Ryan Placchetti

Don’t Wreck Yourself

Comedy EN ↓ 117 episodes

Don’t Wreck Yourself is a weekly podcast about finding truth on the internet. On each episode, we assess a claim wrecking the internet, answer questions nobody asked us, and keep you from ruining your life with bad information choices.

Author

Ryan Placchetti

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

wreckyourpod.podbean.com

Latest episode

Mar 22, 2025

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Episodes

That Song That Goes Who Du Du Du Du Du Du Du Done It? 25.01.2022

Ryan and Matt star in the sequel to Shazam (the app, not the best film in the DCU franchise). Then they get into strange rumor lying at the intersection of Leonardo DiCaprio's two great loves: old school sci-fi fantasy, and women in their early 20's. Next Ryan brings everything down with gun violence statistics, and Matt saves the day by bringing up the Israel-Palestine conflict... but like, in a...

Silverback to the Future 18.01.2022

Technical problems create an open loop in the timestream as Matt and Ryan take on a tale from a Victorian era legal dispute that proves your rights end at the tip of your nose... even if your nose has been bitten off and spit onto the floor. Then they discuss a viral image that lives at the intersection of privacy and public health, and then they squeeze in a r/nostupidquestions topic about who is...

20/20 Deuces! 11.01.2022

It's 2022, and Matt and Ryan are jumping into the New Year! They open up with a recap of what you missed in their absence, and they affirm their unwavering loyalty to the ravenous content eating monster that lives at the center of the internet. Then they discuss the evolutionary advantages of humanity's end to end flavor sensors. Finally, they skirt the philosophical debate around an analogy they...

Wreck the Halls 24.12.2021

Matt and Ryan are joined by Rick Reynolds to talk holiday shop as they form a tribunal to determine whether a Redditor from r/aita is the villain in a family Christmas drama. Then Matt and Ryan discuss what a young man with no holiday plans can do when family and friends are not an option. Following that, they give you a map lesson that starts with a question from Reddit's Explain It Like I'm Five...

The Worst MRE 15.12.2021

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan help a Redditor break up with their long term significant other, tell you how to talk to women, and discuss a mysterious administrative disciplinary form from the Army that cropped up online in which a foreign government is invited to eat America's . Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, Twitter and Gmail @wreckyourpod Chat with us on Discord at https://disc...

The Specter of the Pervert Boy Jones and the Bad Word Birds 07.12.2021

Matt and Ryan discuss the merits of real estate advice from the Illegal Pro Life Tips subreddit on Reddit before diving into a question about whether it is safe to perform self-love in a world of horny spirits. They then dive into the sordid tale involving a chimney sweep imposter and Queen Victoria's skivvies, before cackling with some foul mouthed avians causing a dust up at a sanctuary in Engla...

The Horse in Room Six 30.11.2021

Matt and Ryan are joined by Kalea from The Whores in Room Six podcast to answer all the internet's questions. Our helpful trio first answers a query from r/nostupidquestions about female anatomy. Then they discuss an image from the internet warning the perpetrator behind a string of heinous bell pepper related crimes of a coming divine retribution. Then Kalea presents the sad but true fate of Chat...

Oops! All Reddit Part Deuces 23.11.2021

In this episode, Matt and Ryan fly by the seat of their pants answering a series of rapid fire Reddit questions about parenting, animals, electric car charging stations, wicca and other things they are grossly underqualified to discuss. Gone is the veneer of research, replaced with the hubris of bravado! Come see us on the Castjunkie Discord server... https://discord.gg/jh6Q8VMspy Or on Instagram,...

Trapping and Pretending to Eat Humans 16.11.2021

In this episode, Ryan and Matt get schooled by some smart listeners when they revisit their mistakes. Then they teach a short networking seminar about how to meet the scrappiest entrepreneurs in your neighborhood: drug dealers! Next they fact check a meme claiming that someone in 1882 actually did invent a better mousetrap: a gun. They also break down why you can't buy white laser pointers  in lan...

Khaaaaan! 09.11.2021

In this episode Matt and Ryan discuss a question from r/nostupidquestions about what to do when someone poops on you like a pigeon. Like, if they were a pigeon. Nobody poops on pigeons. There's a pecking order. Then they discuss a listener submitted claim regarding the possibility that the Ghost of Genghis Kahn might be preparing to declare World War 3 from the afterlife. Then they finish up by ch...

Don’t Spook Yourself 29.10.2021

In this special Halloween episode, Matt and Ryan are joined by Cap from the podcast Shrimp and Crits. They take on a variety of terrifying topics, including ghosts, vampires, werewolves, zombies, pregnancy, and the end user license agreement for one of Amazon's software solutions. Are you terrified yet? While discussing whether there are ghost seamen in vampire balls, they hold flashlights under t...

Ketchup and Grab Some Kinks 19.10.2021

Matt and Ryan examine Hooters' new uniform policy and find it comes up short on fighting patriarchal exploitation of female sexuality to sell dead animal parts dipped in hot sauce. Then they take on a pair of ketchup related question, the first makes you think, the second make you want a drink. There are two types of people in this world, ketchup fans and not-ketchup fans, and you'll walk away fro...

Pocket Ninjitsu on the International Spank Station 12.10.2021

Matt and Ryan reminisce about Bostonians they've known before diving into a claim that eating a veggie burger will send you right through a Biblical loophole to . Then they stalk silently through the shadows, emerging to strike when least expected with the truth about a recent ninja attack against US soldiers. From there, they judge whether the eviction of unwanted and unhoused guests is an move w...

Don’t Rick Yourself 05.10.2021

Rick Reynolds joins Matt and Ryan to solve the internet. They discuss all the movie set dressing you can stuff up your nose answering an r/nostupidquestions query. Then Rick explains how to use the term "fair dinkum", and does a fair dinkum job of it. Then they talk about a lady who sparked a massive wildfire while boiling bear urine. Then, as a final affirmation of Rick's sanity, he is asked to d...

Turtle Shaped Thirst Trap in Bronze 28.09.2021

In this episode, Matt and Ryan cut to the core of a user submitted question about a beach where chainsaws are expressly forbidden. Then they answer a question from r/nostupidquestions about simulation theory. Then they go deep inside of an image of a mysterious statue making the rounds on social media, weirdly dissecting a Disney classic unprompted. Finally, they round out the episode with another...

The Gordian Forget Me Not 21.09.2021

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan celebrate a minor production milestone: six months of podcasting. Then they help the desperate souls of Reddit by tackling their most challenging r/nostupidquestions question yet in which the asker would like to become less stupid. Then they plug into a Black Mirroresque story out of the UK that is too graphic and horrible to describe with any level of anatomi...

Cannibalism and the Art of McFlurry Repair 15.09.2021

This episode has it all, a cool place for fat bears to hang out and dine in luxury, aliens eating factory farmed humans, humans eating humans because vaccines don't come in pills, and a guy who literally blew the literal lid off of the conspiracy around why so many McDonald's locations can't keep their McFlurry machines working.

Lawyers, Bats, and Other Inflatable Rats 07.09.2021

In this Episode, Ryan forces Matt to describe a recent stint of misfortune for your entertainment, then Matt brings up a user correction of a fact that Ryan misremembered in a clear retaliation. Then Matt walks us through a question from Reddit's now infamous r/nostupidquestions regarding how bat babies get born. Well, when a Batwoman loves a Batman very much... Then Ryan raises issues with career...

Tick Talk With Shakin’ Shaner 31.08.2021

Find Shane at: https://www.shakinshaner.com/ In this episode, Matt and Ryan are joined by Shakin' Shaner from the What's Shakin' With Shaner Podcast, a geek centric podcast that dips its toes into the strange and absurd. Ryan opens up the discussion by attacking Matt and Shane's conclusions from Matt's guest spot on Episode 11 of What's Shakin' With Shaner. Then they discuss a geologist's theory t...

Abracadabra! Urine a Baby Race! 24.08.2021

The guys delve into a user question about a common idiom with deep anti-Francophone roots, then they dispel some myth around the magical ability of careless witches. After that, they discuss the health risk and environmental concerns surrounding roadside bottles of pee (don't worry, they tell you how to get rid of it too). Finally, they cross the finish line with a passionate discussion of the som...

The Vampire Mines of Arizona 17.08.2021

On this week's episodes, Matt and Ryan uncover everything the government doesn't want you to know about Xanax addicted, Ketamine peddling, Yakuza tattoo artist furries fighting the Islamic State in the streets of Lima Peru. If we're being honest, it's mostly stuff the government doesn't care if you know... but you'll learn all the same. Then they issue a declaration on a query posted to Reddit's A...

An Orgy of Eels 10.08.2021

Matt and Ryan open up by discussing how they want to open up episodes in the future. Does Matt need a catchphrase? Ryan thinks so. Then the guys discuss a questionable tweet purportedly written by Elon Musk praising the acumen of drug dealers. After that, they take a trip through history and possibly to uncover the secret writings of a nun who penned the devil's diss track... is she quoting the de...

Umami Jesus’ Savory Smorgasbord 04.08.2021

Matt and Ryan tastefully unravel the implications of the common blaspheme "Sweet Jesus!". Then they answer a Reddit user's question about using simian troops in war. Revisiting a topic raised in a previous episode, Matt discusses the history of China's Panda Diplomacy. Finally, they wrap up just before the cows come home by helping a Redditor join a herd of cows without raising the alarm.

Our Deepest Rumpologies 27.07.2021

Matt and Ryan make peace with listener feedback from Maurice. Then they tackle a silly meme decrying the rampant socialism in our technoplutocracy. They discuss fishy video that surfaced online. Then they go searching for the truth, only to find out it was right behind them looking cheeky the whole time. Finally, they revisit the topic of self-driving cars, but this time they want to discuss googl...

THCheese 20.07.2021

Apparently you can't put a cheese emoji in an episode title, and scientists say they don't have new problems to solve... In this episode, Matt and Ryan answer a Reddit user's query about the big picture significance of having offspring, then they discuss the recent controversy surrounding the International Olympic Committee's inclusion of Marijuana in a list of banned performance enhancing drugs....

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