Literate ApeCast Ep. 386—Men’s Mental Health and a Bit of Memorial Day Recollections
June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month and no two men are more qualified to talk about than a therapy-obsessed Jew and an emotionally constipated Gen Xer. This discussion also includes some talk of grandfathers who fought in WWII.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 385—David Himmel Has Birthday Lessons to Share
Himmel turns the page into thepost-forty-five chapter and he, and a few others, have thoughts.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 384—Is Art Ever Done for Free and Should It?
Hall is in his semi-traditional rant about Art for Art’s Sake. Himmel pushes back as he usually does.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 383—Do the Things We Own Really Own Us?
Don has, after four years of sleeping on his couch from a previous marriage, become the owner of a… gasp… bed!
Literate ApeCast Ep. 382—Two Divorced Dudes Talking Divorce
When the gentlemen of the ApeCast have nothing to talk about, they talk about their divorces. Duh.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 381—The Perils of Overconsumption
Do we need all the food, distractions, and attention we desire. Probably fucking not.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 380—Maybe Hall Should Just Shut the Fuck Up?
Don shares about his tendency to utter awkward stuff without repent. David has his moments of foot in mouth, as well. Jake has pinkeye and all three agree that the Blue Origin space flight was a buncha shit. Typical day at the office.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 379—Is Ethical Consumerism Even Possible?
Ah, the dulcit sounds of two white guys complaining. Isn’t this what you signed up for? Is your need to hear it ethical? Are you consuming this podcast while wiping with tree bark and calling friends on a coupla cans with string?
Literate ApeCast Ep. 378—The Singlehood Stigma
Both Apes a single, divorced, and figuring out the world of the spouseless. So, of course, they talk about it.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 377—Gen Z Sex, Muppets, and the Dream When Himmel Drops a Planet
Hall wrote something. Himmel dreamed something. It is established that no one can protest Kermit the Frog, Himmel is more Millenial than Gen X, and Hall would fuck a wax figure. Consider that your fucking trigger warning.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 376—Hall Takes Us on a Survivor Fan Chat
Yes. Hall loves Survivor. Insufferably, he drags Himmel through the least appealing fan crush conversation in the history of the seminal reality series.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 375—The Pluck of the Irish w/ Caitie Beardmore Cataldo
Joined by someone genuinely Irish with deep knowledge of the holiday, the chimps talk with Caitie Beardmore Cataldo about the cultural legacy of St. Patrick’s Day.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 374—The Trouble with a Whole Side of Congress Having Been Parented Gently
Himmel has his period then watches a horrible trolling. Hal, as usual, has a theory about the root of the problem.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 373—Three Irreplaceable Things
Hall has a question he asks when interviewing job applicants so he grills packrat Himmel about the items he considers most irreplaceable.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 372—Beating the Dead Horse (Again)
Himmel ‘byrnes’ Hall; a struggle session to advice the (losing) Democrats; and Hall gets high off of a can of tea.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 371—The Grift of GoFundMe
Himmel is concerned about a request for funds for a family looking to adopt a Hungarian. Hall uses the inside of a coffee can for a microphone. All is right in the world!
Literate ApeCast Ep. 370—Trump is NOT Supernatural
Hall has a theory about the 47th president. Himmel can’t pronounce the name of a 70’s band correctly. Hijinx ensue.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 369—Approaching the Sixth Decade
Happy 59th Birthday, Don! Today, he shares the things he learned this past year.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 368—The Death of the American Middle Class
Don wrote a thing. David wrote a different thuing. The chimps stroke each other in praise of the things they wrote.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 367—EXIT ONLY
Don has a policy concerning his ass. David disputes the policy.