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Warner and Discovery Split Yet Again, ‘Dept. Q,’ and Alan Siegel on the Golden Era of ‘The Simpsons’

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Chris RyanAndy GreenwaldAlan Siegel

About the episode

Chris and Andy talk about the news that Warner Bros. and Discovery will once again be splitting into two different entities (7:12). They also discuss the trailer for Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth series (11:43). Then, they talk about the rest of Dept. Q and how this show could be Netflix’s Slow Horses if they wanted it to be (21:19) before Chris is joined by Alan Siegel to talk about his new book, Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television—and America—Forever (36:37).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
Guest: Alan Siegel
Producer: Kaya McMullen
Video Production and Editing: Jon Jones

 

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