Christmas Gone Wrong
The guys dive into how disturbing and strange some holiday traditions really are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episodes
Distractible
The Distractible podcast with Mark Fischbach, Wade Barnes, and Bob Muyskens is a space to have thoughtful discussions about funny, out there, or otherwise interesting stories from everyday life. Also an opportunity for three friends to remind each other they are not as smart as they think.
Episodes
Humanity Is Bad
Bob challenges Mark and Wade to prove that humanity is ultimately good. It doesn’t go too well… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Never Give Up
Mark shares the story of a pilot who crashed his plane seven times, inspiring Bob and Wade to find similar tales of perseverance despite ridiculous failure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
That One Guy
Campfire guitar guy, the gamer guy with a bad mic, Crypto Bros, Florida Man… you know, that guy. Which “guy” are our guys? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Young & Stupid
The guys discuss adolescent sneakiness, food revelations, and more Jeff Bezos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We Are All Going To Die
Birds falling from the sky, climate change, solar flares, Jeff Bezos... What will be humanity's ultimate demise? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Old Men
Let’s face it: Mark, Bob, and Wade are getting… up there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fears & Fetishes
Sharks, stage freight, and snapping your leg like Joe Theismann: today the guys discuss their fears and come to the conclusion that the opposite of a fear is a fetish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
I Was Wrong...
The spelling of certain words, sex ed miscommunications, examples of the Mandela Effect: the guys humbly admit when they were wrong... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dangerous Coasters
The guys discuss crazy roller coasters and amusement park rides, plus describe what their hypothetical "Euthanasia Coaster" would consist of... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dating Advice
Wade hosts as Bob shares his insane movie theatre dating scare and Mark recounts how the only date idea he had in high school was just driving around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lies From Parents
Coffee stunting your growth, gum staying in your stomach forever, fairy tales spawning from the truth, the guys discuss the lies their parents told them and how they're still influenced by it as adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Life Plan
The guys discuss their life paths, including career goals, turning points, and what job they would have during the Zombie Apocalypse… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
King of Meat
Following the first ever tie episode, Mark and Bob attempt sharing host responsibilities, while Wade regales with tales of great and not so great eats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dreams & Nightmares
The guys recount their night terrors, the first they remember and the ones that recur. Plus, they explore how memory relates to dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Dare You
Tough sports coaches, rude fast-food customers, and criminals getting their comeuppance, the guys discuss all of their moments of revenge and defiance at those who dared to cross them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oh Sh*t Moments
The guys discuss their bathroom close calls. Expired meat and hospital visits included. Underwear left behind... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to Make a Best Friend
The guys give absolutely the worst advice on how to make a best friend... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Future
This week the guys talk about the future: expectations vs. reality. What did people in the past predict the future would be like? Were they accurate? Will we be accurate if we attempt to do the same…? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Happy Funerals
Bob hosts, hoping Mark and Wade will discuss how they want their funerals to be. Instead, Mark offers “Santa’s Big Goodbye” and Wade describes what a Jackass funeral would be like! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kids Are Stupid
The guys trade stories about how dumb kids can be: from inventing stupid games, to playing with banned toys, to somehow making it through all of it without a scratch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Perfect Crime
This week Mark, Wade and Bob answer the age-old hypothetical question: what is the "perfect crime?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Synchronicity
In front of a "live" Discord audience, the guys discuss synchronicities, déjà vu, mind-reading, and hive minds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hold My Beer
Wade hosts as Bob and Mark share some classic “hold my beer” moments from their college days… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Conventions
On this episode of the pod, the guys get nostalgic for conventions and all the good and bad that come with them. From notable failed attempts, to bizarre themes (like "pizza" and "baby"), to post-COVID predictions, conventions hold a special place in Mark, Bob, and Wade's hearts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bob's Fridge
Bob RAGES while telling a story about trying to get a new fridge installed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Supernatural
Mark hosts as Bob and Wade trade scary stories. For Bob, it's a strange woman who catches children who stay out too late. For Wade, a true story about how the night after watching “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” may have been scarier than the movie itself! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fake Tech
Bob prompts a discussion about technology that blurs the lines of reality in this hilarious episode full of gadget scams, 00’s game nostalgia, and if the mute button could exist for real life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Camping
Mark recounts the legend of an insane creature from the Rocky Mountains. Bob explains how his formative kayaking trip almost ended like a horror movie, and Wade...well, Wade just does what Wade does... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transportation
Bob hosts as Wade and Mark make their predictions on what the next major form of transportation will be, taking many wrong turns in the process... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices