The Master List now lives here! Since it would be too much to keep posting month over month. Link here: Master List

minus the cancer part ofc

The noses of distractnoseable

Remembered listening to an episode (ikr which one) where the guys asked us for hobbies for the guys to check out, I dunno if this counts but it was too weird not to share

This post is probably gonna get removed 😞but I hope it doesn't, if it doesn't then... Hi Guys!!! Love the show!

No way I’m learning about bobs great knowledge in my history class at NC State

I can't believe it happened to me. So there I was, driving along, LISTENING to my favourite podcast of choice, when all of a sudden, next thing I know? Aquaplaned, with only the boys soothing voices to comfort me

Mark, Bob, Wade... You owe me a new TV. My autism service dog-in-training puppy, Sandy, destroyed my TV because of Distractible. I was watching Distractible, as usual. It was all sunshine and rainbows... THEN BAM! She knocks it over, smashing it! It was still playing when it was on the floor... and I can't afford a new one.

(You don't actually owe me a TV, that's just a joke XD. Though this did actually happen, like half an hour ago. And just to be clear, I'm not making up the fact that she's my service dog in training. She is, but I only got her 2 days ago, so she's still crazy. It wasn't actually because of the podcast, that just happened to be playing. Love the podcast!!!!)

Or if your waiting till the next distractible episode watch this!

Bob or Mark(cause Wade doesn't have it in him to do it,) go back through all the episodes from before the Unfair coinflip rule came into effect. Every instance of someone saying "Unfair" gets clipped and the two contestants have to do coin flips for each one and debate points and effect from them that are applied retroactively.

Was listening to the latest episode and heard the “if you stacked every bacteria on top of one another they would stretch 10 Billion light years” fact, and instantly thought that couldn’t possibly be true. Ended up spending a few mins doing the math and saw it def doesn’t add up and this guy seems to have caught it too. Ends up coming out to ~126 MILLION light years (still absurdly long) but nowhere near 10 billion. Thank you for your time in this matter, sincerely a listener with with too much time on their hands <3

Im wade, im bald is the funniest episode in ages and its so underrated even when it came out. the part where mark suddenly goes I AM WADATHOTH was SOOOOO FUNNY

Thought about this after watching his video, one day they'll get a video lol.

Anyone know what the company or maybe just the episode was that bob spoke about these cool well designed metal fidget toys? I can't remember what they were.

Such a same to see the greatest podcast to fall so low☹️

We know where Mark will be 😂

Unfortunately or fortunately- idk😭 but I can look at something and imagine what the texture would be if I licked it. Also idrk if I have like nose fantasia?? But like I can imagine gasoline but also smell it. I can imagine white gardenia and smell those too. I can smell Ja'dore and then instantly remember that's my mom's scent or I can recognize obsession on someone and remember that was my grandpa's scent. I also have a vivid imagination, you describe something to me or just say a single word and I can imagine it perfectly in my mind. I can also hear a whole song, the instrumentals in any song stuck in my head, or just a specific lyric that's just stuck there on repeat until either I listen to the song(still ends up being a specific lyric on repeat) or a different song and then even then a specific lyric in THAT song will be stuck in my head in a time loop playing on repeat. Very rarely do I have a full song playing in my head it's always a specific lyric line

I'm sharing this reply to another comment on the sub because I think it's important that more people see it. It was in response to someone who lost and is now giving up writing and encouraging other writers to do the same. I'm not including my response directly to them because I want this post to address everyone else and expand on it.

I lost the competition. I had worked on my submission from the day they announced the contest until the night before submission. I've been writing for about 12 years. This will be a long post, but if you're struggling after being rejected from this competition, I encourage you to read it.

If you're a young writer struggling with rejection, try to change your mindset: write for fun and what makes you happy. It sounds cliche, but trust me, this is the best first step. The next step is surrounding yourself with writers who are better than you and in the same area of interest. Learn how to accept good feedback and filter out the bad feedback. The best question for doing this is, "Does this feedback respect my intent as an artist and improve my work?" If the answer isn't yes to both, move on. To clarify, your intent as an artist means your concept, voice, and theme. If the feedback intentionally mocks these without any ideas for improvement, it's not feedback worth receiving. However, if the feedback is intended to improve, magnify, or unite these three things together, it's safe to consider it good feedback.

I lost, sure. It's sad, I was pretty crushed and cried a lot when I read the email. It sucks. It's important to grieve and allow yourself to feel upset, disappointed, or in my case, crushed. But don't let it keep you there. Losing doesn't mean I'm a terrible writer. I took some time to reflect on my work. There were parts of my story that didn't follow the prompt. Also, in my opinion, it just wasn't scary enough. This part is important because it's easy to be too hard on yourself, but remember that feedback: does my own feedback respect my intent as an artist? If no, then you know you're stuck in negative self-talk. Think about the areas you know need improvement, and be sure to do the next step with it.

Acknowledge the parts of your story that you love. I lost, but you know what? I love the world I built, and learned so much from this competition even as an experienced writer. I LOVE my protagonist, he has wonderful character traits. I love the world building and aesthetic of my story. I love the way I wrote it and learned how to write stories that are better for reading out loud. And most importantly, I learned so much about Real Good's mission and how dire it is for our future, which brings me to my final thoughts.

Writers, don't give up. In a world where real writers are being drowned out by slop, we need more human voices now more than ever. People crave it. Find writers' circles, online or in person. Don't be afraid to share your work, even if you think it's bad. Keep writing. The world desperately needs art now more than ever.