Episodes

Cable access TV show host and actor Paul Anthony, talks about growing up in Winnipeg, Manitobia - which apparently had a lot of tunnels and hammers. He reminisces about his cable access hero Laurie Mustard - host of Switchback. He creates a novelty store for our town and a garbage dump. Plus, he appropriately creates and hosts a local TV show for the kids of our town.

Actress Lili Beaudoin joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up at the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong, BC and absolutely destroying a rare, old calliope. She helps build the town’s laundromat and farmer’s market, and also forms a local you gang called The Rudelings.

Comedian Kevin Lee joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up in New Jersey and Tsawwassen, BC. He builds the town’s first guitar store and comic book shop and things get a little PG-13 there with Patrick Stewart. We also learn more about the devious plans of Party Island.

Producer Chris abandons Mark and Ryan and so they decide to make a show on their own. It is quite something to behold.

Mark and Ryan open up the mailbag and go through listener suggestions for the town. With the help of the audience they create so many wonderful new things for the town such as: a hot new restaurant called The Taco Hat, a new regional slang for the word ‘mirror’, and a tourist shop for this town that is anti-tourist.

Stand up comedian Dino Archie (Jimmy Kimmel Live) joins Mark and Ryan to talk about his hometown of Fresno, California. He tells stories about slinging ice cream, a local one hit wonder who ran a limo company, and his basketball coach who wanted to fight him. He also introduces some major locations for our town: a stadium for Irish hurling, a used car dealership, and a casino.

Comedian and musician, Colin Cowan joins Mark and Ryan to talk about his hometown of Riverview, New Brunswick, regional sayings of the Maritime provinces of Canada, and rumours. He also builds the town’s first pub, creates a whole cable access TV station, and has someone murdered in the muddy banks of a river.

Standup comedian, musician and artist Aaron Read joins Mark and Ryan to talk about growing up in Burnaby, BC, setting off bear-bangers in the woods, and neglectful landlords. He also creates a Jean Claude Van Damne movie that only exists in our town and builds something called an Egg Market.

Amy Goodmurphy (CW's Wild Cards) joins Mark and Ryan for this inaugural video podcast, to tell them about the characters of North Vancouver, including Screwy Louie and Jason Priestly. She builds a library for our town and puts on a full costume to embody town busy body, Judy Campbell.

Hosts Mark and Ryan are joined by comedian and director Christine Bortolin. The episode introduces several unique landmarks and characters to “the town” including: A generational candy store named 'Trick or Treat' that promises 'no poison' in their candies anymore, a mysterious 'Tongue Time at Lick Lake' where residents fish for tongues, and a public speaking spot known as 'A. Blinken's Stump.' The town’s radio station WK89 is created and we meet some of the hosts. Christine also talks about her hometown of Burnaby which sounds even crazier than the fictional town.