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Wade Has An Interest

2025-10-03 Comedy
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Distractible Podcast
Distractible Podcast
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D&D Scheduling Conflicts, Mobile Game Addiction, and Cincinnati Infrastructure Facts

Struggling to fit D\&D into your busy life? Learn an alternative approach to tabletop gaming, discover the insidious nature of "cost fallacy" spending in games, and pick up surprising facts about Cincinnati's renowned park system.

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  • Design a rotational Dungeon Mastering system to accommodate tight schedules instead of relying on late-night commitments common in established groups.
  • Recognize how mobile games and digital purchases exploit the "cost fallacy," leading to significant, often regretted, financial investment.
  • Uncover surprising civic details, including Cincinnati's major investment into its natural park spaces and the recent sale of a historic city-owned railroad.

This episode maps out common struggles for hobbyists balancing careers and family with time-consuming passions like D\&D. The speakers detail the exact point where immersive role-playing becomes a scheduling hurdle. They pivot to discussing personal vices, specifically how in-game spending hooks players, before diving into unexpected trivia about local infrastructure and alarming world news events like a recent massive sinkhole.

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(Season 5, Episode 65) What happens on the Distracti-couch, stays on the Distracti-couch. Get set up quick and connect to their fast speeds. Watch Video Now: https://spotify.link/distractible

Top Comments (10)

@laurawhite7677 2025-10-07

THEY WERE TOGETHER FOR HIS WEDDING *screaming as they drag me away*

978 12 replies
@MustardLaser 2025-10-03

new dream unlocked: seeing the 3 peens play dnd with the Legends of Avantris people

568 13 replies
@StarJellyElly 2025-10-03

I love how, in just a few episodes, Mark went from “I’m not Matt Mercer :(“ to “I will FIGHT Matt Mercer for Wade”

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@caedus3626 2025-10-03

I would be on board with bob's dnd mindset, a series of one shots with each of them building 3 characters where they continuously rotate and eventually the three that started find themselves stuck together again and be like "Yoooooou!!"

417 4 replies
@lumilania 2025-10-04

Mark: WHO WANTS TO SPEND AN HOUR RPING SHOPPING?!? also Mark: *in character the whole way through hour long uploads of Supermarket Simulator*: "What do you mean it's too expensive!"

412 2 replies
@bnd007 2025-10-03

You know what Distractible needs to get higher on the charts? A Prusa promotional video

343 6 replies
@CheeseOnWheat 2025-10-03

"You roleplayed going to Ikea for an hour?" :D

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@cindymosgrove4046 2025-10-03

For the love of God guys. Distractible doesn’t need fixing. You guys are perfect just as you are. ❤

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@3SquirrelsInATrenchcoat 2025-10-03

Bob being Dad is one of my favorite new tropes here. I LOVE hearing the random James lore drops. Kiddo is into KPop, awesome. My son loved Buy Mama a House by the Teddy Bears when he was little. Sweet baby. He's more into phonk these days lol.

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@DerringerGentry 2025-10-03

THIS ONE SHOT MULTIVERSE IDEA IS LITERALLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING WITH MY TTRPG GROUP. I feel so seen and validated

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