Episodes

  • Episode 71: Runaway

    Episode 71: Runaway
    Feb 11 2026
    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 jobs, restaurant fantasies, bagel debates, and whether cats or dogs are actually smarter, the bucket pulls us through nostalgia, petty arguments, and surprisingly honest moments. We wrap it all up by normalizing the idea that every adult deserves one fully sanctioned “runaway week” every few years. GET YOUR BUCKET BOYS MERCH HERE! https://the-bucket-boys-podcast.printify.me/ Listen everywhere: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Follow us: YouTube & Instagram: @TheBucketBoysPodcast TikTok: @bucketboyspod Gunnar Cain — @gunnarcaincomedy Zak Rector — @zak_shoots_ | @ryno_392 #AdultThoughts #WinterStories #PetDebates #NostalgiaTalk #BucketBoysPodcast #ComedyPodcast #PodcastLife #ComedyTok #RelatableAF #UnhingedOpinions
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 70: Tangled

    Episode 70: Tangled
    Feb 4 2026
    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 paranoia, sibling interruptions, voice-to-text chaos, everyday annoyances that snowball into full conversations, and the realization that most problems start small and get worse when you talk about them too long. Nonstop detours and a lot of confident opinions about things that truly don’t matter. Classic Bucket Boys. GET YOUR BUCKET BOYS MERCH HERE! https://the-bucket-boys-podcast.printify.me/ Listen everywhere: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Follow us: YouTube & Instagram: @TheBucketBoysPodcast TikTok: @bucketboyspod Gunnar Cain — @gunnarcaincomedy Zak Rector — @zak_shoots_ | @ryno_392 #BucketBoysPodcast #ComedyPodcast #PodcastLife #ComedyTok #RelatableAF #EverydayChaos #NostalgiaTalk #CarStories #ThemeParkDebate #UnhingedOpinions
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 69: Receipts

    Episode 69: Receipts
    Jan 28 2026
    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 unpack how small interactions somehow carry way too much emotional weight. Petty frustrations, accidental lessons, and a lot of thinking about things that truly don’t matter. Classic Bucket Boys. GET YOUR BUCKET BOYS MERCH HERE! https://the-bucket-boys-podcast.printify.me/ Listen everywhere: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Follow us: YouTube & Instagram: @TheBucketBoysPodcast TikTok: @bucketboyspod Gunnar Cain — @gunnarcaincomedy Zak Rector — @zak_shoots_ | @ryno_392 #BucketBoysPodcast #ComedyPodcast #EverydayChaos #CustomerServiceStories #GasStationTalk #PizzaDebates #RelatableAF #ComedyTok #PodcastLife #UnhingedComedy
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 68: Tangents

    Episode 68: Tangents
    Jan 21 2026
    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-school logic to adulthood realizations that hit way later than they should, the bucket keeps pulling us in every direction. Things get weirder as we unpack college paths, night classes, scholarships that almost happened, community college confidence, and the strange pride that comes with finishing anything at all. We also wander into style eras that should have stuck around, trends we’re glad disappeared, nostalgia traps, parenting thoughts we’re not ready for, and the chaos of having opinions before fully thinking them through. Loose structure, long tangents, and way too many confident takes. Classic Bucket Boys. Listen everywhere: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Follow us: YouTube & Instagram: @TheBucketBoysPodcast TikTok: @bucketboyspod Gunnar Cain — @gunnarcaincomedy Zak Rector — @zak_shoots_ | @ryno_392 GET YOUR BUCKET BOYS MERCH HERE! https://the-bucket-boys-podcast.printify.me/ #BucketBoysPodcast #ComedyPodcast #PodcastLife #ComedyTok #RelatableAF #LongTangents #PizzaDebates #NostalgiaTalk #LifeOpinions #UnhingedComedy #CharlottesvilleComedy
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 67: Checkout

    Episode 67: Checkout
    Jan 14 2026
    This week spirals fast as we debate the chaos of self-checkout culture, receipt checks, and why stores insist on making customers do the job while pretending it’s a convenience. Listen everywhere: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Follow us: YouTube & Instagram: @TheBucketBoysPodcast TikTok: @bucketboyspod Gunnar Cain — @gunnarcaincomedy Zak Rector — @zak_shoots_ | @ryno_392 GET YOUR BUCKET BOYS MERCH HERE! https://the-bucket-boys-podcast.printify.me/ #SelfCheckout #RetailChaos #MerchLife #UnhingedOpinions #WeekendTalk #BucketBoysPodcast #ComedyPodcast #ComedyTok #PodcastLife #RelatableAF
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    59 mins
  • Episode 66: Detours

    Episode 66: Detours
    Jan 7 2026
    This week kicks off with big news as we finally drop merch, immediately lose focus, and spiral into a weekend that was supposed to be brunch and somehow turned into a full National Harbor takeover. Listen everywhere: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Follow us: YouTube & Instagram: @TheBucketBoysPodcast TikTok: @bucketboyspod Gunnar Cain — @gunnarcaincomedy Zak Rector — @zak_shoots_ | @ryno_392 GET YOUR BUCKET BOYS MERCH HERE! https://the-bucket-boys-podcast.printify.me/ #NewYearEnergy #WeekendStories #BrunchChaos #RoadTripTalk #SportsDebates #MerchDrop #BucketBoysPodcast #ComedyPodcast #RelatableAF #ComedyTok #PodcastLife
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 65: New Year's Eve

    Episode 65: New Year's Eve
    Dec 31 2025
    It’s New Year’s Eve and the final episode of the season, so naturally we lose a toy immediately, crack celebratory Banquets, and stumble into way more reflection than planned. We talk screen-free flights, anxiety spirals at 30, middle-seat misery, rough landings, airport behavior, and why some people treat public spaces like their living room. From New Year’s resolutions we absolutely won’t keep to personal growth, skateboarding goals, pull-up delusion, karma point systems, and the comedy math behind who really wins an argument, this one feels like an end-of-year recap disguised as a hangout. We wrap it up with life goals, dumb hypotheticals, freestyle insecurity, law-student comedy crowds, and a very serious debate about crispy vs. chewy. End-of-year chaos, honest laughs, and zero follow-through. Classic Bucket Boys. Listen everywhere: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Follow us: YouTube & Instagram: @TheBucketBoysPodcast TikTok: @bucketboyspod Gunnar Cain — @gunnarcaincomedy Zak Rector — @zak_shoots_ | @ryno_392 #LifeSpirals #TravelStories #ResolutionTalk #NewYearsEve #EndOfYear #BucketBoysPodcast #ComedyPodcast #PodcastLife #ComedyTok #RelatableAF #UnhingedComedy
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 64: Christmas Eve

    Episode 64: Christmas Eve
    Dec 24 2025
    It’s Christmas Eve and we’re faking the holiday spirit just enough to get through the night. We debate Santa running late, Mrs. Claus’ first name, naughty vs. nice lists, flight logs, Real ID paranoia, and whether anyone should ever be on any list. We do a full in-studio gift exchange, accidentally nail the perfect presents, and unpack why Christmas hits different as an adult. From White Elephant strategy and terrible gift-opening etiquette to Wawa supremacy, two-cup fountain drink science, holiday food debates, family traditions, in-law chaos, and proposing on Christmas Eve, this one is equal parts wholesome, unhinged, and aggressively festive. Holiday chaos, real laughs, and zero cheer requirements. Classic Bucket Boys Christmas Eve. Listen everywhere: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Follow us: YouTube & Instagram: @TheBucketBoysPodcast TikTok: @bucketboyspod Gunnar Cain — @gunnarcaincomedy Zak Rector — @zak_shoots_ | @ryno_392 #BucketBoysPodcast #ComedyPodcast #ChristmasEve #HolidayChaos #GiftExchange #WhiteElephant #WawaLife #TwoCups #InLawStories #SantaLore #RelatableAF #ComedyTok #PodcastLife
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    1 hr and 17 mins