Mike Scully on Writing The Simpsons, Accidental Predictions & the Art of Comedy

In this fan-driven episode, The Simpsons writer and showrunner Mike Scully joins the conversation for an honest, hilarious, and surprisingly heartfelt deep dive into the creative engine behind one of the longest-running shows in television history. From iconic jokes to emotional storylines, Scully offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how The Simpsons is actually made—and why it continues to resonate decades later.

The episode kicks off with one of the internet’s favorite questions: how does The Simpsons seem to predict the future? Scully breaks it down in a grounded and refreshingly honest way—explaining that these...