Prime Mates

Toy Story 4 is topping box offices around the world this week and I am joined by Timothy Clark (Chimp Cop) and Evan Munro-Smith (Gamey Gamey Game) to discuss! Support the show on Patreon Our twitter:  @PrimeMatesPod Our instagram:  @primematespod Facebook:  facebook.com/primematespod Email: primematespod@gmail.com Got topic/primate suggestions for the show? Chuck them here:  ht...

Toy Story was released in 1995 and it changed everything! Well at least the world of animated feature films and Pixar has been an unstoppable force since. I am joined by Jess Perkins (Triple J, Do Go On podcast) and Evan Munro-Smith (Gamey Gamey Game) to discuss! Support the show on Patreon Our twitter:  @PrimeMatesPod Our instagram:  @primematespod Facebook:  facebook.com/primemate...

Project Runway All Stars is a fashion competition reality TV show hosted by Alyssa Milano. Season 7, episode 5: On The Prowl, has the contestants fashion inspired by zoo animals for a wild night out... one of the contestants chooses a white cheeked gibbon! To discuss, I am joined by Maggie Looke and Evan Munro-Smith! Support the show on Patreon Our twitter:  @PrimeMatesPod Our instagram:...

Full House was an American sitcom from the 80s and 90s and in their fifth series they had an episode called 'Too Much Monkey Business' where Danny's zoologist sister Wendy, pays a visit with her pet chimpanzee. I am joined by special returning guest, Erika Fleury from NAPSA (the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance)! Erika also answers a bunch of listener questions about primates! 'NAPSA is a...

The Monkees were a band formed in the 1960s who had an award winning TV show and a string of hit singles including Daydream Believer, I'm a Believer and Last Train to Clarksville. I am joined by Damian Cowell (TISM, Root!, the DC3 and Damian Cowell's Disco Machine) to discuss!  We go off on many tangents and talk about the St. Kilda Football Club as well as Damian's bands, in particular TISM...

The new version of Disney's Aladdin has just come out, so following up from last week's episode about the original, I am joined by Jess Perkins and Timothy Clark (from sketch group Chimp Cop) to discuss it!   Support the show on Patreon Our twitter:  @PrimeMatesPod Our instagram:  @primematespod Facebook:  facebook.com/primematespod Email: primematespod@gmail.com Got topic/prim...

This week is a special crossover event with the Total Reboot podcast! Join me, with special guests Cameron James and Alexei Toliopoulos as we discuss the classic Disney film, Aladdin - a film about a little street urchin named Aladdin and his monkey friend Abu, who have adventures with a big blue genie! To hear an exclusive extra segment, go over to Total Reboot to hear about the texts the film wa...

Koko the Gorilla won over the hearts of the world when she started communicating with sign language and befriending kittens. I am joined by comedians (and some sort of scientist) Andy Matthews and Angus Gordon to discuss! We recorded this whilst driving Andy home to his country house! I'm in SYDNEY for the Sydney Comedy Festival week! (May 16, 18, 19) Tickets/details:  https://mattstewartcome...

Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime series originally made in 1989, which became a worldwide cultural phenomenon in the 1990s. I bloody missed it at the time, so was excited to be joined by stand up comedians Adam Knox (Filthy Casuals, Arya Talking To Me?, Oooh, Spooky) and Timothy Clark (from sketch group Chimp Cop) to discuss it! I'm in SYDNEY for the Sydney Comedy Festival next week! (May 16, 18,...

Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 ffilm about a family that encounters a big foot - it is weird and wonderful. I am joined by Jackson and Adam from Sanspants radio to discuss it! I'm taking my new stand up show Bone Dry to the Sydney Comedy Festival (May 16, 18, 19) Tickets/details:  https://mattstewartcomedy.com/gigs   Use the special discount code 'dogoon'   Support the show on P...

This is the second episode of Weird Monkey Stories - the media seems to always be reporting on weird monkey (and ape) stories in the news, this week special guest Brian Colella (While You Were Talking Podcast) and I trade some of these stories. I'm taking my new stand up show Bone Dry to the Sydney Comedy Festival (May 16, 18, 19) Tickets/details:  https://mattstewartcomedy.com/gigs   Us...

Project X is a 1987 sci-fi film starring Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt and Willie as Virgil the chimp. Matthew Broderick is an American Air Force pilot who is reassigned to a top secret military experiment involving chimps - soon he starts to uncover some the dark truth about Project X. To talk about it I am joined by Nick Mason (The Weekly Planet), Cass Paige (Sanspants Radio) and Evan Munro-Smit...

Any Which Way But Loose was Clint Eastwood's first foray into comedy - the critics hated it but it was a box office smash! I'm joined by comedians Ben Russell (Little Scamps, The Grub) and Cameron James (Finding Drago, Mike Check, Total Reboot and A Bit of This and a Bit of That) to talk about it! I'm touring my new stand up show Bone Dry in April/May (final shows in Melbourne and Sydney) Tickets/...

Bangers and Mash (1989) was a British children's cartoon series focusing on two mischievous chimps. I am joined by Sydney comedians Fran Middleton and Ben Kochan and we have a fun time! I'm touring my new stand up show Bone Dry in March/April (final legs in Melbourne and Sydney) Tickets/details:  https://mattstewartcomedy.com/gigs   Use the early bird discount code 'dogoon'   Suppor...

Bedtime For Bonzo (1951) and it's follow up, Bonzo Goes to College (1952) are films about a chimp named Bonzo. The first film is probably best known for starring future president of the USA, Ronald Regan. We were only going to talk about Bedtime For Bonzo, but we played the wrong film and it was a long way into it before we realised. I am joined by the very funny Sydney comedian Suren Jayemanne an...

The media seems to always be reporting on weird monkey (and ape) stories in the news, this week special guest Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall (Two in the Think Tank, Shusher Guided Meditations) and I trade some of these stories. If you have suggestions of other stories we could tell in future episodes, tweet us using #BananasStories I'm touring my new stand up show Bone Dry in March/April (to Brisbane,...

What happens when Hollywood's monkeys and apes retire? I talk to Erika Fleury from NAPSA (the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance) to find out! 'NAPSA is a coalition of the leading primate sanctuaries in North America whose members care for over 800 nonhuman primates retired from laboratory research, the entertainment industry, and private ownership.' Erika is NAPSA’s Program Director and a...

In 2014 Vice's Motherboard released a documentary about a "real planet of the apes" to tie in with the cinematic release of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The documentary's blurb: Our crew traveled to remote Liberia to discover 'Monkey Island,' an area inhabited solely by former lab tested chimpanzees who survived disease and two civil wars. We go to the island, interview the locals and meet the...

The Umbrella Academy is a Netflix superhero series adapted from the comic books by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. This week I am joined by Nick Mason (The Weekly Planet) and Cass Paige (Sanspants Radio) to discuss the series just after we all binged it! I'm touring my new stand up show Bone Dry in March/April (to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney) Tickets/details:  https://mattstewart...

This week it has been reported in the news that Mike Tyson wanted to fight a gorilla in the 1980s, with guest Dave Warneke (Do Go On), we talk about how this came about and what chance a human would have in beating an ape in a fight...  I'm touring my new stand up show Bone Dry in 2019 (to Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne) Tickets/details:  https://mattstewartcomedy.com/gigs  Use the early bird di...

Zoboomafoo was an American/Canadian children's educational program that ran from 1999-2001. Created and hosted by the Kratt brothers (and a talking lemur named Zoboomafoo). This week's returning guests are Jess Perkins (Do Go On) and Ben Russell (The Grub). This has often been suggested by listeners, but none of us had heard of it before and we are potentially a bit rough on it - but hopefull...

Saiyūki (1978-80) was a Japanese television series based on the 16th century Chinese novel, Journey to the West. Dubbed into English and re-titled 'Monkey' (aka 'Monkey Magic') the series became a cult classic in the UK, and an even bigger hit in Australia! This episode is a great fun time with guests Vicky Hanlon (Vic and Em's Comedy Gems) and Raewyn Pickering! I'm touring my new stand up show Bo...

Harambe the gorilla was the biggest meme of 2016, on this week's episode I am joined by comedian Angus Gordon to talk about what lead to this - it's a bit of a grim topic, but we try to have fun with it! I'm touring my new stand up show Bone Dry in 2019 (to Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne) Tickets/details:  https://mattstewartcomedy.com/gigs Use the early bird discount code 'dogoon' Our tw...

Seinfeld is often sited as the best sitcom of all time, in episode 22 of season 6 (the Face Painter) one of the subplots involves Kramer having a dispute with a chimpanzee (the main plot involves Elaine's boyfriend Puddy painting his face in team colours for an ice hockey match). This week, to discuss this important episode, I'm joined by host of Gamey Gamey Game and director of Sammy J on the ABC...

The votes have been counted and it's time to announce the top five in the Primate of the Year awards 2018! This week, I'm joined by comedians Ben Russell (The Grub, Little Scamps) and Stuart Daulman (Fancy Boy) who return after appearning on last year's fan favourite episode 'David Attenborough's Life'. I'm touring my new stand up show Bone Dry in 2019 (to Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne)...