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Episodes
361 episodes
Phil…Phi…Ph…
Nothing like a brisk walk on an excruciatingly hot summer evening! Mark doesn’t have central air and Grant is curious about the frequency and emotional impact of lost discs.Mark brings
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Episode 362
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45:05

Minimum-er Work Done
Some companies are trying too hard to cater to a non-existent bell curve. Believe in us a little! We can dry clothes and make decisions like adults.Grant brings Lucky Cow. A phil...
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Episode 361
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42:34

Come On, Color Boy
You’ve waited so long, and Mark is finally able to deliver on a Solo Stove update. Get yourself in the ecosystem of a convenient flame sufficiently large for a couple of smores.Mark brings
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Episode 360
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46:44

Show Off Your Pots
Baseball, thunderstorms, strange cars, and small rooms. Oklahoma has everything!Grant brings Berkeley Mews. What came first, the plant or the pot? Mark suggests a costly com...
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Episode 359
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44:34

Not How Fire Works
Step outside for a glimpse of summer. There’s fresh furniture next to not-quite-open flames. It’s sunny with a chance of pizza.Mark brings Too Much Coffee Man. After a br...
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Episode 358
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40:03

A Dome of Onion
A classic snack makes a comeback, and Mark isn’t nearly as disgusted as Grant had hoped. Warning tags are humorous and a workplace is spruced up.Grant brings Non Sequitur. Mar...
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Episode 357
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43:42

In Three Slides
After ushering in a new technological era, Mark recaps a recent vacation. Grant has a niche bit of dirt.Mark brings Super-Fun-Pak Comix. He looks to mine the depths o...
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Episode 356
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41:38

Next Round of Crushing Defeats
Bureaucracy has its place, but we wish it weren’t in our lives. A harrowing tale is followed by a positive swing in the world of athletics.Grant brings Frazz. What’s in a ...
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Episode 355
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41:32

God Gave Me a Tongue
There’s dissent among the ranks regarding food temperature yet again. Mark has traps, and Grant missed out on core childhood games.Mark brings Spot the Frog. If you’re sque...
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Episode 354
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45:06

Reilly O'Reilly
Mark is welcomed back to the spring baseball season outside of California, and Grant shares an old source of joy. Your hosts make some tentative plans.Grant brings Breaking...
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Episode 353
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42:42

Sweet, Sweet Puzzle Powder
Do your hosts give money to the main website that provides the ability to give you this show on a weekly basis? Stay tuned to find out. Also, apparently, The Music Man is a classic.Mark brings
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Episode 352
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42:51

His Weak Bourgeoise Legs
Grant’s advice was a success, and Mark performed an exceedingly small random act of kindness for his company’s office.Grant brings That is Priceless. Your hosts could d...
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Episode 351
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39:29

Inspired By the Coin Pocket
Mark’s mouth is experiencing a lot of changes right now, and so is the air in his pens. Grant wants to relitigate pocket setups.Mark brings Sarah’s Scribbles. Grant outl...
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Episode 350
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48:04

Am I Just Bad at Sitting?
New technology is accompanied by bad colors, though Grant slowly comes around to Mark’s point of view.Grant brings Phoebe and Her Unicorn. Mirrors are terrible, vo...
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Episode 349
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45:25

Not In Front of the Kids
What’s a stimulant anyway? Get it in your chocolate or through the typical means and enjoy the placebo before you hit a wall with nothing but a staircase on which to proceed.Mark brings
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Episode 348
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47:09

We, the Faithful
As the death knells of Skype peal across the internet, your hosts determine how to honor the occasion. Also, Grant watches YouTube with rapidity.Grant brings Wallace the Br...
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Episode 347
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41:43

A Middle Schooler's Fever Dream
Teeth were yanked, podcasts were ingested, and overall it wasn’t that bad.Mark brings False Knees. He fails to convince Grant that dedicated popcorn pop-ups in grocery stores ...
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Episode 346
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42:22

Can You Please Not Whisper?
There’s quite a spread to display, and Grant got too thick a cut. Who has room for all these boxes, and do they even matter?Grant brings Pearls Before Swine. Please, wh...
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Episode 345
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45:50

Befingered
A computer peripheral is on hiatus, and Grant also has some hand problems. Your hosts interrogate various analogies for body-related phrases.Mark brings Sticky Comics. We’r...
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Episode 344
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39:58

Exactly Like Bish Bash Bosh
Strap on an oversized pair of skates and glide down the metaphorical podcast ice as you take in the ramblings of two hosts who have some tissue issues.Grant brings Calvin and...
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Episode 343
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43:06

Bring Your Woodworking to Starbucks
Computer monitors can get haunted, and Grant has a stationery dilemma. Your hosts interrogate what makes homework legible and reasonable.Mark brings Moderately Confused
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Episode 342
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42:59

Roof Time for Grant
Mark is excited about a mid-morning errand. Grant suggests some new foodstuffs.Grant brings Wallace the Brave. Teenage suburban tropes are of suspicious reality.
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Episode 341
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44:26

I Wasn’t Listening—I Was Doing Math
Grant has some leaky pipes if you know what I mean. Mark has a strange run-in with the proprietor of some puzzles.Mark brings Unstrange Phenomena. There are ...
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Episode 340
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45:54
