The ApeCast

Watch out now! Sean Davis (After the Credits), in a stunning aerial attack, swoops in from the heavens to give Monster-Bird a run for its money in making annoying repetitive noises in his highflying ApeCast debut! He's here to help your ApeHosts dish on the continuing paranoiac unraveling of General Urko, Brent's refusal to put a damn shirt on, Jeff and Judy's one role, Bill's continuing uselessness, Monster-Bird and its implications, pueblos, favorite Internet topic Boomers, Boomer from BSG, and so much more! FLYING REPTILES are here, they're real, and they're SPECTACULAR.

For this chilling Apetober Gorillaween episode, Jack and Geoff welcome Erin Clarke back for a look at Dario Argento's zanily grisly 1985 thriller Phenomena. And this movie has it all: a sheet metal-wielding killer, a girl who talks to insects, and a vengeful chimp nurse! Our hosts have a great time unpacking this insanity, while still finding time for digressions about Hamburger Helper, CGI Brando, and more!

**NOTE** During recording, workmen were installing scaffolding on a building just outside the ApeCast studios. Apologies for the noise. Put yourself in the proper spirit by imagining the sounds of clanking metal and Japanese shouting are ghostly chains and the lamentations of the damned!

Jack and Geoff welcome back Sam Stovold for a stroll on the Trail to the Unknown! And there is much to marvel at in this Apes' animated TV episode: a perilous river journey, an unexpected astronaut encounter, Urko's increasingly unhinged paranoia, and architecturally sound pueblo construction! They also detour into Star Wars, kart racing klassics, and Legends of Zelda both new and old.

The ApeCast takes to the sky once again, and for this aerial adventure we've enlisted the aid of Jack's cohost on Reopening the Wormhole, Kevin Young! Together, they'll discuss the miracle of flying apes, Judy's long-awaited return, the logistics of dropping targeted nets from airplanes, Chingy, Smash Bros, Peter Lorre-like apes, Urko's tenuous grip on power, Cylons, and so much more. The ApeCast: SKY MISSION!

For this month's bonus Ape-isode, Jack & Geoff venture into crypto-apelogical territory with a look at Harry & The Hendersons! And while the movie doesn't leave the strongest impression, your intrepid Ape hosts still find much to discuss. They get into the distinctively superlative work of Rick Baker, the most irritating child actor this side of a Disney Channel sitcom, 1993's mini Stalloneissance, and some classic Bigfoot memories. You won't be shooing this episode away into the woods anytime soon!

Jack and Geoff are joined by noted Apes author Andrew EC Gaska for a dip into a River of Flames! In their discussion of this animated Apes TV episode, the three ponder the mystery of Urko's orange uniform, the great WEAPONS/SCIENCE debate, and the greatness that inevitably ensues when you combine apes and lava. They also get into Star Trek's penchant for recycling, and theatrically-released 007-parodying Flintstones movies that nobody has ever heard of. Grab your laser cutter and dive in!

The boys are back in town to talk about one of the most simultaneously boring and crazy episodes of Return to the Planet of the Apes, and this time they've brought in a Kong-sized guest in Barm to talk about a Kong-sized deity in Kygoor! Other topics up for discussion include John McTiernan movies, crack Gorilla ski-troopers, mystical cable cars, oddly placed facial hair, weather balloons, how far you can take time-killing scenes in a cartoon, and what a big lame-o Jeff is. Come in out of the cold and settle in for one hell of a podcast experience!

For this month's special ape-isode, Jack and Geoff revisit the 1999 Spike Jonze joint Being John Malkovich. And despite the near dearth of apes in the movie—there is a chimp, so it does technically count—our hosts find a lot to talk about. They discuss the film's delightful performances and unlikable characters, touch upon the banner year in film that was 1999, and make a few of the usual detours into things like Star Wars and Taco Bell. This podcast is basically a tunnel into the minds of both Jack and Geoff. Crawl on in and enjoy!

Jack and Geoff welcome Emily Thompson back to the show for a dip in the Lagoon of Peril! In this fifth episode of the animated Apes series, the three find much to enjoy: a sea monster, a bare-chested, laser cutter-wielding astronaut, and multiple ape news reporters! They also get into regional English accents, British Star Trek censorship, and spend a surprising amount of time discussing Majora's Mask. This episode is hot AWKWOO!

It's time to enter the Tunnel of Fear here at the ApeCast, but all we can find is a treasure trove of delights. Longtime listener and Ape Faithful mainstay Derek Buckley makes his podcast debut to talk about his childhood memories of the show, giant spiders, redneck Apes, chimp culinary habits and the greatest country-western song ever recorded, "Can't Help Going Humanoid Over You." It's everyone's favorite episode of the show so far, and our Ape-thusiasm shows! If you listen to this episode, we're sure future generations of apes will applaud your decision.