Episodes

  • "I'm Bad To The Bone, Honey"

    "I'm Bad To The Bone, Honey"
    Jun 22 2026
    Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast Episode 9: “I’m Bad To The Bone, Honey” Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is the tenth episode: “I’m Bad To The Bone, Honey”. This week, the Spotlight On Springfield is turned on none other than Bart Simpson himself. In a head-to-head that is likely to stir up dim memories of even dimmer school debates, we discuss whether or not he is on the side of the angels. Armed with a clutch of classic episodes each, Michael and Ian debate whether Bart’s caring and sensitive side generally holds sway or whether, like George Thorogood before him, he truly is “bad to the bone”. As well as this, we take a look at the other voices that Nancy Cartwright brings to The Simpsons, revisit the tunes behind Troy McClure’s barnstorming Planet Of The Apes musical and, in response to a listener question, handpick four of Springfield’s finest to come to our dinner party. If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/EatThePudding. No need to sign up – all you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send. Sick of social media trolls? Come and join our private chat group on Discord instead: https://discord.gg/76g4eT4n All our contact information can be found at our Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/eatthepudding You can also contact us: By mail at eatthepudding@gmx.com On Instagram at @eat_the_pudding_podcast Or at our private Bluesky accounts: @ianwinick.bsky.social @mocca1976.bsky.social All the shows on the Boneless Podcasting Network, including our Blackadder podcast, Lord Of Adders Black, can be found here: https://thebpn.lovable.app/shows °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Podcast credits: Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith Intro music: Hear My Pod Music by Alf Clausen (originally “See My Vest” with lyrics by Michael Scully) New lyrics by Ian and Michael Performed by Randy Woods (with Kevin Brown as “Smithers”) https://www.youtube.com/@RandyWoodsBand Outro music: We Put The Spring In Springfield Music by Alf Clausen (originally with lyrics by Ken Keeler) Performed by Liam Smith https://linktr.ee/whale_productions?utm_source=linktree_profile_share Piano interludes courtesy of Pank: You will find his podcast “Bang! 101 (More) Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s” at @bangpodcast.bsky.social Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr). Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://www.instagram.com/littledarwin1816/ Big thanks to all of the above and to Ciarán Moffatt and Captain Spreadsheet for technical (and moral) support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    42 mins
  • "Everything's Coming Up Milhouse!"

    "Everything's Coming Up Milhouse!"
    Jun 8 2026
    Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast Episode 9: “Everything’s coming up Milhouse!” Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is the ninth episode: “Everything’s coming up Milhouse!”. This time around, our Spotlight On Springfield shines its unforgiving beam on Bart’s long-suffering sidekick Milhouse. We talk about the stark contrast between the two best friends and look at Milhouse’s family life, the traits he inherited from his father and the unrequited feelings for Lisa that manifest themselves at regular intervals throughout the seasons of The Simpsons. Drawing heavily on the Season 6 classic The Springfield Connection, we also take a law-abiding look at the police in The Simpsons and, in response to a question from one of our listeners, discuss whether we would feel safe with Chief Wiggum and his merry men as the thin blue (-haired) line protecting us from the criminal elements in Springfield. If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/EatThePudding. No need to sign up – all you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send. Sick of social media trolls? Come and join our private chat group on Discord instead: https://discord.gg/76g4eT4n All our contact information can be found at our Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/eatthepudding You can also contact us: By mail at eatthepudding@gmx.com On Instagram at @eat_the_pudding_podcast Or at our private Bluesky accounts: @ianwinick.bsky.social @mocca1976.bsky.social All the shows on the Boneless Podcasting Network, including our Blackadder podcast, Lord Of Adders Black, can be found here: https://thebpn.lovable.app/shows °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Podcast credits: Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith Intro music: Hear My Pod Music by Alf Clausen (originally “See My Vest” with lyrics by Michael Scully) New lyrics by Ian and Michael Performed by Randy Woods (with Kevin Brown as “Smithers”) https://www.youtube.com/@RandyWoodsBand Outro music: We Put The Spring In Springfield Music by Alf Clausen (originally with lyrics by Ken Keeler) Performed by Liam Smith https://linktr.ee/whale_productions?utm_source=linktree_profile_share Piano interludes courtesy of Pank: You will find his podcast “Bang! 101 (More) Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s” at @bangpodcast.bsky.social Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr). Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://www.instagram.com/littledarwin1816/ Big thanks to all of the above and to Ciarán Moffatt and Captain Spreadsheet for technical (and moral) support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    45 mins
  • Bonus Episode 02 - Family Guy

    Bonus Episode 02 - Family Guy
    May 25 2026
    Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast Bonus Episode 2: Family Guy Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is our second bonus episode: Family Guy. This week, we are leaving Springfield and heading for Quahog, Rhode Island, where the endearingly oafish Peter Griffin lives with his ridiculously-out-of-his-league wife Lois, teenage children Meg and Chris, psychotic baby Stewie and talking dog Brian. Joining us on this one-off journey is Australian podcaster and Family Guy mega-fan Ciarán Moffatt who, together with fellow enthusiast Ian, has drawn up a list of eight episodes to serve as a fitting introduction for Michael, who has somehow managed never to have seen the show before. As well as exploring this newbie list, we talk about our favourite things in Family Guy, about the very particular niche it occupies in the world of animated adult comedy, and about stretching the boundaries of good taste to raise a laugh. If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/EatThePudding. No need to sign up – all you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send. Sick of social media trolls? Come and join our private chat group on Discord instead: https://discord.gg/76g4eT4n All our contact information can be found at our Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/eatthepudding You can also contact us: By mail at eatthepudding@gmx.com On Instagram at @eat_the_pudding_podcast Or at our private Bluesky accounts: @ianwinick.bsky.social @mocca1976.bsky.social All the shows on the Boneless Podcasting Network, including our Blackadder podcast, Lord Of Adders Black, can be found here: https://thebpn.lovable.app/shows °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Podcast credits: Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith Intro music: Hear My Pod Music by Alf Clausen (originally “See My Vest” with lyrics by Michael Scully) New lyrics by Ian and Michael Performed by Randy Woods (with Kevin Brown as “Smithers”) https://www.youtube.com/@RandyWoodsBand Outro music: We Put The Spring In Springfield Music by Alf Clausen (originally with lyrics by Ken Keeler) Performed by Liam Smith https://linktr.ee/whale_productions?utm_source=linktree_profile_share Piano interludes courtesy of Pank: You will find his podcast “Bang! 101 (More) Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s” at @bangpodcast.bsky.social Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr). Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://www.instagram.com/littledarwin1816/ Big thanks to all of the above and to Ciarán Moffatt and Captain Spreadsheet for technical (and moral) support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • "That’s The Kind Of Thing That Can Haunt Ya"

    "That’s The Kind Of Thing That Can Haunt Ya"
    May 11 2026
    Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast Episode 8: “That’s The Kind Of Thing That Can Haunt Ya” Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is the eighth episode: “That’s The Kind Of Thing That Can Haunt Ya”. In our latest episode, Spotlight On Springfield looks at the complex character that is Moe the Bartender, a man with more dodgy back stories than Muddy Mae Suggins. Is there a heart of gold behind the gruff, unsmiling exterior and the grimy layers of prejudice? Our in-depth analysis suggests that there might be. We also answer listener questions about the “creative process” behind our opening music and whether the Simpsons writers were actually able to predict the future. And in a brand new semi-regular segment about guest stars in The Simpsons, we look at Liam Neeson’s turn in the Season 16 episode The Father, The Son and the Holy Guest. If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/EatThePudding. No need to sign up – all you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send. Sick of social media trolls? Come and join our private chat group on Discord instead: https://discord.gg/76g4eT4n All our contact information can be found at our Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/eatthepudding You can also contact us: By mail at eatthepudding@gmx.com On Instagram at @eat_the_pudding_podcast Or at our private Bluesky accounts: @ianwinick.bsky.social @mocca1976.bsky.social All the shows on the Boneless Podcasting Network, including our Blackadder podcast, Lord Of Adders Black, can be found here: https://thebpn.lovable.app/shows °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Podcast credits: Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith Intro music: Hear My Pod Music by Alf Clausen (originally “See My Vest” with lyrics by Michael Scully) New lyrics by Ian and Michael Performed by Randy Woods (with Kevin Brown as “Smithers”) https://www.youtube.com/@RandyWoodsBand Outro music: We Put The Spring In Springfield Music by Alf Clausen (originally with lyrics by Ken Keeler) Performed by Liam Smith https://linktr.ee/whale_productions?utm_source=linktree_profile_share Piano interludes courtesy of Pank: You will find his podcast “Bang! 101 (More) Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s” at @bangpodcast.bsky.social Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr). Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://www.instagram.com/littledarwin1816/ Big thanks to all of the above and to Ciarán Moffatt and Captain Spreadsheet for technical (and moral) support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    43 mins
  • "Grease Me Up, Woman!"

    "Grease Me Up, Woman!"
    Apr 27 2026
    Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast Episode 7: “Grease Me Up, Woman!” Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is the seventh episode: “Grease Me Up, Woman”. Lots of listener questions and spin-off discussions in this episode, which is just the way we like it! For instance, should The Simpsons have called it a day around Season 15? Are there any other shows that kept the bar high for over a decade? And why is it next to impossible to buy a copy of Season 18 on DVD without taking out a second mortgage? This time around, our Spotlight On Springfield shines a sympathetic light on the perennially underappreciated Groundskeeper Willie, who is part of the fabric of Springfield yet rarely gets his due. How do Scottish people feel about him? Why is he such a perfect fit for so many Treehouse Of Horror segments? And why does this episode description consist almost entirely of rhetorical questions? If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/EatThePudding. No need to sign up – all you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send. Sick of social media trolls? Come and join our private chat group on Discord instead: https://discord.gg/76g4eT4n All our contact information can be found at our Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/eatthepudding You can also contact us: By mail at eatthepudding@gmx.com On Instagram at @eat_the_pudding_podcast Or at our private Bluesky accounts: @ianwinick.bsky.social @mocca1976.bsky.social All the shows on the Boneless Podcasting Network, including our Blackadder podcast, Lord Of Adders Black, can be found here: https://thebpn.lovable.app/shows °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Podcast credits: Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith Intro music: Hear My Pod Music by Alf Clausen (originally “See My Vest” with lyrics by Michael Scully) New lyrics by Ian and Michael Performed by Randy Woods (with Kevin Brown as “Smithers”) https://www.youtube.com/@RandyWoodsBand Outro music: We Put The Spring In Springfield Music by Alf Clausen (originally with lyrics by Ken Keeler) Performed by Liam Smith https://linktr.ee/whale_productions?utm_source=linktree_profile_share Piano interludes courtesy of Pank: You will find his podcast “Bang! 101 (More) Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s” at @bangpodcast.bsky.social Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr). Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://www.instagram.com/littledarwin1816/ Big thanks to all of the above and to Ciarán Moffatt and Captain Spreadsheet for technical (and moral) support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    44 mins
  • "The Gentle Caress of the Summer Breeze"

    "The Gentle Caress of the Summer Breeze"
    Apr 13 2026

    Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast


    Episode 6: “The Gentle Caress Of A Summer Breeze”


    Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is the sixth episode: “The Gentle Caress Of A Summer Breeze”.


    Back again after a brief, unscheduled absence, we dive into the new episode by exploring the complex character that is Martin Prince – a high-IQ nerd with a latent desire for mayhem and a dark, dark secret.


    Michael’s monorail monomania comes very much to the fore later on in the show, in which the evergreen Marge Vs The Monorail episode is featured in both his season 4 pick and the Songs Of Springfield segment. We revisit our favourite moments, zone in on the many pop cultural references and uncover a hidden gem or two.


    If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/EatThePudding. No need to sign up – all you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send.


    Sick of social media trolls? Come and join our private chat group on Discord instead: https://discord.gg/76g4eT4n


    All our contact information can be found at our Linktree link:


    https://linktr.ee/eatthepudding


    You can also contact us:


    By mail at eatthepudding@gmx.com


    On Instagram at @eat_the_pudding_podcast


    Or at our private Bluesky accounts:

    @ianwinick.bsky.social

    @mocca1976.bsky.social

    All the shows on the Boneless Podcasting Network, including our Blackadder podcast, Lord Of Adders Black, can be found here:


    https://thebpn.lovable.app/shows



    °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°


    Podcast credits:


    Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith



    Intro music: Hear My Pod


    Music by Alf Clausen (originally “See My Vest” with lyrics by Michael Scully)


    New lyrics by Ian and Michael


    Performed by Randy Woods (with Kevin Brown as “Smithers”)


    https://www.youtube.com/@RandyWoodsBand



    Outro music: We Put The Spring In Springfield


    Music by Alf Clausen (originally with lyrics by Ken Keeler)


    Performed by Liam Smith


    https://linktr.ee/whale_productions?utm_source=linktree_profile_share


    Piano interludes courtesy of Pank: You will find his podcast “Bang! 101 (More) Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s” at @bangpodcast.bsky.social


    Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

    Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://www.instagram.com/littledarwin1816/

    Big thanks to all of the above and to Ciarán Moffatt and Captain Spreadsheet for technical (and moral) support.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    45 mins
  • Bonus Episode 01 – Cartoon Crossover

    Bonus Episode 01 – Cartoon Crossover
    Mar 30 2026

    Life, as John Lennon once said, is what happens while you’re making other plans. So while we had intended to release a brand-new episode today, life had other plans.


    We hope to resume normal service in a few weeks’ time but in the meantime here is a bonus episode about The Simpsons that we recorded for our old Blackadder podcast, Lord Of Adders Black.


    In this extra-long bonus episode, we and our friend Tyler Adams from GoonPod have each come armed with five hand-picked classics from the purple-patch years and will be counting them down one by one to reveal our all-time favourites. With, needless to say, bants, clips, music and trivia aplenty!


    So we hope you have fun listening to it too, stay safe and we’ll be back very soon.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • "We Meet Again, MAD Magazine"

    "We Meet Again, MAD Magazine"
    Mar 16 2026
    Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast Episode 5: “We meet again, MAD Magazine” Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is the fifth episode: “We meet again, MAD Magazine”. The focus of our fifth episode’s Spotlight On Springfield segment is none other than Seymour Skinner – educationalist, war veteran, reluctant sex symbol and arguably the most charmingly innocent of Bart’s mortal enemies. As well as debating whether Skinner is actually likeable as a character, we discuss the controversial Season 9 episode in which everything we have learnt about Skinner is turned on its head, causing uproar among those of the Simpsons faithful who like a healthy dose of realism in their cartoons. Continuing with our Season 4 arc, Ian’s second pick is Brother From The Same Planet, where Bart and Homer’s relationship is put through the wringer – with plenty of pop culture references, sight gags and the return of Phil Hartman in the best role that Tom Cruise never had. We also respond to a listener question about Simpsons episodes that pack an emotional punch and, in some cases, are downright hard to watch. If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/EatThePudding. No need to sign up – all you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send. Sick of social media trolls? Come and join our private chat group on Discord instead: https://discord.gg/76g4eT4n All our contact information can be found at our Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/eatthepudding You can also contact us: By mail at eatthepudding@gmx.com On Instagram at @eat_the_pudding_podcast Or at our private Bluesky accounts: @ianwinick.bsky.social @mocca1976.bsky.social All the shows on the Boneless Podcasting Network, including our Blackadder podcast, Lord Of Adders Black, can be found here: https://thebpn.lovable.app/shows °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Podcast credits: Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith Intro music: Hear My Pod Music by Alf Clausen (originally “See My Vest” with lyrics by Michael Scully) New lyrics by Ian and Michael Performed by Randy Woods (with Kevin Brown as “Smithers”) https://www.youtube.com/@RandyWoodsBand Outro music: We Put The Spring In Springfield Music by Alf Clausen (originally with lyrics by Ken Keeler) Performed by Liam Smith https://linktr.ee/whale_productions?utm_source=linktree_profile_share Piano interludes courtesy of Pank: You will find his podcast “Bang! 101 (More) Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s” at @bangpodcast.bsky.social Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr). Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://www.instagram.com/littledarwin1816/ Big thanks to all of the above and to Ciarán Moffatt and Captain Spreadsheet for technical (and moral) support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    46 mins