The Bucket Boys Podcast

This week starts with fake presidential speeches and somehow turns into AI, FaceTime, self-checkout, time travel, conspiracy theories, Nintendo Switch addiction, aliens, and whether math can actually explain the universe. Along the way we survive a heat wave, debate the best era to live in, and ask the important questions—like who Earth should send to greet the aliens.  Patreon:  https://patreon.c...

This week starts with Gunnar accidentally thinking his son got in trouble after receiving a text that simply said, “I got a citation.” Turns out catching a trophy fish means something very different in the fishing world. From there we get into beach trips, pier celebrities, outdoor cats, trophy fish, favorite animals, and why wombats might be the greatest creatures on Earth.    The second half tur...

This week the boys dive into Karen videos, overrated movies, childhood nostalgia, and the weird things that stick with you forever. We debate the greatest and most overrated films of all time, revisit Sonic the Hedgehog and Batman, share stories about skateboarding run-ins with authority figures, and discuss why some people seem determined to call the cops on everyone around them.     Along the wa...

The Bucket Boys are back from the road with stories from Philadelphia, New York City, and everywhere in between. Gunnar and Zak break down a chaotic comedy trip filled with missed connections, crowded cities, panic attacks, Pride weekend in Philly, questionable navigation choices, lost phones, comedy club adventures, and a surprise stop in Jersey City to film a commercial audition. The guys talk a...

The Bucket Boys leave the studio and take the podcast to a boat for the first-ever Bucket Boys Yacht Club episode. What starts as a great summer idea quickly turns into a battle against heat stroke as Gunnar and Zak dive into golf tournaments, Siri reading inappropriate text messages out loud, weird political spam texts, cats versus dogs, the legendary FitnessGram Pacer Test, lacrosse, college spo...

Gunnar is out, so Zak calls in the only person qualified to fill the seat—his wife, Sonia. The Bucket Boys temporarily become The Rector Family as they dive into marriage, communication, shopping habits, superpowers, old Vine videos, terrible movie takes, edibles gone wrong, favorite candle scents, and the little quirks that somehow keep a relationship alive after more than a decade together.  It’...

This week turns into getting older, getting bigger, and trying to justify every bad decision along the way. We talk oversized clothes, elevator logic, standing desks, tummy time, dishwasher organization, and why some people should lose dish-loading privileges immediately. Somewhere in the middle we spiral into emo music nostalgia, favorite commercials, mall etiquette, hot sauce intolerance, and th...

This week turns into fake radio stations, pacing while your wife gets ready, and debates that make absolutely no sense. We spiral through straw hole logic, forgetting how to swallow, fake medical emergencies, cruise ship conspiracies, weird foods, and why the government might just be WWE with paperwork. Somehow it all comes back to radio voices and crazy straws.  Patreon:  https://patreon.com/TheB...

Sleep scores expose a problem as Gunner averages chaos and his wife sleeps perfectly, which somehow turns into him claiming he’s protecting the house. Zak balances it out by stealing a bad landscaping sign just to remake it better and put it back. From there it’s demo disc nostalgia, accent debates, mayo arguments, and the realization that everyone complains about phones while staring at one.    P...

Derby Day gets off to a HOT start with sun tea, vodka experiments, and the realization that we might’ve accidentally made the perfect summer drink. We test out homemade blueberry lemon iced tea, debate whether we’re alcoholics yet, and somehow turn hummingbird food into a full-blown science experiment.  Then Gunnar delivers an all-time disaster story—trying to multitask a mobile McDonald’s order w...

This week starts completely off the rails with production meeting drama, voodoo doll accusations, and the realization that we might just be getting old… or at least our bones are. We get into “tired bones,” why being outside for ten minutes can ruin your entire day, and the universal frustration of older people telling you it only gets worse. From there it turns into a deep dive on Will Smith eras...

This week starts with a behind-the-scenes spiral as we talk Patreon, what actually gets cut from episodes, and why some moments absolutely cannot make it to YouTube. That quickly turns into a full recap of a completely unplanned day of drinking that somehow lasted all day and should have been recorded but definitely shouldn’t have been released.   From there the bucket drags us into one of the dum...

This week the boys are joined by Philly’s own Na’im Ali and Isaac Ignacio Bennett , and it turns into chaos immediately. We get into wild childhood stories, first grade beefs, and learning things way too early, before spiraling into co parenting differences and why birthdays suddenly matter way more once you’re married.   GET YOUR BUCKET BOYS MERCH HERE! https://the-bucket-boys-podcast.printify.me...

This week turns into a full trip back to elementary school as we talk about the weird rules, dumb decisions, and absolutely unhinged things kids used to get away with. We get into conspiracy theories that fall apart immediately, the Mandela Effect debates that make people way too angry, and why everyone suddenly thinks every celebrity was taken out by “the elites.” From Power Rangers memories and...

This week starts with a game that immediately goes off the rails and somehow turns into one of the most honest conversations we’ve had about comedy, writing jokes, and why some bits take forever to get right. We talk about social anxiety, accidentally picking up other people’s accents, writing jokes in completely different ways, and the weird process of trying to make something funny that didn’t s...

This week spirals from autograph etiquette and sports memorabilia weirdos into full nostalgia mode as we debate the best gaming systems of all time and the era when every console startup felt like a life-or-death moment. We get into Epcot stories, drinking around the world strategy, secret bathrooms, and why America might be the most accurate pavilion in the park. From Disney adults and theme park...

This week gets reckless immediately with special guest Mitchell Page in the studio and absolutely no adult supervision. We spiral from conspiracy theories and pizza scandals to Mardi Gras confusion in a small southern town, a preteen rock band hijacked by a questionable lead singer, and the rise of the “attention chair.” From snow ice wipeouts and BMX crashes to Florida slander, South Carolina tou...

This week turns into a full spiral about modern life quietly getting weirder without anyone agreeing to it. We start with the unsettling evolution of smart home tech, new voices that feel a little too human, and the moment you realize your devices might be paying closer attention than you are. From there we bounce through gas station etiquette, unwritten rules at the pump, and the specific type of...

This week starts with chaos as viral bowling videos, news interviews gone sideways, and internet comment sections spiral into a full conversation about how quickly random moments turn into online fame. From pizza debates and nostalgic chain arguments to mint candy disasters, duck obsessions, twin psychology, and the weird science facts we half understand but fully believe, the bucket pulls us thro...

This week starts with a deep dive into true crime psychology that quickly turns into an accidental self-diagnosis session. We debate narcissism traits, personality tests, and how easily a serious topic turns into chaos once the bucket gets involved. From tabletop game nostalgia and old-school phone debates to horn upgrades, celebrity encounters, jersey rules, and the strange etiquette of meeting f...

This week starts with a simple car repair that quickly turns into a full lesson in patience, bad decisions, and the moment you realize you might have made things worse by trying to fix them yourself. We break down alternator chaos, wiring mistakes, and the universal frustration of learning something the hard way. From honest conversations about bad advice and uncomfortable social moments to debate...

This week turns into a long, winding debate about adulthood, responsibility, and the very real urge to disappear for a few days without explaining yourself. We talk surviving ice storms, power grid scare emails, snow that refuses to melt, and learning way too much about all-wheel drive versus four-wheel drive. From homemade marshmallow experiments and birthday gifts gone right to childhood dream j...

This week goes completely off the rails as we bounce between nostalgia regrets, physical media we should’ve never gotten rid of, and the strange comfort of owning things you don’t actually use. We spiral into ride anxiety, theme park logic, why some attractions feel riskier than advertised, and how adulthood turns fun into a series of internal negotiations. Along the way we unpack car trouble para...

This week spirals out of a simple inconvenience and turns into a full breakdown of modern life. We get into rental car confusion, mileage anxiety, customer service limbo, and the quiet rage of being told to “just check back later.” From gas station etiquette and receipt judgment to pizza arguments, tired jokes everyone thinks they invented, and phrases that should’ve been retired years ago, we unp...

This week starts with big football emotions and quickly veers into a full spiral of pizza philosophy, relationship timelines, and why cheese might be the most honest order you can make. We debate toppings people pretend to hate, trendy opinions that don’t hold up under pressure, and how certain arguments refuse to die no matter how many times we revisit them. From awkward dating math and high-scho...