Literate Ape co-editors Don Hall and David Himmel hold court, interview interesting people and talk about the perspectives of the week.
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 390—Top Five Songs of Summer
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1:17:24https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7hWLFpNF383Fy67QGqz6xA?si=9cd5868b50ac4e56By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 389—Is All Art Political? w/ Brandon Bruce
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1:33:42Himmel is on vacation so Hall brings in guest Ape Brandon Bruce to talk art, politics, and the intersection of both.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 388—Discussing Recent Events Days Too Soon
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1:13:00The news—from Trump sending troops to LA to Brian Wilson’s death—is on the minds of our Apes with Mics.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 387—Is Himmel Racist?
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1:03:10Himmel saw a guy and did a thing and is wondering if he, like so many others, has a racism problem.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 386—Men’s Mental Health and a Bit of Memorial Day Recollections
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1:30:31June 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.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 385—David Himmel Has Birthday Lessons to Share
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51:17Himmel turns the page into thepost-forty-five chapter and he, and a few others, have thoughts.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 384—Is Art Ever Done for Free and Should It?
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57:43Hall is in his semi-traditional rant about Art for Art’s Sake. Himmel pushes back as he usually does.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 383—Do the Things We Own Really Own Us?
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1:04:03Don has, after four years of sleeping on his couch from a previous marriage, become the owner of a… gasp… bed!By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 382—Two Divorced Dudes Talking Divorce
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1:17:32When the gentlemen of the ApeCast have nothing to talk about, they talk about their divorces. Duh.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 381—The Perils of Overconsumption
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52:23Do we need all the food, distractions, and attention we desire. Probably fucking not.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 380—Maybe Hall Should Just Shut the Fuck Up?
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1:09:16Don 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.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 379—Is Ethical Consumerism Even Possible?
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1:10:24Ah, 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?By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 378—The Singlehood Stigma
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1:02:35Both Apes a single, divorced, and figuring out the world of the spouseless. So, of course, they talk about it.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 377—Gen Z Sex, Muppets, and the Dream When Himmel Drops a Planet
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57:21Hall 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.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 376—Hall Takes Us on a Survivor Fan Chat
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59:56Yes. Hall loves Survivor. Insufferably, he drags Himmel through the least appealing fan crush conversation in the history of the seminal reality series.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 375—The Pluck of the Irish w/ Caitie Beardmore Cataldo
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1:30:23Joined 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.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 374—The Trouble with a Whole Side of Congress Having Been Parented Gently
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47:13Himmel has his period then watches a horrible trolling. Hal, as usual, has a theory about the root of the problem.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 373—Three Irreplaceable Things
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1:26:11Hall has a question he asks when interviewing job applicants so he grills packrat Himmel about the items he considers most irreplaceable.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 372—Beating the Dead Horse (Again)
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1:01:06Himmel ‘byrnes’ Hall; a struggle session to advice the (losing) Democrats; and Hall gets high off of a can of tea.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 371—The Grift of GoFundMe
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52:23Himmel 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!By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 370—Trump is NOT Supernatural
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1:05:08Hall has a theory about the 47th president. Himmel can’t pronounce the name of a 70’s band correctly. Hijinx ensue.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 369—Approaching the Sixth Decade
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1:13:04Happy 59th Birthday, Don! Today, he shares the things he learned this past year.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 368—The Death of the American Middle Class
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1:04:34Don wrote a thing. David wrote a different thuing. The chimps stroke each other in praise of the things they wrote.By Don Hall
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Don has a policy concerning his ass. David disputes the policy.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 366—ChatGPT Tells the Unvarnished Truth
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1:01:13The Chimps decide to see what the AI of the moment has to say about them. It ain’t pretty…By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 365—David Himmel is the Neighborhood Hero
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43:53Himmel has decided that he is the hero of his neighborhood because he managed to get his internet fixed after the gauntlet of attempts to thwart his need for Wifi.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 364—Divorced Dad Christmas plus 2025 Headlines
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47:38Himmel is exposed as the Divorced Dad who takes his kids to McDonalds on Christmas Eve plus the Chimps predict the headlines for next year!By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 363—The Demise of the Office Holiday Party
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59:05It’s that time when everyone from the office gets together at a bar and, like a dark truth serum, the booze makes the whole room regret ever showing up: the Office Holiday Party.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 362—Is America Ready for a Violent Revolution?
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58:59Tony Spaghetti has Himmel thinking that maybe America is ready for a violent revolution. The chimps discuss.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 361—Our Bread and Circuses Are Falling Short. AI Tells US to Bend the Knee.
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1:01:50Is AI here to replace writers? We ask ChatGPT and the answer is absolutely.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 360—Love Actually and the Sex Talk
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54:11Himmel inadvertantly showed his six-year-old porn and had to explain it.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 359—Why Aren’t We Just More Plainspoken?
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51:02Don is on a tear about the linguistic games of… well, everybody, everywhere. So the chimps break it down masterfully.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 358—Our Generation’s Abe Lincoln
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45:51David wrote a thing about the country, anxiety, hubris, and why there will never be a woman president. So, instead of read it, the Monkeys yap about it.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 357—Four More Years…
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1:01:24The Chimps talk through the recent presidential election and what went wrong.By Don Hall
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Nothing to see here, gang. Except Hall, fully clothed, asleep in his car.By Don Hall
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It turns out that both David and Don are really lousy at relationships but great with relationship advice. Also, so is Yakov Smirnoff.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 353—The Tepid Fury of Two Mediocre White Guys
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45:19What infuriates Himmel? Jewel selection, stereotypes, handjobs at the symphony? Hall just doesn’t seem to get all that angry about anything. What’s the deal (asked in the most 1980’s stand up manner)?By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 352—The Semantics of Viability and the Suckhole of Nostalgia
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53:11Can David go work on a cruise ship? Why would he want to? What the fuck is all of this shit about cruise ships? And how does one figuratively blow a load in your pants?By Don Hall
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TOPICS: Crypto Currency: Economic Freedom or Ponzi Scheme? *Peter Athans (Economic Freedom) vs Joe Janes (Ponzi Scheme) Air Conditioning: Necessary Comfort or End Times Hastening Appliance? *Chris Trani (Comfort) vs Lauren Reed (End Times) Populism or Liberalism: Which is the Future? *David Himmel (Populism) vs Brett Dworski (Liberalism) FLASH ROUN…
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 351—Taking a Non-Monogamous Pottery Class
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1:03:07Don is making straight A’s in life and—gasp—met a woman whose presence is making him re-think his strategy.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 350—Nebraska, Go Fuck Yourself
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55:12In a preview for BUGHOUSE!, Don tasks David with his repeated use of the ’systemic’ when describing localized events.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 349—The Apes Watch the Debate
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1:06:28D&D decide to watch the televised debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and provide in-the-moment commentary. Totally different, totally fun.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 348—Recharging the Battery
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58:20Don is closing the summer of house management; David is dealing with his miserable life. How do the chmps refuel themselves in the meantime?By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 347—Jobs Not Worth the Money
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1:37:00In the ever present search for income, both apes have a short list of jobs they’d never take regardless of the compensation package.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 346—AOC… Hot or Intelligent First? A DNC and Younger Himmel Breakdown
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52:11It was the week of the DNC in Chicago and the chimps have unique perspectives. So does Himmel’s youngest son. That kid has LOTS of opinions.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 345—Job Prospecting Past a Certain Age
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57:34Both Apes are looking for work and break it down for themselves.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 344—On Post-Divorce Dating
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58:15Don aplogizes for biffing last week’s episode but had his first post-divorce date so the chimps unpack the whole concept of that bizarre activity.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 343—The Upending of Manhood: What Makes a Man Beyond a Cock?
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1:07:08In a cultural landscape where the burning question has been “What is a woman?” for a decade, Don counters with the unspoken question.By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 342—Extreme Rhetoric Creates Its Own Enemies—We Are the Tone Police Today
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58:37Lots of stuff in here—rhetoric creating an intentional backlash, gentle parenting, umbrellas in the park (Don admits he was wrong so mark the episode), and more! Hunker down on the toilet and enjoy…By Don Hall
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Literate ApeCast Ep. 341—Is Hawk Tuah a Word or a State of Mind?
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1:00:32We start with the ‘hawk tuah’ girl and gradually wind around to the use of photography to fool us, face blindness, ‘kidney’ friends, and the realization that David’s sons are to be called ‘master.’By Don Hall
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