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Literate ApeCast Ep. 392—A Wad of Fentanyl
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 7/21/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 7/21/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 392—A Wad of Fentanyl

Continuing the topic of last week, the Chimps unpack Hall’s plan to go out on his own terms.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 391—Cat’s in the Cradle and the Silver Spoon
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 7/14/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 7/14/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 391—Cat’s in the Cradle and the Silver Spoon

Don has now officially given his father the ultimate Father’s Day gift—hospice.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 390—Top Five Songs of Summer
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/30/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/30/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 390—Top Five Songs of Summer

It’s summer! We’re in a fucking Heat Dome! Time to listen to some tunes!

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 389—Is All Art Political? w/ Brandon Bruce
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/23/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/23/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 389—Is All Art Political? w/ Brandon Bruce

Himmel is on vacation so Hall brings in guest Ape Brandon Bruce to talk art, politics, and the intersection of both.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 388—Discussing Recent Events Days Too Soon
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/16/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/16/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 388—Discussing Recent Events Days Too Soon

The news—from Trump sending troops to LA to Brian Wilson’s death—is on the minds of our Apes with Mics.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 387—Is Himmel Racist?
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/9/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/9/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 387—Is Himmel Racist?

Himmel saw a guy and did a thing and is wondering if he, like so many others, has a racism problem.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 386—Men’s Mental Health and a Bit of Memorial Day Recollections
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/2/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 6/2/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 386—Men’s Mental Health and a Bit of Memorial Day Recollections

June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month and no two men are more qualified to talk about than a therapy-obsessed Jew and an emotionally constipated Gen Xer. This discussion also includes some talk of grandfathers who fought in WWII.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 385—David Himmel Has Birthday Lessons to Share
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 5/26/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 5/26/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 385—David Himmel Has Birthday Lessons to Share

Himmel turns the page into thepost-forty-five chapter and he, and a few others, have thoughts.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 384—Is Art Ever Done for Free and Should It?
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 5/19/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 5/19/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 384—Is Art Ever Done for Free and Should It?

Hall is in his semi-traditional rant about Art for Art’s Sake. Himmel pushes back as he usually does.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 383—Do the Things We Own Really Own Us?
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 5/12/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 5/12/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 383—Do the Things We Own Really Own Us?

Don has, after four years of sleeping on his couch from a previous marriage, become the owner of a… gasp… bed!

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 382—Two Divorced Dudes Talking Divorce
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 5/5/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 5/5/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 382—Two Divorced Dudes Talking Divorce

When the gentlemen of the ApeCast have nothing to talk about, they talk about their divorces. Duh.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 381—The Perils of Overconsumption
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/28/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/28/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 381—The Perils of Overconsumption

Do we need all the food, distractions, and attention we desire. Probably fucking not.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 380—Maybe Hall Should Just Shut the Fuck Up?
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/21/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/21/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 380—Maybe Hall Should Just Shut the Fuck Up?

Don shares about his tendency to utter awkward stuff without repent. David has his moments of foot in mouth, as well. Jake has pinkeye and all three agree that the Blue Origin space flight was a buncha shit. Typical day at the office.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 379—Is Ethical Consumerism Even Possible?
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/14/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/14/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 379—Is Ethical Consumerism Even Possible?

Ah, the dulcit sounds of two white guys complaining. Isn’t this what you signed up for? Is your need to hear it ethical? Are you consuming this podcast while wiping with tree bark and calling friends on a coupla cans with string?

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 378—The Singlehood Stigma
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/7/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 4/7/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 378—The Singlehood Stigma

Both Apes a single, divorced, and figuring out the world of the spouseless. So, of course, they talk about it.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 377—Gen Z Sex, Muppets, and the Dream When Himmel Drops a Planet
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/31/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/31/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 377—Gen Z Sex, Muppets, and the Dream When Himmel Drops a Planet

Hall wrote something. Himmel dreamed something. It is established that no one can protest Kermit the Frog, Himmel is more Millenial than Gen X, and Hall would fuck a wax figure. Consider that your fucking trigger warning.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 376—Hall Takes Us on a Survivor Fan Chat
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/24/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/24/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 376—Hall Takes Us on a Survivor Fan Chat

Yes. Hall loves Survivor. Insufferably, he drags Himmel through the least appealing fan crush conversation in the history of the seminal reality series.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 375—The Pluck of the Irish w/ Caitie Beardmore Cataldo
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/17/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/17/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 375—The Pluck of the Irish w/ Caitie Beardmore Cataldo

Joined by someone genuinely Irish with deep knowledge of the holiday, the chimps talk with Caitie Beardmore Cataldo about the cultural legacy of St. Patrick’s Day.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 374—The Trouble with a Whole Side of Congress Having Been Parented Gently
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/10/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/10/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 374—The Trouble with a Whole Side of Congress Having Been Parented Gently

Himmel has his period then watches a horrible trolling. Hal, as usual, has a theory about the root of the problem.

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Literate ApeCast Ep. 373—Three Irreplaceable Things
Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/3/25 Literate ApeCast Don Hall 3/3/25

Literate ApeCast Ep. 373—Three Irreplaceable Things

Hall has a question he asks when interviewing job applicants so he grills packrat Himmel about the items he considers most irreplaceable.

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