{"podcast":{"title":"The Bucket Boys Podcast","slug":"the-bucket-boys-podcast-7049414","podcast_index_feed_id":7049414,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/zn8y55hhzh/feed.xml","website_url":"https://zn8y55hhzh.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19543624/TBBP_Logo_JPEG8khxg.jpeg","author":"Gunnar Cain and Zak Rector","episode_count":94,"summary":"Welcome to The Bucket Boys Podcast with Gunnar Cain and Zak Rector. Two friends. One bucket. Zero preparation. Each week, we pull a completely random topic submitted by listeners and let it spiral. From unhinged news stories to everyday chaos, nothing is off-limits once it comes out of the bucket. No scripts. No guardrails. Just stand-up instincts, real-life perspective, and chemistry that goes off the rails fast. New full episodes weekly. Pure randomness. What’s in the bucket this week?","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:18:59.230076+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bucket-boys-podcast-7049414"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 83: Diet Coke Disaster","slug":"episode-83-diet-coke-disaster","published_at":"2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bucket-boys-podcast-7049414/episode-83-diet-coke-disaster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bucket-boys-podcast-7049414","url":"https://zn8y55hhzh.podbean.com/e/episode-83-diet-coke-disaster/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fjwkyinf9hajnfnr/TBBP_EP83_FULL_AUDIO_CLEAN_80usr.mp3","summary":"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 while talking to his boss… and ending up with ONE double cheeseburger and FOUR Diet Cokes. No fixing it. No going back. Just shame, confusion, and a car full of soda. We also get into: Whether ChatGPT should officially become the third mic on the show Why going inside fast food spots might be better than drive-thru now Purge Day strategies (and how long it would take us to actually commit a crime) Air Max vs Jordans debate: comfort vs drip Lifted trucks vs squatted trucks (and why some people should be arrested immediately) The most humiliating dentist experience imaginable (shoutout Martha…) And of course, we spiral into nonsense about flossing habits, gag reflexes, and why being an adult somehow makes everything worse. Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheBucketBoysPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink 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 #ComedyPodcast #PodcastLife #FastFoodFails #FunnyStories #RelatableAF","meta_description":"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 tes…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4131,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bucket-boys-podcast-7049414/episodes/episode-83-diet-coke-disaster/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bucket-boys-podcast-7049414/episode-83-diet-coke-disaster.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}