Don’t Wreck Yourself
Don’t Wreck Yourself
Ryan Placchetti
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 say bad words.
Wombat Interrupted
Cap shows Ryan how easy it is to follow a promise to listeners by bringing getting the scoop on wombat poop and that dude who appeared to be in the throws of passion at the time of his death in a terrible tectonic conflagration. Mostly they just kick it like youths. Please remember to rate and review our show. Tell your friends, and look for us on social media @wreckyourpod. You can also find us on our Discord server and joining with fellow podcasters on the Podcast Nexus Discord server. Don't Wreck Yourself: https://discord.gg/TSvaETwP Podcast Nexus: https://discord.gg/PjPVtSt4
Mar 22, 2025
30 min
CatDogfished by America's Fact-Checking Sweetheart
Ryan and Cap are joined by a storied figure in our podcast history, Maurice, who is fit to join any adventuring party of 4th level in need of a rapscallion, scalliwag, or any other sort of nautical ne'e'r-do-well. This episode hits the ground with Questionable Headlines, discussing a controversial gift the Russian government gave to symbolize its thanks. Then they try to spot a scammer with a sus looking Taylor Tomlinson account. Then they examine an archaeological claim Ryan found on a half-baked like-farm history Facebook page, and they really dig into Roman taxes and social welfare programs in a totally brisk way. Facebook also yielded a 1200 year old Viking turd, which Ryan tops with a T-Rex turd... but maybe they wouldn't have been competitive, maybe they would have been friends. Everyone's seen How to Train a Dragon. Maurice flexes his mental muscles and proves that he has always been and will always be the undisputed king of fact checking when he tackles the romanticization of Pirates in the 17th and 18th Centuries, and which current scourges will win praise when Chat GPT summarizes all of human history for a group of teens marching towards the battery farms in a hundred years. Please remember to rate and review our show. Tell your friends, and look for us on social media @wreckyourpod. You can also find us on our Discord server and joining with fellow podcasters on the Podcast Nexus Discord server. Don't Wreck Yourself: https://discord.gg/TSvaETwP Podcast Nexus: https://discord.gg/PjPVtSt4
Mar 15, 2025
1 hr 15 min
Andrew Jackson Can Suck a Gucci
Ryan and Cap unearth the facts about an r/conspiracy claim linking historical genocidal knobwobble Andrew Jackson to socialite friend to "you know who" Jeffrey Epstein (you know what he did, we really don't need the heat from that SEO) by way of necromancy (This is fine for SEO) and stacks of cash (This is great for SEO). Then they tackle some LinkedIn lunacy in the form of a pair of pie charts purporting to moralize something about workplace priorities... while also not understanding how basic pie charts work. Please remember to rate and review our show. Tell your friends, and look for us on social media @wreckyourpod. You can also find us and our show resources on our Discord server. Don't Wreck Yourself: https://discord.gg/TSvaETwP You can also join with fellow podcasters on the Podcast Nexus Discord server. Podcast Nexus: https://discord.gg/PjPVtSt4
Feb 21, 2025
47 min
I Chose Pikachu... Over My Wife!
Ryan and Cap are back for a third season of fact checking, chilling personal anecdotes, quirky highlights, zany soliloquys, feral grunts, vaguely coded threats, and painful audio mishaps. In this episode, they discuss what to do if your wife won't let you play a little Switch-a-roo overseas when they answer a question from r/AITAH. Then they tell you what those nerds at the Yakuza are up to now... hint: like a RICO charge, you gotta catch'em all. Then they discuss Trump's Executive Order that attempts to erase trans people and trans identities from the public record. Finally, they answer a question from r/NoStupidQuestions about why there isn't kibble for humans.Please remember to rate and review our show. Tell your friends, and look for us on social media @wreckyourpod. You can also find us on our Discord server and joining with fellow podcasters on the Podcast Nexus Discord server. Don't Wreck Yourself: https://discord.gg/TSvaETwP Podcast Nexus: https://discord.gg/PjPVtSt4Cover Featuring Photography from selugallego - stock.adobe.com
Jan 31, 2025
51 min
Schrödinger's Rodeo
Ryan and Cap officially launch Season 2 of Don't Wreck Yourself by reintroducing themselves and the show to you, our audience before discussing Stephen King's novel word for breasts, fighting bears, and the (at the time of recording) ongoing hunt for the United Healthcare CEO. Please remember to rate and review our show. Tell your friends, and look for us on social media @wreckyourpod. You can also find us on our Discord server and joining with fellow podcasters on the Podcast Nexus Discord server. Don't Wreck Yourself: https://discord.gg/TSvaETwP Podcast Nexus: https://discord.gg/PjPVtSt4
Dec 14, 2024
1 hr 1 min
Thankfully Stuffed
Ryan and Cap take stock of all the things they're grateful for before breaking the news that their side did, in fact, lose the election. If you heard it here first, that's both dope and sad. Cap gives Ryan three minutes to say his piece on fascism before they turn to Turkey-day topics. Somewhere along the way, Ryan recounts his run in with the Turkish mob during a college trip to Istanbul. Find us on all social media @wreckyourpod (wreckyourpod.com on BlueSky)Find our Discord here. https://discord.gg/4tjn6NHzen Connect with other creators on The Podcast Nexus Discord. https://discord.gg/g863M7ZSA8
Nov 23, 2024
1 hr
We're NOT Falling Back!
Election Day Eve Surprise Drop! Vote for Kamala Harris, because we don't want a racist schemer for President. This episode covers a Day Light Savings question from r/NoStupidQuestion, and then Cap proves a practiced listener as Ryan airs all of his anxieties about the election. Be your best selves. Find us on all social media @wreckyourpod (wreckyourpod.com on BlueSky)Find our Discord here. https://discord.gg/4tjn6NHzen Connect with other creators on The Podcast Nexus Discord. https://discord.gg/g863M7ZSA8
Nov 5, 2024
44 min
Heavy Petting at the Cemetery
ONE FINAL HALLOWEEN EPISODE FOR 2024! Cap and Ryan talk about the horror of the Presidential Race andRyan's recent brush with uncouth AITA behavior. Then they delve into a bunch of tangents, a mysterious grave marker, the man of all of our dreams, and they perform a deep legal analysis of witchcraft laws in Pennsylvania.Find us on all social media at @wreckyourpod, and on BlueSky at @wreckyourpod.comFind us on Discord https://discord.gg/4tjn6NHzen
Oct 31, 2024
58 min
Scissoring with the Hatman
Ryan and Cap take on some super spooky current events, before talking about a mysterious dark figure in a classic fedora who keeps showing up when no one can prove it. Then they rip apart an Edward Scissorhands fan-theory that will scissor this community in twain!Find us on all social media @wreckyourpod (wreckyourpod.com on BlueSky)Find our Discord here. https://discord.gg/4tjn6NHzen Connect with other creators on The Podcast Nexus Discord. https://discord.gg/g863M7ZSA8
Oct 26, 2024
54 min
Roll Buckaroo! Murder On the Oregon Trail
Ryan takes Cap, and guest hosts Mo (from The Squonk and the Hag) and Ian Mauldin (from Shrimp and Crits) back in time to the dusty trails of the American West in a table top roleplaying game of his own design. Cap takes on the role of Coop, The Trailblazer; Mo plays Eleanor, The Doctor; and Ian introduces Sturgil, The High Class... as they brave a section of the Oregon Trail and blaze a trail through the dark recesses of the human heart. Find the show on all social media platforms @wreckyourpodFind Ryan on Instagram but not on Twitter @foodicideChat with Don't Wreck Yourself, The Squonk and the Hag, Shrimp and Crits and dozens of other podcasters on the Podcast Nexus Discord server...https://discord.gg/z5GMvpmyTZ Find The Squonk and the Hag at https://thesquonkandthehag.com/Find Ian on Twitter @IanMauldinFind Ian's music here: https://damnedrivers.bandcamp.com/ and also here:Find Ian and Cap's show Shrimp and Crits on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @shrimpandcritsFind them online at www.shrimpandcrits.com, or support them by visiting www.fondofmelobster.comMusic in this episode is licensed through Soundstripe, featuring music by Wastelander
Oct 18, 2024
1 hr 56 min
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