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SI 10: ROWAN, Fresh Prints, Never Ending Floories
Spare Ideas - June 14, 2018 13:07 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingp.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px} In celebration of our tenth episode, we welcome back our first ever guest, the inimitable Ben Burrell. When he’s not slinging drinks at the Totnes Br...
SI 9: Twit, Blow Safe, Bloom
Spare Ideas - June 07, 2018 12:22 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week’s inventor is journalist, multi-instrumentalist, and general force of nature, Andy Hill. (No, not that one. Or that one) As a writer, Andy is a seeker of experience and his inventions reflect that. Whether it’s a search for natural knowledge, social compassion, or threesomes, Andy has...
SI 8: Doggr, Shockr, Germane Height
Spare Ideas - May 31, 2018 07:00 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe theme this week is short. Short cuts, shortened words, and even shorter people. And one of those people is our guest; the remarkable Rose. If you’ve ever struggled with high shelves or craved world domination, Rose has some spare ideas for you.
SI 7: Ban of Sleeves, Animalympics, Weekend Scrabble
Spare Ideas - May 17, 2018 07:00 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week’s guest is musician and teacher, Tess Alaina. When not crafting the creative minds of tomorrow, Tess keeps busy reshaping her own world in an effort to make it more fun. Though so far these inventions have remained in Tess’s mind, today they enter yours. If you want to learn more abo...
SI 6: Cat Nav, Jesus & Mary Choon, Empathy Twister
Spare Ideas - May 10, 2018 14:28 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis weeks inventor is something of a legend. As founder of the Transition Town movement, Rob Hopkins had an idea that is now in 50 countries and thousands of communities. He’s also Rowan’s dad, which was handy for us. In true form, Rob raised the bar for Spare Ideas, presenting three inventio...
SI 5: Alistair’s Idea Cafe
Spare Ideas - May 03, 2018 10:06 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week’s guest presents a philosophical question: is an Idea Cafe, full of many ideas, a single idea? You’ll have to decide for yourself, because we’re still pondering. While your wondering, settle back for a whole host of wonderful inventions including Cat Police, Heroin Yoga, and The Endange...
SI 4: Wonderwall Vaporiser, Dog Immobiliser, Ikea Breakfast Broccoli Bar
Spare Ideas - April 26, 2018 07:00 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOur guest this week is folkster and folk star, David Harbottle. As an inventor, David is spontaneous and nimble, able to adjust and redirect in a matter of seconds. As such, it might be hard to work out what his third invention is, and there are potential confusions about his first and second. Wh...
SI 3: Nissan Larynx, Hanus, Rent-an-Ape
Spare Ideas - April 19, 2018 17:34 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week’s guest is podcaster, musician, and actual ranger, Thomas Pinches. Old wisdom has it that a good inventor looks at a problem and tries to solve it. Tom looks at a solved thing and tries to make it a problem. If you enjoyed Tom’s work, then check out a show he used to make: Ben and Tom...
SPARE IDEAS 2: Vanity Mirror, Music for Cars, Gino’s Watch
Spare Ideas - April 12, 2018 14:18 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingToday our guest is musician, songwriter, and comic, Gino Bragagnolo. If you’ve never visited before, the land of Gino is a miraculous place, built of equal parts everyday and fantastic. Like that phone with a lobster on it. You can find Gino’s music here: https://soundcloud.com/gino-bragagnolo
SPARE IDEAS 1: Car Coffee, Nanny Glass, The Bictionary
Spare Ideas - April 05, 2018 14:35 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to the first ever episode of Spare Ideas, a podcast about inventing inventions. Our guest today is Ben Burrell and he'll be pitching three of his spare ideas to resident judges Ben Addicott and Rowan Hopkins.