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Men in Gorilla Suits Ep. 226: Last Seen…Eating Junk Food!

September 6, 2017 by gorillamen 4 Comments

Americans love junk food. The world loves junk food! We’re sure somewhere on other planets, aliens eat junk food (and love it just as much).

The Gorillamen are powered by junk food, so…it’s time we discussed everybody’s favorite thing!

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It’s a busy week, so here’s what we discuss this time around:

What is the first junk food we remember eating? Did we like it?
Were we caught up in the Healthy Eating Craze of the mid-80s?
What’s the last thing we ate that we’d consider junk food?
What’s our criteria that makes a food junk?
What’s a junk food from our childhoods that we miss?
Have we ever had a problem with too much junk food?
What is the best junk food of all time?
Is there such a thing as healthy junk food?
What’s our go-to snack? Is it junky?
Do we think we’re on the verge of another healthy eating craze?
What’s the weirdest junk food we’ve ever had? (And the worst?)
What junk food we thought was dead suddenly rose from the grave, or is still sold in other states/countries?
What’s the future of junk food?

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MiGS Ep. 96 (Classic): Last Seen… Talking About Cars!

August 30, 2017 by gorillamen Leave a Comment

You know, there’s something about the smooth lines and refined styling of this vehicle that makes me feel that… well, here in my car, I feel safest of all. I can lock all my doors. It’s the only way to live.

You know. In cars.

This week (or more accurately, many many weeks ago), we talked about cars! I will most likely be having to buy yet another car soon, so… relevant episode is relevant! Enjoy!

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Men in Gorilla Suits Ep. 225: Last Seen…Talking about Anniversaries

August 23, 2017 by gorillamen Leave a Comment

This is episode 225. Some people would celebrate that. Why? Because humans look for things to memorialize or celebrate.

We remember the dates we’re born, as well as the dates that will live on in infamy. Good, bad, and everything in between — if humans can connect something deemed important to a date or passage of time, it seems we will do so. And, to that end, we decided to make August 23, 2017 the first annual Men in Gorilla Suits podcast about anniversaries…

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We kick it all off talking about cake. Seriously. Our first memories of anniversaries coincidentally involve cake. And then we move on to whether or not work anniversaries mean much to us. Also: find out how long the Gorillamen have been with their wives — and what we usually do for our anniversaries.

We chat a bit about if it’s important to recognize anniversaries — and if birthdays are important to us.

Some anniversaries are gloomy affairs; we talk a bit about if those kinds of dates are important to remember. But after the gloom, we move on to cheerier things: the strange anniversaries we recognize.

Men in Gorilla Suits started on February 7, 2013. Find out if the upcoming 5th anniversary of the show is an important thing to us. Then we jump over to how some dates of remembrance fall from favor…and why some people get uptight about that. To that point, we devote some time to wondering if there is a time we, as a society, will ever forget 9/11…and if even people a generation or two below us are wrong not to care so much.

And we close it all out with two things: wondering if there are any anniversaries we think should be celebrated…and what we’d love to celebrate in the future.

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MiGS Ep. 80 (Classic): Last Seen… Talking About Subcultures!

August 17, 2017 by gorillamen Leave a Comment

So the opening audio on this week’s classic episode sounds shitty, and I’m not changing it. Why? It’s the last thing I recorded in the house in which I lived the longest I’ve ever lived in one place. I bought a place just down the street, but still… feels fitting to record one last MiGS classic intro there.

You know what else we recorded there? This episode about subcultures, three years ago! We spend a lot of time talking about The Gathering of the Juggalos in this episode, which is a harmless subculture, especially compared to the ones we’ve seen this week.

So, yeah. Might as well remember the good old days when our biggest problems were figuring out who would win in a fight: Juggalos or Goths? (The answer to that one should be obvious.)

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Men in Gorilla Suits Ep. 224: Last Seen…Talking about Real Estate

August 9, 2017 by gorillamen Leave a Comment

The American Dream has always been tied very closely to housing. The small house in the suburbs is what we were sold, even though — for many — it might be owning an apartment in a large city or off the grid in the middle of nowhere. The dream of owning a home has been exploited, leading to financial crisis — but it’s also been an indicator of financial health when all is well.

Entire networks dedicated to house hunting and restoration have popped up on television, and books and magazines (and websites and independent video channels) ensure we can consume our love for real estate any time we want. So it only made sense that we finally talked about buying houses! (Well, that — and Shawn closed on a house yesterday…and that’s been on his mind for more than the last month!)

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We begin with the first time it hit us that people bought houses. After that, we talk about how old our parents were when they first purchased a house. We also chat about whether or not we’ve ever set out to purchase a home…and share odd stories about our hunts.

We discuss what made us want to buy a house and — in the case of Christopher — why he passed on one years ago. Next, we devote some time to what surprised us about the house-hunting/house-buying process…as well as the most annoying aspects of looking for a home.

We pause to describe our ideal dream houses — and then jump to whether or not we think home ownership is on the decline (and if so, if it’s the fault of Millennials…because if headlines tell us nothing else, it’s that this may be the last podcast you listen to before nuclear war with Korea…and that Millennials kill all the things!)

And, as always, we wrap it all up with a look toward the future, this time speculating about what the coming years hold for home ownership.

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MiGS Ep. 75 (Classic): Last Seen… Talking About Religion

August 3, 2017 by gorillamen Leave a Comment

Welcome, children. Today we will read from the 47th Psalm of Gorilla. Please open your study bibles to page 3.14159, and have a blessed day.

When two guys like Christopher and Shawn talk about religion and don’t immediately burst into flames, they’ve either done something very wrong or very right. As this is one of our most listened-to episodes of all time, we’re going to bet on the latter, though that flame-bursting could be around any corner…

Enjoy this classic episode!

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Men in Gorilla Suits Ep. 223: Last Seen…Looking Behind the Scenes

July 26, 2017 by gorillamen Leave a Comment

On the Men in Gorilla Suits website, we have a behind-the-scenes look at our old process for putting the show together. It’s a bit dated — we now have mixers, different recording gear, and a few other things — but we’ve been told it helped some people take that first step and record something of their own…

There was a time when seeing how things were made was a mystery, but today documentaries, DVD and streaming movie extras, and myriad websites give people a peek behind the curtains of how things are done.

But it’s not just entertainment — humans want to know what governments and others are doing behind the scenes. So…we decided this week’s show should be about all those things [and more]…

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We start in the past, with our first memories of information we were originally not privy to, but eventually saw. After that, we talk about how much we enjoy looking behind the scenes of things…and what we think the appeal of those peeks is.

If you’ve listened to a few episodes, you’ve probably heard us talk about documentaries. We chat about some of our favorite peeks behind the scenes…going as far as if we’ve taken tours to get a different look at things.

Privacy and secrecy naturally get our attention. We discuss if we’ve ever been privy to information very few are aware of — and what we’ve revealed about ourselves and the processes we follow. We also tackle this: is it better to be open and share information, or protect it and keep things to yourselves?

In recent years, highly visible cases of whistleblowers and people leaking government secrets has made the news. Find out how we feel about those sharing behind-the-scenes information with the masses — as well as how much transparency governments and other large groups should have with your average person.

We get back to light-hearted information and chat about something we’d love to see behind the scenes…and we wrap up this week’s show talking about if we think we’ll see more — or fewer — looks behind the scenes of things in the future.

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MiGS Ep. 116 (Classic): Last Seen… Becoming Obsolete

July 19, 2017 by gorillamen Leave a Comment

Oh, hello there. Didn’t see you come in. You’re looking mighty fine in that polyester lesiure suit.

Some might say you’re out of date or obsolete, but we would never say that. The Gorillamen invite you to come inside, crack open a Zima, and experience the best — and the worst — of things that have gone obsolete in this classic episode.

Also, Shawn used to vomit Two Dogs Malt Beverage. In spades. Real talk.

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Men in Gorilla Suits Ep. 222: Last Seen…Having Empathy

July 12, 2017 by gorillamen Leave a Comment

Hello, friend, and welcome to your place online where we understand what you’re feeling. At Men in Gorilla Suits, we consider why you are the person you are — even if you’re an evil super-villain with a swelling brain ready to wreak telekinetic havok on the masses. We’re not saying it’s right that you want to act out against society because you were never hugged, but some humans who never had a bit of support in life don’t know how to be. There, there, Swelling Itching Brain — come on in for a group hug and all will be right again…

This week, we’re talking about empathy…

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We start as we often do, back when we were younger. Find out the first time we felt something for someone else — as well as if we consider ourselves empathetic individuals. Also: have we gotten more or less empathetic as we’ve gotten older?

After that, we talk about whether or not the world is harder for empathetic people…before moving on to what the opposite of empathy looks like.

Has the Internet made us more [or less] empathetic? We talk about that — as well as how the current political climate has affected empathy.

Find out who the most — and least — empathetic people we know are. We also cat about the best — and worst — examples of empathy in popular culture.

And, as we often do, we look to the future at the end of the show…this time, what the future looks like for empathy.

If you’re feeling this episode, let us know in the comments…

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MiGS Ep. 14 (Classic): Last Seen… Being Peeved!

July 4, 2017 by gorillamen Leave a Comment

You really piss me off, Jim. Human life is far to precious to waste on crazy stunts!

This week’s classic episode is all about things that piss Christopher and Shawn off, but, you know, not that much. We’re talking about Pet Peeves this week (OK, we talked about them many weeks in the past, whatever). Enjoy this classic episode from the early days of Men in Gorilla Suits, and we’ll be back with a new episode next week!

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Men in Gorilla Suits Ep. 221: Last Seen…Talking about Design

June 27, 2017 by gorillamen 1 Comment

There is design to this page. There is design in most things you interacted with today…probably without your recognition.

Whether it’s advertising or truly functional user experience; the place you live, or even your thoughts…many people put great effort into influencing others with design.

Hell, some people do it all simply for the sake of design.

This week, we’re all about the D!

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We begin with our earliest memories of people putting in an extra effort into this thing called design. After that, we chat about how aware we were of the effort put into everyday design. (Shawn’s epiphany in and Arby’s is rather beautiful!)

We chat about whether or not we’ve designed cool things…and what those things might be.

How does design affect mood? We talk about that…as well as how environment and upbringing affect design.

We get all hypothetical and chat about if we could be a designer of any sort…what we’d make. Then we talk about our favorite designers and what they’ve done.

How important is technology to design — we chat about that! We also chat about how important design is to advertising. (Spoiler: it DRIVES advertising in every way!)

Some people love what they know. Are some designs so sacred that we should never alter them? We talk about that before wrapping it all up with the future of design…

These show notes are designed to filter down to driving people to a call to action in the comments. We understand that there’s enough going on in our lives that commenting on a podcast blog is a thing of the past, but if you are so inclined…we will listen!

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