Grumble Goat
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -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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Sirens
April 29, 2024 16:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBA 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.
Doomsday Predictions
April 15, 2024 15:04 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThe 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.
Storage Lockers
April 08, 2024 16:45 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBSince 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.
Tipping in Advance
April 01, 2024 17:20 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBThe 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.
The News
March 25, 2024 16:24 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBHumanity 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.
Half-Full Beverages
March 18, 2024 17:54 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBWater 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.
Leap Day
March 04, 2024 18:45 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBSince 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.
Pillows
February 26, 2024 19:19 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBLife 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.
Sales
February 19, 2024 21:01 - 15 minutes - 14.9 MBThis 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.
Flowers
February 12, 2024 16:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThe 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.
The Word ‘Just’
January 30, 2024 00:12 - 18 minutes - 17.6 MBHumanity 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.
Snow
January 22, 2024 16:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBHow 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.
Tension
January 08, 2024 18:15 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBAs 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.
Glitter
January 01, 2024 21:38 - 18 minutes - 17.8 MBThe 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.
Presents
December 18, 2023 20:21 - 18 minutes - 17 MBChristmastime 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.
Summer
December 04, 2023 18:02 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBHumanity 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.
Costco
November 27, 2023 16:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBThe 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.
Plastic on Plastic
November 20, 2023 18:33 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBThe 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.
Aioli
November 13, 2023 18:38 - 17 minutes - 16 MBIn 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.
Halloween Weekend
October 30, 2023 17:36 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBHumanity 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.
The Cold
October 23, 2023 15:25 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBAutumn 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.
Forced Audience
October 16, 2023 16:07 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBTheatre 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.
Apple Pay
October 11, 2023 16:52 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBOne 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.
Traffic Court
October 02, 2023 19:11 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBThe 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.
The Gondolas of Santorini
September 18, 2023 15:32 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBSantorini 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.
Cruise Food
September 11, 2023 17:33 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBHumankind 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.
Tour Groups
September 04, 2023 17:02 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBHumankind 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.
Travel Days
August 28, 2023 15:00 - 18 minutes - 17.9 MBFrom 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.
Tourists
August 21, 2023 16:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBThe 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.
Bar Snack Utensils
June 12, 2023 17:31 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBEons 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.
Barbeque Chips
June 05, 2023 19:38 - 17 minutes - 16 MBSummertime 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.
The Price of Gas
May 22, 2023 16:58 - 19 minutes - 18 MBHumanity 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.
Zak Chapter 2
May 08, 2023 19:01 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBGrumble 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.
Spoilers
April 24, 2023 16:28 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBA 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.
Sauce Gatekeepers
April 17, 2023 16:52 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBMachines 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.
Ice Water
April 10, 2023 18:23 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBHumankind 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.
Blue Apron
March 27, 2023 17:31 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThe 21st Century is a fast-paced, bustling cacophony of technologically enhanced productivity. Computers, cell phones, and Artificial Intelligence have turned […] The post Blue Apron appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Reusable Bags
March 20, 2023 15:07 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBIn the vast, empty blackness of the Universe, there is one frail, tiny pebble bobbing along on the gravitational waves […] The post Reusable Bags appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Zak: the Hew-Man
March 13, 2023 15:44 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBVeronique is off this week! So Mat has commandeered the feed to bring you a preview of his fantasy-adventure novel, […] The post Zak: the Hew-Man appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Exercise
March 06, 2023 19:40 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBThe Human Body is the perfect biological machine. With over a million years of R&D, this high precision work of […] The post Exercise appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Smart Watches
February 27, 2023 21:03 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBHumanity is experiencing a Technological Age heretofore unimaginable to the amoebas that began life on Earth. Unfortunately, it is happening […] The post Smart Watches appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Naps
February 20, 2023 18:45 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe Human Brain is an incredibly complex biological supercomputer. It has sysadmin privileges over every other organic function in the […] The post Naps appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Dating App Deceit
February 06, 2023 17:43 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBWe are living in the Digital Age. It is an era of Renaissance and upheaval. The old, analog ways are […] The post Dating App Deceit appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Being Handed Things
January 30, 2023 21:07 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBWhile there are a handful of advantages Humankind can claim over the rest of the beasts of the Earth, it […] The post Being Handed Things appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Toilet Paper
January 23, 2023 17:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBHumanity has evolved well beyond the limitations of our animal origins. Our structures of steel and glass practically scrape the […] The post Toilet Paper appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Elevator Etiquette
January 09, 2023 17:53 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MBThe Meaning of Life is remarkably simple, cherish the people that are close to you. Unfortunately, ‘Close,’ in this instance, […] The post Elevator Etiquette appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Holidays’ End
January 02, 2023 18:44 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBAs the year draws to an end, the world celebrates. A cornucopia of feasts and festivals replace the dwindling sunlight. […] The post Holidays’ End appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Gift Wrapping
December 19, 2022 19:31 - 18 minutes - 17.7 MBOne of the many joyous traditions practiced in this Holiday Season is the exchanging of gifts. Gifts, ultimately, are just […] The post Gift Wrapping appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Hanukkah
December 12, 2022 19:23 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThe holiday season is the crashing climax that reverberates through the end of the year. Every holiday is another rite […] The post Hanukkah appeared first on Mat Labotka.
Plate Pirates
December 05, 2022 18:07 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBThe Harvest is the most important time of the year. Though most of our farming has been given to the […] The post Plate Pirates appeared first on Mat Labotka.