{"podcast":{"title":"The History on Film Podcast","slug":"the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445","podcast_index_feed_id":7080445,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/672795e3c715c55b4a249749","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-history-on-film-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1730647278643-25e43602-784b-4f03-b639-790d9a30d2c9.jpeg","author":"Ross Lennon","episode_count":72,"summary":"The History on Film Podcast is an award-winning wide-ranging podcast series that looks at the intersections of history, film and media studies, technology, and more. Our goal is to make the educational parts entertaining and the entertaining parts educational. New episodes every Monday morning! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T18:18:37.560542+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445"},"episode":{"title":"Eye on Springfield","slug":"eye-on-springfield","published_at":"2025-11-10T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445/eye-on-springfield","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-history-on-film-podcast/episodes/eye-on-springfield-with-alan-siegel","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/672795e3c715c55b4a249749/e/68900e0d0bb12601f09ebb98/media.mp3","summary":"Ross is joined by 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. They discuss the show's early success, influences, production, its place in the culture wars of the early 90s, and much more! Ross and Alan also share their thoughts on \"The Naked Gun\" (2025) and the \"King of the Hill\" revival. FURTHER READING: Siegel, Alan. Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television -and America- Forever FURTHER WATCHING: \"The Simpsons\" Alan's pick: \"Mr. Plow\" Ross's picks: \"The Springfield Files\", \"Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie\" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Ross is joined by Alan Siegel, senior staff writer at The Ringer and author of Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Televi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3543,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445/episodes/eye-on-springfield/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445/eye-on-springfield.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}