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39 - Weird Monkey Stories (with Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall) Mar 21, 2019

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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

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Al's pods: Shusher Guided Meditations and Two In The Think Tank

Andy's twitter: @stupidoldandy

Al's twitter: @alasdairtb

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Track used at 12:48 - Gianluca Rughi - Meditation

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38 - Hollywood's Primates: Where Are They Now? (with NAPSA's Erika Fleury) Mar 14, 2019

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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 pro-primatologist having studied undergrad and graduate level primatology courses.

In 2013 Erika published her book Monkey Business: A History of Nonhuman Primate Rights. Her work has been featured live on CNN and in the New York Times, National Geographic, The Washington Post, and other media outlets, and she has published a variety of work advocating for responsible primate retirement.

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NAPSA online: primatesanctuaries.org/

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37 - The Real Planet of the Apes (with Ben Russell and Stuart Daulman) Mar 07, 2019

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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 scientists involved in the testing facility 25 years ago.

Trying to put aside the fact that this island which is solely inhabited by chimps is called 'Monkey Island', I am joined by returning guests Ben Russell and Stuart Daulman as we discuss this documentary. It's a fun time!

Watch the documentary here

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Ben's Web Series: Little Scamps

Ben's podcast: The Grub

Ben's Melbourne show: Fylleangst

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Stu's MICF show: Master Class

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36 - The Umbrella Academy (with Nick Mason and Cass Paige) Feb 28, 2019

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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!

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Maso's pod: Weekly Planet

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Cass' podcast network: Sanspants

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35 - Mike Tyson vs Silverback Gorilla (with Dave Warneke) Feb 21, 2019

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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 discount code 'dogoon' Support the show on Patreon

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Websites quoted:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/8446122/mike-tyson-gorilla-fight/

https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/03/professional-fighter-vs-gorilla-who-would-win.html

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/battles-7/a-human-can-beat-a-silver-back-gorilla-in-a-fight--1785885/

http://www.mtv.com/news/1865937/men-fought-apes/

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34 - Zoboomafoo (with Jess Perkins and Ben Russell) Feb 14, 2019

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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 hopefully we don't ruin anyone's childhood!

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Ben's Web Series: Little Scamps

Ben's podcast: The Grub

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33 - Monkey Magic (with Vicky Hanlon and Raewyn Pickering) Feb 07, 2019

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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!

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Vicky's Podcast: Vic and Em's Comedy Gems

Vicky's Comedy Company: Hands Down Comedy

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32 - The Death of Harambe (with Angus Gordon) Jan 31, 2019

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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!

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31 - Seinfeld's Kramer vs Barry the Chimp (with Evan Munro-Smith) Jan 24, 2019

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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, Evan Munro-Smith.

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Evan's web series (about video games): gameygame.com

Evan's twitter: @evanms

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30 - Primate of the Year 2018 (with Ben Russell and Stuart Daulman) Jan 17, 2019

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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) Tickets/details: https://mattstewartcomedy.com/gigs

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Ben's Web Series: Little Scamps

Ben's podcast: The Grub

Ben's Perth show: Fylleangst

Ben's twitter: @benrussells