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Life In The Human Zoo

by Mike O’Connell

A weekly compendium of stories, music, poetry and some of the wisest wisdom available to human kind. Hosted by writer and comedian Mike "Sweepstakes" O'Connell.

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Episodes

  1. 9 Bright Like A Diamond

    This Episode Includes: 1. An Apology And Explanation As To Why This Episode Took So Long 2. Poetry Trough: Make Yourself Useful, And Bore Me To Sleep 3. Song I Learned: Milonga by Jorges Cardoso 4. Commercial For Ahenobarbus Ganeisenhaur's New Fife Album 5. Short Story Trough: The Boy Who Cried...

  2. 8 Too Much

    This Episode Contains: 1. Poetry Trough: There's A Stranger In My Fuck Hut 2. Song From A Movie Left Unmade: Corporation Man 3. This Is How I Introduce Myself When I Go To Japan 4. Poetry Trough: Clancy Patoitin And His Quest To Be Inhuman 5. Song At The End: I Like To Pretend

  3. Seven Sent

    This Episode Contains: 1. Poetry Trough - I Dropped Acid At The Dog Park 2. Reflections On Finding An Old Failed Math Test 3. Poetry Trough - Festival Of Loneliness 4. Story With A Lesson At The End: Liquor Be Making You Think You're All Kinds Of Fancy 5. Song At The End: I Know It Hurts

  4. Six and Stones

    This Episode contains: Excuses For Daily Use: The Excuse of the Week Open Letter/Song For The Los Angeles Zoo: That Hippo Is Ruining The Zoo Story With A Lesson At The End: The Play's The Thing That Sometimes Makes You Hate Plays Song At The End: The Back Of Your Mind

  5. 2+2=5

    This Episode Contains: 1: Misophonia Corner 2. Poetry Trough: How Do You Know When You're In Love? 3. Commercial For A Show Left Unmade: Bold Claims Johnson 4. Song At The End: The Real World

  6. The Four Choremen Of The Apocalypse

    This episode contains: 1. Changes To The Zoocabulary From The Ministry of Language. 2. Theme Song From A Show Left Unmade 3. Excuses For Daily Use 4. Children's Song 5. Poetry Trough 6. Small Story Set To Classical Music 7. Song At The End: My New Life Starts Today

  7. Three's A Demon

    Thi episode contains: 1. Work Out Tip 2. My Flirtations With The Avant Garde 3. A Story With A Lesson At The End: My Nemesis 4. Song At The End: Rainbows

  8. The Second Coming

    This episode includes: 1. Poetry Trough - Break Up Poem 2. Free Ideas For The Government - Opinion Reduction 3. Story With A Lesson At The End - Jerry Rice And I Go Way Back 4. Song At The End - Five Minutes From Jail

  9. The Virgin Sail

    This episode contains - Changes to the Zoocabulary from the Zookeeper's Ministry of Language. - A Free Idea For The Government: Customer Service Call Compilation - A Visit To The Poetry Trough with the poem "I Am Way Too High For This Parking Garage" - The story "An Evening With Phillip Glass" -...

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A weekly compendium of stories, music, poetry and some of the wisest wisdom available to human kind. Hosted by writer and comedian Mike "Sweepstakes" O'Connell.

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Life In The Human Zoo have?

Life In The Human Zoo has 9 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on June 13, 2021.

What is Life In The Human Zoo about?

A weekly compendium of stories, music, poetry and some of the wisest wisdom available to human kind. Hosted by writer and comedian Mike "Sweepstakes" O'Connell.

How often does Life In The Human Zoo release new episodes?

Life In The Human Zoo publishes every two weeks, based on its 9 episodes since March 2021.

Who hosts Life In The Human Zoo?

Life In The Human Zoo is created and hosted by Mike O’Connell.
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