Planet of the Meerkats

Dec 23 2023 47 ep. 1

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Planet of the Meerkats is an ongoing discussion between old friends about pop culture, history, nostalgia, and our hopes for the future.

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Dave Still Believes

Santa is the fucking man, let’s just get that out the way up front. Homie’s been perpetrating the largest, most complex logistical operation the world has ever seen for centuries at this point. Mad respect. And Dave, bless his heart, still believes. That’s right…Doctor Dave is a Santa Stan. But, and I repeat — BUT — don’t get Dave started on the myth of the Arctic Fox

The Young Einstein Episode

I’m a big fan of thinking caps. In fact, I’m wearing mine right now. But hold up: For the next 32 minutes, Dave and Neil are inviting you to the brain siesta. Vamos! Tune out and turn on to the 1988 cult film, Young Einstein — the movie that thrust its budding star Yahoo Serious onto the international stage for a brief, shining moment. Is it the dumbest movie ever made about

The Predator Episode

Raise your hands if you’ve ever been personally victimized by the Predator? If the Predator is from outer space why does it have human-like dreadlocks? (Oh my god, Dave, you can’t just ask people why they have human-like dreadlocks.) Whether the Predator is hunting beefcakes in the South American rainforest, Danny Glover in a Los Angeles war-zone, or a Comanche princess who ju

The Saggy Pants Club

To where did the Meerkats go? Have they been hibernating? Did they decamp to the Bermuda for tax avoidance reasons? Are they living the sweet life as anthropomorphic bagels in an alternate universe? Turns out they were just straight chilling for 5 months. But, rejoice! Our furry friends are back to talk about an odd couple of Criterion classics: the 1988 Martin Brest film “Midnig

Hey! It’s Your Tomorrow!

Do you know what hell sounds like? Is it the siren song of Sesame Street? Popular songs that have been whittled down to only the hooks? The playlist of a seven-year old? A Florida legislator reading the text of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill? One thing is for sure: this podcast is not what hell sounds like. It is quite nice. Join us as we discuss gender reveals, laugh at Francis Fu

Cult of Personality

In these dark days there is joy to be found. Joy…and Tes-love. We share our joy in the form of pitches for Hallmark Original romcoms centered around emergent Tesla features and advice to President Biden on how to defuse the Ukraine crisis. We also ask, are Juggalos a model for an inclusive, socially responsible society? Don’t deny the magnetism of the full-figured, polymath mou

OMG LOL (Old Men Gabbing about Lots Of Logos)

The Super Bowl is again upon us! Our holiday of holidays, when a grip of grown-ass rich dudes in tight pants toss the old pig intestine around to see who takes home all the marbles. But Dave and Neil don’t give two hoots about what goes down on the gridiron, we’re here for purely aesthetic reasons: logos, helmets, and uniforms, baby. Who’s got the juice? Are the Rams the GOAT

N.O.M.E.R.C.Y.

Kids today are beset on all sides by D.A.N.G.E.R.: Drugs, Actresses named Zendaya, Needless animal sacrifice by P.O.T.U.S., Gay rappers, Explicit lyrics, and Roving bands of karate hooligans. Join us as we discuss Spotify, S.C.O.T.U.S., unmanly cats, people named Joe, and the state of kids today. As Socrates said, “Children nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gob

You’ve Got Snail!

One day you’re just lounging on the couch, watching the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit, eating raw mushrooms from a brown paper bag. The next, you’re renting an apartment in a literal mossy cave and your roommate is a giant African land snail that’s always late on its rent. Folks, it’s a slippery slope into the goblincore lifestyle, because that slope is muddy as fuck

Take Me Down to Pronoun City

Language matters. Inclusion matters. But take even a marginal step to make the language of local ordinances more inclusive? Outrageous. Dave’s community of San Diego recently passed a policy that prohibits the use of gendered pronouns in the municipal code. The response to this was big and incensed. Dave and Neil jaw about crazy gendered local and state laws around the US that ar