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  <description><![CDATA[<p><b>Microphone Monkeys</b> is what happens when three microphones are left unattended and the producers <em>don’t</em> check the enclosure for sarcasm leaks.</p><p>Hosted by <b>Randy Oparowski</b> and <b>Tripp Dettmering</b>, this panel podcast proudly embraces the fact that none of the monkeys claim to have <em>all</em> the answers—just strong opinions, questionable metaphors, and a deep distrust of anything that requires a 400-page bill to explain. From libertarian philosophy and free-market capitalism to a classical, Constitution-as-written perspective, the Monkeys swing through current events with the grace of a three-legged primate on espresso.</p><p>Expect lively debate, self-inflicted insults, historical references that may or may not impress your high school civics teacher, and a relentless belief that voluntary exchange beats government coercion—delivered with enough humor to keep it from sounding like a think tank PowerPoint.</p><p>If you’re looking for polished punditry, look elsewhere. If you enjoy smart, irreverent conversation where even the hosts admit they might be wrong (but not <em>that</em> wrong), welcome to <b>Microphone Monkeys</b>—where free minds, free markets, and mildly unhinged commentary all share the same mic. 🎙️🐒</p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail These crazy Microphone Monkeys talk about music artists that invite the audience to sniff their armpits after performing, more AI related ridiculousness, old naked men offering gushers candy, men caught pretending to be women in marathons, fake AI health conditions and more nonsense!!!! Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>These crazy Microphone Monkeys talk about music artists that invite the audience to sniff their armpits after performing, more AI related ridiculousness, old naked men offering gushers candy, men caught pretending to be women in marathons, fake AI health conditions and more nonsense!!!!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail These allergy induced rantings of the Microphone Monkeys broach the topics of fast and ping-pong playing robots, exploding wheel chairs, Old Gorillas, animals being chased by robots and quoting from the lost biblical text of "Pulp Fiction." Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>These allergy induced rantings of the Microphone Monkeys broach the topics of fast and ping-pong playing robots, exploding wheel chairs, Old Gorillas, animals being chased by robots and quoting from the lost biblical text of &quot;Pulp Fiction.&quot;</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail The head of the Microphone Monkeys, Randy O, is out sick.  So the monkeys are left unattended and unsupervised.  Luckily, the Zen Master Darren came up with some interesting topics... Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The head of the Microphone Monkeys, Randy O, is out sick.  So the monkeys are left unattended and unsupervised.  Luckily, the Zen Master Darren came up with some interesting topics...</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The head of the Microphone Monkeys, Randy O, is out sick.  So the monkeys are left unattended and unsupervised.  Luckily, the Zen Master Darren came up with some interesting topics...</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail In this hilarious animal filled episode, there are only 3 monkeys in the barrel.  Which means unmerciful jabs at Dr. Zen and the Hoff.. who where not there to defend themselves!  Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the Ark filled tom-foolery of the Microphone (not microsoft... Tripp, you idiot!) Monkeys!!! Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>In this hilarious animal filled episode, there are only 3 monkeys in the barrel.  Which means unmerciful jabs at Dr. Zen and the Hoff.. who where not there to defend themselves!  Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the Ark filled tom-foolery of the Microphone (not microsoft... Tripp, you idiot!) Monkeys!!!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Monkeys discuss Quadriplegic Murderers, Robots Attacking Elderly Woman and More.... Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail The monkeys try to tackle more serious issues in this episode.  All the while, peppering it with libertarian hilarity and light heartedness. Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The monkeys try to tackle more serious issues in this episode.  All the while, peppering it with libertarian hilarity and light heartedness.</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The monkeys try to tackle more serious issues in this episode.  All the while, peppering it with libertarian hilarity and light heartedness.</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail The monkeys discuss crazy sh*t like Olympic Ski Jumpers injecting acid into their crotch's, Coffin Meditation in Japan, Danes asking people for their house pets to be used as Zoo Food, and more madness from around the globe... into the monkey barrel! Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The monkeys discuss crazy sh*t like Olympic Ski Jumpers injecting acid into their crotch&apos;s, Coffin Meditation in Japan, Danes asking people for their house pets to be used as Zoo Food, and more madness from around the globe... into the monkey barrel!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The monkeys discuss crazy sh*t like Olympic Ski Jumpers injecting acid into their crotch&apos;s, Coffin Meditation in Japan, Danes asking people for their house pets to be used as Zoo Food, and more madness from around the globe... into the monkey barrel!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Here the Microphone Monkeys (sans Darren) discuss Russian Man's Pigeon Invasion, Tomatoes that smell like Buttered Popcorn, Smoking Crack as Healthcare, High Voltage Powerline Robots, and more Monkey Business! Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Here the Microphone Monkeys (sans Darren) discuss Russian Man&apos;s Pigeon Invasion, Tomatoes that smell like Buttered Popcorn, Smoking Crack as Healthcare, High Voltage Powerline Robots, and more Monkey Business!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Here the Microphone Monkeys (sans Darren) discuss Russian Man&apos;s Pigeon Invasion, Tomatoes that smell like Buttered Popcorn, Smoking Crack as Healthcare, High Voltage Powerline Robots, and more Monkey Business!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>&quot;Mouth Condoms&quot;, &quot;alpine divorces&quot;, &quot;realty listing demons&quot; and more...</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail The Monkey Mayhem continues with discussions about mouth condoms, Mar-a-Lago shootings, alpine divorces, therians, realty listings with demonic monsters, Asian Markets after AI-linked layoffs and more... Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The <b>Monkey Mayhem</b> continues with discussions about mouth condoms, Mar-a-Lago shootings, alpine divorces, therians, realty listings with demonic monsters, Asian Markets after AI-linked layoffs and more...</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Randy leads the crew of the Monkey Barrell down the rabbit hole of subjects like Kung Fu Robots, Russian brain-implant pigeon drones, NASA can't stop asteroids, Trump's Boar of Peace, Epstein Files, UFO Files, Mamdani tax increases, Ramadan, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year and more... Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Randy leads the crew of the Monkey Barrell down the rabbit hole of subjects like Kung Fu Robots, Russian brain-implant pigeon drones, NASA can&apos;t stop asteroids, Trump&apos;s Boar of Peace, Epstein Files, UFO Files, Mamdani tax increases, Ramadan, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year and more...</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Randy leads the crew of the Monkey Barrell down the rabbit hole of subjects like Kung Fu Robots, Russian brain-implant pigeon drones, NASA can&apos;t stop asteroids, Trump&apos;s Boar of Peace, Epstein Files, UFO Files, Mamdani tax increases, Ramadan, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year and more...</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Randy, Darren, Steve and Tripp blather on about various subjects like AI Hallucination Sends Tourists to Non-Existent Attraction, Biometric Robot has Life Like Body Temperature, RFK, Jr. snorts cocaine off public toilet seats, and more... Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Randy, Darren, Steve and Tripp blather on about various subjects like AI Hallucination Sends Tourists to Non-Existent Attraction, Biometric Robot has Life Like Body Temperature, RFK, Jr. snorts cocaine off public toilet seats, and more...</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail The monkeys once again tackle the topics of the day and more.  Join the fun and nonsense with us every week! Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The monkeys once again tackle the topics of the day and more.  Join the fun and nonsense with us every week!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The monkeys once again tackle the topics of the day and more.  Join the fun and nonsense with us every week!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail The entire band of monkeys are in studio and talking more monkey business from top news stories of the past week to the rediculous goings on in the world. If you are local, you can join the fun LIVE at the Forum in Surfside Beach, SC.  Have a coffee and donut... join in on the fun! Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The entire band of monkeys are in studio and talking more monkey business from top news stories of the past week to the rediculous goings on in the world.</p><p>If you are local, you can join the fun LIVE at the Forum in Surfside Beach, SC.  Have a coffee and donut... join in on the fun!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The entire band of monkeys are in studio and talking more monkey business from top news stories of the past week to the rediculous goings on in the world.</p><p>If you are local, you can join the fun LIVE at the Forum in Surfside Beach, SC.  Have a coffee and donut... join in on the fun!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail In this "Bronchitis Edition" of Microphone Monkeys Randy fights through illness to bring news, joy and laughter to the listeners.  He introduces a new regular to the show, the Kharma Kapitalist, Darrin! Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>In this &quot;Bronchitis Edition&quot; of Microphone Monkeys Randy fights through illness to bring news, joy and laughter to the listeners.  He introduces a new regular to the show, the Kharma Kapitalist, Darrin!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>In this &quot;Bronchitis Edition&quot; of Microphone Monkeys Randy fights through illness to bring news, joy and laughter to the listeners.  He introduces a new regular to the show, the Kharma Kapitalist, Darrin!</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail More Topics With Special Guest Johnathan Hill, author of the Bad Bill Report. https://readingscbills.substack.com/ Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>More Topics With Special Guest Johnathan Hill, author of the Bad Bill Report.</p><p>https://readingscbills.substack.com/</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>More Topics With Special Guest Johnathan Hill, author of the Bad Bill Report.</p><p>https://readingscbills.substack.com/</p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Randy and Tripp discuss topics and break in the new podcast!  Straight from the new studio build in Surfside Beach, SC.  Enjoy the antics and the mis-steps as they navigate their way to starting the new project.   Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Randy and Tripp discuss topics and break in the new podcast!  Straight from the new studio build in Surfside Beach, SC.  Enjoy the antics and the mis-steps as they navigate their way to starting the new project.  </p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572134/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Randy and Tripp discuss topics and break in the new podcast!  Straight from the new studio build in Surfside Beach, SC.  Enjoy the antics and the mis-steps as they navigate their way to starting the new project.  </p><p>Check out the Tripp (and Graham) has Issues podcast!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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