About
Mike Reiss has been writing for The Simpsons for three decades. In his spare time, he's visited 134 countries, including Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and the North Pole. Hear all about it in this very funny and reasonably true podcast.
What Am I Doing Here? with Mike Reiss
English, Cultural, 1 season, 57 episodes, 14 hours, 6 minutes
What Am I Doing Here? with Mike Reiss
English, Cultural, 1 season, 57 episodes, 14 hours, 6 minutes
Episode 56: WORST CHRISTMAS EVER!
We revisit Peru for our best -- and worst -- Christmas.
12/6/2023 • 16 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 55: TAIWAN: A TRIP YOU CAN SKIP
We visit Taiwan before all Hell breaks loose!
11/29/2023 • 13 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 54: TASMANIAN DEVILRY!
See a prison, a wombat and a machine that poops!
11/22/2023 • 14 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 53: FORGET THE ALAMO!
Texas! Plus, the scariest race for the airport you ever heard.
11/15/2023 • 14 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 52: TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN CRUCIFIXION
Celebrate Easter with a live Crucifixion in the Philippines!
11/8/2023 • 14 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 51: THE WEEK OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY
Mike dangles off a waterfall, taunts a leopard, and gets stranded in the desert.
11/1/2023 • 15 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 50: TITANIC 2, THE MEDIA CIRCUS
Mike gets way too famous for four days during the Titan submarine crisis.
7/3/2023 • 17 minutes, 43 seconds
Ep 49: Return to the Titanic
The tourist sub in the news is the one I took to the Titanic. Hear my experiences, first aired one year ago.
6/19/2023 • 16 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 48: OSCARS 2023!
This week we take do a deep dive into the awards show you’re gonna skip honoring the movies you never heard of.
3/1/2023 • 14 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 47: RETURN VISIT – THE NORTH POLE. PLUS, THE OTHER NORTH POLE!
Celebrate Christmas with a visit to the North Pole… and North Pole, Alaska.
12/19/2022 • 15 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 46: RETURN VISIT – THE TOILET EPISODE
Everybody’s favorite show, our toilet episode, back by POOPular demand. I’m sorry.
12/5/2022 • 17 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 45: RETURN VISIT – DIRTY JOKES OF THE MUSLIM WORLD
In honor of Thanksgiving, learn the crazy twisted story of how turkeys got their name. Plus: Dirty jokes!
11/21/2022 • 16 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 44: RETURN VISIT – THE FOOD EPISODE
Get ready for Thanksgiving as we eat horse, guinea pig, and crickets!
11/14/2022 • 16 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 43: RETURN VISIT - THE PODCAST GOES TO HELL!
Start your Halloween with a visit… to SATAN! (And Santa.)
10/24/2022 • 16 minutes, 41 seconds
EpIsode 42: RETURN VISIT - FEAR OF LYING
Mike lies his way into Iran, Canada, and almost a trip to Mars.
10/10/2022 • 16 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 41: THE DISAPPOINTMENT SHOW!!!!
The worst travel attraction on earth!
8/24/2022 • 14 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 40: THE TITANIC!
The podcast sinks to new lows.
8/11/2022 • 16 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 39: WHO PAYS?
A trip to Spain with wine, women and more wine! But who's paying for it?
6/15/2022 • 14 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 38: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOMICIDE
We spend a romantic night in the Lizzie Borden Murder House.
6/8/2022 • 13 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 37: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Opera’s not as bad as you think. It’s worse.
4/13/2022 • 14 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 36: BROADWAY BLOWS
For once, Mike doesn't have to travel far to spend hundreds of dollars and have a lousy time!
4/8/2022 • 17 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 35: OSCARS WILD
The Oscars may be dull, but what goes on backstage is INSANE.
3/24/2022 • 20 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 34: STUPID BOWL LVI
The Super Bowl, the World Cup, Wimbledon and other wastes of money.
3/9/2022 • 18 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 33: OH, SHIP!
Worst. Cruise. Ever.
2/16/2022 • 16 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 32: I NEED A FLASHLIGHT!
We have a great time in Peru. And then a god-awful one.
2/2/2022 • 13 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 31: KILIMANJARO! PART 2
Mountain climbing, whitewater rafting and other stupid dangerous things.
10/13/2021 • 13 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 30: KILIMANJARO! PART 1
Why do men climb mountains? Because they're idiots.
10/6/2021 • 13 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 29: THE FUN SHOW
Today Mike does fun things that are no fun.
9/29/2021 • 15 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 28: THE FOOD EPISODE
Somebody Feed Phil? He’s got $200 million! Somebody feed Mike!
9/22/2021 • 14 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 27: SIMPSONS STORIES - PART 2: THE WORLD
Mike takes his show on the road... internationally.
9/15/2021 • 12 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 26: SIMPSONS STORIES - PART 1: AMERICA
A Homer Simpson GPS brings Mike to all the wrong places.
9/8/2021 • 14 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 25: THOSE WAKY IRAQIS!
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9/1/2021 • 13 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 24: TOKYO IS OKEY-DOKYO
Mike does things in Japan Godzilla wouldn't touch.
8/25/2021 • 13 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 23: GOOD TIMES IN IRAN!
We visit Iran for the free chicken dinners.
8/18/2021 • 13 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 22: DRAGONS AND TIGERS AND BULLS, OH MY!
Featuring special guest star Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling!
8/11/2021 • 14 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 21: THE NORTH POLE, THE SOUTH POLE, AND THE OTHER ONE
Mike visits all three poles. Yes. All three.
8/4/2021 • 14 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 20: MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND
Mike gets a haircut in Africa that makes him look like Jewish Dracula.
7/28/2021 • 13 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 19: A GOLD MEDAL EPISODE
The Olympics! It’s like the Olympics on steroids!
7/21/2021 • 13 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 18: LAND OF A THOUSAND DANGLERS: BHUTAN
We visit Bhutan, where the homes are covered in penises.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
7/14/2021 • 13 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 17: ETHIOPIA
We find the Lost Ark… in Ethiopia?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
7/7/2021 • 13 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 16: THE PODCAST GOES TO HELL
We visit the weirdest country on earth and meet a nude Satan!
6/30/2021 • 14 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 15: YOU WENT WHERE? NORTH KOREA!
This week we visit North Korea. The scary Korea!
6/23/2021 • 13 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 14: NORTH AFRICA! PLUS DIRTY JOKES!
We visit Star Wars sets in Tunisia and hear dirty jokes from around the world.
6/16/2021 • 14 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 13: WORST VACATION EVER!
Join us for the worst vacation on earth. Then meet Shorty, the Podcast Elf.
6/9/2021 • 12 minutes
Episode 12: LIVE AND LET LIBYA
This week we go to Libya, see Muammer Qaddafi, and meet the world’s worst tour guides.
6/2/2021 • 13 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 11: THE TOILET EPISODE
This week we visit terrible toilets from around the world.
5/26/2021 • 13 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 10: YOU WANTED TO COME HERE
Mike takes a miserable bus tour of Europe then writes a bad movie about it.
5/19/2021 • 14 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 9: FROM RUSSIA WITH LIKE
Mike gets cheated by Russian oligarchs. Later, Mike gets cheated by Chinese oligarchs.
5/12/2021 • 16 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 8: WILD, WILD WEST AFRICA
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5/5/2021 • 17 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 7: THE PODCAST GOES SOUTH
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4/28/2021 • 17 minutes, 1 second
Episode 6: CHARMING CHERNOBYL
A trip to Chernobyl ends in disaster
4/21/2021 • 16 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 5: A TALE OF TWO MARDI GRASES
Mike attends Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Rio. His wife gets topless; Mike gets robbed.
4/14/2021 • 14 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 4: OUR WACKY, WACKY WORLD
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4/7/2021 • 16 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 3: OVER THE HILLS AND FART AWAY
Mike visits fabulous, flatulent Nepal. Then we go to the Catskills and break into a zoo.
3/31/2021 • 16 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 2: HOW TO BEAT THE HIGH COSTA RICA
Mike takes a rain-soaked trip to Costa Rica that nearly destroys his marriage.
3/24/2021 • 14 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 1: FEAR OF LYING
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3/17/2021 • 14 minutes, 27 seconds
What Am I Doing Here — Teaser
Simpsons writer Mike Reiss has visited 134 countries – not by choice. Find out why in this funny, fact-filled show.
3/10/2021 • 1 minute, 2 seconds