Comical Start

New! New! New! Your hosts are full-up on new-to-them goodies for two very different reasons. Revel in the newness of it all. Mark brings Wallace the Brave . They talk about and around the excellent YouTube series Grant introduced a couple of episodes ago. Grant brings Brewster Rockit . Those darn ads rear their head again. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Let’s all be safe with our compromised dairy. Then, revel in quality vegetarian protein alternatives. Grant brings Amanda the Great . He’s curious how his awareness of space obfuscates his sense of a major event breaking containment. Mark brings Gil . Grant opines on dendrological comfort. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Grant has a minor upgrade that punches above its weight. Mark helps with minor home improvement, Grant said goodbye, and your hosts enjoy a short history lesson. Mark brings Next Door Neighbors . Grant has a great story. Grant brings Widdershins . He tries to set up Mark for failure. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

A calculator gets your hosts a bit riled up, or at least morbidly fascinated. Mark treats himself to some nice paper. Grant brings Freshly Squeezed . He takes an even more circuitous path to his point than the YouTube series he recommends. Mark brings UFO . He challenges Grant to be concise. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

The day of the big move calls for a big pizza. Or two. And they better be cheap! But that’s not all there is to meal planning. Here, read this newsletter about it. Mark brings Pearls Before Swine . Grant spent more time delighting in the idea of boomwhackers during this episode than he was ever allowed to have with them in elementary school. Grant brings Cul de Sac . It’s a simple question with a...

Mark may have ESP or some other form of prognosticatory abilities given how well he pins down Grant. Luckily, Grant is game for what Mark springs upon him for this very special episode.

Mark regales Grant with tales from his jetsetting lifestyle. Wine, watches, music, books. There’s something for everybody. Grant brings Rose is Rose . Enjoy a quick conversation about a specific phrase. Mark brings Strange Brew . Modern technology is pretty wild. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Grant admires some more wood and tells a story about a watch. Mark is fascinated by a hobbyist’s attempt to quantify. Mark brings Lucky Cow . He’s too afraid to even bring up the concept of water ice and sticks to fairer conversational pastures. Grant brings Red and Rover . It’s basically baseball season. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Grant is thoroughly impressed by Mark’s show-and-tell. Nice objects are nice, and Grant can’t expect more without more tools. Grant brings Dick Tracy . Mark is aware but not involved, then your hosts discuss superheroes. Mark brings Poorly Drawn Lines . A penny for your thoughts on pulling off a beret? Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Mark is finally recovered from a tremendous trip bookended by minimal sleep. Mark brings Street Scene . Even more sleep deprivation is caused by what we will legally say was not necessarily negligence , but perhaps moderate stupidity . Grant brings Preteena . A classic game of word association ensues. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

The episode starts on low heat, but eventually your hosts start cooking. Grant brings Fred Basset . Sleep can be a tricky business. Mark brings Prickly City . Children’s games have surprising depth, but some are just modest forms of bullying. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Time comes for us all, and a horrifying bout of a lost voice came for Grant. After a bit of a weird story, Mark explains why he is where he shouldn’t be. Mark brings A Normal Day on the Internet . It’s not much, but it’s honest work. Reviews are maybe to be trusted? Grant brings Texts from Mittens . Mark has a bit of trouble playing in the space. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Commend Grant for his long run ability to hold back a cough, then laugh at his frost-ridden facial hair. Mark has completed his desk metamorphosis and talked with some old dudes about baseball. Grant brings Thatababy . Pedantry thrives in the most delightful way, followed by appropriately chastising the parents. Mark brings Garfield . Cheap isn’t bad, but it can be expedient. Send feedback to comi...

Your two jock cohosts talk about their athletic achievements and, more notably, the minor gear that supports it. Mark was this close to greatness. Mark brings Wawawiwa . Yeah, Grant was a space kid. He won’t even disclose how much. Grant brings The Ancients . Mark more or less says that he’s jaded as an adult. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Look, it could happen to anyone . Nobody reads anymore. Ohio and Missouri really aren’t that different. It was an honest mistake. But meal planning—oh, yeah! Grant brings One Big Happy . He’s a big feta boy, and Mark explores his culinary past. Mark brings Tex . Grant reads the comic just like he normally does, and Mark wants to go bananas. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Mark is savoring the comfort of a bad recording setup. Grant is a calm, cool, and collected cold-weather driver. Mark brings Looks Good on Paper . He had a holiday egg epiphany. Grant brings Funky Winkerbean . Expanding culinary boundaries is a time-honored podcast tradition. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Your hosts aren’t known for their assertiveness, but sometimes enough is enough. Other times, you hope a man who is almost thirty years old still has effective doe eyes that a service worker will notice. Grant brings Boomerangs . Names are tricky. Mark brings Sherman’s Lagoon . There’s something rough and something damp. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

In the first Comical Start Christmas Extravaganza, your hosts spend some time discussing the holiday. It's more of a sideshow in this case, really.  Mark brings The Adventures of Business Cat . Hoisting oneself into the air is serious business. Make sure to choose the correct ladder grade. Grant brings One Big Happy . This job isn't nearly as easy as it seems. Send feedback to comicalsta...

That’s right, folks: this is a real podcast now. Put on your britches and get ready for a healthy dose of follow-up. Grant brings Wizard of Id . Mark dances around the topic before sharing his cozy vision of the future. Mark brings Ten Cats . Grant wrestles with the moral quandary of ownership. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Deals at Target are like wizards, inasmuch as they arrive precisely when one needs them and all that. Mark brings Speed Bump . Some people are a bit naive and gullible, and technology seems to bring out the worst in such folks. Grant brings Tank McNamara . He has a question about a product. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Grant is finally able to tell his tale of avian woe. Mark has a similar, though canine-oriented, story. Grant brings Calvin and Hobbes . Some imaginary home renovation leads to straightforward answers. Mark brings Rose is Rose . Flowing water is a simple pleasure. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Your hosts revisit some old tropes. Grant has improved, and Mark is shocked. Mark brings Fur Babies . A house needs many little bits and bobs to make it a home. Or practical. Grant brings Our Super Adventure . This is that kind of show where “how do you go up a staircase” is a main topic. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Grant finally bought something new, but had a terrifically terrible time receiving it. Chopsticks are underutilized, and the apartment got a facelift. Grant brings Pickles . Sometimes the best mirror is another person. Mark brings Adult Children . Funny things are indeed funny. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Mark seeks sage advice from a seasoned veteran. Grant is a fellow proponent of shorts right up until it gets dangerous. Mark brings Pearls Before Swine . Grant would have no problem stealing a car. Legally, we must state that this has never happened. Grant brings Phoebe and Her Unicorn . Mark has no problem with existentialism and believes in the magical power of unicorns. Send feedback to comical...

Your hosts inadvertently dive into their internet pasts, featuring a touchstone listicle channel. Grant is ready to call out hooey when he sees it. Grant brings Working Daze . He assigns Mark a creative writing prompt to complete live on the air. Mark brings Heart of the City . He is pleased to update his travel log. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .