I currently co-host and edit two podcasts with my friends. If you embark on listening to either, do so in a proper podcast player (or look at the website) to read the show notes. Mikhail writes them for OHAC, and I write them for Comical Start. I think we both do a good job.
Operation: Have a Conversation (with Mikhail and Jack)
Otherwise known as “OHAC”, this show is released no more frequently than once a month. It started back when we were in college, and is now a way for the co-hosts to keep up with each other. Its typical structure is some amount of random introductory chatter, a “Corner Case Corner” where we discuss our technology-induced woes, some main topic of conversation, then some quick “hot takes” on whatever item comes to mind.
We’ve done a few non-standard episodes where we play games, including one where we played a Star Wars TTRPG. We also do a review of something about once a year, although it’s never specifically planned.
If you want to get into it, I suggest OHAC 31: Somebody Explodes as it contains our usual banter with additional gameplay. You may also check out one of our Yearly Themes episodes, such as OHAC 42: In the Non-Lethal Way.
Comical Start (with Grant)
This show has stayed true to its intent: it’s a shorter podcast (averaging less than 45 minutes) that is released weekly with a predictable structure. Grant and I blabber on for the first third to half of the episode. Then, we each present a comic that the other must read sight-unseen. The person who chose the comic uses it as a jumping-off point for a new topic of conversation.
As the slogan says, This is not a comedy podcast. We provide the disclaimer so nobody expects real attempts at humor each week. There are always goofs, but we certainly don’t make ourselves out to be consistently funny. Come for the conversation and stay for the verbal slip-ups that Grant has on a regular basis.
Ignore the first ten or twenty episodes. They’re not very good. A classic choice to me is Episode 197, Fun Sponge Square Scout