The ApeCast

APE DAY in June falls on the twenty-ape-th, so that means it's time for more KONG!  This time our resident Kong-spert Erin joins us once again to delve into the dark, moody, allegedly campy world of 1976's King Kong, the father of the modern gritty reboot.  Is Jessica Lange high?  Will Charles Grodin's corrupt oil magnate validate Jeff Bridge's pretentious paleo-primatologist's cynical contempt? ...

Jack and Geoff are joined by returning guest (and Marvel Star Wars Explorer) Brian Rudloff to discuss the 4th episode of the POTA TV series, The Good Seeds. And it's a bumper crop of lively discussion as the three ponder Pete's questionable wisecracking, the hilarity of Apes in humanface, and the bizarre, superstitious world of agriculture on the Planet of the Apes!

In a similar situation to the one Pete and General Urko face, Jack and Geoff find themselves trapped in Jack's dingy apartment and have to work together to get through this podcast about the third episode of the 1970s Planet of the Apes television serie

It's the 28th of the month, which means it's time for another special APE-isode! This time, Jack and Geoff are joined by returning guest (and ApeCast theme song composer) Amos Dunn for a discussion of recently-released 80's arcade game adaptation RAMPAGE. They talk about their history with the source material, the bottomless fount of charisma that is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, and revel in the mov...

Jack and Geoff are joined by returning guests Kevin Young and Kregg Castillo for a look at episode 2 of the POTA TV series: The Gladiators! And it's nothing less than a conversational battle royale as the four marvel at Pete Burke's sweet pro-wrestling moves, discuss the awesomeness of the humans-hunting-humans film genre, and check out another classic '74 cut from Geoff's Geoukebox!

May the Fourth be with you! Even though this is The ApeCast, we love Star Wars too much not to talk about it, so Geoff and Jack have brought back Duncan Hughes to get wasted and talk about The Last Jedi! Squadron up!

In this episode of the ApeCast, a new epoch (or APEoch) begins! Jack and Geoff start their coverage of the 1974 Planet of the Apes TV series with an examination of the pilot "Escape From Tomorrow." Amidst their discussion, the boys reaffirm their affection for Roddy McDowall, lay the groundwork for a Flinstones reboot, and engage in a little light-hearted ribbing of Japan's culinary tendencies. Ap...

They're finally here, performing for you!  Welcome to Donkey Kong Country!  For the first annual APE-RIL Special, Geoff and Jack have assembled a whole gorilla troop of Kong-loving game nerds for a mega-sized barrel blast of Kong-tainment!  Barm, Sam Stovold, Kevin Young, and in their ApeCast debuts, Kregg Castillo and Duncan Hughes join us for an in-depth discussion of Donkey Kong's storied histo...

After gushing over Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes last week, Geoff and Jack's dreams come true, as the author of the book, Andrew E.C. Gaska, sits down to talk with them about it and answer some of their questions.  He gives us an inside look at the process behind how the project came together, how he managed to get the fantastic collection of artwork seen in the book, and how it ended up ge...

Like the tin-foil hat-wearing paranoiacs they are, Jack and Geoff delve into Conspiracy…of the Planet of the Apes! In this examination of author Andrew E.C. Gaska's beautifully-illustrated novel, our intrepid hosts touch upon their fondness for sympathetic gorillas, surprisingly precise statistical probabilities across science fiction, fascinating Apes world-building, and so much more! NOTE: Due t...

This APE-ril, Siblings Day happens to fall very close to the Ape-th of the month, so Jack and Geoff celebrate the only way they know how: by kicking back, watching the classic 1962 kaiju flick King Kong vs. Godzilla, and calling in their siblings, returning champions Sam Stovold and Kong-spert Erin Clarke, to help!  In this fun Kong-sized bonus extravaganza, they'll delve into such fascinating top...

This time on The ApeCast, Geoff and Jack are looking at another crazy comics crossover, this time between Planet of the Apes and Green Lantern!  As your hosts are both complete Green Lantern noobs, they had to call in some help, and that's where Green Lantern expert and  super fan Jason Butze steps in.  He's here to help us make sense of this surprisingly complex story  that delves deep into Lante...

In a very special episode, cohost Jack's other project, Star Trek: DS9 Podcast Reopening the Wormhole joins forces with The ApeCast (a podcast crossover!) to talk about a nutty comics crossover!  That's right, two dream teams come together, as we finally delve into our hitherto endlessly  teased episode about Star Trek / Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive!  In more ways than one, two great...

It's the 8th (or APEth) of the month, and you know what that means: time for another special APEisode of the ApeCast! Jack and Geoff are joined once again by Geoff's sister Erin to discuss the little-seen 1933 sequel Son of Kong . And they find the little guy to be quite the charmer! Amidst their lively discussion, our hosts also touch upon their affection for music performed by dressed-up monkeys...

Jack and Geoff's expedition into the Forbidden Zone continues! In this episode they're covering four more Tales from this superlative collection: Kevin J. Anderson & Sam Knight's Of Monsters and Men, in which Dr. Zaius meets a dinosaur; Jim Beard's Silenced, a millennia-spanning story of a pair of dog tags and the women who encountered them; Milo's Tale by Ty Templeton, which explains exactly how...

This time on The ApeCast, Geoff and Jack take a look at the excellent short story collection Tales From the Forbidden Zone, specifically four of the stories: Dan Abnett's Unfired, a tale of a mutant pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Nancy Collins' More Than Human, Less Than Ape, about a young Cornelius' shocking discovery in a far-off place, Bob Mayer's The Pacing Place, an alternate sequel to the firs...

It's the Ape-th of February, and that means it's the first of our monthly bonus forays into the world of Ape cinema outside of Planet of the Apes!  And what better place to start than with the most famous ape of them all?  That's right, we're kicking it off with 1933's King Kong, and here to join us is Geoff's sister and classic cinema fan Erin Clarke!  The three of them have a grand ol' time exam...

Jack and Geoff take a moment to reflect on where they've been so far and where they're going by watching the 1998 television documentary Behind the Planet of the Apes.  Hosted by Roddy McDowall, Behind is a treasure trove of behind the scenes footage, interviews, anecdotes and information about the history and production of the original Apes saga, from page to screen.  Jack forgot just how cool it...

For the final movie in the original film series, Geoff escapes to his native Canada and gathers a whole group of his old ape buddies to huddle up in the cold and hurl their verbal feces at Jack over Skype!  In all seriousness, Andrew, Josh, Jackson and Reagan join your intrepid hosts to lovingly air their grievances over the weakest of the Ape sequels.  It's a boisterous conversation about bestial...

Jack and Geoff are back to dive into a far-reaching discussion of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, both the film and its novelization.   Perhaps the most provocative of all the Apes sequels, Conquest boldly and unabashedly tackles issues like racial politics, slavery, political revolution  and the police state, not to mention the fates of poor Rover and Tabby (RIP)!  We'll also be talking a lot...

Did you think the end of our last podcast pretty much ruled out the possibility of a sequel?  Think again!  Jack and Geoff are back to talk about one of their favorite Apes films, 1971's Escape From the Planet of the Apes !  And joining them for the first time are long-time Apespert and Marvel Star Wars Explorers cohost Brian Rudloff and Ape noob (and composer of our wonderful theme song), Amos Du...

Hail the bomb!  For the first time, two guest commentators join the podcast to talk about the strange, dark sequel to the original smash film, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and also its enjoyably schlocky novelization.  We'll be diving into the bizarre story of a film that splits the difference between being an inferior retread of the first film and a daring, audacious and nihilistic experiment...

Your favorite apes Geoff and Jack dive deep into the book that started the entire Apes franchise rolling, Pierre Boulle's 1963 classic, La Planète des singes!  And dive deep they do, by providing a little peek at the interesting life of the author that shaped his worldview, going over some of the key similarities and differences between the book and the movie,  summoning Beetlejuice, practicing th...

In the first regular episode of The ApeCast, ape-sperts Geoff and Jack go ape over Planet of the Apes, the classic 1968 film that spawned a franchise!  They compare it to the novel on which it's based, give you some insights into the making of the film, discuss the fantastic soundtrack, reminisce about their favorite moments and quotes, and generally bask in the glory of this wonderful movie, whil...

In the thrilling opening chapter of The ApeCast, talking apes and friends Geoff and Jack discuss their love for Planet of the Apes (the movie AND the planet), and outline how the podcast is going to work and what ape-tacular entertainment they're going to be monkeying around with!  You're going to go ape when you hear how bananas this podcast is!