Episodes

Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Pepsi’s Billions w/ Ryan Zeinert
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
If you've seen "Pepsi, Where's My Jet?," you know Pepsi doesn't have a great track record with promotions. This week we're joined by guest Ryan Zeinert, who talks about yet another Pepsi marketing fiasco from 2003 when they tried to give away a billion dollars.

Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Fly Me to the Moon, Again
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
There's not a lot of places where conversations can pivot from boiling water to aging Twinks to (thought-to-be) extinct clams to a man robbing a bank with his own birth certificate to NASA's new Artemis moon mission program, but that's just what makes the Mark & Toddcast so special.

Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Mark & Todd’s Cozy Cast™
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Fall is here, and it's time to get comfortable under a warm blanket and just have a cozy, comfortable, meandering chat about the Portland Timbers, the Portland Elk Statue, van abductions, mosquito magnets, grenades washing ashore, and, of course, Cheetle™.

Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Two Words: ”Made in America”
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
This week we present a "cozy cast" as we kick back and wonder about why lemons make your face pucker when you eat them, how Auto Tune is the new electric guitar, Lloyd Center turning into a roller skating rink, more about Havana Syndrome, Biden puff-puff-passes marijuana reform, Nixon exposed to radiation, and that time a nursing home in Taiwan ordered a stripper for its wheelchair-bound elderly resident patients.

Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Live, From CouveCon, It’s the Mark and Toddcast!
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
This week we recorded live from behind the Unipiper merch booth at the Vancouver Mall during the first annual CouveCon! Enjoy the retro sounds of a bustling mall in this "nature is healing" episode of the Mark and Toddcast.

Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
De-Extinction
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
A wise man once said, "We were so occupied with the fact that we could, that we didn't stop to ask if we should." So 30 years later, here we are formulating plans to bring back extinct species like the Woolly Mammoth and carrier pigeon. Find out all about the real-life science behind bringing species back to life. In the news segment: the Willamette Falls area gets a new name, COVID antibodies, thermostat lockouts, Portland's Museum of Cartoon Arts, no In-N-Out for Beaverton, and South Dakota's new Corn-bassador. Enjoy!

Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
The Mad King of Lake Michigan and the Ousted Bratwurst Queen
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
While James Strang, "The Mad King of Lake Michigan," has nothing to do with the ousted bratwurst queen, both get highlighted in this week's episode. That, and the evolution of club/dance music. So really, we're just all over the place.

Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Who is Alex Jones? With Joni DeRouchie
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Most likely you've at least heard (or seen a meme of) Alex Jones at some point over the past two decades, and more recently during his trial for defamation about his Sandy Hook conspiracy theories. But who is he, really? Where did he come from? And is a dangerous true believer, a con artist, a ringmaster, a manipulator, or just a soulless, narcissistic troll? We speak with Joni DeRouchie about the man behind the meme.

Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Vacation onTape
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
We finally put the "Mark" back in the Mark & Toddcast as Mark rejoins the show after his hiatus. This week we catch up on Todd's family vacation to Colorado, science, culture, and Portland news, and then give an little overview of how the VHS and Beta formats work.

Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Exploring the Enneagram with Chelsea Heath
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
This week we dive into one of the most useful personality type tools out there: the Enneagram, which has been used throughout human history. Special guest Chelsea Heath joins the show to give an overview of what the Enneagram is (and isn't), how it works, and what it can mean for people who are striving to know themselves and their traumas better.