Literate ApeCast Ep. 143 — The Whole Rigamoro, the Indestructible Nature of an Idiot, and the Nostalgia Porn of Perry Mason
A bit of pandemic nonsense both in the casino and the world. David had to get some healthcare because of a dent in his head and his visit included an angry immigrant and a wonderful nautical gay man. And apparentally neither have a clue about reproductive science.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 142 — A Jew Walks Into a Bar and Psychoanalyzes an Irish Adjacent Blowhard
As a follow-up to episode 138 when Don quizzed David, this episode is David’s attempt to “dig into Don’s soul” and do his level best to put him on the therapy couch. With talk about his past, his anger issues and where they might come from, and where his almost PollyAnna optimism comes from, this is a dive into why the ApeCast’s biggest asshole embraces that moniker
Literate ApeCast Ep. 141 — According to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, How Stereotypically White Are the Apes?
National Museum of African American History & Culture put out a graphic this week defining Aspects & Assumptions of Whiteness & White Culture in the United States. The Gentlemen Apes go through each criteria to see who is the most stereotypically white and wonder if being self reliant, objective, hark working, being punctual, and optimistic are elements of white supremacy, what is the museum saying about everyone else?
Note: The graphic has since been removed from the Museum’s site and physical location with an apology for posting but not for somehow thinking it wasn’t completely ludicrous.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 140 — The Razor’s Edge of Cancel Culture and the Mediocrity of “Hamilton”
153 public intellectuals signed The Letter. It caused quite the Twitter-chaos as so many things do. D & D talk about its subject — cancel culture — as well as their less than enthusiastic response to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton.”
Literate ApeCast Ep. 139 — Liberals Not Calling the Cops Anymore, Facebook Losing Cash, and Carl Reiner
A liberal enclave in Minneapolis decides to stop calling the police and their neighborhood is overrun by homeless, drug addicts, and criminals. Major corporations are boycotting Zuckerberg and his mealy wish-washy approach to hate speech online. Carl Reiner dies at 98 years old. These among other randomness are here for your listening edification.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 138 — 20 Questions with David Himmel, the Heart of His Darkness
Today’s episode has Don quizzing David in the spirit of James Lipton. We find out how he feels about diversity training, which Friends character he identifies with, why the movie Cocktail is better than Roadhouse, and that he doesn’t know the difference between Pocahontas and Sacagawea.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 137 — The Island of Canceled Honkies
David’s dog is basically a racist relative. Don decides to bag in the wokeness of Brian Sweeney without any provocation. Don then makes an argument in favor of reparations for black Americans. As an alum, David has a few things to say about the woke decision to “retire” the UNLV mascot. Oh, did you here that Chicago arts is going through a summer of reckoning and revenge?
Literate ApeCast Ep. 136 — Farewell to Facebook, Welcome Sonless Days, and How Mushy Can the Term “Systemic Racism” Become?
Don has taken 80% of social media and bid it farewell and David can’t understand how he will function in society. David then admits he kind of wishes his son stayed with his grandparents, Don breaks down why the term “systemic racism” is quickly becoming a meaningless and thus useless term. Oh, and also Second City comes up as well.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 135 — Which Middle-Aged White Guy Has the Most Privilege and What Are They Doing With It?
The Apes decide, in the wake of social change, to have a quick competition: which of the two of them has the *most* white privilege and continue talking about how to handle a bloated, brutal police state including ending the worship of police on television. Also, reparations. Best idea ever.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 134 — Solving the American Police Problem in an Hour
After the massive unrest and nationwide protests rocked the fragile COVID-countryside, D & D sit down and solve the problem of the brutal policing in our country. Also, apparently Don is in favor of better training for cops and, in a side note, is fine with killing babies.
Literate ApeCast 133 — It’s David’s Birthday And He Can Cry If He Wants To
David turns the corner from 40 to 41 and, in keeping with tradition, he details a few things he has learned in the past year.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 132 — Nick Hornby, John Irving, Woody Allen, and Wes Anderson
Which author is writing your life? Which director is helming the film? Also a bit of Game of Thrones yapping, frustration at anti-shutdown protesters, and dancing the Re-Opening of Work tap dance.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 131 — On Pandemic Preparation, Mutant Optimism, and Practicing to Be Homeless
In one of the strangest ApeCasts on record, David refuses to play a “What If...?” Game, Don bullies him into playing, and then in a discussion of Don’s designation of Human Care Bear, we open up about a marital argument he and Dana had recently that we can GUARANTEE you’ve never had with your significant other.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 130 — The Las Vegas Mayor is Ill-Equipped and Harvard is Hypocritical
David is mentally exhausted by the protesters and being shut in with his dog but not as mentally ill-prepared for his job as Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman. That and the fact that Harvard, that bastion of liberal collegiate thought, is firing their janitors despite the $40 billion they have stowed.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 129 — Himmel’s Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey in Regards to Her Creation of Dr. Phill
David is caught off guard with the news of Joe Diffie’s demise and also has an open letter to Oprah Winfrey. Don is a dick. The self isolation is starting to show the fraying at the edges…
Literate ApeCast Ep. 128 — Talking to the Other Side of the Political Fence and the Growth of Himmel’s Quarantine Beard
David is torn between wanting to defeat Donald Trump in November and being so disgusted with The Wokesters that it would be satisfying to lose to him just to prove a point. But what point? And why is it so annoying to talk to both the Right and Left extremists during the pandemic? But first, doesn’t David’s quarantine beard look John Wick-sexy?
Literate ApeCast Ep. 127 — Cabin Fever (Pandemic Style) and The Weight of The Opinions of Our Exes
We’re all trapped in our homes and the little things are TEARING US APART! The boys talk about the new inability to joke about the COVID-19 world and the spectres of the opinions of past relationships.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 126 — Which Walking Dead Character Will YOU Become In The Post-Pandemic World?
The Apes decide to delve into dystopian Gee Kerry and discuss who they would become should the world resemble The Walking Dead and which post-apocalyptic movie will our demise most resemble (spoiler: of course David brings Cocktail into it). Plus, David’s ingenious idea to put $50.00 in your pocket for listening to our ApeCast.
Literate ApeCast 125 — Global Pandemic, Social Distancing, And What Are The Four Horsemen Again?
Don and David are back this week, both in the grips of the COVID-19 lockdown in Chicago and Las Vegas. Today, the reflect a bit on how they’re doing and what they think the best and worst outcomes of the tipping over of society will bring.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 124 — The Playlist at the End of the World (with Dana Jerman)
Practicing full-on social distancing, Don sits this one out and Dana Jerman fills his chair. She and David talk about home life in the wake of Armageddon and present two distinct playlists to listen to as society collapses around us.