Literate ApeCast Ep. 220—What Is This Episode About Again?
A long-winded meandering of topics with no compass to guide it. Don quit his job, Katie has a stranger request to dress him to go to hospital, Rorschach of the News, and Six Things but I’ll be damned if tgeir is rhyme or reason to this conversation.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 219—The Flaccidity of Portland, Things That Cracked Us Up, and Pelaton is for People with Too Much Money (with Vincent Truman)
David and Don are joined by guest Vincent Truman and the three catch up with Vince’s prognosis on Portland, OR, shameless self promotion of a film he and David made before they could drink legally, and the incredibly stupid things that have made them laugh hard enough to feel exhausted.
Plus, Rorschach of the News (where we learn of Don’s utter disgust with Pelaton) and Six Things.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 218—The Book of Boba, The Commodification of Wordle, and the Rorschach of the News
David completely spoils the sixth episode of The Book of Boba Fett as the guys talk about his assertion that the series is all about religious dogma. David revisits his Literate Ape article bemoaning the NYT purchase of Wordle and Don introduces a new segment called Rorschach of the News.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 217—Can Artists Help with the Mental Health Issues of the Broken? (with Heather Bodie)
Heather Bodie turns the pain of those devestated by mental health issues into performed monologues for a living. The two Ds have an engaging conversation with her about theater, the struggle of the artist during COVID, and whether people today are really dealing with trauma or have the definitions become so all-inclusive that the word has been rendered meaningless?
Literate ApeCast Ep. 216—Peter Parker and Lee Harvey
David finally saw Spiderman: No Way Home so he and Don can do a spoiler-laden discussion of the film. Don saw the latest Oliver Stone salvo regarding the JFK assassination and, knowing David is a long-historied JFK conspracy theorist, opens up that can of worms.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 215—Bloodsport and Bullshit
Don asks the question “What are you gonna do when the GOP wins the midterms?” and the two hosts go on an audio journey that encompasses an interview David had with Rudy Giuliani, an inarticulate quote from Kamala Harris, and some stuff about the Clintons. Following that up is the answer to the question “Does David suddenly sound like a Republican in April 2020 in regards to COVID?”
And Don does the single worst impression of Fauci on record.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 214—Himmel’s COVID, One Year Since Insurrection, and Is “Don’t Look Up” Worth Your Time?
The Apes ring in January 2022 with the tale of David’s battle with Omicron, some discussion about the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, and two very different perspectives on Adam McKay’s Netflix satire Don’t Look Up.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 213—Tools Are My Friends (with Dana Jerman and Lawrence Volbrecht)
ApeCast producer Dana Jerman does a Kansas follow-up from her interview with her mother-in-law last year by sitting in the garage with with her father-in-law, Lawrence Volbrecht, and letting the tools inspire her guest for stories of silver making, bullriding, barfights, and boxing.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 212—The Headlines Predicting 2022
In the pursuit of predicting both personal and societal future, the chimps discover that David’s In-Laws think he’s basically Jerry Seinfeld, that Don has no Jew Radar, David’s barber is a benign racist, and present three headlines to predict their personal journeys in the coming year and five headlines that foretell the trends and news of 2022.
WARNING: There might be weed and whiskey involved so this fucking thing devolves into two morons drooling on their iPads.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 211—What Does the Second American Civil War Look Like and Will Jussie Smollett Be the Spark That Starts It?
David and Don walk through the possibilities of a second American Civil War. Has it already started? Will people die en masse? And what about Jussie?
Literate ApeCast Ep. 210—The Horrors of Holidays (with Rory Zacher)
Joining the monkeys with microphones is none other than Rory Zacher. The three talk about mullets, tattoos, and the worst holidays the can recall.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 209—Write with a Broadsword or a Rapier (with MT Cozzola)
In a rare moment, the Chimps have a female guest and talk about writing instead of Marvel movies! The Chicago playwright MT Cozzola joins and the three discuss why writers write, how thety write, and David spends a lot of time gushing about Cozzola’s use of language. I mean, she is one of the few who can effectively use the word ‘verdant’ and not make you run for the toilet, amiright?
Literate ApeCast Ep. 208—What the Hell is JewFace?
Spurned on by Will Ferrell (not a Jew) playing an extremely Jewish character in his latest tv show, the boys discuss the phenomenon Don dubs “JewFace” as well as a dive into what heroism is and what the fuck is an NFT?
No ApeCast next week due to that Turkey holiday.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 207—Deltatoid?
David and Don show their shocking ignorance of body part knowledge, check out an NPR headline that accuses Chappelle of ‘white privilege,’ and discuss David’s newest tattoo. Avoiding the news of the week leaves conversation in the shallow end of the pool…
Literate ApeCast Ep. 206—On Being an Asshole, Leaving Faceborg, and the Incompetence of Democrats
Don has become one of those “Steps” people to David’s dismay. Also, Don is an asshole and will endeavor to keep his opining to himself in conversations (don’t hold your breathe). Apparently, David has a few issues with Stacy, a woman he lives with but who is not his wife and he (kinda) left Faceborg.
Also, the best ‘reading while taking a shit’ replacement is Blinkist and Joe Biden is Sheriff Bullock from Deadwood.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 205—Is Comedy Harder Than Before (with Erik Lewin)
Joining the Chimps is Erik Lewin (local Vegas stand-up comic, author, and generally likeable guy) as they dive into the question of comedy in the 21st Century. Could Blazing Saddles be made today? How hard is it to make people laugh?
Literate ApeCast Ep. 204—The Hatred of the MCU (with Don Smith) Part Two
In Part Two of Don Smith joining in, we talk about his distatse for the bombast of the MCU.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 203—Modern Horror (with Don Smith) Part One
Joining the Apes in this episode is Don Smith (check out his IMDB for more) and we talk about two specific topics in celebration of October: what makes a horror movie a horror movie and what horror movies made in the past three years are worth your time?
Part Two will cover why Smith so vehemently dislikes the MCU.
Literate ApeCast Ep. 202—Purging Distraction for the Good of Society
The Apes pulled the trigger on their Faceborg page. Don pulled the trigger on his own (again). Will David? Why doesn’t he?
Literate ApeCast Ep. 201—What’s with All the Horror Movies and How Does One Say “Rob Lowe”? (With James Ford)
For the first episode of Season 3, the boys invite returning Ape James Ford to join them as they discuss the new rash of horror films and the horror movies that scarred them as kids. Also, a new pronunciation of Rob Lowe’s name that will likewise scar you for life.