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."

- Official description

Distractible is a pre-recorded weekly podcast hosted by Mark, Bob, and Wade, serving as a spiritual successor to 3 Peens in a Podcast. The trio's topics are mainly comedy-oriented, ranging from interesting occurrences and everyday events, to exaggerated and unconventional scenarios. The series launched simultaneously on Apple Podcasts and Spotify on May 17, 2021, and has since expanded to other platforms, such as Deezer, Stitcher, YouTube, and Google Podcasts. On May 19, 2021, the podcast peaked at number-one on Apple Podcasts and Spotify's charts, beating out the likes of The Joe Rogan Experience—one of the world's most popular podcasts at the time—which was considered to be an impressive margin by Mark's representatives, given that about 58% of his general audience at the time used Spotify. It is produced by Wood Elf, a podcast label under QCODE, which also produced Mark's scripted podcast, The Edge of Sleep. The podcast's artwork is commissioned by Ryan Smallman, while the intro narrations are done by Baldermort.

According to Mark, by picking "hair" as the talking point for the first segment, they wanted to show to their audience that the discussion is what drives their engagement and not the subject itself. Each week, the trio would compete against one another while using arbitrary systems to determine the winner, with the victor being declared as the following week's main host.

Following its debut, Mark hosted a forty-five-minute long YouTube livestream, where he promoted Distractible to his audience in an exaggerated, playful manner, and has regularly advertised the podcast in his subsequent Let's Plays.

On December 3, 2021, Mark, Bob, and Wade launched an online merchandise store themed around Distractible's various topics. The store—powered by Shopify—features clothing items, posters, and accessories. The podcast's merchandise is designed, manufactured, and shipped by Second City Prints.

List of episodes

 * Note: Although the podcast was made available on several platforms, episode lengths—excluding the trailer—are based on the YouTube edition. All videos prior to episode 37 have noticeably shorter run times in comparison to other platforms due to the removal of sponsored segments, as they had expired by the time these episodes were uploaded to the YouTube channel.

Official websites

 * Distractible on Wood Elf Media
 * Distractible merchandise store

Streaming services

 * Distractible on Amazon Music
 * Distractible on Apple Podcasts
 * Distractible on Deezer
 * Distractible on Google Podcasts
 * Distractible on PodLink
 * Distractible on Simplecast
 * Distractible on Spotify
 * Distractible on Stitcher
 * Distractible on YouTube

Socials

 * Distractible on Reddit