The Hello Mr Burns Podcast
A research podcast discussing didyaknows, pop-culture references, moments in history, and everything in between using The Simpsons as a guide. Each week starting from episode 1 of The Simpsons, we dive deep and use moments from the show as an opportunity to learn more about the world. These facts are designed to make you sound smarter, and maybe help you be a winner at the next pub trivia night. Hosted by @perriekap
Episodes
30 episodes
S2E16 Bart's Dog Gets An F
After Santa's Little Helper gets in trouble for destroying Homer's new sneakers, eating his macadamia nut cookie, and tearing Marge's heirloom quilt, Bart enrols the hound into an obedience school, which Santa's Little Helper must pass if h...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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21:57
S2E15 Oh Brother, Where Art Thou
After Grampa is hospitalized, he reveals that Homer has a half-brother named Herb Powell, an automotive genius and billionaire. The family set out to find him.In this wonderfully languid episode, we discuss:
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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11:42
S2E14 Principal Charming
Homer tries to set Selma up with Principal Skinner, only for him to fall for Patty instead.In this episode, we discuss: Hans Moleman, Groundskeeper Willie, and how these iconic characters came into our l...
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15:45
S2E13 Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
Lisa shows Homer the error of his ways when he pirates cable television. Meanwhile, Bart stumbles upon some adult television.In this episode, we discuss: Troy McClure, who you may remember from some of t...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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13:46
S2E12: The Way We Was
It's a flashback episode! In "The Way We Was," Homer and Marge share with their children the story of how they met and fell in love with each other during high school.In this episode, we discuss: ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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12:53
S2E11: One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
In this tasty episode, Lisa convinces the family to try a new sushi restaurant, The Happy Sumo. An error by an apprentice chef leads to Homer eating a poisonous blowfish. Dr. Hibbert gives Homer twenty-four hours to live, and he sets about ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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32:44
S2E10: Bart Gets Hit By A Car
After Bart is run over by a car, his family tries to create a lawsuit against Mr Burns. Both Burns and the Simpsons elaborate on the true story, leading to another strain on Marge and Homer’s marriage.In this episode, we discus...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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17:05
S2E9 Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
After Bart and Lisa watch an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, Maggie whacks Homer with a mallet over the head. Marge is horrified and vows to stop violence on children's television. But when the ball of censorship starts to roll, where will it a...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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15:21
S2E8: Bart The Daredevil
Bart attempts to follow in the footsteps of his hero, a daredevil named Captain Lance Murdock. As part of becoming a daredevil, Bart does increasingly dangerous stunts leading to his final stunt: jumping the Springfield Gorge on his skatebo...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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18:29
S2E7: Bart vs. Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving Day, Bart gets the entire family outraged at him and runs away from home. However, when he sees what life is like on the seedy side of town (and ends up on the evening news), he realizes how good matters are for him and retu...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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16:12
S2E6: Dead Putting Society
Miniature Golf, the World Of Professional Mini Golf, and Tiger Wood's real nameThe real reason that Maude Flanders was killed off (hint: voice actor Maggie Roswell was offered a measly $150 to stay)The tradition of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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17:29
S2E5: Dancin' Homer
Why this episode was poorly written, and how the writers tried to fix it all "The Baby Elephant Walk Song" by Henry Mancini, and the movie Hatari!Marvin Gaye and his iconic 1983 all-stars performance game<...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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14:36
S2E04 Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish
The life and death of Blinky the three-eye fishCharles Darwin, and how he married his cousin using a "marry/not marry" list to woo herBackground radiation and the most radioactive places on the planetThis, pl...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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17:56
S2E3: Treehouse of Horror
1. Bad Dream House: The Amityville Horror, a shirtless Ryan Reynolds, and the greatest horror film ever made: The Amityville Vibrator (2020)2. Hungry Are The Damned: Aliens, Galaxy Science Fiction,...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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45:02
S2E2: Simpson and Delilah
The incredible actor and husky-voice-extraordinaire Harvey Fierstein How Homer became one half of the first-ever man-on-man gay kiss ever to be aired on US TVSampson and Delilah, and how dif...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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19:33
S2E1: Bart Gets An F
Death by guillotine and living heads The Steampunk-Space-Opera-Science-Fiction movie for children that Disney wants you to forgetEveryone’s favourite single galpal of Springfield: Edna Krabappel
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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18:37
S1E13: Some Enchanted Evening
Second-cheapest wine, pickled eggs, and death in a waterbed: the last episode of season 1 of The Simpsons, Some Enchanted Evening is a wild ride from the get-go. This, plus so much more, is in our deep-dive of the end of Season 1 of...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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15:56
S1E12: Krusty Gets Busted
Human cannonballs, The Beatles fighting with the Vatican, and the ultimate philosophical question: what came first, vanilla or chocolate ice cream?This, plus so much more, is in our deep-dive of S1E12: Krust Gets BustedA deep-...
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18:50
S1E11: The Crepes of Wrath
Why people put anti-freeze in wine, a real-life Sasha Barron Cohen character Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha, and the moment we find out gave Principal Skinner the nickname “Spanky”.This, plus so much more, is in our deep-dive of S1E11: Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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20:10
S1E10: Homer's Night Out
Bellydancing, strippers, the depictions of women in Springfield, and true-crime murder featuring a famous supermodel/chorus girl, a railway tycoon, and a famous predatory architect. This, plus so much more, is in our deep-dive of S1E10:...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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28:04
S1E9: Life On The Fast Lane
A steamy French affair, a gay divorcee, and the movie that Debra Winger refuses to admit she starred in, despite being nominated for an Oscar for it—and that's just skimming the surface of this deep dive of season 1, episode 9: "Life on The Fas...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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20:55
S1E8: The Telltale Head
Do dogs get into heaven? What's at the centre of a bowling ball? How does Edgar Allen fit into it all? We cover all this and more in this exploration of S1E8: The Telltale Head!A deep-dive research podcast hosted by Perrie Kap...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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16:16
S1E7: The Call Of The Simpsons
In this episode, we explore topics such as Jack London's "The Call of the Wild" and why Chris McCandless/Alexander Supertramp wrote "Jack London is King" on the wall of the bus. We also take a dive into the Bigfoot and cryptozoology community, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:16
