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Comics Comedy Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
44 minutes
Episodes
371
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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My Grandma Calls it “Cranberry Relish”

My Grandma Calls it “Cranberry Relish”

Happy Thanksgiving! Join Mark and Grant, the latter of whom is highly suspicious and critical of a certain cultural holiday foodstuff in certain situations.

Mark brings My Dad is Dracula. Grant has so…

00:45:06  |   Thu 28 Nov 2024
Life is Not About Feeling Things

Life is Not About Feeling Things

There’s a loose thread on some threads that your hosts have to handle. Amazon’s recommendation algorithm is pretty wacky.

Grant brings Calvin and Hobbes. After a brief journey, Mark and Grant compare …

00:45:39  |   Thu 21 Nov 2024
The 2004 Blockbuster “National Treasure”

The 2004 Blockbuster “National Treasure”

Mark attempts to hedge his statements, which, in hindsight, he did poorly. But the real moral is that he performed his civic duty and has constructive feedback for the city of New Haven. Grant has ge…

00:48:20  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
Shoes Are My Happy Place

Shoes Are My Happy Place

Hidden among the inane and casual talk of footwear is an important PSA for all the elderly folks in your life. Tread with care.

Grant brings Phoebe and Her Unicorn. After beating around the bush, your…

00:47:52  |   Thu 07 Nov 2024
Immense Sadness In the Eyes of This Horse

Immense Sadness In the Eyes of This Horse

Do you hear that… that..? Let’s spruce up this joint; maybe do some light construction while we’re at it. Your home improvement experts are here to help.

Mark brings Pickles. Grant refuses to be doxxe…

00:44:12  |   Thu 31 Oct 2024
Bone-Sooting Heat

Bone-Sooting Heat

Extra! Extra! There’s a new entrant in the portable home heating market, and Grant has some strong feelings on their marketing terminology.

Grant brings Amanda the Great. Your hosts swap semi-viral re…

00:41:24  |   Thu 24 Oct 2024
Ooh, Samplay!

Ooh, Samplay!

Mark has issues with the design arm of his new state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Grant is happy to join the pile-on. A secret second item is duly forgotten.

Mark brings Savage Chickens. Grant has …

00:43:41  |   Thu 17 Oct 2024
After the Nudity Conversation

After the Nudity Conversation

A mystery is solved, storage is assigned, and your hosts may or may not have physical actualizations of youthful accomplishments.

Grant brings Foolish Mortals. Be wary of chainsaws no matter your foot…

00:42:27  |   Thu 10 Oct 2024
Measured By Instinct

Measured By Instinct

Fire up that burner and get the rice in the kettle! Or… wait. Maybe just eyeball that splash of water and wait twenty minutes for the first comic.

Mark brings Junk Drawer. It turns out that eggs are d…

00:41:17  |   Thu 03 Oct 2024
Moisture Sucking Thing

Moisture Sucking Thing

Your hosts are growing older and wiser and boomier. There’s something in that east coast air that really brings out one’s civic duty.

Grant brings Texts From Mittens. Mark believes his cohost was appr…

00:45:59  |   Thu 26 Sep 2024
Invisible Brown Sprinkles

Invisible Brown Sprinkles

Give a man a meat slicer and he won’t talk to anybody ever again. Or give him unstable WiFi and the same thing will occur. Wow, this one was a disaster.

Mark brings Back in the Day. He wants a clearer…

00:52:21  |   Thu 19 Sep 2024
Infrastructure Failures

Infrastructure Failures

Ah, the trials of moving. Somehow things manage to fall into place, and it’s even better when the potential for a nasty accident stares you in the face but you refuse to yield.

Grant brings For Better…

00:42:26  |   Thu 12 Sep 2024
Pinnacle of Gluttony

Pinnacle of Gluttony

Thunk, goes Mark’s current podcasting studio. But hey, it’s as comfy as a new couch or an accent chair!

Mark brings Grand Avenue. Grant can be nostalgic, but that doesn’t mean he’s comfortable or happ…

00:39:29  |   Thu 05 Sep 2024
TV Stuff, Bathroom, Yoga

TV Stuff, Bathroom, Yoga

What’s a Sunday in August without a good retrospective? And a poetry reading on top of that? Your hosts spoil you!

Grant brings Andy Capp. After looking up a word, Mark fails to fully engage due to a …

00:40:06  |   Thu 29 Aug 2024
Miming a Macrophage

Miming a Macrophage

Mark helps Grant recap a national travesty, but only in a fair and measured way. NBC shouldn’t expunge important historical records.

Mark brings Ollie and Quentin. Don’t listen to Grant: that’s the ac…

00:41:02  |   Thu 22 Aug 2024
Now I'm Flustered

Now I'm Flustered

Come along for a new baseball adventure and a hotel critique. Stay for the extra cookie.

Grant brings Bird and Moon. After a quick moment for ornithology, your hosts discuss phrases from classic video…

00:43:17  |   Thu 15 Aug 2024
The Punishments

The Punishments

Grant accidentally gets pranked, but he is prepared. Mark is surprised by his own excitement, and handball rules do exist.

Mark brings Haircut Practice. Grant has an impractical question about consump…

00:43:49  |   Thu 08 Aug 2024
Stuck With Insatiable Bloodlust

Stuck With Insatiable Bloodlust

Mark spends some time worrying over his future internet setup. Someone needs to be the foundation. Your hosts also have a short aside about video games that includes a small bit of foley work.

Grant b…

00:41:14  |   Thu 01 Aug 2024
Closet Here, Closet There

Closet Here, Closet There

Mark requests some assistance in furnishing an apartment, creating what is probably an unsatisfying audio experience in line with their current whole deal of reading comics you can't see. But hey, th…

00:46:32  |   Thu 25 Jul 2024
Tongue Out, Stick in Hand

Tongue Out, Stick in Hand

Did you know Dracula is, like, really similar to what you’d expect? Barring an odd facial hair affectation and some transportation quirks, you really ought to give this guy a shot.

Grant brings Buckle…

00:42:35  |   Thu 18 Jul 2024
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