Simpsons TV Tales and Bad Trips Mike Reis

About this episode

Mike Reis discusses his new travel book 'Bad Trips' and shares stories from his experiences and work on 'The Simpsons'.

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.

People in this episode

Host: John Siuntres

Guest: Mike Reis

Topics covered

• The Simpsons
• travel stories
• comedy writing
• scary destinations
• food experiences

Keywords

• Mike Reis
• The Simpsons
• Bad Trips
• travel
• comedy
• scary destinations
• food

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Simpsons, The Critic, Bad Trips

Places: Iran, Iraq

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