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Literate Ape co-editors Don Hall and David Himmel hold court, interview interesting people and talk about the perspectives of the week.... more
FAQs about The Literate ApeCast:How many episodes does The Literate ApeCast have?The podcast currently has 516 episodes available.
May 10, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 180—A True Friend Can Cross the Line of Taste and Still Be a FriendDavid both looks surprisingly like Bradley Cooper in “American Hustle” as well as wrote a speech for President Joe Biden. No one most of the planet gives two shits about the Moth Radio Hour. Don gives a bit of inside skinny on his latest gig which bores David into a stupor. The Monkeys talk what one will do to gain a salary and and answer the question “What does Elon Musk look like?”...more1h 6minPlay
May 03, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 179—How Black is Captain America and Don Doles Out Unsolicited Couples and Parenting AdviceWARNING: Spoilers for MCU’s “Falcon and The Winter Soldier” as the chimps on microphones parse out the new Captain America. Then David opens up about a true rift in his marriage and his screaming child. Don decides to offer his sage relationship and parenting advice, neither which worth much....more1h 1minPlay
April 26, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 178—What Do the White Chimps Think of the Chauvin Verdict and What Does It Mean for the Future?The Chauvin guilty verdict is an absolute win in our days but what does it mean for the future of police reform? David reveals that one of his favorite storytellers in none other than Chicago’s Nestor Gomez and the gentlemen apes walk through differing ideas as to how to put perspective on some of our system’s biggest issues....more53minPlay
April 19, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 177—Are We Entering Into a Second Roaring Twenties?Don and David explore the possibility that history is ever repetitive and may result in a second “Roaring Twenties” scenario. They also cover the existence of OnlyFans and the awful wonder of a Cruise Ship Cabaret by Adrian Zmed....more51minPlay
April 12, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 176—Living with a Wild Animal While Trying to Have a Goddamned ConversationAmidst an urbane and surprisingly adult conversation about the social responsibility of the church-goers, gun rights for the Evangelicals, and our decades-long descent into toxic individualism, three-year old beast Harry does everything he can to reduce his father to a blubbering mess.WARNING: Those with toddlers will be triggered by this episode....more49minPlay
April 05, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 175—Tough Love Parenting and What Price Self-Care?It’s perhaps a very good thing that Don has never spawned offspring and is not in charge of the “self-care” industry in any way. David tries to guide this self-professed “guy from the eighties” in the softer, gentler age of letting children destroy any peace of mind parents have and bragging about therapy and anxiety as badges of inclusion....more54minPlay
March 29, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 174—An Apology, A Defense, and A ReckoningTurns out Don is the corner of the table you bump your funny bone on (according to David) in a bit of a therapy turnaround with the Chimps psychoanalyzing the guy “from the eighties.” David moves on with his rage at the gun culture in America and they close things out with David’s “Nine Levels of Offense”....more1h 16minPlay
March 22, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 173—Woody Allen: Predator or Prey?David believes Woody Allen is a child molester; Don does not. This one gets ugly....more58minPlay
March 15, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 172—Harry Turns Three During Pandemic and POLITICO Confirms the Centrism of Most AmericansDavid and Katie throw Harry his third birthday and then, mid-episode, have to deal with life in a cell with a three-year old. D&D reminisce about birthdays they can barely remember then dive in to the latest POLITICO poll of Americans and the extreme margins that aren’t really that relevant....more51minPlay
March 09, 2021Literate ApeCast Ep. 171—Cancel This, Dr. Seuss!In a discussion about the (not) cancelling of six Dr. Seuss books and the cancel culture that may (or may not) exist in the world, Don antagonizes David as the gadfly in his soup....more48minPlay
FAQs about The Literate ApeCast:How many episodes does The Literate ApeCast have?The podcast currently has 516 episodes available.