Grumble Goat Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

Globalization is the climactic culmination of the evolution of Human Civilization. The modern era of connectivity is possible because we work together. Teamwork makes the dream work. Instead of each of us hunting and gathering, people can specialize in different expertise, because some will grow food, and some will cultivate technology. And sometimes we have to ask for help from those with specialized knowledge. But their words and understanding can be magical, and frightening to some. Knowledge has to be met with understanding, and just as you might hold back some of the details of the Kama Sutra when a child asks where babies come from, a tech expert might start with the basics on how to troubleshoot a computer. So let’s start by turning it off and back on again with Mat and Veronique as we experience higher than average frustration with Tech Support!







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Humankind is the pinnacle of evolutionary advantage. We have conquered the planet, we have mapped the stars, we have trapped electricity in a global network of wires to create a virtual universe. The incredible intelligence of us mere mortals has put us in the realm of the gods! But we are mortal. And we fart. These pesky, weak horcruxes that our souls are bound to still make odors and fluids and poop. How can we stand with our divine counterparts in the boardroom at the peak of Olympus with sweaty armpits? We are stuck as puppets to our foul bodies. And just like Pinocchio longs to cut his strings, we strive to plug all our holes, starting with the very smallest: the pores. Clean up with Veronique and Mat as we disguise our animal scent with micro-metals in an easy, glide-on Speed Stick of Deodorant!







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A podcaster sits at a computer to write an episode blurb. He stares out the window. Writing holds little interest at the moment, but his fingers dapple at the keys. Each tippity tap of the keys creates a symbol on the screen. Strings of these delicate hashmarks create meaning through an agreed upon written language, but what do they convey in reality? Carving words on the internet like initials in a childhood tree, will anybody ever see? And will another soul ever glimpse this brief message and actually feel the true meaning of these words, or the passions of young love that bore through the chassis of tempered life to immortalize itself on the fleeting bark of memory? Or is the written word cold and unfeeling? Then is art also an empty, scratched lens of reflection? Zoom in on the vessels of Mat and Veronique, and Guest – Andres Robledo – as we sharpen our focus through the very essence of reality into Hyper Realism!







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In the modern era of high-paced, digital globalization, the only thing that hasn’t been relegated to binary data-points is the moist, fleshy hardware that keeps our meat brains warm. Money used to be made of metal, but now exists only as a couple flashes of electricity along a circuit board. Society used to be people meeting in public forums, but now its a string of memes on the Meta algorithm. Games used to involve balls and sticks, but now flashing diodes dance for our entertainment. Everything is digitized, especially hopes and dreams. The algorithm uses our digital fingerprint to peer into our very souls and squeezes any inkling of individuality right into its corporate pockets. As we stare deeper into the magic mirror of our cells, who is looking back?







Recover your password with Mat and Veronique as we discover the iPhone’s Midas curse means Everything’s an App!







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The era of Globalization has created a utopian society of plenty. Water comes right out of the walls and temperatures are controlled by a dial. The phone in your pocket can summon a stranger bringing food right to your front door. Unfortunately, our bodies were designed by the harsh realities of evolution in an era of survival long since conquered. Yet still, more food means larger people. And when humanity’s health is on the line, we must all come together and attack the scourge at it’s source! We will dismantle the instrial-aggro machine that produces an excess of ultra-processed foods full of toxic refined sugars decimating our livelihoods… but first, a snack. How about a sensible, low-calorie, tiny bag of processed garbage to satisfy our insatiable need for unlimited sugar! Who’s been a good boy? That’s right, you’ve been a good little consumer! Grab a little treat with Mat and Veronique as we pretend to diet while gorging processed food, now in smaller 100 Calorie Packs!







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A shrill noise in the night invokes an immediate sense of danger. A horn calling out across a valley will rally the cavalry to prepare for war. A clanging bell at the town gate will rouse the inhabitants to a common threat. And a wailing siren of an ambulance will awaken everybody in a six block radius for absolutely nothing. The modern civilization does not require assembling every able bodied villager to face emergencies. In our unending wisdom, we have built specialized task forces to deal with impending disasters, so why do we still bang the drums of war for every false alarm? Invading armies are not trumpeting their arrival, we’re all being constantly alerted to every sprained ankle and speeding ticket. Gather your pitchforks with Mat and Veronique as we mob the square with our fellow countrymen to oblige the call of Sirens!







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