The Literate ApeCast

Horror stories from the Substitute Teaching experience and, in a judgmental ApeSac, the boys are put to the shame trail for talking about sex.

Hall sees Wichita standup. Himmel encounters a non-Halloween town in Minnesota. Neither are terribly impressed. Plus, Malcolm Gladwell breaks Himmel’s brain… a little and he recommends a Tucker Carlson interview.

It turns out that both Himmel and Hall, despite their divorced men status, still have Hall Passes (the list of celebrities they can legally have sex with) and the lists are surprising! Also, some Halloween talk…

Himmel is in Memphis on a family vacation so Hall is joined by longtime ApeCast friend Brandon Bruce!

Himmel is ‘curious’ about a former flame who refused his friend request which borders on stalking and Hall has absolutely no wisdom to share in the situation. Plus, apparently Tennessee can’t kill an inmate and Massachusetts lesbians are lunatics.

Turns out the Hall is absolutely NOT a wedding planner. This is not in dispute. The apes hit the news, talk at length about the perfect zone when writing fiction, and have some things for you to do this week.

Hall is back to teaching morons, Himmel is bemoaning his forties. Just another day on the ApeCast!

The chimps on mics catch up with thoughts on 9/11, the fear of AI, the inconvenience of the TSA, and stuff they’re writing.

Holy Moley! Lots to to talk about on this one. Topics range from faith healing in Idaho to Lindsey Clancy’s trial to feminist gamechangers. No wonder Hall has high blood pressure!

On the pod today are two of Himmel’s good friends who make up what they call The Brain Trust and Hall calls The Real Housewives of Marco Polo. So much overtalking!!

Himmel hates his local grocery store, the subject of Jason Arday’s suicide gets some time, and a new segment is introduced!

Himmel has had a pretty rough week. Hall has had a fantastic week. They both would go gay for Michael B. Jordan. That glass is always half full, gang.

The chimps got so excited about the new Spiderman movie that they reversed the show order. No Go do some Criss Cross pants thing already.

Hall is comfortably relocated in Kansas and bought a car his first day back. Himmel is writing for his Substack about why he’s worthy of a job. The Apesac question reflects on the desire to shut down debate out of sheer exhaustion.

According to Himmel, it’s the end times because his kid has lice. An ApeSac forces these two idiots to talk about their writing processes and they have really awful ideas for stories.

Hall is packing. Himmel is SubStacking. The ApeSac opens up stories of dead bodies.

In this pod, Hall is moving back to Kansas, Himmel thinks the term ‘dive’ is an insult to bars, and both wax on about the fashions of their youth.

It’s the week after Independence Day and the Apes have much to discuss.

Hall tries a different mic set up (not great) and Himmel is feeling apathetically patriotic.

Himmel has a highly unusual approach to public urination. Of course, the Apes get into the details.

Himmel’s on a family trip so Hall brought in a ringer: Chicago’s Finn Birach.

Hall is, once again, FUNemployed. Himmel discovers the family Guiness Book of Records connection. It’s tough being a man these days. Plus an ApeSac that has some teeth.

Woof! Lessons of Himmel’s 47th turns into a therapy session with the least qualified therapist on record plus an ApeSac who doesn’t think the Apes are funny!

The chimps get busy talking Elliot Page, a horse in the suburbs, the elites at Delta Airlines, and how to be individual in a world run by algorithms.

This one is packed full of controversy and gauranteed to both enrage and titillate you!