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Prime Mates
by Do Go On Media
Join Australian Comedian Matt Stewart (and regular second banana Evan Munro-Smith) with rotating guests, as they explore primates in popular culture from Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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169 - Department Stores Sold Monkeys in the 1960s??
Come see PRIME MATES in person (or via stream) at this weekend's Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival! Cheerful Earful Tix: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearfulaus Support the show via http://patreon.com/dogoonpod Check out my new stand up special 'Bad Boy':...
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168 - Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (with Suren and Marcel)
We finally talk about Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc! Joined by Suren Jayemanne and Marcel Blanche-de Wilt! Bad Dates!! Join my mailing list: https://mattstewartcomedy.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bcec2e2c2cd70de3760930708&id=622ba2db19 Submit any prime mate facts or questions…
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167 - What Monkeys Teach Us About Money (with Luke Morris)
Luke Morris enters the monkey house to deliver a report about what monkeys can teach us about money! Join my mailing list: https://mattstewartcomedy.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bcec2e2c2cd70de3760930708&id=622ba2db19 Submit any prime mate facts or questions or Info:...
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166 - The Mandalorian and Grogu (with Dave Warneke)
The first Star Wars movie of the decade is out and it includes a bunch of monkey and ape-like aliens! Join my mailing list: https://mattstewartcomedy.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bcec2e2c2cd70de3760930708&id=622ba2db19 Submit any prime mate facts or questions or Info:...
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165 - Crypto Bros Enter Punch's Enclosure (with Evan Munro-Smith)
On this week's episode second banana Evan Munro-Smith is back to talk about the recent news of Punch the Monkey having intruders in its enclosure! Join my mailing list: https://mattstewartcomedy.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bcec2e2c2cd70de3760930708&id=622ba2db19 Submit any prime mate facts…
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164 - Gorilla Radio (with Erika Fleury)
On this week's episode returning guest Erika Fleury (NAPSA) returns, this time to talk about songs with lyrics about monkeys and apes! Join my mailing list: https://mattstewartcomedy.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bcec2e2c2cd70de3760930708&id=622ba2db19 Submit any prime mate facts or questions…
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163 - Better Man (with Stu Daulman)
Better Man is music biopic about a chimpanzee who becomes a famous musician based on real life musician Robbie Williams! Join my mailing list: https://mattstewartcomedy.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bcec2e2c2cd70de3760930708&id=622ba2db19 Submit any prime mate facts or questions or Info:...
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162 - The Wendigo Cryptid
The Wendigo is a North American cryptic, listen to me read all about it! article: mythfolks.com/wendigo Join my mailing list: https://mattstewartcomedy.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bcec2e2c2cd70de3760930708&id=622ba2db19 Submit any prime mate facts or questions or Info:...
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161 - Beneath the Planet of the Apes (with Dave Warneke)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a wild movie, the follow up to the original Planet of the Apes - let outsell you about it! Join my mailing list: https://mattstewartcomedy.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bcec2e2c2cd70de3760930708&id=622ba2db19 What topics should we cover in APE-ril:...
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160 - Punch the Monkey
Punch the monkey has taken social media by storm in 2026, but what's his story?!? Join my mailing list: https://mattstewartcomedy.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bcec2e2c2cd70de3760930708&id=622ba2db19 Get tickets to see us live in Melbourne (use code GOBANANAS):...
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159 - What if Harambe was buried in Stephen King's Pet Sematary? (with Plumbing the Death Star)
This week we are joined by Plumbing the Death Star to ponder the question what if Harambe was buried in Stephen King's Pet Sematary? Happy APEril! This was the fourth most voted for topic this year! Get tickets to see us live in Melbourne (use code GOBANANAS):...
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158 - Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes (with Connor Schmidt)
Planet of the Apes was rebooted in 2001 by Tim Burton - we watched it so you don't have to! Happy APEril! This was the fifth most voted for topic this year! Get tickets to see us live in Melbourne (use code GOBANANAS)…
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157 - Ape Titty Slide 6 (with Evan, Adam, Jackson and Suren!)
Once again we have assembled the crack squad (Evan Munro-Smith, Adam Carnevale, Jackson Baly and introducing Sure Jayemanne) and are back on the Ape Titty Slide beat, looking to blow this case even further wide open! We’re starting to think this goes all the way to the top - and then all the way...
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156 - Monkey Dust (with Suren Jayemanne)
Monkey Dust! It's a drug maybe!? We're just dropping in for a quick ep while we had some spare time in the studio, why not record a Prime Mates?!?! Watch my new special Best Man: http://bit.ly/BestManComedy Get tickets to see us live in Melbourne (use code GOBANANAS):...
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155 - MCU's Red Skull/Bald Uakari (with Suren Jayemanne)
Did you know Suren loves bald uakari? Did you also know he was featured in the MCU? Well tune into this late night recording to hear him spill the beans! Check out Matt's new stand up special: https://youtu.be/ZgukEPerWZc?si=SW8PttGAB-ly_GF8 Watch my new special Best Man:...
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154 - Is the Grinch an Ape? (with Adam Carnevale)
It's Christmas time so Adam Carnevale is here to help answer the question "Is the Grinch an ape??" and also in a quick episode of Getting Fruity with Matt and the Boys we talk fruit cake! Watch my new special Best Man: http://bit.ly/BestManComedy Get tickets to see us live:...
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153 - Jane Goodall RIP (with Evan Munro-Smith)
This morning we woke up to the sad news of Jane Goodall's passing, so we've met in the Monkey House for an emergency episode! Cheerful Earful tickets: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/home/ce25 Article discussed:...
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152 - The Drunken Monkey (with Jess Perkins and Dave Warneke)
Dave and Jess return to the monkey house to talk about Robert Dudley's The ‘drunken monkey’ hypothesis! Cheerful Earful tickets: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/prime-mates---live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-5-oct-2025-tickets Article discussed:...
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151 - Fantastic Four: First Steps (with Connor Schmidt)
What the hell, another new super hero movie (very briefly) featuring a primate?! We're in a new golden age baby! To talk all about it we are joined in the Monkey House by Connor Schmidt (Who Knew It with Matt Stewart)! Watch my new special Best Man: http://bit.ly/BestManComedy Get tickets to see…
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150 - Superman 2025 (with Connor Schmidt)
Superman is back, as is Lex Luther - now with added monkeys! Joined in the Monkey House by Connor Schmidt (Who Knew It with Matt Stewart) we get stuck into it, enjoy! Watch my new special Best Man: http://bit.ly/BestManComedy Get tickets to see us live: https://mattstewartcomedy.com/ Submit any...
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149 - Bedtime for Bonzo (with Suren Jayemanne and James Hingley)
Bedtime For Bonzo (1951) is a film about a chimp named Bonzo though it is probably best known for starring future president of the USA, Ronald Reagan. Back at episode 40 we meant to watch this film but accidentally watched the sequel, so we finally right that wrong today! Get tickets to see us...
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148 - Seven Degrees of Monkey (with Suren Jayemanne)
We're back in the Monkey House (and drunk, honestly don't listen it if you can't stand rambling)! Pod fave Suren Jayemanne is here to try and get us from Aus music legend Farnsey to a Monkey in 7 steps (kinda like 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon, only better... but we get distracted)! Get tickets to see...
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147 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (with Evan Munro-Smith and Suren Jayemanne)
The Planet of the Apes is/are back! This series of films is what inspired this whole podcast so we're so stoked to cover the new instalment and have recruited the 2nd banana Evan Munro-Smith and pod favourite Suren Jayemanne to talk it all through! Get tickets to see us live:...
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146 - Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (with Suren Jayemanne)
We're closing out Ape-ril in style (and in May) with a chat in the monkey house about the 2024 blockbuster film Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire! Get tickets to see us live: https://mattstewartcomedy.com/ Submit any prime mates/primates facts/questions: https://forms.gle/VkQm5vX7g4hS4yZF7 Submit…
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145 - Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Ape-ril continues this week with an episode about the blockbuster film of 2023, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts! Come see me in SYDNEY and BRISBANE: mattstewartcomedy.com Submit any prime mates/primates facts/questions: https://forms.gle/VkQm5vX7g4hS4yZF7 Submit any future topic suggestions:...
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144 - Pokemon (with Angus Gordon and Rob Braslin)
The Monkey House? More like the Mankey House! This week we talk about Pokemon after watching the episode called Primeape Goes Bananas! What topic should we do next? Suggest via the link below! Submit any prime mates/primates facts/questions: https://forms.gle/VkQm5vX7g4hS4yZF7 Submit any future...
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143 - Space Chimps (with AJ and Richard from Cult Popture)
We're back in the Monkey House for a special cross over episode with New Zealand's Cult Popture! What topic should we do next? Suggest via the link below! Submit any prime mates/primates facts/questions: https://forms.gle/VkQm5vX7g4hS4yZF7 Submit any future topic suggestions:...
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142 - Godzilla Vs Kong (with Suren Jayemanne)
It's been a while but we're back in the monkey house to talk about the 2021 film Godzilla Vs Kong! What topic should we do next? Suggest via the link below! Submit any prime mates/primates facts/questions: https://forms.gle/VkQm5vX7g4hS4yZF7 Submit any future topic suggestions:...
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141 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (with Evan Munro-Smith)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) has had mixed reviews from critics, but no amateur primatologists have cast their eyes over this piece of ape cinema... until now! Second banana Evan Munro-Smith is back in the monkey house and it's good to have him back! Submit any prime mates/primates...
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140 - Ghostbusters (with Dave Warneke)
The Ghost Busters was a 1980s cartoon series sequel to the 1975 live action TV show of the same name. This week we are talking about the episode inspired by the classic short story 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' - Dave Warneke returns to the Monkey House to discuss! Check out this week's episode…
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139 - Sherlock's The Hounds of Baskerville (with Dave Warneke)
Sherlock was a TV series based on the Arthur Conan Doyle characters, this episode is a reworking of the classic novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles - Dave Warneke returns to the Monkey House to discuss! Check out this week's episode of Book Cheat to hear us talking about the original! Check out...
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138 - Captain Planet (with Dave Warneke)
Captain Planet is a classic of the animated environmental superhero genre, Dave Warneke returns to the Monkey House to discuss! Check out Matt's stand up special FREE on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cWStRpI-BhE Submit any prime mates/primates facts/questions: https://forms.gle/xyh24sBRz3LykAaDA…
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137 - The Wild Monkeys of South Texas (with Angus Gordon)
In the 1970's, a ranch in South Texas became home to some Japanese macaques, comedian Angus Gordon returns to the Monkey House to discuss! Check out Matt's stand up special FREE on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cWStRpI-BhE Submit any prime mates/primates facts/questions:...
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136 - Phineas and Ferb (with Dave Warneke)
'Dexter's Laboratory' was an American animated TV series that ran from 1996 to 2003. 'Dial M for Monkey' was a show within the show focusing on a superhero monkey named Monkey, in particular season 1, episode 6b 'Huntor'! In this episode I'm joined by Dave Warneke, we also recorded an episode of...
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135 - Ape Titty Slide 5 (with Adam Carnevale and Jackson Baly!)
This week after a long break, we have assembled the crack squad (Evan Munro-Smith, Adam Carnevale and Jackson Baly) and are back on the Ape Titty Slide beat, looking to blow this case wide open! We’re starting to think this goes all the way to the top - and then all the way down again! (If you...
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134 - Marvel's Hit-Monkey part 1 (with Evan Munro-Smith and Peader Thomas)
Marvel's Hit-Monkey TV show tells the tale of a wronged Japanese snow monkey, mentored by the ghost of an American assassin, as he cuts a wide swath through the Tokyo underworld. We're joined by second banana Evan Munro-Smith and illustrator Peader Thomas to discuss! Check out Matt's new podcast...
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133 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes News (with Evan Munro-Smith)
Second banana Evan Munro-Smith is back in the monkey house and we discuss all the latest news about the next installment of the Planet of the Apes franchise! Check out Matt's new podcast 'Who Knew It with Matt Stewart': https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Submit any prime...
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132 - Jordan Peele's Nope (with Cass Paige and Zoe Bilotta)
Nope is a 2022 sci-fi horror film written, directed and co-produced by Jordan Peele, we're joined by Cass Paige and Zoe Bilotta to discuss! Zoe also talks briefly about the horrific true story of a chimpanzee named Travis who mauled a woman before being put down. Submit any prime mates/primates...
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131 - Weird Monkey Stories 6 (with Suren Jayemanne)
Suren Jayemanne is back with even more weird (and slightly dull) monkey (and ape) stories! EDIT: We laugh at someone saying "data are" instead of "data is" but it's actually correct, if apes could talk they'd do a better job than us! Ape Vocal Chords article:...
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130 - Dexter's Lab's 'Dial M for Monkey' (with Dave Warneke)
'Dexter's Laboratory' was an American animated TV series that ran from 1996 to 2003. 'Dial M for Monkey' was a show within the show focusing on a superhero monkey named Monkey, in particular season 1, episode 6b 'Huntor'! In this episode I'm joined by Dave Warneke, we also recorded an episode of...
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129 - Weird Monkey Stories 5 (with Suren Jayemanne)
We're back with returning guest Suren Jayemanne and some more weird monkey (and ape) stories! Animatronic Ape Spy article: https://allthatsinteresting.com/robotic-gorilla Tickets for Do Go On in Sydney this week (and Matt and Dave Warneke's shows in Brisbane): https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/...
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128 - Who Knew It with Matt Stewart (with Emma Holland and Angus Gordon)
We're back! Here's a primates themed episode of Who Knew It with Matt Stewart with guests Angus Gordon and Emma Holland! Tickets for Do Go On in Sydney/Matt and Dave shows in Brisbane: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/ Tickets for Sydney Fringe:...
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127 - Ape Titty Slide 4 (with Adam Carnevale and Jackson Baly!)
The Ape Titty Slide investigation went live, this is most of that recording (you can buy a link to the stream for $5 below! Second Banana Evan Munro-Smith is back along with guests Adam Carnevale and Jackson Baly (Sanspants Radio/Getting Fruity with Matt and the Boys)! Buy a ticket to watch the...
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126 - Ape Titty Slide 3 (with Adam Carnevale and Jackson Baly!)
The Ape Titty Slide investigation continues! Second Banana Evan Munro-Smith is back along with guests Adam Carnevale and Jackson Baly (Sanspants Radio/Getting Fruity with Matt and the Boys)! Get a ticket to the Ape Titty Slide live stream (use discount code ATS):...
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125 - Ape Titty Slide 2 (with Adam Carnevale and Jackson Baly!)
Our investigation into the mysterious world of Ape Titty Slides continues! Second Banana Evan Munro-Smith is back along with guests Adam Carnevale and Jackson Baly (Sanspants Radio/Getting Fruity with Matt and the Boys)! Grab tickets to Matt's stand up show in PERTH…
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124 - Ape Titty Slide (with Jackson Baly and Adam Carnevale!)
Someone tagged us in a photo of what can only be described as an 'ape titty slide', this episode explores that photo with guests Adam Carnevale and Jackson Baly (Sanspants Radio/Getting Fruity with Matt and the Boys)! See Prime Mates live this FRIDAY the 23rd of July in BRISBANE (with discounted...
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123 - The Wizard of Oz (with Dave Warneke)
We're back in the Monkey House! Inspired by episode 297 of Do Go On (about the back story of the Wizard of Oz), we thought we'd get back in the studio and talk about the 1939 MGM version of the story. Enjoy! Grab tickets to Matt's live taping in MELBOURNE (as well as shows in ADELAIDE and PERTH):...
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122 - Prime Mates Live! (with Evan Munro-Smith, Cass Paige and Nick Mason)
The first (and possibly only) live episode of Prime Mates! It was so much fun with the dream team of Evan, Cass and Maso, hope you enjoy! Matt's other podcasts Do Go On: https://play.acast.com/s/do-go-on/ Listen Now Podcast with Matt and Sam: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Support the show…
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121 - Monkey Friend (with Evan Munro-Smith)
Fresh of the presses, we hear of about Kentucky family who befriended a monkey! Got a question for Matt, Evan, Cass or Maso at the live show? https://forms.gle/SrMgvpvFiW7oGH1q7 Grab Tickets to this week's LIVE SHOW (on the 4th of April with discount code - Mates)…
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120 - The Umbrella Academy: The End of Something (S2E10)
This week we talk about The Umbrella Academy season 2, episode 10: The End of Something! Netflix Synopsis: As the Fives plot against each other, one of the siblings makes a big sacrifice to help Vanya, and Lila learns the truth about her parents. Got a question or message you want read out on the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join Australian Comedian Matt Stewart (and regular second banana Evan Munro-Smith) with rotating guests, as they explore primates in popular culture from Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Do Go On Media
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Join Australian Comedian Matt Stewart (and regular second banana Evan Munro-Smith) with rotating guests, as they explore primates in popular culture from Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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