web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:05:05 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/tags/the%20simpsons Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Twin brothers Matt and Steven Webster set out to take the typical nostalgia podcast, and turn it on its head. Each week, the brothers sit down to give their take on topics through out the decades. Whether it's movies, music, television, or sports, The Websters take these subjects on with the help of skits, characters, and guests, with each aspect being infused with silly, sophomoric humor. en-us episodic Twin Freaks discuss what they find rad in the world of music, movies, tv, sports and pop culture throughout the decades. Steven Webster and Matt Webster Twin brothers Matt and Steven Webster set out to take the typical nostalgia podcast, and turn it on its head. Each week, the brothers sit down to give their take on topics through out the decades. Whether it's movies, music, television, or sports, The Websters take these subjects on with the help of skits, characters, and guests, with each aspect being infused with silly, sophomoric humor. yes comedy, movies, nostalgia, music, television, sports, humor, life, lifestyle Steven Webster and Matt Webster theradkastpod@gmail.com https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/239 734189ca-b73e-4047-8a9b-f87622e1d801 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:04:26 yes This week, we continue with our coverage of Season 6 of The Simpsons! In our discussion of our top five episode rankings, we talk a very 90s television crossover, the origins of the classic "Bort," and the event that launched fan pandemonium during the Summer of 1995! It's The Simpsons Season 6 Part 2 this week on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture, Disney, Disney Plus, Comedy, Humor, Mystery, Crime This week, we continue with our coverage of Season 6 of The Simpsons! In our discussion of our top five episode rankings, we talk a very 90s television crossover, the origins of the classic "Bort," and the event that launched fan pandemonium during the Summer of 1995! It's The Simpsons Season 6 Part 2 this week on the Radkast!

]]> This week, we continue with our coverage of Season 6 of The Simpsons! In our discussion of our top five episode rankings, we talk a very 90s television crossover, the origins of the classic "Bort," and the event that launched fan pandemonium during the Summer of 1995! It's The Simpsons Season 6 Part 2 this week on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/238 7bf30688-d6a9-42fc-a3fd-a97a4756eff1 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:24:53 yes On this episode, not only is it another week in the Radkast 90s Summer, but it also marks our long awaited return to Springfield! We continue our retrospective series of the Simpsons by delivering part one of our Season 6 coverage where we listed our honorable mentions and 10-6 episode rankings. Listen to hear us talk about an elixir brewed by Grandpa that helps with the performance in the bedroom for the men of Springfield, A new girl leaving Lisa questioning her value, and Maggie being Homer's motivation. All those moments and more as we start our discussion of The Simpsons Season 6 on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture, Disney, Disney Plus On this episode, not only is it another week in the Radkast 90s Summer, but it also marks our long awaited return to Springfield! We continue our retrospective series of the Simpsons by delivering part one of our Season 6 coverage where we listed our honorable mentions and 10-6 episode rankings. Listen to hear us talk about an elixir brewed by Grandpa that helps with the performance in the bedroom for the men of Springfield, A new girl leaving Lisa questioning her value, and Maggie being Homer's motivation. All those moments and more as we start our discussion of The Simpsons Season 6 on the Radkast!

]]> On this episode, not only is it another week in the Radkast 90s Summer, but it also marks our long awaited return to Springfield! We continue our retrospective series of the Simpsons by delivering part one of our Season 6 coverage where we listed our honorable mentions and 10-6 episode rankings. Listen to hear us talk about an elixir brewed by Grandpa that helps with the performance in the bedroom for the men of Springfield, A new girl leaving Lisa questioning her value, and Maggie being Homer's motivation. All those moments and more as we start our discussion of The Simpsons Season 6 on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/202 3393e368-c0f5-453c-8a0d-cc88d31d242d Fri, 13 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:03:55 yes This week on the show, it's part two of our coverage of Season 5 of the Simpsons! In our last episode discussing the family until 2025, Lisa rallies against the manufacturers of Malibu Stacy, Homer thinks he's big man on campus, and Bart's greatest enemy presents his most evil scheme yet! All these moments, and so much more, as we give our 5 to 1 episode rankings in the second part of our Simpsons Season 5 retrospective this week on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture This week on the show, it's part two of our coverage of Season 5 of the Simpsons! In our last episode discussing the family until 2025, Lisa rallies against the manufacturers of Malibu Stacy, Homer thinks he's big man on campus, and Bart's greatest enemy presents his most evil scheme yet! All these moments, and so much more, as we give our 5 to 1 episode rankings in the second part of our Simpsons Season 5 retrospective this week on the Radkast!

]]> This week on the show, it's part two of our coverage of Season 5 of the Simpsons! In our last episode discussing the family until 2025, Lisa rallies against the manufacturers of Malibu Stacy, Homer thinks he's big man on campus, and Bart's greatest enemy presents his most evil scheme yet! All these moments, and so much more, as we give our 5 to 1 episode rankings in the second part of our Simpsons Season 5 retrospective this week on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/201 be6c53cb-6f6a-4015-bfc9-d3b469285b7c Fri, 06 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:34:40 yes This week on the show, we are back in Springfield for the latest installment in our retrospective series on the Simpsons! However, not only is this particular season another foundational one for us, this particular episode happens to also be a pretty monumental one as well! Part one of our look at Simpsons season 5 is the 300th podcast episode we have co-hosted and co-produced! We commerate such a milestone by starting out our episode rankings of season 5. We reminisce about moments like Bart almost being adopted by Mr. Burns, Homer's past life as a famous musician, and Grandpa falling in love. All these moments and so much more here, in part 1, of our coverage of The Simpsons Season 5, this week on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture This week on the show, we are back in Springfield for the latest installment in our retrospective series on the Simpsons! However, not only is this particular season another foundational one for us, this particular episode happens to also be a pretty monumental one as well! Part one of our look at Simpsons season 5 is the 300th podcast episode we have co-hosted and co-produced! We commerate such a milestone by starting out our episode rankings of season 5. We reminisce about moments like Bart almost being adopted by Mr. Burns, Homer's past life as a famous musician, and Grandpa falling in love.

All these moments and so much more here, in part 1, of our coverage of The Simpsons Season 5, this week on the Radkast!

]]> This week on the show, we are back in Springfield for the latest installment in our retrospective series on the Simpsons! However, not only is this particular season another foundational one for us, this particular episode happens to also be a pretty monumental one as well! Part one of our look at Simpsons season 5 is the 300th podcast episode we have co-hosted and co-produced! We commerate such a milestone by starting out our episode rankings of season 5. We reminisce about moments like Bart almost being adopted by Mr. Burns, Homer's past life as a famous musician, and Grandpa falling in love.

All these moments and so much more here, in part 1, of our coverage of The Simpsons Season 5, this week on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/197 39b17e2e-a8ce-49fd-80fb-382d381075bd Fri, 02 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:14:10 yes This week on the show, we continue our dive into Season 4 of The Simpsons! In part two, we talk about Ralph Wigum's first big outing, Homer's efforts to fight for a dental plan, and the episode that might just be the greatest in the show's history! All those moments, and so much more, here in Part 2 of our Season 4 retrospective of The Simpsons, this week, on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture, Disney, Disney Plus This week on the show, we continue our dive into Season 4 of The Simpsons! In part two, we talk about Ralph Wigum's first big outing, Homer's efforts to fight for a dental plan, and the episode that might just be the greatest in the show's history! All those moments, and so much more, here in Part 2 of our Season 4 retrospective of The Simpsons, this week, on the Radkast!

]]> This week on the show, we continue our dive into Season 4 of The Simpsons! In part two, we talk about Ralph Wigum's first big outing, Homer's efforts to fight for a dental plan, and the episode that might just be the greatest in the show's history! All those moments, and so much more, here in Part 2 of our Season 4 retrospective of The Simpsons, this week, on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/196 760fcd42-31cc-4a29-a00e-c277b9ffdcb0 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:36:18 yes This week, we're back with America's favorite family discussing quite possibly their greatest outing! With another season so monumental, we had to split our thoughts into two parts! Listen in part one as Bart and Lisa write an Itchy and Scratchy, Homer has a health scare, and it's Bart's turn to have a crush! All these moments and so much more as we list off our honorable mentions, and our 10-6 episode rankings, for Season 4 of the Simpsons this week on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture This week, we're back with America's favorite family discussing quite possibly their greatest outing! With another season so monumental, we had to split our thoughts into two parts! Listen in part one as Bart and Lisa write an Itchy and Scratchy, Homer has a health scare, and it's Bart's turn to have a crush! All these moments and so much more as we list off our honorable mentions, and our 10-6 episode rankings, for Season 4 of the Simpsons this week on the Radkast!

]]> This week, we're back with America's favorite family discussing quite possibly their greatest outing! With another season so monumental, we had to split our thoughts into two parts! Listen in part one as Bart and Lisa write an Itchy and Scratchy, Homer has a health scare, and it's Bart's turn to have a crush! All these moments and so much more as we list off our honorable mentions, and our 10-6 episode rankings, for Season 4 of the Simpsons this week on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/193 7bd53357-11cf-463b-be35-05629832ca13 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:17:44 yes This week, we continue our look at Season 3 of the Simpsons! Listen as we talk a Bart prank that backfires, an 80s and 90s pop culture collision, and an episode that is hailed by many to be the greatest in the show's histroy! All those moments and more in Part 2 of our Simpsons Season 3 Retrospective, this week on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture, Baseball, Michael Jackson, 80s, Life, Lifestyle, Controversy This week, we continue our look at Season 3 of the Simpsons! Listen as we talk a Bart prank that backfires, an 80s and 90s pop culture collision, and an episode that is hailed by many to be the greatest in the show's histroy! All those moments and more in Part 2 of our Simpsons Season 3 Retrospective, this week on the Radkast!

]]> This week, we continue our look at Season 3 of the Simpsons! Listen as we talk a Bart prank that backfires, an 80s and 90s pop culture collision, and an episode that is hailed by many to be the greatest in the show's histroy! All those moments and more in Part 2 of our Simpsons Season 3 Retrospective, this week on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/192 8fae2940-f1b6-4a79-8b0d-dd00dcb0602c Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:38:35 yes This week on the show, we make another stop in Springfield! Just like with Season 2, our talk of Season 3 is split into two parts. Here in part one, we give a little insight into where the show is at that point in time culturally, how the writers hit their comedic rhythm, and we give our honorable mentions and episode rankings 10 through 6! Listen as Milhouse falls in love, Moe starts getting rich, and Bart gets a taste of authority. All those episodes and so much more in part one of our Simpsons Season 3 discussion, this week on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture This week on the show, we make another stop in Springfield! Just like with Season 2, our talk of Season 3 is split into two parts. Here in part one, we give a little insight into where the show is at that point in time culturally, how the writers hit their comedic rhythm, and we give our honorable mentions and episode rankings 10 through 6! Listen as Milhouse falls in love, Moe starts getting rich, and Bart gets a taste of authority. All those episodes and so much more in part one of our Simpsons Season 3 discussion, this week on the Radkast!

]]> This week on the show, we make another stop in Springfield! Just like with Season 2, our talk of Season 3 is split into two parts. Here in part one, we give a little insight into where the show is at that point in time culturally, how the writers hit their comedic rhythm, and we give our honorable mentions and episode rankings 10 through 6! Listen as Milhouse falls in love, Moe starts getting rich, and Bart gets a taste of authority. All those episodes and so much more in part one of our Simpsons Season 3 discussion, this week on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/190 2a1a4693-1343-4c19-b11f-1067b89c99d8 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:04:08 yes Here it is; our top five episodes of The Simpsons Season 2! In this second part of our retrospective on the season, we talk the most watched episode of the show, Marge has an Itchy and Scratchy axe to grind, Bart and co fight over a comic book, and Lisa finds someone who shows her life is worth living. It's part two of our Season 2 retrospective of the Simpsons, this time on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture Here it is; our top five episodes of The Simpsons Season 2! In this second part of our retrospective on the season, we talk the most watched episode of the show, Marge has an Itchy and Scratchy axe to grind, Bart and co fight over a comic book, and Lisa finds someone who shows her life is worth living.
It's part two of our Season 2 retrospective of the Simpsons, this time on the Radkast!

]]> Here it is; our top five episodes of The Simpsons Season 2! In this second part of our retrospective on the season, we talk the most watched episode of the show, Marge has an Itchy and Scratchy axe to grind, Bart and co fight over a comic book, and Lisa finds someone who shows her life is worth living.
It's part two of our Season 2 retrospective of the Simpsons, this time on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/189 8b325300-142e-4bfd-8c1b-de073898ee02 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:45:55 yes This week on the show, we're back with the next season in our retrospective series on the Simpsons! On this episode, we had so much to say about the sitcom's Sophomore season, we split it into two parts! In part one, we talk more about the show's white hot popularity, it's growth into a merchandising juggernaut, and how a little, yellow, spiky haired ten-year old had consevative groups in an uproar. Along with new developments of the show, we also talk a talent Marge rediscovers, Homer having hair, A look into the lives of Patty and Principal Skinner, and Bart raises hell as a daredevil! Those episodes, plus a few more, as we rank our top 10 starting with ten through six! It's part one of our Season 2 Simpsons retrospective, and make sure to stay tuned for part two out soon, this week on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Icon, Television, Fox, 90's, The 90's, The 90s, Phenomenon, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture This week on the show, we're back with the next season in our retrospective series on the Simpsons! On this episode, we had so much to say about the sitcom's Sophomore season, we split it into two parts! In part one, we talk more about the show's white hot popularity, it's growth into a merchandising juggernaut, and how a little, yellow, spiky haired ten-year old had consevative groups in an uproar. Along with new developments of the show, we also talk a talent Marge rediscovers, Homer having hair, A look into the lives of Patty and Principal Skinner, and Bart raises hell as a daredevil! Those episodes, plus a few more, as we rank our top 10 starting with ten through six! It's part one of our Season 2 Simpsons retrospective, and make sure to stay tuned for part two out soon, this week on the Radkast!

]]> This week on the show, we're back with the next season in our retrospective series on the Simpsons! On this episode, we had so much to say about the sitcom's Sophomore season, we split it into two parts! In part one, we talk more about the show's white hot popularity, it's growth into a merchandising juggernaut, and how a little, yellow, spiky haired ten-year old had consevative groups in an uproar. Along with new developments of the show, we also talk a talent Marge rediscovers, Homer having hair, A look into the lives of Patty and Principal Skinner, and Bart raises hell as a daredevil! Those episodes, plus a few more, as we rank our top 10 starting with ten through six! It's part one of our Season 2 Simpsons retrospective, and make sure to stay tuned for part two out soon, this week on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/187 2b86244c-f311-4434-880e-c2f2b4dfd247 Fri, 31 May 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 1:50:14 yes This week, we embark on quiet possibly our most ambitious project yet! It's the show that changed the landscape for not just animated television, but for prime-time sitcoms as a whole! A show that's spawned catchphrases, memorable characters, monumental moments, and has even been accused of predicting the future. A show that came from modest beginnings and was quickly thrust into the pop culture zeitgeist, and whose influence has echoed throughout the last 35 years of television. They're about 36 seasons in, a possible 37th on the way, but we are just focusing on the first 10; or what many know it as...the Golden Age. Over the next few months, we're talking about The Simpsons! We start with our retrospective of Season 1 this week on the Radkast! The Simpsons, Nostalgia, Comedy, Humor, Television, Life, Life Style, Influence, History, Pop Culture This week, we embark on quiet possibly our most ambitious project yet! It's the show that changed the landscape for not just animated television, but for prime-time sitcoms as a whole! A show that's spawned catchphrases, memorable characters, monumental moments, and has even been accused of predicting the future. A show that came from modest beginnings and was quickly thrust into the pop culture zeitgeist, and whose influence has echoed throughout the last 35 years of television.

They're about 36 seasons in, a possible 37th on the way, but we are just focusing on the first 10; or what many know it as...the Golden Age. Over the next few months, we're talking about The Simpsons! We start with our retrospective of Season 1 this week on the Radkast!

]]> This week, we embark on quiet possibly our most ambitious project yet! It's the show that changed the landscape for not just animated television, but for prime-time sitcoms as a whole! A show that's spawned catchphrases, memorable characters, monumental moments, and has even been accused of predicting the future. A show that came from modest beginnings and was quickly thrust into the pop culture zeitgeist, and whose influence has echoed throughout the last 35 years of television.

They're about 36 seasons in, a possible 37th on the way, but we are just focusing on the first 10; or what many know it as...the Golden Age. Over the next few months, we're talking about The Simpsons! We start with our retrospective of Season 1 this week on the Radkast!

]]> https://radkastpod.fireside.fm/165 126e97b4-2494-482c-ba14-95f8e397c0b8 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0600 Steven Webster and Matt Webster full Steven Webster and Matt Webster 45:16 yes This week for our holiday entry, we do something a little different! On this episode, we discuss and disect one of our favortie episodes from a show that has had a lot of influence on us over the years, the Simpsons! In the show's Season 7 Christmas offering, Bart is lured in by that holiday season's latest violent video game, Bonestorm. After Marge opposes purchasing the game for her son, against his better judgement, Bart decides to steal it from the local Try N' Save. After being caught, then later owning up to his thievery, Bart must deal with the consequences of his actions, and find out what it takes to rectify them. Morality play aside, the episode is packed with well crafted verbal and visual jokes that have kept us rolling for years! It's the The Simpsons: Marge Be Not Proud, this week on the Radkast! Christmas, The Simpsons, Simpsons, Marge, Bart, Homer, Comedy, Humor, Classic, Video Games, Stealing, Sentimental, Joy, Warmth, 90's, Life, Life Style, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, Nerd, Nerd Culture, Holidays, Jokes This week for our holiday entry, we do something a little different! On this episode, we discuss and disect one of our favortie episodes from a show that has had a lot of influence on us over the years, the Simpsons! In the show's Season 7 Christmas offering, Bart is lured in by that holiday season's latest violent video game, Bonestorm. After Marge opposes purchasing the game for her son, against his better judgement, Bart decides to steal it from the local Try N' Save. After being caught, then later owning up to his thievery, Bart must deal with the consequences of his actions, and find out what it takes to rectify them.
Morality play aside, the episode is packed with well crafted verbal and visual jokes that have kept us rolling for years! It's the The Simpsons: Marge Be Not Proud, this week on the Radkast!

]]> This week for our holiday entry, we do something a little different! On this episode, we discuss and disect one of our favortie episodes from a show that has had a lot of influence on us over the years, the Simpsons! In the show's Season 7 Christmas offering, Bart is lured in by that holiday season's latest violent video game, Bonestorm. After Marge opposes purchasing the game for her son, against his better judgement, Bart decides to steal it from the local Try N' Save. After being caught, then later owning up to his thievery, Bart must deal with the consequences of his actions, and find out what it takes to rectify them.
Morality play aside, the episode is packed with well crafted verbal and visual jokes that have kept us rolling for years! It's the The Simpsons: Marge Be Not Proud, this week on the Radkast!

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