
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.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 366—ChatGPT Tells the Unvarnished Truth
The Chimps decide to see what the AI of the moment has to say about them. It ain’t pretty…
Literate ApeCast Ep. 365—David Himmel is the Neighborhood Hero
Himmel 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.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 364—Divorced Dad Christmas plus 2025 Headlines
Himmel is exposed as the Divorced Dad who takes his kids to McDonalds on Christmas Eve plus the Chimps predict the headlines for next year!
Literate ApeCast Ep. 363—The Demise of the Office Holiday Party
It’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.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 362—Is America Ready for a Violent Revolution?
Tony Spaghetti has Himmel thinking that maybe America is ready for a violent revolution. The chimps discuss.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 361—Our Bread and Circuses Are Falling Short. AI Tells US to Bend the Knee.
Is AI here to replace writers? We ask ChatGPT and the answer is absolutely.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 360—Love Actually and the Sex Talk
Himmel inadvertantly showed his six-year-old porn and had to explain it.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 359—Why Aren’t We Just More Plainspoken?
Don is on a tear about the linguistic games of… well, everybody, everywhere. So the chimps break it down masterfully.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 358—Our Generation’s Abe Lincoln
David 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.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 357—Four More Years…
The Chimps talk through the recent presidential election and what went wrong.