Here’s our buddy Alan Siegel on “Homer’s Phobia,” a cultural milestone, a wonderful Simpsons episode in its own right, and one of the last where a celebrity voice made sense and wasn’t just stunt casting. [The Ringer]

Alan Siegel wrote about The Simpsons villain Hank Scorpio and the episode “You Only Move Twice” for The Ringer, and talked to showrunner Josh Weinstein about Homer Simpson’s “Yes, once,” line when Scorpio asks if he’s ever seen a guy say goodbye to his shoe before. Weinstein said that Homer’s response was remembering… Read more

Al Jean discusses The Simpsons' love of sports episodes, which athletes made the best guests, and whether he'd want to do a sequel to "Homer at the Bat." [Fox Sports] Read more

"Homer at the Bat" airs on FXX at 11:30 EDT, which is, like, now. Go read Erik Malinowski's excellent piece on the making of the episode, and consider this your Simpsons open thread.

Here's an interesting interview with Ken Levine of The Simpsons on how the Springfield Isotopes came to be.