Springfield Googolplex: The Movie Podcast for Fans of The Simpsons

A Streetcar Named Desire with Dave Shumka

Adam and Nate rope comedian and podcaster Dave Shumka (Stop Podcasting Yourself) into watching A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) alongside its Simpsons musical parody in “A

Cape Fear with Jon Vitti

What better way to start a new season than by breaking down one of the most iconic episodes of The Simpsons with the writer behind it? Simpsons writer Jon Vitti joins Ada

Lobby Chat • Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

In this bonus minisode, Nate and Adam give their bite-sized reviews of the recently released Mandalorian and Grogu. With the 50th anniversary of Star Wars looming over ou

National Treasure with Christine Nangle • Season 37 Special

In our season finale, The Simpsons writer and co-executive producer Christine Nangle joins Nate and Adam to discuss the 800th episode of the show “Irrational Treasure” (S

The Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence • Oscars Special 2026

Adam and Nate review the Best Picture nominees for the 98th Academy Awards, and hand out their own Simpsons-themed honors to the films of 2025, The Awards for Outstanding

Sorcerer with Alex Ross Perry

Writer-director and Simpsons fan Alex Ross Perry (Videoheaven, Pavements, Her Smell) joins Adam and Nate to discuss one of the most prescient movie parodies on The Simpso

Ace in the Hole

Adam and Nate fall into Ace in the Hole (1951), Billy Wilder’s box office flop that Matt Groening reclaimed for the plot of The Simpsons episode “Radio Bart” (S3E13). Al

CHARLY

Adam and Nate get to know CHAЯLY (1968) and its episode-long Simpsons parody in “HOMЯ” (S12E9). While this movie barely exists today, when this adaptation of Daniel Keyes

Paper Moon

Adam and Nate discuss “The Great Money Caper” (S12E7), a classic Simpsons-style genre mashup episode about con artist movies, and its parody of Paper Moon (1973). Can Pet

A Charlie Brown Christmas with Alan Siegel • Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest IV

Good grief. It’s the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)! To celebrate this classic Christmas special, Adam and Nate decided to unpack it through its Sim

Lobby Chat • Ella McCay

In this bonus minisode, Nate asks Adam for his bite-sized review of Ella Mccay (2025), the first new film directed by Simpsons co-creator James L. Brooks in 15 years. Can

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Mmm… forbidden episode. Adam and Nate revisit the classic and controversial “Stark Raving Dad” (S3E1) and its overshadowed parody of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975

Frankenstein (1931) with Dede Crimmins

Inspired by Guillermo del Toro’s new take on Mary Shelley’s classic creature, Adam and Nate invited film critic Dede Crimmins to help them reanimate Frankenstein (1931) a

Lobby Chat • Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and the Year in Horror So Far

In this bonus minisode, Nate, Adam, and film critic Dede Crimmins give their bite-sized reviews of Guillermo Del Toro’s new adaptation of Frankenstein (2025), as well as

Alien with Dan Vebber

What with the grim specter of everything, Halloween just wasn’t enough to contain all the frights and chills! Simpsons writer Dan Vebber joins the podcast to extend the s

I Know What You Did Last Summer with Norm Wilner

Adam and Nate are joined by film critic Norm Wilner to revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its parody in “Treehouse of Horror X” (S11E4), one of the most m

The Simpsons vs AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies • Episode 50 Special

Adam and Nate celebrate their 50th episode by breaking down AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies list through the lens of The Simpsons. If we reorder these 100 movies by how many

After Hours

Adam and Nate debate the virtues of Martin Scorsese’s After Hours (1985) on its 40th anniversary. At least they can agree that “Bart Sells His Soul” (S7E4) is pretty much

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me with Allie Goertz

Hey, that gum you like is finally back in style. That’s right! We’re kicking off another season of the Springfield Googolplex with the thrilling conclusion of “Who Shot M

Lobby Chat • The Fantastic Four: First Steps

In this bonus minisode, Nate and Adam give their bite-sized reviews of the recently released The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and how it stacks up against Superman. Our