Literate ApeCast Ep. 398—What is Mankeeping and Why Does It Smell Like a Bucket of Crap?
David saw a guy with a purse at a rock show. Don read some articles and a 75-page thesis paper. Oh, the rabbitholes these chimps go down…
Literate ApeCast Ep. 397—The Apes Take a Personality Test
David wants to know who he is via an online personality test so Don joins. But how they are now versus when they were at 25 and according to their ex-wife’s is very different.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 396—Do the BodyCams Support the Rationale or Subvert It?
The Chimps have nothing to talk about so, of course, they find something to talk about…
Literate ApeCast Ep. 395—Do They Think About Us, Too?
Himmel is wondering if those people, who used to be in his life, ever think about him. Hall has a weird God Complex theory of his own.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 394—How to Sell Jeans with Two Globes
Yup. The controversy about Sydney Sweeney’s genes/jeans has reached the ApeCast. Hang on!
Literate ApeCast Ep. 393—Peacock Feathers and Running from Death
Part three of the triptych of episodes about death, this one is a conversation of Hall’s recent essay Immortality Is a Dirty Lie (But You Gotta Believe It Anyway).
Literate ApeCast Ep. 392—A Wad of Fentanyl
Continuing the topic of last week, the Chimps unpack Hall’s plan to go out on his own terms.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 391—Cat’s in the Cradle and the Silver Spoon
Don has now officially given his father the ultimate Father’s Day gift—hospice.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 390—Top Five Songs of Summer
It’s summer! We’re in a fucking Heat Dome! Time to listen to some tunes!
Literate ApeCast Ep. 389—Is All Art Political? w/ Brandon Bruce
Himmel is on vacation so Hall brings in guest Ape Brandon Bruce to talk art, politics, and the intersection of both.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 388—Discussing Recent Events Days Too Soon
The news—from Trump sending troops to LA to Brian Wilson’s death—is on the minds of our Apes with Mics.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 387—Is Himmel Racist?
Himmel saw a guy and did a thing and is wondering if he, like so many others, has a racism problem.
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?