On the 40-minute pod, The Simpsons’ executive producer and showrunner Matt Selman is hilarious, hitting on a variety of topics in The Main Event:

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* How someone breaks in as a comedy writer

* Being hired to write for Seinfeld at 24

* A classic Larry David story

* Being fired from Seinfeld

* How sports is part of the DNA of The Simpsons

* How he is saving the best parts for the paid portion of the pod

* How he is a subscriber to MSM

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* Failing to land Roger Federer for an episode

* Mark McGwire didn’t know The Simpson when he appeared

* Yao Ming’s monstrous request

* Cristiano Ronaldo’s line difficulty

* How ESPN’s The Simpsons alt-cast will work on MNF

* The Mannings, Mina Kimes and Stephen A. will make an appearance

* How Mike McCarthy is like Homer

* How Joe Burrow is like Bart

* Why is the alt-cast happening, Homer passed out

* Upcoming Ohtani scandal show

* Who is the greatest Simpsons’ writer of all-time

* How AI will impact comedy writing

* The tag and surprise guest at the end of The Simpsons’ MNF broadcast

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