Episode 160: Treehouse of Horror VIII With Ben Blacker

22nd October 2018

This week, Ben Blacker (The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Dead Pilots Society) joins us to talk about his favorite Treehouse of Horror episode. We’ll break down the three segments from this episode: “The HΩmega Man,” “Fly vs. Fly,” and “Easy-Bake Coven.” We’ll learn how The Simpsons educated kids everywhere about the Salem witch trials. And just in time for the spooky time of the year, Ben will also discuss his new comic book “Hex Wives” from DC Vertigo, which is available on Halloween.

Episode notes

This week, Ben Blacker (The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Dead Pilots Society) joins us to talk about his favorite Treehouse of Horror episode. We’ll break down the three segments from this episode: “The HΩmega Man,” “Fly vs. Fly,” and “Easy-Bake Coven.” We’ll learn how The Simpsons educated kids everywhere about the Salem witch trials. And just in time for the spooky time of the year, Ben will also discuss his new comic book “Hex Wives” from DC Vertigo, which is available on Halloween.

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Guests

  • Ben Blacker

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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