Mark and Toddcast

About Mark and Toddcast

Pour yourself something warm. Let it drizzle outside. This one's for the curious. The Mark & Toddcast is your weekly escape from the algorithm, the outrage cycle, and whatever fresh hell is trending. Broadcasting from the rainy heart of Portland, Oregon, two friends have spent 11 years and over 300 episodes doing exactly what you wish you could do at your favorite dimly lit neighborhood pub: sitting down with a pint and wandering through whatever's genuinely interesting. Consider us comfort food for your brain. Instead, expect pure Pacific Northwest chill and unfiltered curiosity about topics like: Why we absolutely hate the sound of our own voices The secret origin of the biohazard symbol America’s classified, Cold War plan to nuke the moon The Stanford Prison Experiment (and why it was actually kind of BS) Portland’s very own infamous Barbie-hacking culture jammers The unsolved mystery of the Toynbee Tiles And yes... the actual science of farts What’s in an Episode? The Catch-Up: A little life banter between two longtime friends navigating the Rose City. Just the Headlines: A quick spin through the weirdest, wildest science and culture news of the week. The Deep Dive: A 20-minute, high-level plunge into whatever strange subject one of us couldn't stop reading about. Meet Your Hosts: Mark spent his twenties operating nuclear reactors for the Navy before coming home to Portland's Silicon Forest to keep the machines that build microchips running. Now, he’s a technical director helping companies get found online. Todd has lived several lives—ad copywriter, artist, Newsweek-published writer, and an unrepentant Madonna superfan. Today, he’s a local therapist helping people untangle their stories and reconnect with the humans around them. Pull up a chair. Grab a local beverage. Science is funny.

Publisher

Mark and Toddcast

Category

comedy · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jan 2020

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

152 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Threat Level: AI

   There has been some recent terrifying whistleblower and internal document warnings about the true, catastrophic harm we are headed for if and when AI escapes its confines, and we wish we could say it's all overblown media panic. But there is a lot to be concerned about. In this episode Mark takes the wheel to discuss the very real threats and concerns that AI technology is barreling humanity toward. Also, there was a terrible accident involving Mac & Cheese powder. I don't now which one of these things is worse.

2. 

   13 Aug 2026

   The End of Lloyd and other stories

   The Unipiper celebrates the closing of the iconic Lloyd Center by being kicked out, finding sugar in space, public backlash against AI data centers while the EPA removes pollution limits from them, a meteorite literally solves the mystery of life on earth, Portland's "Wildwood" crow tour, "Surprise! Your grandfather was Charles Manson!," the emptying of an entire movie theater showing "Spiderman" by a rogue wind-breaker, and FINALLY - our government STANDS UP against WOKE bike lanes. Enjoy!

3. 

   13 Jul 2026

   We're Going Bananas

   This week we're back in the saddle to discuss some of the amazing things that have been happening, including our trip to see the Savannah Bananas baseball game, as well as the history of the Banana Ball league. Come for the Bananas, stay for the review of the bananas-good new Madonna album "Confession 2," as well as the wonderful new Rolling Stones albums of all things -- all that and iron lungs, the Portland world-champion of Yo-Yo, Meta "misses the mark with Instagram AI tool," and a "Mexican Batman" who keeps tying thieves to telephone poles. Enjoy!

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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