Rachael Hunter has been a fan of The Simpsons since she was the same age as Bart Simpson during the first season of the show. Rachael shares some of her favourite characters, musical numbers, celebrity guests, and literary and historical references within storylines.
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We discuss references from The Simpsons that have become common phrases and memes, and the phenomenon of the writers seemingly predicting the future.
Rachael is a member of a social media group for fans of The Simpsons and we hear about that social connection through fandom.
Rachael also comments on her experience of sharing a name with model and actress Rachel Hunter.
Watch The Simpsons on Disney Plus.
Thanks to Rachael for allowing the Wide Open Air Exchange to use her personalised Simpson portrait as the feature image (above) and the Christmas version (below).
Happy holidays!