# Simpsons TV Tales and Bad Trips Mike Reis

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Podcast: [Word Balloon Comics Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/word-balloon-comics-podcast-159914)
Published: 2026-06-10T07:03:52+00:00
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## Resource

One of the cornerstone ceators on The Simpsons and Co-Creator Of The Critic Mike Reis is back ! He has a new travel book Bad Trips which is collection of his Substack essays about his trips to some of the scariest ports of call. From Iran and Iraq to The Ill Fated Titanic Submarine Tours. He scares us with tales of ABBA , the best food in the worst country, lots of Simpson TV writing tales and more.

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