History Podcast / Distractible

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite their comic personas, Mark, Bob, and Wade are HeterosexualLifePartners who like ''and'' respect each other, and occasionally the podcast will shift to the "but seriously, folks" part of TheRoast. One example is at the end of "The Distractible Threesome," where Wade tells the other two what he appreciates about them and they do the same for him.

'''[[https://open.spotify.com/show/2X40qLyoj1wQ2qE5FVpA7x Distractible]]'''[[note]]Also has a Website/YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/c/distractiblepodcast here]], although as of 7/11/2022 they don't post full episode there anymore[[/note]] is a weekly podcast hosted by [[{{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} Mark Fischbach]], [[LetsPlay/LordMinion777 Wade Barnes]], and Bob Muyskens. Every episode, two of the show's hosts compete to "bring the most captivating stories to the table" regarding a particular topic, and will be judged by the third host, the winner of the previous episode. The podcast updates every Monday.

'''[[https://open.spotify.com/show/2X40qLyoj1wQ2qE5FVpA7x Distractible]]'''[[note]]Also has a Website/YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/c/distractiblepodcast here]][[/note]] is a weekly podcast hosted by [[{{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} Mark Fischbach]], [[LetsPlay/LordMinion777 Wade Barnes]], and Bob Muyskens. Every episode, two of the show's hosts compete to "bring the most captivating stories to the table" regarding a particular topic, and will be judged by the third host, the winner of the previous episode. The podcast updates every Monday.

* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite their comic personas, Mark, Bob, and Wade are HeterosexualLifePartners who like ''and'' respect each other's talents, and occasionally the podcast will shift to the "but seriously, folks" part of TheRoast. One example is at the end of "The Distractible Threesome," where Wade tells the other two what he appreciates about them and they do the same for him.

* CatsAreMean: According to "Pet Stories", Wade's cat, Keeters, is a brutal SerialKiller who tortures and kills squirrels, mice, and birds with impunity, usually leaving the mutilated corpses on his doorstep. Keeters was declawed as a kitten, but apparently that didn't slow him down much. Mark says his old cat, Maximilian, was similarly deranged.

* EnragedByIdiocy: Subverted in "Bob's Fridge"; while the deliverymen were indeed frustratingly incompetent, it was ultimately their SmugSnake attitude -- and their unwillingness to take responsibility for their [[DisasterDominoes escalating mistakes]] -- that truly pushed Bob past the RageBreakingPoint.

* ThePowerOfHate: "Fuck You Energy" has Bob and Wade telling stories of spite-motivated accomplishments, such as the time the latter ran for president at his high school's bar association because he didn't like the [[SmugSnake attitude]] (and three-page campaign speech) of the frontrunner. Wade won in a landslide.

* CatsAreMean: According to "Pet Stories", Wade's cat, Keters, is a brutal SerialKiller who tortures and kills squirrels, mice, and birds with impunity, usually leaving the mutilated corpses on his doorstep. Keters was declawed as a kitten, but apparently that didn't slow him down much. Mark says his old cat, Maximilian, was similarly deranged.

* BadCopIncompetentCop: One story from Bob in "Disappointing Our Parents" involves Bob and some friends driving home at 3 AM from a midnight movie premiere, only to be pulled over by ''dozens'' of police cars who apparently mistook them for some gas station thieves. Even after it becomes clear that these college kids in pirate costumes aren't the crooks they were looking for, the cops are very rude and condescending to them, demanding that Bob wake up his parents so they can back up his story, refusing to lend them some badly-needed gas, and even contriving a reason to search their car [[YankTheDogsChain just as they were about to let them go]].

** Mark's pre-recorded intro for ''Morbid Mysteries of the Missing Millennium'', which he plays every time he tells a story of the paranormal. It gets to the point that the trio can't get through the entire thing without {{Corpsing}}.
*** ''"When I turned around..."''

* BadCopIncompetentCop: One story from Bob in "Disappointing Our Parents" involves Bob and some friends driving home at 3 AM from a midnight movie premiere, only to be pulled over by ''dozens'' of police cars who apparently mistook them for some gas station thieves. Even after it becomes clear that these college kids in pirate costumes aren't the crooks they were looking for, the cops are very rude and condescending to them, demanding Bob wake up his parents so they can back up his story, refusing to lend them some badly-needed gas, and even contriving a reason to search their car [[YankTheDogsChain just as they were about to let them go]].

[[https://www.youtube.com/c/distractiblepodcast Distractible]] is a weekly podcast hosted by [[{{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} Mark Fischbach]], [[LetsPlay/LordMinion777 Wade Barnes]], and Bob Muyskens. Every episode, two of the show's hosts compete to "bring the most captivating stories to the table" regarding a particular topic, and will be judged by the third host, the winner of the previous episode. The podcast updates every Monday.

-->''"Good evening, gentle listeners, and welcome to Distractible -- a Woodelf production -- with your hosts: '''m'''unificent '''M'''ark, '''w'''hat-'''w'''ielding '''W'''ade, and '''b'''ountiful '''B'''ob. This week, the '''w'''anton '''w'''asters '''w'''ax '''w'''orldly about the '''p'''erfect ease of '''p'''urchasing '''p'''reponderances. Yes... it's time for: a waste of money. Please secure thy purse, and enjoy the show."''

* BadCopIncompetentCop: One story from Bob in "Disappointing Our Parents" involves Bob and some friends driving home from the midnight premiere of ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest'', only to be pulled over by ''dozens'' of police cars who apparently mistook them for some gas station thieves. Even after it becomes clear that Bob and his friends aren't the crooks they were looking for, the cops are very rude and condescending to them, demanding Bob wake up his parents so they can back up his story, refusing to lend them some badly-needed gas, and even contriving a reason to search their car [[YankTheDogsChain just as they were about to let them go]].

* UncertainDoom: In "Hold My Beer", Mark recalls a fellow college freshman breaking several of his ribs attempting [[LeParkour parkour]]. Later the episode, Wade inquires what happened to the guy, and Mark [[OhCrap realizes]] that he never actually saw him again...

* UncertainDoom: In "Hold My Beer", Mark recalls a fellow college freshman breaking several of his ribs attempting [[LeParkour parkour]]. Near the end of the episode, Wade inquires what happened to the guy, and Mark [[OhCrap realizes]] that he never actually saw him again...

* PottyEmergency: "Oh Shit Moments" was ''supposed'' to be about, well, OhCrap moments, but quickly went OffTheRails and ended up being about stories of this nature.

* ThePowerOfHate: "Fuck You Energy" has Bob and Wade telling stories of spite-motivated accomplishments, such as the time the latter ran for a prestigious position at his law firm because he didn't like the [[SmugSnake attitude]] (and three-page campaign speech) of the frontrunner. Wade won in a landslide.

Distractible is a weekly podcast hosted by [[{{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} Mark Fischbach]], Wade Barnes, and Bob Muyskens. Every episode, two of the show's hosts compete to "bring the most captivating stories to the table" regarding a particular topic, and will be judged by the third host, the winner of the previous episode. The podcast updates every Monday.

** Mark's pre-recorded intro for ''Morbid Mysteries of the Missing Millennium'', which he plays every time he tells a story of the paranormal. It gets to the point that the trio can't get through the entire thing without [[{{Main/Corpsing}} Corpsing]].

* RunningGag: Mark's pre-recorded intro for ''Morbid Mysteries of the Missing Millennium'', which he plays every time he tells a story of the paranormal. It gets to the point that the trio can't get through the entire thing without [[{{Main/Corpsing}} Corpsing]].
** ''"When I turned around..."''

* ComplexityAddiction: The guys' plans to make a best friend in "How to Make a Best Friend" involve kidnapping, deception, secret lairs, and, in Mark's case, copious amounts of blood.

* SerialEscalation: The story of "Bob's Fridge", in which Bob's efforts to have a new refrigerator delivered to his new home begin with [[RidiculouslyLongPhoneHold an excessively long wait time]], develop into the first delivery team bringing a dented fridge (and managing to set off the earthquake detector on his home's gas line, leaving the home without heat), and culminate in [[IncompetenceInc the second delivery team]] shearing off a PVC pipe that was part of an irrigation system, flooding the backyard and possibly [[AllForNothing ruining the refrigerator]].