Bear Comes Clean

Bear Comes Clean

BearComesClean

Episodes 22
Avg. Duration 49m
Activity Active
Since Sep 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
32%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

The personal podcast of Mark "Bear" Pannell and friends. Every other Wednesday, we talk about life, love, music, relationships, and religion. Sometimes we get distracted. That’s OK too.

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Recent Episodes

S2E4 Episode 4: The Wrong Trousers

Mar 25, 2026 1h 29m

This week on the old podcast, the dog interrupts the recording. Again. Jennifer and Bear talk about 1995, why group chats are a special kind of Hell, The Amazing Digital Circus, and Wallace &…

Episode 3.5: Light & Comfort

Mar 18, 2026 1h 41m Bonus

It's a half episode. Brace yourselves. It's the "Godcast." Today, Melissa and Bear talk about what it means to allow God to work through you and what it means to listen to the Holy Ghost.…

S2E3 Episode 3: We Have A War

Mar 11, 2026 57m

We're finally back! Jennifer rejoins the podcast just in time for a war with Iran. The discussion dips into Christianity this week. Not as heavily as our half episodes with Melissa, but we dissect…

Update: We're Still Alive

Mar 09, 2026 3m Bonus

It's been a month since our last full episode, but we're still here. Here's a quick three minute update on what's been going on. See you soon!

S2 Episode 2.75: Have Faith with Melissa

Feb 25, 2026 2h 29m Bonus

We missed last week. Jennifer and Bear were both sick. That's OK. We're back with a truly unprecedented three-quarter episode this week. And Bear's not alone. Melissa joins us for an in-depth (2-1/2…

Episode 2.5: Joys & Concerns

Feb 11, 2026 53m Bonus

On this half episode of Bear Comes Clean, we have two topics and a quick story. Bear discusses a young friend who is going through a tough time, then we get into the history and current status of the…

S2E2 Episode 2: No Guilt In Guilty Pleasures

Feb 04, 2026 1h 21m

This week, Bear and Jennifer show some love for Madonna, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, the Lilith Fair artists, and Dolly Parton. And if Dolly has any skeletons in her closet, we don't want to know…

Episode 1.5: Why Atheism?

Jan 28, 2026 46m Bonus

Things get a bit more serious this week. It's a half episode, so no Jennifer. We've talked a lot about why I came back to Christianity, but glossed right over why I walked away from faith thirty…

S2E1 Episode 1: Like Attracts Like

Jan 21, 2026 1h 16m

Welcome back to Bear Comes Clean. Season 2 has arrived and Jennifer is here to stay. On this episode, we compare raising a child in Queens, New York with Northwest Ohio, take a deep dive into a…

S2 Season 2 Teaser

Jan 08, 2026 15m Trailer

Happy New Year! Bear Comes Clean Season 2 is coming sooner than you think. Sooner than even I thought. We'll return with cohost Jennifer on Wednesday, January 21st.So, why listen to this teaser when…

S1E6 Episode 6: Merry Christmas (Season Finale)

Dec 26, 2025 41m

Season One comes to a close on this very merriest of Christmases. Yes, it's long overdue and off cycle from the normal Wednesday release cycle. That's explained in this forty-ish minute episode. And…

Episode 5: Welcome Jennifer

Nov 12, 2025 1h 4m

Bear's sister joins the podcast as its first guest. They talk about life, love, music, relationships, religion, and much more. Bear reminisces about his past and dreams of his future. Despite the…

Episode 4.5: The Godcast

Nov 05, 2025 59m Bonus

We finally did it. The Godcast was inevitable. I've said from the beginning that this was not a podcast about God and if it ever became a podcast about God, I'd call it A Podcast About God. Don't…

S1E4 Episode 4: Back on Track

Oct 29, 2025 19m

This week, I discuss my introduction to becoming a performing musician through the formation of my first band, End Over Aja. This episode introduces you to my sister Jennifer in 1994. But it also…

Bonus Episode: Why I Fight

Oct 26, 2025 30m Bonus

The titular character from our last bonus episode is back. But this time, she brought her best friend, the wife of a twice convicted pedophile and registered sex offender. Were you questioning why I…

Episode 3.5: The Women in My Life

Oct 22, 2025 57m Bonus

This week, our half episodes become full, single topic episodes. No more of the five minute or less of corrections and updates. Roads? Where we're going, we don't need... roads. But we do need women.…

Bonus Episode: Rebecca

Oct 18, 2025 1h 27m Bonus

This episode is for a lot of people. It's for anyone who has ever gone through a divorce with kids. It's for anyone who has ever remarried with kids. It's for anyone who has ever lived with someone…

Episodio Tre (It's Italian)

Oct 15, 2025 20m

In the third episode of Bear Comes Clean, Bear is lactose intolerant... and lacks toast and is tolerant. Adult Unhappy Meals are false advertising. Bear and Brian split a limo four ways and go on two…

Episode 2-1/2

Oct 08, 2025 4m Bonus

Nothing to see here. Just five minutes or less of corrections and updates. The next full episode of Bear Comes Clean comes out October 15th. In the meantime, sign up for the official newsletter here.…

S1E2 The Second Episode

Oct 01, 2025 17m

Corrections: Larry is Episcopalian, not Presbyterian! Summer will not be co-hosting this podcast. And the Sisters from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints may have won, More on that in…

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How many episodes does Bear Comes Clean have?

Bear Comes Clean has published 22 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Comedy, Comedy Interviews.

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Bear Comes Clean is currently active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 49m.

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