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Mark and Grant are two good friends. Each episode they find a comic to share, leading to a deeper conversation. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

Mark and Grant


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 357 EPISODES


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    Not How Fire Works

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 40:03


    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 brief tangent, Grant explains some charts in an effort to maintain this podcast's commitment to segments that play terribly over audio.Grant brings Arlo and Janis. Overall, overalls are decent.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

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    A Dome of Onion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 43:42


    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. Mark doesn't elaborate on his awkward teenage years, and Grant has strong feelings on haberdashery.Mark brings Lost Sheep. Grant could have so many stories for the show.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    In Three Slides

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 41:38


    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 of Grant's childhood dreams. It's hard to do things well.Grant brings Luann. Someone had extremely inaccurate color opinions directed at the color guy.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Next Round of Crushing Defeats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 41:32


    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 saying? Or is it an axiom? All these words get quite confusing.Mark brings Poorly Drawn Lines. We're looking for some honest soul-searching between you, your food, and your floor.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    God Gave Me a Tongue

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 45:06


    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 squeamish about mild eye injuries, skip ahead.Grant brings Luann. Mark gets a little touchy, and Grant has a strong opinion.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Reilly O'Reilly

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 42:42


    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 Cat News. Disney Channel Original Movies have some odd premises, and vacuums suck.Mark brings Big Nate. Grant accepts a recommendation.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Sweet, Sweet Puzzle Powder

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 42:51


    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 Moderately Confused. You have to love a bit of industrial design that's excellent for both utility and entertainment.Grant brings Strange Planet. Writing down precisely what he wants to talk about may get this podcast flagged.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    His Weak Bourgeoise Legs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 39:29


    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 definitely enjoy themselves, but maybe not in a drive-thru that lacks quality assurance.Mark brings Jerry King Comics. Comfort is what you make it.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Inspired By the Coin Pocket

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 48:04


    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 outlines his approach to waking up, and it's a doozy.Grant brings Breaking Cat News. Mark is all-in on helpful formatting, no matter the medium.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Am I Just Bad at Sitting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 45:25


    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, voices are fine, and viral reddit posts are funny.Mark brings Adult Children. As a corollary of his profession, Grant is not nearly as enamored by footnotes as his co-host.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Not In Front of the Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 47:09


    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 Shoe. The delicate art of negotiation is not one your hosts practice with much aplomb.Grant brings Curses. Get your hands dirty and fix some enterprise software bugs.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    We, the Faithful

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 41:43


    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 Brave. Mark has a video to share, and good TV is worth watching.Mark brings Snow Sez. The only way to win is not to play, and good TV is worth watching.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    A Middle Schooler's Fever Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 42:22


    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 are weirder than the deli section.Grant brings Kid Beowulf. Your hosts discuss violent noises and not the band.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Can You Please Not Whisper?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 45:50


    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, when you're standing on milk crates, don't tear yourself a new ice hole.Mark brings In the Bleachers. Let's all hope for a simpler life.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Befingered

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 39:58


    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're going straight down the middle here, and Mark makes a claim he can't quite back up.Grant brings The Awkward Yeti. After a solid attempt at voice acting, the show ends on a joyful note.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Exactly Like Bish Bash Bosh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 43:06


    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 Hobbes. Mark failed at being an adult this winter.Mark brings UFO. What's in a word? Sometimes vulgarity and hilarity in equal parts.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Bring Your Woodworking to Starbucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 42:59


    Computer monitors can get haunted, and Grant has a stationery dilemma. Your hosts interrogate what makes homework legible and reasonable.Mark brings Moderately Confused. It's unclear whether a local coffee shop or beer garden is sufficiently hipster for personal projects.Grant brings The Lockhorns. Does anybody listen to your desperate pleas to be left alone?Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Roof Time for Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 44:26


    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.Mark brings Robbie and Bobby. Let's get a quick botanical update.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    I Wasn't Listening—I Was Doing Math

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 45:54


    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 some issues with the levels at a local dentist.Grant brings Calvin and Hobbes. Mark gets to provide a measured take on a terrible bit of cuisine presentation.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    The Recursive Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 43:54


    Mark purchased two adult objects that are extremely not salacious. This isn't that kind of show. Grant finds a bad expensive product.Grant brings Cheer Up, Emo Kid. A flexible feline could get hurt by your sharp glasses frames.Mark brings Ollie and Quentin. Let's not waste too much money on foldable paper.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Change Batteries and Fix the Whole World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 46:28


    This episode is where the rubber meets the road. We've got more life hacks than you can shake a soil-laden banana at.Mark brings Lucky Cow. Your hosts quickly read up on the latest atomic clock news, and Grant thinks he read an article at some point.Grant brings Monty. Do you ever feel drained? Have a little empathy for your electronics.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Sloppy Dregs of a Watermelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 43:06


    Grant's a big gas boy, at least until something better comes along. Mark is optimistic about the present and future of cooking technology.Grant brings Amanda the Great. A staple of multi-level marketing is having a tough go. Food storage is worth refining.Mark brings Understanding Chaos. Get out your melons.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    I'm Not Embracing Mall Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 43:16


    Mark had a chance to experience and observe what Grant believes never really happens. At least, not for your social butterfly hosts.Mark brings Home Free. This podcast is big into stews.Grant brings Big Nate. He is tickled by a description, and slightly befuddles Mark.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    There's Rice Somewhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 45:20


    Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop for hands. But there is plenty to go around if you're interested in having uncomfortable pants after a long walk.Grant brings Phoebe and Her Unicorn. Mental gymnastics isn't a hobby in and of itself, but it may play a key part in maintaining other hobbies.Mark brings Rabbits Against Magic. You can't afford Grant's services, nor does he have the time to learn how to provide them.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

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    I'll See You At Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 45:14


    Ah, yes. Another dumb toy. But don't let your ears fool you because your next music theory class has that covered. It's not always wise to listen to your elders.Mark brings The Adventures of Business Cat. After a far-flung set of tangents across the greater observable universe, Grant answers a question.Grant brings Non Sequitur. Mark accidentally dances around a description.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Experimental Crumbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 44:08


    Mark is officially a real adult. Grant has a great hack for all you folks stuck hanging out in phone trees.Grant brings Wallace the Brave. Mark guesses correctly and amazes his cohost with an odd order.Mark brings Poorly Drawn Lines. Grant fails to evade a direct line of questioning.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

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    My Grandma Calls it “Cranberry Relish”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 45:06


    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 some real issues with wallpaper. Mark explores the depths of his cohost's frustration.Grant brings Junk Drawer. Mark gets to be Reviewer Two.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Life is Not About Feeling Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 45:39


    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 their favorite improv games. Mark gives a hard sell.Mark brings Savage Chickens. Grant doesn't succumb to the season.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    The 2004 Blockbuster “National Treasure”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 48:20


    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 generally had a good experience.Mark brings Get Fuzzy. Writing is a little weird this year. Grant found a way to hack his brain that should be used more often.Grant brings Non Sequitur. Mark is now committed to independent investigative food journalism.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Shoes Are My Happy Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 47:52


    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 hosts get to some moderately-informed movie criticism.Mark brings Ink Pen. Grant assumed a certain level of sarcasm for a long time.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Immense Sadness In the Eyes of This Horse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 44:12


    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 doxxed, while Mark makes a huge upgrade.Grant brings For Better or For Worse. Mice? Mice.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Bone-Sooting Heat

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 41:24


    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 recollections of videos.Mark brings Maria's Day. Personal aquariums aren't bad, but amateurs should avoid them.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Ooh, Samplay!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 43:41


    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 a realistic view of his typing skills. There is exactly one notable piece of flair in the workspace.Grant brings Last Place Comics. Mark provides an unprofessional reading.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    After the Nudity Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 42:27


    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 footwear. Your hosts swap dreams.Mark brings Sarah's Scribbles. Grant is, like, totally low-maintenance.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Measured By Instinct

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 41:17


    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 difficult, but you have to break a few to ruin an omelet.Grant brings Liz Climo Cartoons. Mark provides insight on timers.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Moisture Sucking Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 45:59


    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 appropriately slighted. The settings app is difficult to navigate at times.Mark brings Sweet and Sour Pork. A toaster is reviewed. Yes, really.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Invisible Brown Sprinkles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 52:21


    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 set of boundaries around a sandwich, and Grant shares something about cheese that Mark doesn't get to hear.Grant brings FoxTrot. Enjoy a classic miscommunication with sprinkles on top.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Infrastructure Failures

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 42:26


    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 or For Worse. Enjoy a mostly spoiler-free discussion of a TV show that both your hosts are behind on.Mark brings Geech. Let's all be savvy consumers, shall we?Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Pinnacle of Gluttony

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 39:29


    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 happy. Mark hits the nail on the head. Watching food is awesome.Grant brings Beardo. He quickly gut-checks his cohost's labor policies.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    TV Stuff, Bathroom, Yoga

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 40:06


    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 sudden realization that plays into his anxiety around technology.Mark brings Looks Good on Paper. Grant is cagy, and tried to make something fancy.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Miming a Macrophage

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 41:02


    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 actual name. POV cameras on professional athletes would be cool for a certain kind of sports nerd.Grant brings Brewster Rockit. This episode description is authoritatively not brought to you by autocorrect.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Now I'm Flustered

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 43:17


    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 games and cannot determine whether they have yet segued.Mark brings Scary Gary. Books are for reading.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    The Punishments

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 43:49


    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 consumption, and Mark wants an itemized list of car accessories.Grant brings Snow Sez. Pandas? Sure.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Stuck With Insatiable Bloodlust

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 41:14


    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 brings Liberty Meadows. Mark gives an authoritative ranking while Grant pesters him about morality in the present and future.Mark brings Ozy and Millie. Hats are probably fine, and little kids' opinions are silly.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Closet Here, Closet There

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 46:32


    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, there's some good advice there!Mark brings Ordinary Bill. Connecting not at all to the comic, your hosts explore what truffle should mean.Grant brings AJ and Magnus. He has an adult story regarding adult problems.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Tongue Out, Stick in Hand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 42:35


    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 Buckles. He tells a Grant Story® and Mark spins a shorter yarn of his own.Mark brings The Meaning of Lila. Grant doesn't game at pubs, but he's learning!Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Outside the Realm of Cookies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 40:28


    Sometimes less is more. By that, we mean less music and more fireworks unless that music is by Tchaikovsky. Also, cars get really hot according to a local Georgian parks and recreation department.Mark brings Oh, Brother!. Your hosts revisit the accursed secret cookie, and whether it's good to expect anything at all.Grant brings bacon. After several minutes, Grant decides that he and Mark mostly agree.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    A Fifth Bucket Arose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 41:34


    Look forward to a new round of seed funding for the next big thing in community-driven education. Also, Grant finally discovers that paying for an app can be extremely beneficial.Grant brings Speed Bump. Mark has a strict morning regimen, except for all the ways he changes it. He never bothers to address the distinction between a liquid and a beverage in context.Mark brings Junk Drawer. Grant has a local camera feed.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    Those Darn Rock-Lickers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 44:02


    Mark is validated by some dubious writing suggestions. Grant has strong feelings about what should or should not be licked.Mark brings The Doozies. Grant would bring his magical talents to bear at a Hibachi table.Grant brings Real Life Adventures. Mark has a cathartic moment while discussing his childhood.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

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    Is It Related to Snoop Dogg?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 47:54


    Hold the press: Grant has an opening topic! He may even have two if he could recall what it was... Oh, never mind. Let's talk about baseball and bad stadiums.Grant brings Big Nate. Your hosts revisit a story from Comical Start lore while Mark does some quick research.Mark brings The Daily Drawing. Grant provides his thoughts on the humble water bottle.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

    There Will Be Judgment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 43:10


    Bad movies abound in the hallowed halls of Hollywood Video, as do new snack possibilities for a young Mark.Mark brings Poorly Drawn Lines. A poor hypothetical later, Grant attacks the foundation of our society, or something like that.Grant brings Cheer Up, Emo Kid. Brooms? A simple tool for a simple time.Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

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