"Wow, it's been so long since I've been with someone who doesn't know what a selfish pig I am." - Homer Simpson

When massive downpours strike Springfield, Homer seeks roofing assistance—and finds it in a helpful, friendly fellow named Ray. But when no one else can confirm this newcomer's presence, Homer earns himself a one-way trip to the loony bin.

Our guest: Drew Mackie from Gayest Episode Ever and Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games

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"In America, we stopped using corporal punishment and things have never been better. The streets are safe, old people strut confidently through the darkest alleys, and the weak and nerdy are admired for their computer programming abilities!" - Homer Simpson

When a science experiment misfires, Bart finds himself on an all-expenses-paid trip Down Under to apologize to the Australian people. But when the government reveals he's in for the booting of a lifetime, the Simpson family realizes diplomacy is no simple game of knifey-spoony.

Our guest: Comedian Tom Walker

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"We can do anything now that scientists have invented magic." - Marge Simpson

Join us as we travel to the far-off future world of 2013, where Lisa's Yale full scholarship to Yale is somehow snatched away by Bart. Will she be damned to a future with a roided-up, emotionally unstable Milhouse, or will her brother do the right thing and make Lisa's dreams of studying femistry and galgebra a reality?

Our guest: Steve Yurko from The One Piece Podcast

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"When I started this clown thing, I thought it would be nothing but glory—you know, the glory of being a clown? I tell ya, it's hard, tiring work. But when I see the smiles on their little faces, I just know they're getting ready to jab me with something." - Homer Simpson

Following the instructions of roadside billboards, Homer enters Krusty's clown college, and soon finds himself working a buffoonery-based part-time job where he's kicked by kids, bit by dogs, and admired by the elderly. But he discovers that the few perks of being confused for Krusty the Clown don't outweigh the major downside: Mafia reprisal.

Our guest: Chris Cabin from We Hate Movies

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We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, listen in as we report on the big, bad, boatload of Simpsons news brought to us by Comic-Con and D23. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the last round of podcasts. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience, where we're very proud to make you a member of our very select group.

"I only did what I had to do to survive... in a style befitting a French monarch." - Homer Simpson

When Springfield's new concert hall goes bust, Mr. Burns buys the property and turns it into a for-profit prison. Homer fails to get hired as a guard, but finds a much more lucrative path within its walls by becoming a full-time snitch.

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"Of course I'm right. If I'm not, may we all be horribly crushed from above somehow." - Homer J. Simpson

When a prank backfires and Bart is forced into Skinner servitude, he discovers a force more destructive than him: a comet headed right towards Springfield. Can the citizens survive this calamity with their never-give-up and never-think-things-out spirit, or are they doomed to become charred corpses outside the remnants of Moe's Tavern?

Our Guest: Mike Mitchell from the Doughboys podcast

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"These are my new friends! They like me for me... and my plumbing and gas hookups." - Homer Simpson

When Marge forces the family to scrimp and save beyond reason, a resentful Homer drops the family's entire nest egg on an RV. Will their marriage withstand the fallout from this major purchase? Listen in, and try to contain yourself over the long-awaited return of Cowboy Bob.

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We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! As usual, we're behind the eight-ball when it comes to Comic Con news, but we still have plenty to talk about, like Fox's fall schedule, Emmy nominations, streaming season premieres, and more. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the last round of podcasts. It's all happening on Talk to the Audience: the podcast that paralyzes you with rage... and island rhythms!

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"I was in heaven. If horse racing is the sport of kings, then surely bowling... is a... very good sport as well!" - Homer Simpson

Journey back with us to the distant year of 1993—which wasn't so distant in 1995—to hear about the fabled birth of Maggie. When Homer at long last reaches the coveted rank of "pin monkey," the birth of his second daughter threatens to blow the Simpson family eight ways from Sunday.

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Our Guest: Justin Decloux from The Important Cinema Club Podcast

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"Jub-Jub can't take care of me when I'm old and sick. All he can do is eat me when I'm dead" - Selma Bouvier

The perpetually unlucky in love Selma suddenly experiences menopause symptoms, making her mothering urge rise to previously unseen levels. Thankfully, she finds China's baby girl surplus will solve all of her problems—as long as she's willing to play Homer's wife.

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