Episode 146: Life on the Fast Lane with J.Keith van Straaten

16th July 2018

J.Keith van Straaten joins Allie and Julia to talk about a classic episode from season one of The Simpsons – Life on the Fast Lane. He’s a big fan of the series and has seen every single episode in the series. Join us as they break down the complexities of Marge in this very early episode. They’ll also talk about the brilliant voice work of the comedy genius Albert Brooks.
J. Keith’s work has been featured in the LA Times and on the NPR game show “Ask Me Another.” He’s also the content producer for “Funny You Should Ask.” And you might best know him as the host for Maximum Fun trivia show “Go Fact Yourself” – a live game show recorded as a podcast for the Max Fun. They’ve got a couple live shows in NYC this weekend if you’re in the area.

Episode notes

J.Keith van Straaten joins Allie and Julia to talk about a classic episode from season one of The Simpsons – Life on the Fast Lane. He’s a big fan of the series and has seen every single episode in the series. Join us as they break down the complexities of Marge in this very early episode. They’ll also talk about the brilliant voice work of the comedy genius Albert Brooks.

J. Keith’s work has been featured in the LA Times and on the NPR game show “Ask Me Another.” He’s also the content producer for “Funny You Should Ask.” And you might best know him as the host for Maximum Fun trivia show “Go Fact Yourself” – a live game show recorded as a podcast for the Max Fun.


They’ve got a couple live shows in NYC this weekend if you’re in the area.

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Guests

  • J.Keith van Straaten

About the show

Round Springfield is a Simpsons-adjacent podcast hosted by Allie Goertz and Julia Prescott where they interview writers, directors, showrunners, and voice-actors from the Simpsons-verse on their various paths to Springfield, failed pilots, other projects, and beyond. In this 20-episode limited series, you’ll hear David X. Cohen talk Futurama, Josh Weinstein talk Mission Hill, and Yeardley Smith dig deep into her diverse path of becoming Lisa Simpson.

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