The Literate ApeCast

By Literate ApeComedy Society & Culture Personal Journals

The Literate ApeCast episodes

December 08, 2019 Literate ApeCast 111 — The Irishman, The Scorsese Universe, And Connecting The Cultural Dots
The Literate Apes dive into the world of Frank Sheeran and Martin Scorsese’s latest film, The Irishman as well as looking at cinematic long game narratives that connect across generations, directors, and storylines.
1 hr
December 01, 2019 Literate ApeCast 110 — What Percentage Of The Population Is Necessary For Widespread Change To Be Required?
The question begged on Episode 110 is simple: how many people in a culture experiencing what they feel is injustice are necessary for systemic change to be a moral requirement? Vegans, transgender, police shootings, and women surprised by a load after a blowjob are all in tiny numbers but look to make massive changes to society. How many is enough to take seriously? Also, did MLK really say THAT?
44 min
November 24, 2019 Literate ApeCast Ep. 109 — A Chaotic Potpourri Spawned By Illness And The Shark Song
No rhyme or reason here, folks. Just two slightly Ill chimps bouncing around conversationally like homeless guys on a sidewalk.
46 min
November 17, 2019 Literate ApeCast Ep. 108 — Five Minutes of Bro Love and We’re OUT!
Like the title says, the boys were on a tight time constraint.
10 min
November 10, 2019 Literate ApeCast 107 — Protesting CVS Is Just A Waste Of News Or Kim Kardashian Is Himmel’s Fault
Incensed by a meaningless protest against CVS from students at Purdue University, the Chimps in Charge tackle the News or Noise ratio of current journalism as well as finding out that Kim Kardashian is the creation of none other than David Fucking Himmel. Thanks, Jackass!
50 min
November 03, 2019 Literate ApeCast Ep. 106 — Unpacking the Men’s Rights Movement As Only Men Can Do
Hall watches a documentary on a subject he knows virtually nothing about: The Men’s Rights Movement. As any good documentary does, it gave him food for thought so he and Himmel go through some of the ideas and dilemmas faced by modern man through the lens of two guys suspicious of the existence of a Patriarchy.
58 min
October 27, 2019 Literate ApeCast Ep. 105 — Reclaiming the Pejorative and the Unconscious Bias Against Dudes Named Ron
It’s Halloween and so David has the parental duty to dress himself and his child up for the holiday. This simple task is apparently as daunting as accepting his 65-year old mother dating a guy named “Ron” and the awful possibility of Ron getting all sexy with his mom when she’s babysitting.
43 min
October 20, 2019 Literate ApeCast Ep. 104 — What Is The True Value Of Degenerate (f)Art?
Is Disney of higher societal value than Fincher? Has David lost his mind? How many times can he make the same fart joke before it finally wears Don down into laughter? And is a turkey sandwich with a piece of turd in it a shit sandwich?
0 min
October 13, 2019 Literate ApeCast Ep. 103 — Enter the Mollusk In Depth
After a quick moment of reflection on whether Ellen should be friends with a bona fide war criminal, the chimpanzees of podcasting talk about David’s recent foray into filmmaking (via the luminous Vincent Truman) with their new Amazon Prime film “Enter the Mollusk”. Listen to find out exactly who in the Chicago storytelling scene they based the pretentious characters off of and what he hopes will come of it (likely a similar fame and fortune model exemplified by this podcast...)
56 min
October 06, 2019 Literate ApeCast Ep. 102 — High Expectations, Low Expectations, And The Road Traveled In Between
As David struggles with the biological fact that he is not able to run the Chicago marathon after training for months, the two Chimps dive into the idea that it is our management of expectations that truly determines our mental and emotional strength. Plus six things to do, watch, and listen to in order to stave off the encroaching sense of possibility that impeachment may hold in the face of all indicators that it simply won’t make a difference.
50 min