April FoOls

Descartes argues that the only thing I can be sure of with certainty is that my consciousness exists. Everything else is […]

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The Price of Gas

The Price of Gas

Humanity has plunged into the Cyber Age at terminal velocity. Everything must move at the speed of light. High-speed internet, […]

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Ice Water

Ice Water

Humankind matured into a collective during the last Ice Age. The frigid Earth was an inhospitable place for our furless […]

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Trick or Treat

The night is dark and full of terrors. A creaky floorboard in the middle of the night is enough to […]

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Vegging Out

The human body is the ultimate machine. Able to perform any number of tasks, move on its own, and think […]

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Mornings

Despite our advanced digital civilization, Humankind are still organic, natural beasts. We must eat and breathe, we must cut our […]

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Line Bunching

Humankind’s domination of the planet has created a population explosion. Unfortunately, the Earth only possesses limited resources. There’s a finite […]

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Box Liquid

The world is a messy place. Earth is a chaotic, teeming, moist stew of life, death, decay, and El Ninos. […]

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Slow Moving People

Behold! The future is now! Long has humankind dreamed of an age where labor could be performed by automaton. Fields […]

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People on Bicycles

Life is driven by rhythm. There are heartbeats, breaths, and circadian rhythms. And so, collectively, society has rhythms. Like an […]

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Strangers Taking Pictures

The Digital Age has led to an explosion of photography. Since we all have our phones in our hand twenty-four […]

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Reruns: Listening

We don’t have a fresh Grumble this week, but it may be time to revisit the topic of ‘Listening.’ It […]

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Birthdays

After names, the most fundamental identity we have is age. Any news article, wanted poster, or Bumble match lists that […]

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Garbage by the Door

Since the advent of cave-painting, humankind has developed a taste for a well-kept home. From the chimney sweep to Marie […]

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Dibs – Chicago Style

Ownership is something that humankind takes very seriously. For real estate we have deeds. For vehicles we have titles. For […]

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Reruns: Christmas Music

Back by popular demand! Veronique wants to share her favorite episode this week! From last Winter: The Winter Solstice approacheth. […]

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Pumpkin Spice

Reruns: Pumpkin Spice

Back by popular demand! Veronique wants to share her favorite episode this week! From last Autumn: All Hallow’s Eve is […]

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Bicycle Laws

The automobile has revolutionized human civilization in countless ways: drive-ins, drive-throughs, drive-ways, parking garages, walk-signals, etc. Cars far outnumber humans […]

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High Fructose Corn Syrup

Our lives are often based on routine. Easily, we slip into the schedule of work and sleep. But enrichment comes […]

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Paper Towels

As the universe erodes into entropy, humankind instinctively tantrums against nature’s inevitable transition into chaos. We like order. Whether it’s […]

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Absolutes

Guest Grumbler: Michael Giansiracusa “Never has the world been more divided. Every single person is always at peak rage. The […]

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Overhead Lighting

Guest grumbler: Hannah Karpenko In mankind’s eternal quest to bring light into the darkness, we have unlocked maddening varieties of […]

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Twelve Hour Clocks

Guest Grumbler: Allyson Boate Since the dawn of civilization, humanity has stared toward the heavens, calculating the movement of the […]

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Oscar Films

In a world – still reeling from the echoes of accusations of a rigged election – a shady entity of […]

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National Day Calendar

Humankind was not meant to toil away in a daily grind.  We are a social animal, and while work is […]

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Garnishes

Guest Grumbler: Kris Ortiz Water, while necessary for life to exist, is boring; but a bright splash of yellow and […]

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Hair

Guest Grumbler: Kim Gant Our hair is precious. It’s our personality. It’s our identity. Every single day we fix our […]

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A.I. Morality

It is the dawn of a new existential era for humankind.  Technology heretofore existed to assist human tasks.  Machines now […]

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What Can I Bring

Guest grumbler: Bill Janisse Humankind is a social animal. From gathering around a fire to grandiose ballroom cotillions, socializing is […]

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Phantom Drip

French press, pour-over, cold-brew, or nitro-draught?  The search for the perfect cup of coffee is the modern day alchemy.  But […]

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Jeans in Bed

Guest Grumbler: Rocio Mendez Nightclothes come in a multitude of genres. As a child, pajamas are a comfy cosplay of […]

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Pronouncing February

There is no question on the linguistic abuses of the English language. The labyrinthian guidelines and the chaotic use of […]

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Football Rules

America’s most ostentatious contribution to the art of sport; the gridiron of goliaths in our modern day coliseums that fight […]

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Butter Knives

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! A properly set table requires a daunting […]

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Double Parking

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! There was a plague in this city […]

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iPad Registers

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! Traditionally, transactions at stores and restaurants involve […]

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Sport Utility Vehicles

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! Picture the American dream of the open […]

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Peanut Butter Desserts

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! Guest Grumbler: Danae Ervin Peanut butter is […]

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Resolutions

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! As with the blind optimism of an […]

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Blaming 2020

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! Like sand through the hourglass, so are […]

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Sponges

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! Guest Grumbler: Jonathan Zapata Some people argue […]

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Ketchup

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! Humanity, in its diversity, has created a […]

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Christmas Music

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! The Winter Solstice approacheth. While the days […]

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Door Handles

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! Doors have always captivated the human imagination. […]

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Grumble Blocking

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! Casual passing of judgement is fundamental to […]

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Pumpkin Spice

Pumpkin Spice Lattes

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! All Hallow’s Eve is upon us. The […]

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Underwear

Guest Grumbler: Virginia Rupert Some might wear their hearts on their sleeve, but all of us cover our unmentionable bits […]

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Cigarette Filters

Cigarettes are cool..? All of our 70’s era heroes smoked. You what’s not cool? Safety gear. James Bond drinks martinis […]

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Coconut Milk

No longer are we beholden to the cow for milk. We have weened ourselves from the udder addiction and replaced […]

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Neti Pots

Guest Grumbler: Logan Kovach The Human Body is a magnificent vessel of biotic efficiency. What an incredible vehicle to experience […]

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Online Quizzes

Social Media has been hijacked by a fantasy world of online quizzes. Replacing the Astrological Charts of yore, these personality […]

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Voice Command

Communicating with the machines is a task we leave to the highly specialized ‘programmer’ class. These ‘programmers’ are the modern […]

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Checking Out

The great American journey was built on consumerism. Shopping Malls, Strip Malls, Outlet Malls, and Wholesale Big Box stores are […]

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Listening

Ding! You have three new messages. Distractions are omnipresent in today’s society. Ding, you have a new notification. It’s difficult […]

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Trucks

America, from sea to shining sea, is crisscrossed with beautiful open roads. Somehow these alluring stretches of highway have become […]

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Kitchen Gadgets

The kitchen is the heart of the home. Family traditions have been passed down through casseroles and cookies. Somehow, though, […]

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Sports Draft

Sports, America’s favorite pastime. Gone are the days when backyard, sandlotters become local heroes. Now, millionaires get traded across the […]

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DNA Testing

The 21-Century gives mankind many opportunities to trade privacy for a hit of dopamine. A photo goes to Instagram and […]

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Masks

This episode has been archived and is only available to our Patreon subscribers! Guest Grumbler: Dr. Lori Labotka, Ph.D. A […]

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Web Hate

Opinions used to be a personal position on a topic that one could use to socialize. Now, social media has […]

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Bathroom Odors

In humankind’s eternal quest to alleviate ourselves, we have isolated the most embarrassing of our animal baseness to one room. […]

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Alarm Clocks

Waking up is an activity that everyone performs every day. In lieu of a rooster, most people use a device. […]

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Haircuts

We are living in an age of hyper communication. Through social media, any plebian can clearly communicate their thoughts to […]

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Paranoid

It’s time for the ‘rona episode. Twenty-four hour news cycles move faster than a virus, so ‘facts’ come faster and […]

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Series

As attention spans narrow, it’s ironic that stories are lengthening. The classic, stand-alone film era has been purged and replaced […]

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Almost Automated Bathrooms

Modern public facilities are marvels of 90’s motion-sensor technology. It seems every toilet and faucet are equipped with a confusing […]

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Tofu

In a global world, where every taste and flavor on the planet is available at you local grocer’s, it’s almost […]

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Self Driving

Math, navigation, privacy, finding a mate; these are some of the responsibilities we’ve given up to the machine. Driving, on […]

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Diet Coke

The produce section of the supermarket slowly dwindles as consumers buy more processed, fat-free, gluten-free, artificially-sweetened, instant, consequence free “food.” […]

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Phone-Tasking

In the high-paced information-age we live in, phone calls are the rare moments that we can be by ourselves and […]

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I.P.A.s

India Pale Ale: a godsend for thirsty British sailors; a cliched standard for craft beer. Gone are the days of […]

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Spatial Unawareness

Space, the final frustration. In the days before the legally mandated six-foot personal space, mankind was plagued by social ineptitude. […]

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Paper Straws

Paper beats rock, but water destroys paper. Paper straws work better as paper-mache than beverage delivery. Is there no better […]

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Wire Hangers

Wire clothes hangers – inexpensive alternative or closet catastrophe? At first glance, the space-saving simplicity may seem convenient, but these […]

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Children’s Food

The Venn Diagram of kid’s food to junk food is just one circle. Counting-calories, dressing-on-the-side, anti-oxidant super-foods are boring fads […]

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10,000 Steps

Historically, wrist watches have benefited mankind by counting the day in units of time. But now, in this digital era, […]

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Cash Only

In a bygone era, the world used physical tokens to transfer money. Precious metals and woven-cotton might be handed to […]

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Bags

Modern consumerism demands that everything be put in a bag. Two bags where possible. Let’s travel through time to discover […]

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Gluten

Beware the scourge of gluten! Headaches used to be caused by gnomes living in your brain, well now the plebeians […]

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Escalators

Mini elevators or helpful stairs? How can society know the difference? Mat and Veronique get to the bottom (or top) […]

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Gum

The inaugural episode of Grumble Goat, where we discuss one of the ugliest habits plaguing our society today. Join Mat […]

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