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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2025 · 49 MIN

Alan Siegel Talks The Simpsons

from Greetings From the Idiot Box · host Allison Lips

Alan Siegel, senior staff writer at The Ringer and author of Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television and America Forever, joins TV Historian Allison Lips to assess The Simpsons impact on pop culture with a focus on the first 10 years. Buy Alan's book at Bookshop.org or Amazon.

Alan Siegel, senior staff writer at The Ringer and author of Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television and America Forever, joins TV Historian Allison Lips to assess The Simpsons impact on pop culture with a focus on the first 10 years. Buy Alan's book at Bookshop.org or Amazon.

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