The Monkeys Are Running the Town

The Monkeys Are Running the Town

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2537297/fan_mail/new] This week on Moose on the Loose, we discover that ancient employee loyalty had absolutely no limits. First, we travel back 4,500 years to the ancient city of Ur, where servants, musicians and guards were buried alongside their dead king so they could keep working for him in the afterlife. Talk about a job that follows you home. Then we revisit the 2001 classic Shallow Hal and ask the important question: was it a heartfelt lesson about inner beauty, or two hours of fat jokes wearing a motivational speaker costume? Finally, we meet the rhesus macaque monkeys that have figured out organised crime. These furry little masterminds steal phones, glasses and wallets, then demand food in exchange for returning them. Plus: animal trivia, Two Mooses and a Lie, and Tara discovers that some animals are far smarter than either of us expected. It's dead kings, monkey extortion and questionable life choices all the way down.

Call The Police on This Whole Situation

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2537297/fan_mail/new] This week on Moose on the Loose, we uncover the deeply disturbing truth that half the movies from the early 2000s should probably end with police sirens. Drew Barrymore infiltrates a high school in Never Been Kissed, a teacher falls in love with someone he thinks is 17, and somehow Hollywood thought this was wholesome. We also revisit the horrifying era where glasses automatically meant “ugly nerd.” Then things somehow get even weirder with the true story of the Cadaver Synod — the time the Catholic Church dug up a dead Pope, dressed his corpse back up, put him on trial, chopped his fingers off, and threw him in a river. Medieval history was apparently written by people having full psychotic episodes. We also discuss Trump’s “space army,” dads screaming about lights being left on, why “we need to talk” is psychological warfare, spite-cleaning mothers, squash goggles, electric cars, and whether catastrophising every possible outcome is autism or just being alive in 2026. Honestly, this episode has everything:  corpse court, ethical violations, emotional damage from electricity bills, and a woman aggressively turning lights on in empty rooms.

Don't ask me how I am

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2537297/fan_mail/new] This week on Moose on the Loose, Jasmin and Tara tackle one of life’s great mysteries: why people ask “How are you?” when they clearly do not want to know the answer. From awkward street greetings, to a heated debate about whether it’s ever okay to sleep at your ex’s house when you’ve got a new partner, things quickly spiral in the way they always do. Jasmin then takes Tara down a rabbit hole with the bizarre true story of the Dancing Plague of 1518, where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days and the government’s solution was, somehow, to hire a band. Along the way, they discuss the best invention of all time (electricity), whether anyone would survive without their phone, Tara’s upcoming True Grit challenge, and why some old movies were wildly inappropriate. This episode has everything: * social anxiety * relationship boundaries * mass hysteria * mouldy bread * David Bowie’s very noticeable pants * and absolutely no useful life advice If you’ve ever overthought a two-second interaction or wondered whether history was just one long series of terrible decisions, this episode is for you.

Psychic Horses and Sex Robots

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2537297/fan_mail/new] This week on Moose on the Loose, Jasmin and Tara officially abandon movies and fully embrace whatever chaotic rabbit holes the internet throws at them. First up, Tara takes us through the legendary Emu War, the very real moment in Australian history when the military armed themselves with machine guns and still got absolutely humiliated by a flock of giant birds. Turns out emus are basically feathered tanks with surprisingly effective battle tactics. Jasmin then introduces Lady Wonder, the psychic horse who answered questions, impressed scientists, and somehow helped police locate a missing boy. The only problem? Later magicians suggested the horse may have just been taking subtle cues from her owner. Which raises the obvious question: how did they know where the body was? In Things We Don’t Understand, the pair discuss the strange rise of AI boyfriends and girlfriends. Is this the future of romance, a helpful support for lonely people, or the beginning of a generation that expects their partners to respond like highly customised sex robots? The 'Am I the Moosehole?' segment features a woman who exposed a married man’s double life to his unsuspecting wife, prompting an emphatic unanimous verdict of “absolutely not.” Along the way, Tara is confronted with a prank she played on Jasmin nearly two decades ago, proving that no teenage betrayal is ever truly forgotten. The episode wraps up with discussions about psychic octopuses, jizz jewellery, kiss phones, cruise ship intrusive thoughts, and the horrifying possibility of vomiting directly into the eye of a minke whale. Basically, if you’ve ever wondered whether a horse can solve crimes, whether emus can defeat the military, or whether your future soulmate is just an app away, this is the episode for you.

You Said One Sentence… It’s a No

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2537297/fan_mail/new] This week we ditched movies and immediately started judging people instead. We unpack ghosting (and admit we’ve both done it), including the very real experience of knowing within one sentence that someone is not for you — and then having absolutely no polite way to say that. From terrible Tinder behaviour and instant “no” moments (yes, fishing photos are included), we somehow spiral into one of the most unhinged moments in history — where North Berwick witch trials prove that a king nearly dying in a storm can, in fact, turn into a full-blown witch hunt. And if that wasn’t enough, we ask the important modern question:  Are we the problem… after someone paid $18,000 for an invisible sculpture? This episode includes: *  questionable dating standards  *  red flags we absolutely judge  *  a king with too much confidence  *  and the realisation that people will, in fact, buy nothing  We didn’t solve anything… but we did decide a lot of things should not be allowed.