Springfield Googolplex: The Movie Podcast for Fans of The Simpsons

Adam Schoales and Nate Storring
Springfield Googolplex: The Movie Podcast for Fans of The Simpsons

Springfield Googlplex is the movie podcast for fans of The Simpsons. Growing up, Adam Schoales and Nate Storring were first introduced to countless classic movies through parodies on The Simpsons. On the Springfield Googolplex podcast, they keep that tradition alive by watching and dissecting movies referenced on The Simpsons that they have never seen before.

  1. Jaws with Devan Scott

    APR 15

    Jaws with Devan Scott

    What more can be said about Jaws (1975)? For the 50th anniversary of the original summer blockbuster, we invited filmmaker and podcaster Devan Scott to help us unpack how it quietly became one of the most referenced movies in the classic years of The Simpsons. Also in this episode: • The many parodies of Quint and his iconic introduction, including our Simpsons double feature, “The Joy of Sect” (S9E13) • A deep dive on the dolly zoom, from Hitchcock to Spielberg to The Simpsons • How Amity provides a template for the small-town politics of Springfield • Why does The Simpsons leave the climax of this movie untouched by parodies? • Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further reading Next time, for our season finale, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the most memorable Simpsons finales of all time, “Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One” (S6E25) and its parody of Goldfinger (1964). For more of Devan Scott’s film content, check out the complete podcast How Would Lubitsch Do It? and his video essays on YouTube, or follow him on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and Instagram. Plus, check out Arrow Video’s new definitive 4K UHD release of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), which Devan consulted on as part of a “weird Leone amateur brain trust.” (Nate has already pre-ordered.) For more Simpsons movie parody content, check out SpringfieldGoogolplex.com, or follow us @simpsonsfilmpod on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, YouTube, and Letterboxd. Discover more great podcasts on the That Shelf Podcast Network.

    2h 15m
  2. The Terminator with Matt Lynch • Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest III

    12/17/2024

    The Terminator with Matt Lynch • Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest III

    For our annual Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest this year, we unwrap “Grift of the Magi” (S11E9)—the Simpsons episode that gave us the name of this special—and its climactic spoof of James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984). Podcaster and prolific Letterboxd reviewer Matt Lynch joins us to break down the greatest movie ever made about a son sending his father back in time to have sex with his mother. (Oh yeah, and save the world in the process.) Also in this episode:• The delicious stone soup of Cameron’s budget filmmaking and special effects • Is this a slasher movie? Does it simply borrow slasher tropes? Did those tropes exist in 1984? • How James Cameron makes corniness as well as Frank Capra • Why ‘90s kids saw T2: Judgment Day first, and why we need to break the cycle • Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further reading Springfield Googolplex is taking a break for the holidays, but we will be back on February 18, 2025, with a new batch of episodes. In the meantime,  have a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, a cwazy Kwanzaa, a tip top Tet, and a solemn and dignified Ramadan. For more of Matt Lynch, check out his popular Letterboxd profile, his thriller movie podcast The Suspense Is Killing Us, Scarecrow Video’s YouTube channel VIVA! Physical Media, or the massive library of Scarecrow Video itself and its awesome rent-by-mail program. For more Simpsons movie parody content, check out SpringfieldGoogolplex.com, or follow us @simpsonsfilmpod on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, YouTube, and Letterboxd. Discover more great podcasts on the That Shelf Podcast Network.

    2h 27m

Ratings & Reviews

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Springfield Googlplex is the movie podcast for fans of The Simpsons. Growing up, Adam Schoales and Nate Storring were first introduced to countless classic movies through parodies on The Simpsons. On the Springfield Googolplex podcast, they keep that tradition alive by watching and dissecting movies referenced on The Simpsons that they have never seen before.

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