No Bad Ideas
294 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 104 ratingsThe No Bad Ideas Podcast is the creation of Gabriel Urbina, Sarah Shachat, and Zach Valenti, three writer and artist-types who, in order to stay fresh creatively, have an excuse to hang out with each other once a week, and check in on what they're working on, take a terrible idea they found on the Internet each week and turn it into a compelling narrative. Or as close as they can get in 30 minutes.
If you're someone trying to be creative yourself or even if you just appreciate a good story, you'll enjoy listening to Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel figure out how to make sense of the best (or worst?) absurdities the internet has to offer. We guarantee there have definitely been worse ideas.
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Episodes
When Ideas Slap Too Hard (With Danielle Shemaiah)
September 03, 2020 17:43 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBThe Bad Ideas Team is once again joined by Danielle Shemaiah for two more bad ideas of misguided pranks and socially-distanced scares! In our first bad idea, Gabriel brings us a tale of a man who tries to win his girlfriend's parents over with an ill-advised prank... and then commits. And commits. And commits. The squad turns it into a starchy comedy of political error and appearances. Then, Sarah brings us a story about just how far haunted house aficionados are going to get their scares on...
Episode 122: When Ideas Slap Too Hard (With Danielle Shemaiah)
September 03, 2020 17:43 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBThe Bad Ideas Team is once again joined by Danielle Shemaiah for two more bad ideas of misguided pranks and socially-distanced scares! In our first bad idea, Gabriel brings us a tale of a man who tries to win his girlfriend's parents over with an ill-advised prank... and then commits. And commits. And commits. The squad turns it into a starchy comedy of political error and appearances. Then, Sarah brings us a story about just how far haunted house aficionados are going to get their scares on...
Episode 121: Evil Dr. Doofensmurch (With Danielle Shemaiah)
September 01, 2020 03:31 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBWe are honored and delighted to have a professional podcasting badass on the show this week, director of The Far Meridian, the voice actor who goes bump in the night, the fabulous Danielle Shemaiah! We begin, bending over backwards to avoid our shared loathing of mosquitos, and take a story of meddling with gene drives and make it a happier (for us) post-apocalyptic wasteland. Then, we take hostage crisis bring it down with some bad movie angst and a suspense sequence that requires all the P...
Evil Dr. Doofensmurch (With Danielle Shemaiah)
September 01, 2020 03:31 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBWe are honored and delighted to have a professional podcasting badass on the show this week, director of The Far Meridian, the voice actor who goes bump in the night, the fabulous Danielle Shemaiah! We begin, bending over backwards to avoid our shared loathing of mosquitos, and take a story of meddling with gene drives and make it a happier (for us) post-apocalyptic wasteland. Then, we take hostage crisis bring it down with some bad movie angst and a suspense sequence that requires all the P...
Episode 120: Party No. 1 (With Lisette Alvarez)
August 27, 2020 14:44 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBThe Bad Ideas Squad is once again joined by Lisette Alvarez, creator of Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services, who shocks the hosts with a bad idea of her own! In our first story, Lisette brings us the tale of a man who had a dream, a dream to create a unique joke flag for his home state of Mississippi. The gang takes this idea to its only logical conclusion: a cult that worships an evil, bloodsucking monster. Then, Zach brings us the tale of a group of kids who give a whole new mean...
Party No. 1 (With Lisette Alvarez)
August 27, 2020 14:44 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBThe Bad Ideas Squad is once again joined by Lisette Alvarez, creator of Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services, who shocks the hosts with a bad idea of her own! In our first story, Lisette brings us the tale of a man who had a dream, a dream to create a unique joke flag for his home state of Mississippi. The gang takes this idea to its only logical conclusion: a cult that worships an evil, bloodsucking monster. Then, Zach brings us the tale of a group of kids who give a whole new mean...
Episode 119: Kronk’s Time To Shine (With Lisette Alvarez)
August 25, 2020 03:57 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBWe are thrilled this week to be joined by one of our favorite audio drama creators, the wonderfully generous and incredibly talented Lisette Alvarez! We first tackle a story that could only have happened in 2020, but turn it into a gangster film of power, ambition, and double-crosses (and protein powder) that’s a tale as old as time. Then, we merge a punishing test of endurance and politics, and end up setting the most unconventional election in the universe… on the moon. Plus: The 94th Am...
Kronk’s Time To Shine (With Lisette Alvarez)
August 25, 2020 03:57 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBWe are thrilled this week to be joined by one of our favorite audio drama creators, the wonderfully generous and incredibly talented Lisette Alvarez! We first tackle a story that could only have happened in 2020, but turn it into a gangster film of power, ambition, and double-crosses (and protein powder) that’s a tale as old as time. Then, we merge a punishing test of endurance and politics, and end up setting the most unconventional election in the universe… on the moon. Plus: The 94th Am...
New Lease on Death (With Jackson Bird)
August 20, 2020 16:09 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBThe Bad Ideas Squad is joined once again by Jackson Bird, Youtube creator, writer, speaker, and Millennial Swiss army knife human being! Together, we tackle another bad idea and have a quick Creative Corner Chat. First, Sarah brings us the story of the most haunted house in Ireland, and how tough it can be to sell such a place. The gang spins it into a yarn about a weary realtor having to keep the peace between his living and dead tenants. Then, we talk for a little bit about Jackson's work...
Episode 118: New Lease on Death (With Jackson Bird)
August 20, 2020 16:09 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBThe Bad Ideas Squad is joined once again by Jackson Bird, Youtube creator, writer, speaker, and Millennial Swiss army knife human being! Together, we tackle another bad idea and have a quick Creative Corner Chat. First, Sarah brings us the story of the most haunted house in Ireland, and how tough it can be to sell such a place. The gang spins it into a yarn about a weary realtor having to keep the peace between his living and dead tenants. Then, we talk for a little bit about Jackson's work...
Get Sarah Koenig (With Jackson Bird)
August 17, 2020 15:19 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBWe’re delighted to be joined this week by an absolutely magical author, Youtuber, and haver-of-all-the-Millennial-jobs, the great Jackson Bird! We put Jackson to work immediately solving a Belgium mystery of prank pizza deliveries, which turns into a Count of Monte Cristo style revenge plot, with extra cheese. Then, we tackle a hospitality crisis from Down Under, and turn it into the biggest mafia/coming-of-age story around… about flightless birds. Plus: pizzas from nowhere, the massacre en...
Episode 117: Get Sarah Koenig (With Jackson Bird)
August 17, 2020 15:19 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBWe’re delighted to be joined this week by an absolutely magical author, Youtuber, and haver-of-all-the-Millennial-jobs, the great Jackson Bird! We put Jackson to work immediately solving a Belgium mystery of prank pizza deliveries, which turns into a Count of Monte Cristo style revenge plot, with extra cheese. Then, we tackle a hospitality crisis from Down Under, and turn it into the biggest mafia/coming-of-age story around… about flightless birds. Plus: pizzas from nowhere, the massacre en...
Special Episode: The Story of Unseen
August 15, 2020 18:49 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBTo continue the celebration of the unexpected smash success of the Unseen Kickstarter, we are back with another Special Episode! In this Creative Corner Chat, we talk a little bit about origin story of Unseen. How did the story come to be, how did it evolve, and how did we set out down the road towards making a new show? Want to hear more from Gabriel, Zach, and Sarah? Please help the Bad Ideas Team make more new content by pledging your support to or helping to spread the word about their n...
Special Episode: Kickstarter Bad Ideas!
August 14, 2020 18:04 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBTo celebrate Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel's own Kickstarter adventures to produce their new show,Unseen, we are making a special bonus episode, covering our favorite Kickstarter-themed bad ideas! First, Gabriel brings in a Kickstarter for a flying security device that is almost certainly a bigger hazard than anything it might conceivably protect you from. Then, Zach shares a project that is taking the concept of oral hygiene to an absolutely unnecessary, extremely extra level. Finally, Sarah pre...
Episode 116: Creative Corner Chat with Sean Howard
August 13, 2020 16:02 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThe Bad Ideas Squad is once again joined by Sean Howard, founder of the Fable and Folly network and producer of Alba Salix, Royal Physician. Join us for a discussion about making new things, how to incorporate different formats into audio fiction, and the state of the podcasting ecosystem! If you’d like to check out more of Sean’s work, you can listen to Civilized, Alba Salix: Royal Physician, and the many fine podcasts on the Fable & Folly network! You can also find him on Twitter. Suppor...
Creative Corner Chat with Sean Howard
August 13, 2020 16:02 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThe Bad Ideas Squad is once again joined by Sean Howard, founder of the Fable and Folly network and producer of Alba Salix, Royal Physician. Join us for a discussion about making new things, how to incorporate different formats into audio fiction, and the state of the podcasting ecosystem! If you’d like to check out more of Sean’s work, you can listen to Civilized, Alba Salix: Royal Physician, and the many fine podcasts on the Fable & Folly network! You can also find him on Twitter. Suppor...
Coming Soon: Unseen
August 11, 2020 14:53 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBHello Friends! Quick special announcement! Gabriel, Sarah, and Zach are making a new audio fiction show! It's called Unseen, and it's going to be an urban fantasy series! They're fundraising for the show on Kickstarter right now, and it would mean the world to them if you could help them make this new show a reality. Whether it's by pledging whatever bit of loose change feels right to you or helping to spread the word about the campaign, every little bit makes a massive difference in maki...
Episode 115: Local Idiocy (With Sean Howard)
August 11, 2020 12:56 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBToday (and all this week, lucky us!) we’re joined by a fantastic podcast producer, writer, and improviser: the mighty Sean Howard! We enlist Sean’s help first for a whale of a tale (or at least a Bass Pro Shop of a tale) and turn it into a fantastic alternate universe story fending off boredom while being trapped in one place. Plus: The Florida Man VHS Collection, handsome eyebrows guy, fishy tooth aches, a very gory children’s book, and Lebron James as a moral compass. Today’s Bad Ideas™...
Local Idiocy (With Sean Howard)
August 11, 2020 12:56 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBToday (and all this week, lucky us!) we’re joined by a fantastic podcast producer, writer, and improviser: the mighty Sean Howard! We enlist Sean’s help first for a whale of a tale (or at least a Bass Pro Shop of a tale) and turn it into a fantastic alternate universe story fending off boredom while being trapped in one place. Plus: The Florida Man VHS Collection, handsome eyebrows guy, fishy tooth aches, a very gory children’s book, and Lebron James as a moral compass. Today’s Bad Ideas™...
Creative Corner Chat with Adrián Burke
August 06, 2020 13:34 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBThe fabulous Adrián Burke, host of La Mezcla, returns to No Bad Ideas for a conversation about the doing of things and the making of things! Tune in for a discussion on the origins of podcasting, variations on life themes, asking questions in the name of fun, and ways to combat that feeling that you're not enough. If you’d like to check out more of Adrián’s work (and you do), you can subscribe to the La Mezcla podcast and follow him on Instagram and Twitter. Support the show: http://patreo...
Episode 114: Creative Corner Chat with Adrián Burke
August 06, 2020 13:34 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBThe fabulous Adrián Burke, host of La Mezcla, returns to No Bad Ideas for a conversation about the doing of things and the making of things! Tune in for a discussion on the origins of podcasting, variations on life themes, asking questions in the name of fun, and ways to combat that feeling that you're not enough. If you’d like to check out more of Adrián’s work (and you do), you can subscribe to the La Mezcla podcast and follow him on Instagram and Twitter. Support the show: http://patreo...
Land Sharks (With Adrián Burke)
August 03, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWe’re delighted to be joined this week by the host of the La Mezcla podcast and comedian extraordinaire, the Right Honorable Adrián Burke! We rely on Adrián’s wisdom first to resolve an AITA quandary on Reddit, and turn it into holiday spectacular of petty family grudges, twin swapping, and inadvertent romance. Then, we return to our old friend, the Shark Story, and put a twist on this one wherein a brave documentarian tries to bring down Big Shark Fin, in an action-thriller with big franchi...
Episode 113: Land Sharks (With Adrián Burke)
August 03, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWe’re delighted to be joined this week by the host of the La Mezcla podcast and comedian extraordinaire, the Right Honorable Adrián Burke! We rely on Adrián’s wisdom first to resolve an AITA quandary on Reddit, and turn it into holiday spectacular of petty family grudges, twin swapping, and inadvertent romance. Then, we return to our old friend, the Shark Story, and put a twist on this one wherein a brave documentarian tries to bring down Big Shark Fin, in an action-thriller with big franchi...
Creative Corner Chat With Marissa Tandon
July 30, 2020 13:57 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBSpecial guest star Marissa Tandon - creator of Super Ordinary - returns to the Bad Ideas HQ for a discussion on writing, creating stories for audio, and developing ideas across multiple mediums! Also, the merits of croissants! If you’d like to follow Marissa’s work, then there’s a whole host of Tandon Production shows to check out, including Super Ordinary. You can also find her on Instagram and Twitter. Support the show: http://patreon.com/NoBadIdeas See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
Episode 112: Creative Corner Chat With Marissa Tandon
July 30, 2020 13:57 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBSpecial guest star Marissa Tandon - creator of Super Ordinary - returns to the Bad Ideas HQ for a discussion on writing, creating stories for audio, and developing ideas across multiple mediums! Also, the merits of croissants! If you’d like to follow Marissa’s work, then there’s a whole host of Tandon Production shows to check out, including Super Ordinary. You can also find her on Instagram and Twitter. Support the show: http://patreon.com/NoBadIdeas See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
Episode 111: Florida Man Delivers (With Marissa Tandon)
July 27, 2020 04:25 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBWe’re overjoyed this week to be joined by the phenomenal writer, producer, and renowned podcast creator, Marissa Tandon! We start with a first: Zach brings us an entirely sensible idea we all agree with. It just also happens to include Guy Fieri. We ruin it with a tale of corporate intrigue and compromised morals and also romantic comedy. Then, Gabriel brings us one of our very favorite adventures of Florida Man yet. We try to find the fun in both the idea and machetes, and honestly we’re b...
Florida Man Delivers (With Marissa Tandon)
July 27, 2020 04:25 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBWe’re overjoyed this week to be joined by the phenomenal writer, producer, and renowned podcast creator, Marissa Tandon! We start with a first: Zach brings us an entirely sensible idea we all agree with. It just also happens to include Guy Fieri. We ruin it with a tale of corporate intrigue and compromised morals and also romantic comedy. Then, Gabriel brings us one of our very favorite adventures of Florida Man yet. We try to find the fun in both the idea and machetes, and honestly we’re b...
Have You Seen the News? (Upcoming Show Info!)
July 20, 2020 18:42 - 57 seconds - 938 KBHey everyone! No new episodes this week, but we have something just as exciting: information on Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel's upcoming new fiction show, Unseen! Support the show: http://patreon.com/NoBadIdeas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 110: That Sinking Feeling (With David K. Barnes)
July 16, 2020 14:06 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBThe mastermind behind Wooden Overcoats, David K. Barnes, joins the bad ideas squad once again - first to bring a bad idea of his own to the table and then to discuss our creative processes! First, David brings us a story about a house whose inexplicable popularity goes hand-in-hand with its rather strange flaw. The team must decide what kind of con story they're going to build around this very suspect construct. After that, we get to have a chat with David about his writing process, his thou...
That Sinking Feeling (With David K. Barnes)
July 16, 2020 14:06 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBThe mastermind behind Wooden Overcoats, David K. Barnes, joins the bad ideas squad once again - first to bring a bad idea of his own to the table and then to discuss our creative processes! First, David brings us a story about a house whose inexplicable popularity goes hand-in-hand with its rather strange flaw. The team must decide what kind of con story they're going to build around this very suspect construct. After that, we get to have a chat with David about his writing process, his thou...
Episode 109: Crime+ (With David K. Barnes)
July 13, 2020 05:29 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBOh, what a day! We’re joined this week by one of our absolute favorites (but we’ll never tell you favorite what), the head writer of Wooden Overcoats, David K. Barnes! We completely squander David’s talents, first, in turning the tale of one of the most incompetent thieves we’ve ever seen into one of the strangest heist plans we’ve ever concocted. Then we start a war… kind of, and turn a European military mishap into a game of spin doctors that, of course, spins wildly out of control. Plus...
Crime+ (With David K. Barnes)
July 13, 2020 05:29 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBOh, what a day! We’re joined this week by one of our absolute favorites (but we’ll never tell you favorite what), the head writer of Wooden Overcoats, David K. Barnes! We completely squander David’s talents, first, in turning the tale of one of the most incompetent thieves we’ve ever seen into one of the strangest heist plans we’ve ever concocted. Then we start a war… kind of, and turn a European military mishap into a game of spin doctors that, of course, spins wildly out of control. Plus...
Episode 108: Give Us a Sign (With Elena Fernández Collins)
July 10, 2020 03:50 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBToday on no bad ideas: special guest star Elena Fernández Collins, host of Radio Drama Revival and critic extraordinaire, returns for a double feature of monkey business and roadside vengeance! In our first bad idea of the day, Zach invites us to consider just how destructive a bit of monkeying around really can be. Then, for our second bad idea, Elena brings us a story from her own past about how something as simple as a stop sign can spiral completely out of control. All of that, plus: e...
Give Us a Sign (With Elena Fernández Collins)
July 10, 2020 03:50 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBToday on no bad ideas: special guest star Elena Fernández Collins, host of Radio Drama Revival and critic extraordinaire, returns for a double feature of monkey business and roadside vengeance! In our first bad idea of the day, Zach invites us to consider just how destructive a bit of monkeying around really can be. Then, for our second bad idea, Elena brings us a story from her own past about how something as simple as a stop sign can spiral completely out of control. All of that, plus: e...
We Are Not A Con (With Elena Fernández Collins)
July 06, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBWe are overjoyed this week to be joined by the host of Radio Drama Revival, critic extraordinaire, and one of the flat-out smartest folks we know, Elena Fernández Collins! We put her story sense to extremely silly use, as our first idea begins with some hapless thieves who may or may not have realized they were making off with 20,000 pounds of Wisconsin cheese. But by the end, we set up a Best In Show-style mockumentary building up to a prestigious conference of food thieves. Next, we dive i...
Episode 107: We Are Not A Con (With Elena Fernández Collins)
July 06, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBWe are overjoyed this week to be joined by the host of Radio Drama Revival, critic extraordinaire, and one of the flat-out smartest folks we know, Elena Fernández Collins! We put her story sense to extremely silly use, as our first idea begins with some hapless thieves who may or may not have realized they were making off with 20,000 pounds of Wisconsin cheese. But by the end, we set up a Best In Show-style mockumentary building up to a prestigious conference of food thieves. Next, we dive i...
Episode 106: Creative Corner Chat With Mischa Stanton
July 02, 2020 17:44 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBToday on No Bad Ideas: we're once again joined by Mischa Stanton, podcast creator and sound designer extraordinaire! Join us for a discussion on how to pull off really nice creative heists, audio production in the era of COVID, and the way the passage of time affects our work. If you’d like to check more of Mischa’s work, you can visit their website and follow them on Twitter. You can also check out their many, many podcasts - including Ars Paradoxica, The AM Archives, and MARVELS. Support ...
Episode 105: Supernatural Prom (With Mischa Stanton)
June 29, 2020 14:48 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBThis week we are excited to have a true podcasting powerhouse join us. Sound designer of many, many shows, the great Mischa Stanton has agreed to step (virtually) into the NBI hot seat! And oh do we have some tall tales for Mischa to turn into good stories. We begin with a pan flute orchestra, trapped in a haunted castle, surrounded by wolves, which could all be stories in themselves. But together we create a heartwarming battle of the bands that solves a feud between supernatural beings. T...
Episode 104: Creative Corner Chat with Sara Ghaleb
June 25, 2020 05:17 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThe Bad Ideas Squad is once again joined by Sara Ghaleb, co-creator of Arden and Historical Hookups! Tune in for a discussion about our experiences writing for audio fiction, how it overlaps and differs from writing for television, and adventures in getting information across to the audience. Plus, a bit tantalizing conversation about what we might expect in Arden's upcoming second season! If you’d like to follow more of Sara’s work, check out Arden and Historical Hookups, find her on her w...
Episode 103: Birds Have No Boundaries (With Sara Ghaleb)
June 22, 2020 15:35 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBThis week we’re delighted to be joined by co-creator of the fabulous Arden podcast and official Very Funny Person, Sara Ghaleb! We begin with a road trip for the ages (specifically the ages of 5-13) and turn it into a heartwarming, if slightly Freaky Friday, family drama. Then we embark on our first two part bad idea - a tale of tension between two countries, and the pigeon caught between them. Naturally, we turn it into the teen romance Armando Iannucci doesn’t know he needs to make. Pl...
Episode 102: New Phone, Who Me? (With Meghan Fitzmartin)
June 18, 2020 16:24 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBToday on No Bad Ideas, special guest star Meghan Fitzmartin returns to help us tackle another bad idea! Sarah brings us a story of one person's telecommunication identity mix-up, one with possibly very far-reaching implications. The team does their best to come up with a story that balances great responsibility in the face of great power and taking the privileged around you for all their worth. Then, we have a conversation with Meghan about her approach to writing and creativity, as well as ...
Episode 101: Home On The Rage (With Meghan Fitzmartin)
June 15, 2020 18:34 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBHappy Monday! We’re delighted to be joined this week by one of our favorite podcast pals/agents of chaos, the extraordinary writer, Meghan Fitzmartin! We’re especially excited because we’ve roped Meghan into a pair of truly absurd notions today. First, Gabriel introduces us to the concept (and the very real architectural examples) of spite houses. We find them charming, because of course we do, and create a Ghibli-style love story where there’s more than just a Castle In The Sky. Then, Zach ...
Black Lives Matter
June 08, 2020 06:01 - 1 minute - 1.57 MBResources For How To Help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Donate Directly To Black Lives Matter Global: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 Don’t Have Any Money To Donate? Play This YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM&feature=emb_logo Listen To Some Fantastic Audio Fiction Podcasts By Black Creators: Janus Descending by Jordan Cobb Harlem Queen by Yhane Smith Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back by Shenee Howard Childish: The Podcast Musi...
Episode 100: The 100th Episode Creative Corner Chat Spectacular!!!
June 04, 2020 05:48 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBTo celebrate No Bad Ideas's 100th episode, Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel take a bit of time to talk about the origins of this show, share some of their favorite moments from the first hundred episodes, and discuss the way the podcast has changed and evolved. Thank you so much to all our friends, listeners, and guests for their support and for helping us make one hundred episodes of No Bad Ideas. We hope you've all had as much fun as we have, and we can't wait to share even more bad ideas with all...
Episode 99: The Grand Bad Ideas Slam
June 01, 2020 15:41 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBResources to help support #BlackLivesMatter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#victims https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#bail https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#business Today on No Bad Ideas: it's part one of our hundredth episode celebration! To mark the occasion, the Bad Ideas Team plays a game of Bad Ideas Royale. We revisit three of our favorite ideas from past episodes of the show, and try to turn them into a single, massive story that brings them all together. So what do e...
Episode 98: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Fear the Internet
May 28, 2020 18:28 - 41 minutes - 38 MBContent Warning: today's bad idea involves discussion of intolerance, online hate groups, and Neo-Nazism, all involving young people. If you would like to skip that and just listen to our chat with David about creativity and his work in media, you can start the episode at 20:20. Today on No Bad Ideas, special guest star David Rheinstrom returns with a bad idea of his very own! David brings us one of the scariest, most startling bad ideas that we've ever had on the show, and the team tries ...
Episode 98: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Fear the Internet (With David Rheinstrom)
May 28, 2020 18:28 - 41 minutes - 38 MBContent Warning: today's bad idea involves discussion of intolerance, online hate groups, and Neo-Nazism, all involving young people. If you would like to skip that and just listen to our chat with David about creativity and his work in media, you can start the episode at 20:20. Today on No Bad Ideas, special guest star David Rheinstrom returns with a bad idea of his very own! David brings us one of the scariest, most startling bad ideas that we've ever had on the show, and the team tries ...
Episode 97: Special Starfruit Destiny (With David Rheinstrom)
May 25, 2020 05:59 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBOh happy Monday! We’re delighted to be joined this week by our pal and everyone’s podcast dad, Mr. David Rheinstrom! We definitely take advantage of David's storytelling and culinary expertise, as we begin with a quite petty, very seedy robbery, and somehow leap from there to creating a society of fruit people who are destined to save the world. Then, we take a very contentious trip to Waffle House, and turn it into a dramedy of growing apart, achieving your dreams, and ruining eggs. Plus:...
Episode 96: The Mother Lode (With Montana Lampert Hoover)
May 21, 2020 16:52 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBToday on No Bad Ideas, the squad is once again joined by the fabulous Montana Lampert Hoover, who helps us take on the mother of all bad ideas and chat a bit about her own creative process! Zach brings in what might be the worst idea, pound for pound, that we've ever tackled on the show. Together, the team tries to turn the chilling tale of what a man finds in his deceased mother's freezer into a journey of self-discovery, justice, and family. Then, we get to talk to Montana about how she's...
Episode 95: Don’t Touch It! (With Montana Lampert Hoover)
May 18, 2020 15:04 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBHappy Monday! Friend of the show and actor extraordinaire Montana Lampert Hoover has bravely jumped into the NBI Hot Seat, and we rewarded her with… exploding hammers? Never be our friend, we’re terrible friends. As teased up top, in our first idea, Montana helps us try to justify a (real!) annual exploding hammer festival, and create a decidedly un-historical epic. Then, for our second story, we take a trip guided to a forgotten graveyard guided by a ghostly GPS, and develop a tale of just ...