Comical Start

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Podcasting since 2018 • 420 episodes

Comical Start

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Are You Aware of Ken Jennings?

We’re here to talk about the big cheese. And a little bit of little cheese. Who knew the upper Midwest was such a hotbed of processed dairy activity?Grant brings Please Li...

August 13, 2026 • Episode 421 • 39:19

Erector?

Can one ever truly reseal a manufacturer’s container? Is it simply a lost art, with consumers left in the lurch? What would it take to hire effective people to fix such a problem? Grant brings xkcd

August 06, 2026 • Episode 420 • 44:40

Cost per Kaboonk

There’s something in the air… Particulate matter, mostly. And discussion of grapes. And also the weather. Normal stuff, no need for concern.Mark brings Bacon. It’s a whole new world...

July 30, 2026 • Episode 419 • 41:44

A Big Target® on My Back

We’re talking things that are put into other things. Some of those are feet. Some of them are bags. Some of them are right on time. Some of them aren’t even in your current state of residence.Grant brings

July 23, 2026 • Episode 418 • 46:26

Uncomfortable Dog on Hot Pavement

Did you hear the good news about the World Cup? Somehow your hosts recorded this episode weeks in advance, and it is somehow still vaguely relevant, insofar as there remains soccer to be played. But, more importantly, safety.<...

July 16, 2026 • Episode 417 • 44:39

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