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Comical Start
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Episodes
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Your Wife is Hot
A little cold has swept through half the hosts, leading to a bit of a dull introduction. Although, if you don’t like the intros, this one is shorter than…
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This Makes Me Think of Ska
A brief discussion of sleds and sleighs is followed by a boring tale of imbibing dangerous chemicals. Your hosts also interrogate the origins of coffee…
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The First Big Oopsie
Mark teases a labor-intensive job for Grant, although Grant is intrigued by the actual solution. Mark brings a Lost Sheep comic. Your hosts fail to stay on…
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These Aren't Even My Teeth!
Mario Kart and insurance is a great combo for a stellar beginning to an episode. Combine it with a few tales from your host’s past, and you have a recipe for…
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Prescribed Donut Buddy
Come on a journey through the wonderful land of musical instruments as Mark describes his experience of discovery. Mark brings Bird and Moon. Grant is…
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Strawberry Reduction
There’s good news and bad news. Your hosts discuss various culinary marketing, while Grant is fine with yet another story before the episode really starts…
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An Immense Feeling of Defeat
Mark threatens Grant, and Grant threatens to abide by the original threat. There’s a buffet of topics to open the show. Mark tells a literal shaggy dog story…
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Forty-Five Head
What’s up with those Olympics? What about T.V. antennas? No matter how you watch them, weird sports are cool. Grant brings a JumpStart comic. After a long…
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I'm Down With Mackerel
A gastronomical conversation spans beers, cakes, and movies. Grant’s anonymity is in peril. Mark brings Poorly Drawn Lines. Grant has a very different sense of…
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Dark Memories of Levers
Grant has an epiphany, and your hosts discover tilt wands. Who knew that pen and paper products would hold such common ground? Grant brings a Cathy comic. He…
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Play Organ At Each Other
Mark is all over the place from the tail end of being sick. Grant hangs in there and does his best to get the intro somewhere. Mark brings Saturday Morning…
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Blind As a Whale
Excitement fills the air. Play along in this episode’s auditory guessing game! Mark made a mistake at work. Grant brings Alley Oop, and boy is it detailed…
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Six Months, As the Crow Flies
Your hosts check in on the neighborhood, and revisit their time spent during the holidays. Mark won some games, then transitions beautifully into something…
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Is That The One Who Seduces Dragons?
Mark has lost his bowling chops. Grant is grossed out by hygienic blacklights. Shirtless ping pong is the best, while VR table tennis is a close second. Grant…
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We Love It When You Communicative
Your hosts get a case of culinary pyromania. They also discuss their desire for suburban dad success. Grant has an issue with his place of residence. Mark…
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Rub My Feet On Wednesdays
Mark is adapting to the frigid climate of his native Minnesota. Your hosts discuss a neat gimmick, and a revelation is shared. Grant brings a Lola comic…
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Search “Six Afraid of Seven Vietnam”
Grant is ready to rock, and Mark is nearing invincibility. Tuna is miraculous and not tiny. Mark has a small bit of joy. Grant requests a heart-to-heart about…
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Infinite Yogurt Life Hack
Holidays are remembered, and a lengthy bit of review and support for a new iPad is had. Grant brings an Overboard comic. He is curious about friend groups, and…
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That Was Very Levitican of You
Should your hosts transcribe an episode of the podcast? Maybe in hieroglyphics? Mark accidentally calls himself dumb, as the discussion flows to chemical…
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I Deserve an Egg Holder!
Grant is feeling a little off and throws Mark for a loop. Mark tells a bad and incomplete joke. Your hosts also discuss the values of their bodies and…
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Lawntini Glasses
Mark got a small boo-boo from playing outside. Grant brings up a confusing matter about his apartment, looking for a second opinion. Mark just doesn’t…
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Huhmoo
Your hosts examine the Halloween landscape around them. Mark can finally relax and isn’t sure how to feel. The also talk about talking. Grant brings a Herman…
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I Like Prostate Exams and Unicorns
Grant pulls a fast one and starts up some computer talk. Mark shifts to sports, and your hosts discuss the MPAA rating of the show. Mark brings Real Life…
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A Holstered Potato On My Side
Mark is doing puzzles, and Grant wants to talk about costumes. Grant’s Halloween game has always been strong, while Mark’s has been middling at best. Grant…
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What's Down With Blue Drank
After some baked goods discussion, Grant searches for courage to obtain a new kitchen item. He also has an important life update. Mark proposes a terrible…
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I Wasn’t Thinking About Germany Yet
A kitchen upgrade, a technology update, and some camping. We have yet another full-length intro for you. Grant brings Alley Oop, and boy is the connection…
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Stupid Young Man Dies in Horrible Biking Accident
Mark’s updated his recording area, and has a bad idea for writing on the go. Grant pivots to some college talk. Mark brings Mannequin on the Moon. He wants to…
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Give You a Smooth Bottom
After several random topics, Mark spends time recounting his road trip back to California. It was a doozy. Grant brings a Fred Basset comic. Grant has a…
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Their Name is "Yoga Pants"
Mark and Grant recap their in-person meeting, including the lack of an episode during that time. Grant gets to explain a bit of woodworking. Mark brings Back…
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Data From Space for Science Reasons
Mark has a weird music library situation. Your hosts talk driving audio. Grant has long-term follow up. Grant brings a Cornered comic, and it isn’t great. Your…
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Tipsy Tip of My Seat
Mark slept in a haunted dog house, and is going on a road trip. There are only two good flavors. Mark brings a Green Humour comic, looking to discuss fish…
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Swim My Way Out of a Fire
Hot pants, pockets, and fried rice. Dive into the world of tupperware and potential recording issues. Grant brings an Overboard comic. He’s curious about…
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My Scientific Booty
Mark surprises Grant with an old idea. Look forward to an impending fiasco this is sure to cause. Grant has some missing packages and tacky cabinet stops. Mark…
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Full-Frontal to the Window
Your hosts discuss Grant’s running habits and potential mythomania. Also, move-in stories? Grant brings Frazz. Although certainly not an expert, Mark gives his…
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Gather the Signals!
Your hosts swap stories of work and home, spurred on by Grant’s change of location. Mark brings Break of Day. Your hosts share some killer conversation…
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Masochistic Juice
Grant can’t remember what he’s watched lately, but eventually gets some prompting. Mark wants to watch more TV. But also kind of doesn’t. Mark and Grant also…
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The Metaphorical Idea of Grey
Mark is annoyed with the show’s hosting service. Grant is vague. Mark investigates Grant’s views on stress, and Grant investigates old dictionaries. Suddenly…
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God of Frickin' Lightning Bolts
Mark had an excellent birthday, with festivities and fouls abound. Grant brings Frank and Ernest to talk mythology and the ever-changing truth (if such a thing…
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More Fourier
Ah, the roar of fireworks cascading across the sky. That, my friend, is the sound of freedom. Mark brings The Other End and Grant absolutely nails it. Your…
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Real Nasty French Silk Pie
Your hosts catch up after a secret hiatus. There’s a visual revamp and a disagreement on branding. Fruit and birthdays are also discussed. Grant brings a…
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The Jake Special
Food habits are analyzed. Smoke alarms are investigated. Mark did stairs, kind of. Mark brings Messycow Comics to talk about nostalgic camping foods. Another…
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He's Already Got the Scalpel
Grant isn’t fully aware of all his senses, and desires input on a hair situation. Grant brings 9 Chickweed Lane, and boy is it esoteric. Your hosts discuss…
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Christmas Cinematic Universe
Karma. A reunion. Share in Mark’s joy during the intro. And also learn about disc golf. Mark brings Nothing is Not Something, and asks a question that sends…
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Komika Komenco
Your hosts explore their living situations and whether they’re good neighbors. Grant has a lot to say about tolls (and Illinois). Grant brings Heart of the…
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They're More Like Balls
A non-linear story of a disc golfing adventure starts off the show, followed by a brief discussion of weekend preferences. Mark brings Overboard to talk tools…
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Yoink Us to the Right
Mark’s back in California, and had a bit of a first world problem on the way, while avoiding another. Grant learns a revelation about dirt. Grant brings Baldo…
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Patrick Stewart's Whole Deal
Your hosts start with a small in-memoriam. Mark (or maybe Grant) ruins it with an arguably dubious claim. They get back on the rails, and talk about Mr…
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Wait Wait Wait, No, That's a Dog
Mark wants to talk cooking, but digresses on a necessary story. The world needs to know. Grant brings a Speed Bump comic, looking for insight on white shirts…
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Senior Tongue Depressor
After a quick skit about upset doctors, Mark gives a technical update. Then, the true point of the intro is reached. A potpourri follows. Mark brings a Liberty…
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It Clearly Starts With Pork
Your hosts talk TV. Mark learned something about himself, and Grant has a show to recommend. Grant brings a Baldo comic, prompting a long conversation about…
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Workers Huffing Helium
Mark needs some physical therapy support from Grant. It's likely the most helpful interaction they've had in three years. There's a strong stance on teenage…
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I Wanted to Seem Offended
It’s Easter, and oh boy did Grant not do anything. Mark certainly did some things, but that’s less important than a very roundabout story involving bacon…
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What Does It Mean to Be a Carrot?
A bit of movie talk turns into discussing Mark’s lack of commitment to a video game. Grant sneezes, and that opens up a can of worms. Mark brings Half Full to…
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Let's Go Backpacking!
Grant made up for Mark’s lack of pizza. Mark explains Detroit-style again, and misses work lunches. Grant brings a Reality Check comic. What’s a reference?…
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I'm My Own "The Help"
Grant may need a bigger, or better-placed, trash can. Mark is fidgeting with style, and your hosts are saving time. Mark brings Medium Large, giving Grant…
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Maybe He's Ginger Santa
After a false start, Mark’s gorgeous pizza sends Grant into fits. Your hosts are not city boys. Grant brings an Imogen Quest comic only to be derailed by blood…
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The Gatekeeper of All Snorkeling
Your hosts try to keep this one tight, there’s a movie to be watched. A lot of hair talk and questionable to-do list habits. Mark brings Unstrange Phenomena…
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More Mechanical Than a Fart
The saga of the move has finally concluded, with Mark recording on the first day after his complete relocation. Grant is unconvinced on Mark’s arguments about…
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Valentine's Day Industrial Complex
Your hosts are tired, but they’re putting their best feet forward. Grant got a couch. Mark brings Lard’s World Peace Tips. He wants to discuss Valentine’s Day…
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I Never Knew You Were a Flamingo
A hitch in the moving process happened this weekend, but overall things are swell. An idiosyncrasy is discovered. Grant brings a Big Top comic. He’s intrigued…