Hall is in his own transition, having recently uprooted and come home. Himmel is on the edge of the cliff, trying to find purpose and joy amidst a great upheaval. Also, Himmel uses a word he’s not supposed to. Listen for it.

Harry has been indoctrinated into the wildest version of Jesus via Youtube and his non-denominational recovering Jew father finds it adorable. So did Jim Jones’s parents.

Hall has been in Chicago for three weeks and the experience has him feeling things.

Himmel decides, like a dog, to mark his territory in Hall’s bathroom with an odd request. Then a discussion of purpose and optimism, fatherhood, and navigating big life changes. Some news, a quote, and a few recommended activities for the week.

Himmel keeps locking himself out of things; Hall is interested in the question of whether to delete past writing that hasn’t aged well or revise. TRIGGER WARNING: there is drinking and talk of man on man sex acts.

Don is now officially a Chicagoan again. David is perilously close to being divorced. It’s a whole new world!

Gang—things have come to head and the Apes need a break in the routine. This episode is short, has Don reading his lessons of Year 58 and that’s it. We’ll be back in March.

The Apes discuss what they do with free time, the writers they love, and break down what devices in writing turn them on.

David decides to have a bit more to drink prior and during the podcast than he should and ends things with an extended riff on Saltburn.

We’re all so certain of things. What music we like, other art, the foods, places we visit, etc. It’s hard to change our minds of things. But it does happen. So what have you changed your mind about recently? And how did that come to be?

The Apes wax philosophical about the upcoming new year. Also, some trash talk and a terrible Celine Dion joke.

It’s the time of year that Don gets navel-gazey and he wants to know what links on the chain David has forged. Also, the 1984 George C. Scott version of A Christmas Caorl is the definitive version. FACT.

A throwback to the days of youth and vigor! The time of year caught up with us and we couldn’t record this week. So, here’s the very first episode of over 300! Enjoy!

David reads a thing in an online magazine and has opinions. Apparently, so does Don. Anyone shocked that this podcast isn’t more popular than Serial?

Hall decided to ‘rebrand’ the generational labels and Himmel has thoughts. Also, things that happened to them in school that could never happen today and a dive into Douglas Coupland's Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture.

A deep conversation about the difference between empathy and macro-empathy goes long, plus a quote that inspires more yakking.

One of his prostitute ex-wife’s clients read Don’s book and put up a lengthy but positive five-star review of it on Goodreads. Once again, Don’s life is a fucking absurdist play.

Himmel took an EQ test and it turns out he’s an optimist so the Chimps dive in to figure out how that is possible.

David’s drinking and wants to geek out on Amazon’s ‘The Boys.’ Don is happy to comply with some superhero geekery.