Fake Problems
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Two guys solving problems that don't exist with the kind of deadpan confidence that makes you wonder if they're joking. They're not.
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Two guys solving problems that don't exist with the kind of deadpan confidence that makes you wonder if they're joking. They're not.
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A dropped wrench almost detonated a nuke, kids on bikes are surprisingly terrifying bullies, Appalachia is basically its own country, and the guys settle the penguin pet debate once and for all.
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If anyone comes up to you and just says you suck for 30 minutes, you start to believe it.On being bullied by children
A dropped wrench almost nuked half the country and no one even knew about it.On Cold War nuclear accidents
What if you could pet any animal into being your pet? Just keep petting it until it gives up and loves you.On the science of domestication
They ate their dead friends and still made it out alive. That's some next-level survival.On the Andes rugby crash
Listeners
"I listen to this at work and had to pretend I was crying, not laughing."
Apple Podcasts listener"Two guys confidently debating things that absolutely do not matter. It's perfect."
YouTube comment"Like if Wikipedia had a dark sense of humor and zero editorial oversight."
Bluesky listenerAbout
Fake Problems Podcast is what happens when two guys with too much free time and not enough impulse control start talking into microphones.
Every episode dives into the dark, weird, and absurd corners of life with the kind of deadpan confidence that makes you wonder if they're joking. Topics include nuclear accidents, cannibalism, penguin domestication, and whatever else seemed funny at 2 AM.
No guests. No sponsors. No filter.
New episode drops bi-weekly
Topics your therapist warned you about
No sponsors, no scripts, no filter