Grumble Goat
Welcome to Grumble Goat:
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 bouyant optimism keeps us afloat...
of the Grumble Goat.
Learn more about your hosts:
matlabotka.com & veroniquehurley.com
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 176
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Sirens
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 inha…
00:19:09 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Doomsday Predictions
The end is nigh! The sun has been blighted and the Aztec calendar has ended! All of the eight prophesies have been fulfilled! The Infinity Stones have been collected and the White Walkers have ta…
00:21:25 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Storage Lockers
Since the dawn of Humankind, we have had a proud tradition of Hunting and Gathering. While some still cling to the hunting of game, most of society has moved into the game of hunting for deals. De…
00:15:41 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
Tipping in Advance
The exchange of money for goods and services is the cornerstone of civilization. Goods have value, and money has value; and often, service has value. And America recognizes good service. We tip e…
00:19:00 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
The News
Humanity has a natural inclination toward gossip. It’s an instinctive need that we’re constantly up to date on what’s happening. Who is getting married? Who is fighting? What sensationalist emba…
00:17:48 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Half-Full Beverages
Water is the element of Life. The origins of life on earth may be enshrouded in mystery, but that it began in water is unquestionable. While humankind does not live in water, a cursory glance at a…
00:16:26 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Leap Day
Since the dawn of Humankind, we have looked to the heavens for answers. The sun has always been our clock, the constellations forever our calendar. Becoming an agricultural society required deciph…
00:17:22 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
Pillows
Life on Earth has evolved in a heartless, gladiatorial gauntlet of Survival of the Fittest. The eventual apex Champion of the Arena is a warm-blooded, lean, running machine with a problem-solving, …
00:18:18 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Sales
This President’s Day, America comes together to celebrate – like every holiday – the things that matter most to our nation, Deals. Now that the presidency has been reduced to the hollow pulpit of r…
00:15:50 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Flowers
The Plant Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom have always lived in a delicate, symbiotic peace. The animals kindly exhale carbon dioxide for the plants to breathe, and the plants pull nutrition from the…
00:16:17 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
The Word ‘Just’
Humanity is a duality. ‘Humanity’ is defined by us, our species, humans, the animal that rose above all other beasts to conquer the world. But the word ‘Humanity’ also means compassion. While lan…
00:18:48 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Snow
How privileged we have become, to love the snow. The pretty, white blanket has become a plaything to draw angels and craft snowman. Skiing and sledding have become celebrated Olympic sports. Chil…
00:18:01 |
Mon 22 Jan 2024
Tension
As the long arc of the universe slowly degrades toward entropy, so too is the path of our humanly bodies toward atrophy. The invisible dark energies that push the ever-expanding universe faster int…
00:17:24 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
Glitter
The passage of time is marked by ritual. Birthdays are counted with tiny candles, Rush week is passed by getting paddled, and fiscal quarters are anointed with new iPhones. Today is the end of the…
00:18:44 |
Mon 01 Jan 2024
Presents
Christmastime is upon us. It is the season of giving. We may share with our friends and family a token of our appreciation, a simple gift which is more for the purpose of acknowledging the importa…
00:18:08 |
Mon 18 Dec 2023
Summer
Humanity has very practically divided time into seconds and minutes and hours; but the gods have divided time into seasons. Spring is the season of rebirth. Winter is the season of stasis and hibe…
00:18:08 |
Mon 04 Dec 2023
Costco
The trajectory of human commerce is a beautiful rainbow of collaboration. The unseemly origins of bartering melted away as we placed value on beautiful, glistening metal coins. The melding of cult…
00:16:03 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Plastic on Plastic
The long arc of Human history is divided into grandiose epochs that are defined by certain monumental discoveries. Ten-thousand years ago nomadic tribes discovered agriculture which led to civiliza…
00:21:53 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Aioli
In the course of its history, humankind has diversified itself into a vast array of unique cultures. One of the strongest cultural touchstones that binds us all is that unquenchable quest for food.…
00:17:06 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Halloween Weekend
Humanity has shaped the world around us to suit our needs. We have conquered all our discomforts. Our predators are behind zoological bars, vaccines have tamed our vapours and plagues, and fast-ca…
00:17:31 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
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