Today on No Bad Ideas... fraud! Inflatable dolls! Possessed objects! American cinema! And more!

For our first bad idea today, Zach brings us an article about some financial crimes inspired by the 1999 film Office Space. The gang decides to turn that into a radical reboot of a very, very different movie: Saw! Then, Gabriel presents the story of a man who used an inflatable Grinch doll in order to use the carpool lane on the highway. The trio turns it into a story of a man who is forced to reckon with his distaste for the Christmas holidays by a very unusual presence.

All of that, plus: people riding shotgun, shopping malls burning down, criminal masterminds, bonding experiences, and deep wells. 

Today's Bad Ideas™: 
Idea #1
Idea #2

Today on No Bad Ideas... fraud! Inflatable dolls! Possessed objects! American cinema! And more!
For our first bad idea today, Zach brings us an article about some financial crimes inspired by the 1999 film Office Space. The gang decides to turn that into a radical reboot of a very, very different movie: Saw! Then, Gabriel presents the story of a man who used an inflatable Grinch doll in order to use the carpool lane on the highway. The trio turns it into a story of a man who is forced to reckon with his distaste for the Christmas holidays by a very unusual presence.
All of that, plus: people riding shotgun, shopping malls burning down, criminal masterminds, bonding experiences, and deep wells. 
Today's Bad Ideas™:  <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2022/office-space-movie-plot-gave-zulily-engineer-a-blueprint-for-financial-fraud-prosecutors-allege/">Idea #1</a> <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arizona-police-grinch-carpool_n_639b4c54e4b0f4895ad95fe3">Idea #2</a>

The 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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