Ape Mania

Experience the first episode of Ape Mania like never before. Much like George Lucas revisiting the original Star Wars movies, we've revisited our pilot and enhanced it the way we'd always intended it to be - filled with cool ass guitar riffs and sound effects. Enjoy.

The second ever podcast recorded while driving! Jacob and Bill get hired to perform stand-up at some guy's birthday party. The twist? Bill used to work with him and he has no idea we're coming. Will he remember Bill? Is this all an elaborate sting of some kind? How will the boys go performing stand-up in a living room full of drunk Italians? Recorded on the drive to and from this bizarre gig, this ape-isode puts you in the passenger seat with Jacob and Bill as they go through their predictions for the evening, and then discuss whether or not it lived up to their expectations, comparing the social groups of humans to those of apes.

Some scientists made a bunch of bonobos have a tea party. The scientific implications are staggering. We also discuss the most dateable apes, Michael Jackson, and special guest Chelsea Finlayson gives a detailed and nuanced review of the 2007 documentary King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters.

Jacob and Levi celebrate the 100th birthday of David Attenborough by A Gorilla Story, a documentary neither of them have seen. They also finally solve the mystery of Who Killed Dian Fossey once and for all. Was it David Attenborough? It wasn't. But it's still pretty interesting. Please give me lots of money so I can go back to the pinball machine.

A SECOND chimp civil war?! You heard it here first. It's happening as we speak in Uganda. What does this mean for the price of bananas? Award-winning comedian Ryan Mason returns to give you the answers. We recorded this one at the tail end of the Melbourne Comedy Festival. I also had long COVID and took a pretty hectic edible the night before. Listen to Ryan's discomfort as I delve into theology.

After a short hiatus, the fellas finally discuss Punch The Monkey, and whether or not he is a sellout. Jacob ruminates about his upcoming Melbourne shows, Levi quits energy drink, and Stephen King is discussed at length for some reason.

This week we're joined by Adelaide comedian/rapper/exterminator Nick Gooch to answer the age old question; can monkeys gamble? Short answer; yes. The long answer has some tangents on UFOs, the Epstein list, and gorilla dildos. We also try and get Gooch to get us into a national exterminators convention. Sorry about this one.

New year, New Ape. Levi resolves to buy a zoo. A random encounter with an Ape Mania listener sparks an investigation into real life Cow Tools. Jacob and Levi pay tribute to Cecilia Gimenez, the painter behind the Monkey Christ fiasco. They're making a sequel to the Robbie Williams biopic (you heard it here first.)

It's that time of year again. Settle in around the fireplace with some banana flavored egg nogg for the Ape Mania Chimpsmas Special. John Sara is there to teach us the true meaning of Christmas - worms. And Parasites. How come The Grinch doesn't wear pants? Some special friends call in for some holiday season advice. And is that the sound of harmonica on the roof I hear? It can only be jolly old Saint Nick himself. PLUS THE LONG AWAITED RETURN OF GORILLA BE KILLED!