A comedic grumbling of mundane trivialities. Mat Labotka and Veronique Hurley grumble through life’s little pet peeves. Do you hate gum? Have you ever thought about it? You probably hate gum without even realizing it. Follow Mat’s absurd infuriation down the rabbit-hole into frustration, while Veronique’s buoyant optimism keeps us afloat… of the Grumble Goat.
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Agriculture is, of course, how we grow our food, but it is also humanity’s most fundamental connection to the Earth. The bountiful nutrients and minerals of Earth’s rich soils are unlocked by vegetation’s burrowing roots. And the different sediments of Earth’s many environments produce specific thriving flavors native to certain places: the grapes …
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Evolution forges animals in a chaotic gauntlet of carnage and slaughter. Like a gladiatorial arena, only the strongest and fittest can survive the tumult. Eons of desperate hunting, killing, and fighting between species has born out to create the single-elimination food web that governs all living things. Until Humankind. The human has outclassed a…
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Welcome to the Information Age! If you’re still reading this then you are already behind, because the information is flowing faster than it can be consumed. It is impossible to stay current in the flowing rapids of content being streamed through the intertubes of the Now! And just like a river’s current, money churns mercilessly through the hydroel…
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Humankind is a collaborative species, and the key to collaboration is communication. From the first spoken language, to the advent of the Ricola horn, to flag waving semaphore, straight on to the Walkie Talkie, communication has improved incalculably. Until the telephone. From the first phone call, it seemed a promising development, but the second …
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The Earth has been dominated by different dynasties throughout the eons. The Primordial Earth was governed by the amoeba, the Jurassic Earth was conquered by the dinosaur, the Common Era was managed by Humankind, and now is the Age of the Automobile. These mammoth beasts have evolved into Range Rovers that have decimated the habitats that Humans on…
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Humankind may be the ordained alpha of the Earth, but we are not free of the Circle of Life. Our mortality forces the generational hierarchy that all life must follow. The elders pass on the wisdom to the young, and then pass the torch of the tribe along and trust that this ancient wisdom will continue. Yet, is human legacy not disruption? We have …
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The human body is a remarkable machine. It can be trained and shaped to extraordinary measures. The body builder grows the muscular structure to show off the strength of the gods. The gymnast contorts the body into awe-inspiring flexibility. The marathon runner hones themselves into a lean instrument of graceful endurance. And then there is the wor…
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Summer in America is a magnificent smorgasbord of all things wonderfully Americana. Barbeques take place on our green lawns with our white picket fences. Roller-coasters and water-slides ricket the airs of our amusement parks. The Swifties Taylor and Ladies Gaga rock our sock hops while fireworks burst in the air. And while the apple pie cools on t…
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Father time is the master of all life. Seasons change, the universe descends into chaos, and all life has a limited moment in the complex system of entropy. Humanity has obsessed about time to the point that we calculate the transitive frequencies of the invisible building blocks of matter itself with an atomic clock. Every aspect of our society is…
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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 sometim…
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Humankind is the pinnacle of evolutionary advantage. We have conquered the planet, we have mapped the stars, we have trapped […] The post Deodorant appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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A podcaster sits at a computer to write an episode blurb. He stares out the window. Writing holds little interest […] The post Hyper Realism appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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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 […] The post Everything’s an App appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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The era of Globalization has created a utopian society of plenty. Water comes right out of the walls and temperatures […] The post 100 Calorie Packs appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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A shrill noise in the night invokes an immediate sense of danger. A horn calling out across a valley will […] The post Sirens appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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The end is nigh! The sun has been blighted and the Aztec calendar has ended! All of the eight prophesies […] The post Doomsday Predictions appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Since the dawn of Humankind, we have had a proud tradition of Hunting and Gathering. While some still cling to […] The post Storage Lockers appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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The exchange of money for goods and services is the cornerstone of civilization. Goods have value, and money has value; […] The post Tipping in Advance appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Humanity has a natural inclination toward gossip. It’s an instinctive need that we’re constantly up to date on what’s happening. […] The post The News appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Water is the element of Life. The origins of life on earth may be enshrouded in mystery, but that it […] The post Half-Full Beverages appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Since the dawn of Humankind, we have looked to the heavens for answers. The sun has always been our clock, […] The post Leap Day appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Life on Earth has evolved in a heartless, gladiatorial gauntlet of Survival of the Fittest. The eventual apex Champion of […] The post Pillows appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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This President’s Day, America comes together to celebrate – like every holiday – the things that matter most to our […] The post Sales appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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The Plant Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom have always lived in a delicate, symbiotic peace. The animals kindly exhale carbon […] The post Flowers appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Humanity is a duality. ‘Humanity’ is defined by us, our species, humans, the animal that rose above all other beasts […] The post The Word ‘Just’ appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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How privileged we have become, to love the snow. The pretty, white blanket has become a plaything to draw angels […] The post Snow appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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As the long arc of the universe slowly degrades toward entropy, so too is the path of our humanly bodies […] The post Tension appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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The passage of time is marked by ritual. Birthdays are counted with tiny candles, Rush week is passed by getting […] The post Glitter appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Christmastime is upon us. It is the season of giving. We may share with our friends and family a token […] The post Presents appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Humanity has very practically divided time into seconds and minutes and hours; but the gods have divided time into seasons. […] The post Summer appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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The trajectory of human commerce is a beautiful rainbow of collaboration. The unseemly origins of bartering melted away as we […] The post Costco appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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The long arc of Human history is divided into grandiose epochs that are defined by certain monumental discoveries. Ten-thousand years […] The post Plastic on Plastic appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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In the course of its history, humankind has diversified itself into a vast array of unique cultures. One of the […] The post Aioli appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Humanity has shaped the world around us to suit our needs. We have conquered all our discomforts. Our predators are […] The post Halloween Weekend appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Autumn is here. The thermostat dips lower by the day. Sunlight slips through the bare branches of the trees before […] The post The Cold appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Theatre has been part of the Human experience since the dawn of creation. Before the first hieroglyph was ever etched, […] The post Forced Audience appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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One of the most complex systems that humankind has created is Commerce. From our ancient origins of fighting to the […] The post Apple Pay appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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The Game of Life is a nuanced, open-world role-playing game that everybody gets to play once. While some stats are […] The post Traffic Court appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Santorini is a beautiful island off the coast of Greece. A collapsed volcano has left a striking, sheer cliff rising […] The post The Gondolas of Santorini appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Humankind has always taken to the sea. We are addicted to exploration, to discovery, to peeking over the horizon and […] The post Cruise Food appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Humankind is a herd animal. We gather. Like lemmings to a cliff, we follow where the herd goes. We gather […] The post Tour Groups appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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From humanity’s origins in Africa, it took around 100,000 years to spread across the globe. The pace of that journey […] The post Travel Days appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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The Twenty-First Century is a wondrous time to exist. Humanity now enjoys an age where we can safely see the […] The post Tourists appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Eons of evolution have culminated in creating the perfect form of life: Humankind. Unfortunately, it didn’t bother cleaning up after […] The post Bar Snack Utensils appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Summertime is a joyous time. The quintessential image of peak happiness is the sun shining from a blue sky on […] The post Barbeque Chips appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Humanity has plunged into the Cyber Age at terminal velocity. Everything must move at the speed of light. High-speed internet, […] The post The Price of Gas appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Grumble Goat is off this week! So Mat has commandeered the feed to bring you a preview of his fantasy-adventure […] The post Zak Chapter 2 appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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A picture says a thousand words. But those words are silent, and they are in your head, and it’s really […] The post Spoilers appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Machines require lubrication. The clockwork motion of gears and levers grinds to a halt without the grease. Proper lubrication is […] The post Sauce Gatekeepers appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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Humankind matured into a collective during the last Ice Age. The frigid Earth was an inhospitable place for our furless […] The post Ice Water appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley
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