Mark R. Root, Sr.

Snack A Little, Talk A Little

Fiction EN ↓ 327 episodes

Two overgrown teenagers chit-chat about food, relationships, entertainment, the paranormal, and why someone would use "chit-chat" in a podcast description.

Author

Mark R. Root, Sr.

Category

Fiction

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Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

A Hauntingly Happy New Year 04.01.2021

M and J start the show with some bread pudding, a Southern snack made with Italian Panettone bread. They wander back into relationship land because Jana wants to know if men are romantic, or if they're just faking it to "get some". And, in an extended Paranormal Corner, your brave ghost hunting hosts go looking for some otherworldly conversations at a local cemetery!

Women Should Keep A Stick Of Butter In Their Purse (And Other Relationship Advice) 28.12.2020

Jana starts the show by serving up some caviar spread with crackers. To cleanse their palates Mark and Jana take a walk through relationship land. The subject segues into a song that doles out relationship advice strictly for women. And in Paranormal Corner your hosts discuss a great tell for sussing out psychopaths.

A Very Covid Christmas 2020 21.12.2020

After hearing about the most Christmasy town in California, Mark and Jana head north to find some holiday cheer in Solvang, Ca. Their adventure is sprinkled with good food, social distancing, laughter, more good, masks and great memories.

The Arbitrary And The Over-Reachness 07.12.2020

M & J begin Season 2 with a homemade chocolate snack. They talk about their hiatus adventures in a COVID-19 world, then, give an update on the whole Coronavirus situation in So. Cal. To round things out, Jana tells Mark about recent ghostly events at the manor.

Wrappin' It Up With A Bow 16.11.2020

Mark and Jana announcing the wrap on season 1 and teasing the start of Season 2 of Snack a Little, Talk a Little. Hang in there folks! We've got good stuff coming up!

John The Butt Man 02.11.2020

The show starts with a homemade version of the famous Hadley's Date Shakes. Jana talks with Mark about her talent for attracting weird people. Then, M and J talk about some of their memorable celebrity sightings. Finally, in Paranormal Corner Jana reveals some recent ghostly activity at the manor.

A Tuna Fish and a Potato Walk Into a Jar 26.10.2020

Your hosts start the show by snacking on a trick, and a treat. Then, Mark and Jana dive into a hunt for Martin Hoover's final resting place attempting to make contact with him. Do tuna and potatoes belong together? Should chocolate be served with tuna? Who is Martin Hoover? Why do Mark and Jana want to talk to him? Listen and find out on this extended Paranormal Corner edition of the Snack a Littl...

Everything's Better When It's Ho Made 19.10.2020

Jana serves up beautifully plated ho-made flourless pumpkin chocolate muffins. After the snack, Mark shares a song loaded with double entendre, from the 80's AND the 50's. The topic changes to the moral dilemma of frivolous (?) lawsuits. The show ends with electrical disturbances, in Paranormal Corner.

It's Ingest Chemicals Day! 12.10.2020

Mark and Jana start the show with weird chocolate! After the snack Jana shares a song by a somewhat unknown artist. Jana needs help figuring out the lyrics and implores Mark and listeners to help. Mark talks about an experience with a tennis adversary. And in Paranormal Corner, your hosts with the most ghosts, try more playing card "tarot reading".

The Discovery Of The Broob Hug 28.09.2020

Jana serves up some kimchi ramen for the snack. After the tasty snack, Mark tells the uncomfortable tale of going in for a bro hug . . . with a chick. Jana directs the conversation to the stigma of women in thigh high boots. And, in Paranormal Corner, Mark and Jana try using a deck of playing cards for a "tarot" reading.

Donut Know If My Stent Was Crusty 21.09.2020

Mark and Jana have an in-studio guest, and the three start the show with donut tasting. After an extreme sugar rush your hosts and their guest, Kara, (one of Jana's nursemaids), talk about the latest events in the ongoing saga of Jana's kidney stone. Naturally, the subject of kidney stones and stents leads to discussing relationships. The show ends with some unusual recent ghostly events that took...

Do You Hear Your Voice In Your Head? 14.09.2020

Mark starts the show with some delicious home grown, homemade pickles and freshly picked cantaloupe. After the delicious snack, M and J discuss the topic of people who hear their own voice when they think or read. Mark then shares a song from an 80's era movie, and it takes an unexpected turn! And in Paranormal Corner, Jana shares some ghostly stories from people who work in mortuaries.

Grab It By The Pee String 07.09.2020

Mark and Jana start the show with No-Bake cookies and milk. Jana updates on her kidney stone and stent woes. To shake off the trauma from thoughts of Jana's pending stentectomy, Mark gives some current COVID-19 updates for the California area. In Paranormal corner, Mark and Jana discuss dreams and their possible meanings.

Spread Your Wings For Me Butterfly! 31.08.2020

Jana and Mark start with southern comfort food: pineapple and mayo sandwiches! After, your hosts discuss love and romance, as it pertains to Hallmark movies and Harlequin romance novels. They wade through the sticky sweet subject and come out the other side to discuss a seedy subject - Mark's beef with a couple of retailers. In Paranormal Corner, Jana shares some new odd occurrences at the parlor...

I'll Have The Phantom Phone Call With A Side Of WTH!? 24.08.2020

M and J start with a semi-homemade, no bake "dump" cake. They share the cake with in-studio guest, Jana's niece and "nursemaid", Claire. After the snack, Mark plays a classic pop rock hit from the 80's sharing some little known facts about its origin. The show takes a 180 when Jana brings the topic of autism and the "spectrum" to the Snack A Little table. The question is, are we ALL on the spectru...

Just Ask For The "D" 17.08.2020

Mark starts the show off with some garden grown peaches turned into peach ice cream. After the cool summer treat, Jana talks with Mark about her medical emergency and why, for the first time, your hosts with the most, missed recording a new episode for the show. You won't want to miss this one!

When I Think About You I Touch My Socks 27.07.2020

Mark starts things off with another garden grown homemade soup, and pairs it with 4 different varieties of Goldfish Crackers. Once your hosts hop out of the soup bowl they share their first sponsored commercial! After which they (naturally) dive into the topic of Cloning. If that isn't enough excitement for you, Mark brings further riveting content with "Sock Talk". And finally, in Paranormal Corn...

Billy Was A Patriotic Asshole (*Ding*) 20.07.2020

M and J start the show with a homemade Dole Pineapple hWhip. Mark shares a song from 1974, and the sad bait and switch story that gives him PTSD to this day. Jana has a list of strange laws in California. Finally, the show dives back into Paranormal Corner with "evidence" that maybe... just maybe, The King isn't dead.

You Might Be Psychic 13.07.2020

Jana and Mark snack on garden grown, homemade salsa! Mark has a beef about the CORONAVIRUS!! lockdown, and how parents are complaing about homeschooling their kids. The brakes squeal as M and J make a 180 degree turn, when their chat turns to discussing what men want from women, and what women want from men! Finally, in Paranormal Corner, Jana plays, "You Might Be Psychic" with Mark... be sure to...

Doctor Daliah Makes A Housecall 06.07.2020

Mark and Jana begin the show with some gas station chicken. After mowing down their roadside snacks, your hosts welcome Doctor Daliah Wachs to the show. The doctor is an open book and came prepared to answer Jana and Marks Covid-19 questions. She answers a few listeners questions too! Mark shares some encouraging Covid-19 infection and death rate stats.

One Flew Over the Covid's Nest 29.06.2020

Mark & Jana have an in-studio guest, snacking on french toast roll-ups and vanilla chai. Next, they ask their guest, marriage and family therapist, Dr. Debbie Steele, about how CORONAVIRUS!!! is affecting the mental and marital health of our society. They are joined by a phone-in guest, to learn how the virus is affecting his job as a correctional officer at a large correctional facility that hous...

The "How Much Innuendo and Bell Ringing Can We Squeeze Into One Show?" Show 22.06.2020

Mark and Jana start with a nostalgic dessert snack. They move the show along with a chat about a GoFundMe funeral, that has got Mark feelin' some kinda way. Jana addresses an urban legend, wondering if there's any truth to the meaning of tennis shoes hanging over phone lines. Your podcast hosts with the mosts, bandy a shopping cart theory about. And finally M and J round out the show with Paranorm...

Do Real Men Practice Skin Care? 15.06.2020

Mark and Jana start the show with some stress relieving childhood comfort food on a whole 'nother level! They welcome a past guest to talk about how COVID-19 has affected working in a dispatch center for an ambulance company. They also talk about their own continuing experiences and impressions of the CORONAVIRUS! Jana encourages (forces?) Mark to take time for self-care before jumping into Parano...

To Be a Whore or To Be a Recovered Whore - That is the Question 08.06.2020

Mark and Jana try a magical pill that appears to mask the sensation and taste of sour and heat. Mark discusses his frustration with "found" missing people. Jana shares a funny story in hopes of giving people a much needed chuckle. In Paranormal Corner, M and J have another discussion about UFO's.

A Diddley Oyvee Too, Wouldn't You? 01.06.2020

Your hungry hosts start with Chicken Sandwich Showdown: Part 3! After chowing down on two more contenders, Mark and Jana welcome their Irish correspondent, Ian, for some CORONAVIRUS!!! news from the Emerald Isle. They also bring Ian into Paranormal Corner, for an event that he experienced.

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