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Literate ApeCast Ep. 379—Is Ethical Consumerism Even Possible?
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/14/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/14/25

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?

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 378—The Singlehood Stigma
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/7/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/7/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 377—Gen Z Sex, Muppets, and the Dream When Himmel Drops a Planet
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/31/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/31/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 376—Hall Takes Us on a Survivor Fan Chat
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/24/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/24/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 375—The Pluck of the Irish w/ Caitie Beardmore Cataldo
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/17/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/17/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 374—The Trouble with a Whole Side of Congress Having Been Parented Gently
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/10/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/10/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 373—Three Irreplaceable Things
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/3/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/3/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 372—Beating the Dead Horse (Again)
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 2/24/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 2/24/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 371—The Grift of GoFundMe
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 2/17/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 2/17/25

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!

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 370—Trump is NOT Supernatural
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 2/10/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 2/10/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 369—Approaching the Sixth Decade
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 2/3/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 2/3/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 369—Approaching the Sixth Decade

Happy 59th Birthday, Don! Today, he shares the things he learned this past year.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 368—The Death of the American Middle Class
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 1/27/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 1/27/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 367—EXIT ONLY
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 1/20/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 1/20/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 367—EXIT ONLY

Don has a policy concerning his ass. David disputes the policy.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 366—ChatGPT Tells the Unvarnished Truth
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 1/13/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 1/13/25

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…

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 365—David Himmel is the Neighborhood Hero
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 1/6/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 1/6/25

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 364—Divorced Dad Christmas plus 2025 Headlines
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/30/24 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/30/24

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!

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 363—The Demise of the Office Holiday Party
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/23/24 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/23/24

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 362—Is America Ready for a Violent Revolution?
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/16/24 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/16/24

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 361—Our Bread and Circuses Are Falling Short. AI Tells US to Bend the Knee.
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/9/24 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/9/24

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.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 360—Love Actually and the Sex Talk
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/2/24 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 12/2/24

Literate ApeCast Ep. 360—Love Actually and the Sex Talk

Himmel inadvertantly showed his six-year-old porn and had to explain it.

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