Behind the Scenes of The Simpsons

Midday on WNYC | Aug 9, 2018

Mike Reiss discusses Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons. A four-time Emmy winner, Reiss worked on The Simpsons continuously since the first episode in 1989. He shares stories, scandals, and gossip about working with America’s iconic cartoon family and provides an inside look at the show’s writers, animators, actors and celebrity guests.

This segment is guest hosted by DW Gibson. 

 

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