Copperfield, Conan O'Brien, Jon Lovitz, and many other celebrated personalities, SPRINGFIELD CONFIDENTIAL provides the first and most complete narrative history of the series. MIKE REISS is a former head writer for The Simpsons, a show for which he has won four Emmy Awards. He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he served as president of the Harvard Lampoon, and currently lives in New York, New York. His books for children include How Murray Saved Christmas, Santa Claustrophobia, and The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln, all illustrated by David Catrow.  

I'm joined by my MovieFilm co-pilot Brian Hall for this very special crossover episode of the Nostalgia Theater show, featuring our conversation with longtime Simpsons writer-producer Mike Reiss about his new book Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons. If you've listened to our show for any lenghth of time, you know who important The Simpsons is for both of us, so we hope you'll enjoy hearing this interview as much we enjoyed being a part of it! You can listen to the show via the embed below, or subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or TuneIn Radio. As always, send all questions or comments our way via MovieFilmPodcast@gmail.com, and don't forget to hit "like" on our Facebook page

On The Gist, why he lies: a new theory. “I’ve hit rock bottom. I’m writing for a cartoon.” Such were the thoughts of Mike Reiss when he joined the writers’ room for The Simpsons in 1989. Thirty years later, he’s worked on all but two seasons of the show, and says it’s had one real impact: making television smarter and faster. Reiss’ book, co-written with Mathew Klickstein, is Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies From a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons.   In the Spiel, stop us if you’ve heard this one before: President Donald Trump creates a problem, sometimes makes the problem a little less bad, and then takes a load of credit.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, why he lies: a new theory. “I’ve hit rock bottom. I’m writing for a cartoon.” Such were the thoughts of Mike Reiss when he joined the writers’ room for The Simpsons in 1989. Thirty years later, he’s worked on all but two seasons of the show, and says it’s had one real impact: making television smarter and faster. Reiss’ book, co-written with Mathew Klickstein, is Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies From a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons.   In the Spiel, stop us if you’ve heard this one before: President Donald Trump creates a problem, sometimes makes the problem a little less bad, and then takes a load of credit.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a very special week at Best Darn Diddly as the one and only Mike Reiss joins the show to discuss his new book "Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons". This book from Deystreet Books chronicles the journey of Mike Reiss before, during, and even more during through his 30 years plus with our favorite yellow family. And he stays to chat about a Simpsons episode, too! So join MrMostDaysOff & theWizKid as they talk Simpsons with Mike Reiss while discussing the episode "Treehouse of Horror V"!

This week, we'll have someone on we've wanted on the show for a very long time… Mike Reiss! He's a four-time Emmy winner who has worked on The Simpsons continuously since the first episode in 1989! He's done it all: starting from the writing staff, and he has served as a showrunner. Now, he's also the author of a new book called  "Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons" which is out on June 12th. Through the power of the internet and skype, he'll join us to talk about what it was like to work on the episode "The Springfield Files," and give us the scoop on his new book!