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Egg creams are back on the menu! Grant is at a crossroads in his investigation into this culinary phenomenon, while Mark is totally sold.

Grant brings The Lockhorns. Your hosts investigate a tremendous kitchen appliance mystery, followed closely by revealing their time management life hacks.

Mark brings Pearls Before Swine. This podcast officially supports the loon, and has at least two fun facts to offer.

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Mark uses incorrect vocabulary to describe a mutually inconsequential opportunity the podcast may have in the future. Grant’s upcoming free lunch rockets Mark into the past.

Mark brings Raising Duncan. What is the Holy Roman Empire of beverages? When should one carbonate dairy?

Grant brings Compu-toon. Driving a stick is an honest day’s work, even if you’re a jerk about your failures.

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Mark watched baseball, and Grant cast off the shackles of YouTube. Mark isn’t perfect with money, but he knows what he values.

Grant brings Off the Mark. Their are strong feelings about how much a typo really matters.

Mark brings Pooch Cafe. He has a simple question about an arboreal living situation.

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As mentioned in Episode 300, "Nice, Well-Produced, Informative", this is an unedited recording of the same with AI sprinkles. Everything except for this text in italics was produced and created using Buzzsprout's mastering and CoHost tools.

Ever been in a tech pickle that felt like a full-blown comedy sketch? That's the story of our lives in the latest episode, where we laugh in the face of Mikhail's audio setup shenanigans. Imagine sentences getting snipped by AirPods and wired earbuds that transform calls into an aquatic concert. We share our journey through this maze of malfunctions, complete with iPad calls, phone recordings, and the trusty fallback of a computer mic. Plus, we dissect the quirky antics of Skype that can turn any chat robotic.

Let's talk shop(ping). Have you ever felt the fury of a fruitless product hunt in the aisles of your local store? We debate the merits of stores sharing aisle information online, recounting our own balloon quest through Walgreens that ended amid laundry detergent. Through chuckles and sighs, we reflect on the curious design choices of modern stores, from confounding digital screens to the peculiar placement of party supplies. It's a conversation that might just save your next shopping trip from becoming an urban treasure hunt.

Finally, step into our kitchen for a session on boiling eggs that might just change your breakfast game. Whether you're gunning for yolks that crumble or those that ooze with a jammy goodness, we've got the tricks up our sleeves, including a pressure cooker method that's nothing short of revolutionary. And for dessert? We serve up tales of banana bread binges and the surprising endurance of overcooked eggs. So, strap in for an episode that promises to be as informative as it is hysterical, spiced up with our usual troubleshooting tangents and candid kitchen confessions.

Your hosts foreshadow further troubles to come. Designing a Walgreens isn’t the easiest thing in the world, but it should be better than it is. Also, check out our AI CoHost in tomorrow’s episode.

Mark brings Truth Facts. He inadvertently provides Grant a stage on which to proclaim his generic frustration with bad users of products.

Grant brings F Minus. Let’s leave making elastic eggs to the amateurs.

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All the Mario Kart NPCs will cry and wail at the supremacy of Mark. Your hosts try to figure out intellectual property law.

Grant brings Brevity. Your hosts discuss aspects of cleaning, particularly how they’ve needed to learn quite a lot about it.

Mark brings Sunshine State. Call center equipment is of suspicious quality.

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Mark requests a survey of Grant’s computer. A lot can be deciphered from a few clicks around the ol’ desktop.

Mark brings Sketchshark Comics. After a frank assessment of what Grant brings to the show, attempts are made to delve into the psyches of your hosts.

Grant brings Brewster Rockit. Without a clear concept on which to grasp, Mark grabs the proverbial candy bar by the wrapper to talk about candy bars.

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Mark spotted a previously-discussed invention in the wild. Grant has some thoughts on the younger generation. Always get a pizza when you’re at the store.

Grant brings bacon. Mark picks nits with Grant’s coping mechanism for incorrect use of language, but still tries to answer his questions.

Mark brings Petunia & Dre. Grant and Mark saw the same AI error pop up in academia. Grant has a hot take on a hot drink.

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Get ready for salacious details this episode, like the finer points of color theory and immolating pizza boxes. What even is orange?

Mark brings Half Full. There’s a concerning lack of butterflies, and neither host is great in the water.

Grant brings Non Sequitur. Paper shredding may be the apex of all human experience.

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Mark’s geography knowledge is immediately put to the test. He then proceeds to assign some writing homework. Your hosts are here to teach you how to be a better communicator.

Grant brings Truth Facts. Mark quotes some insight from a comedian, and Grant describes an awfully strange culinary discovery.

Mark brings Mr. Lowe. He wants to check in on Grant’s facial hair situation and its effect on the world.

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