We’re delighted to have not one guest this week, but two! Phillip Thorn and Øystein Brager, masterminds behind The Amelia Project, have come to NBI HQ put their considerable talents (and cocoa) to much sillier use. 

We start with an idea from Gabriel about the way a couple can exert the ultimate pressure on their child to have grandkids, and turn it into a stealth Failure To Launch reboot that none of us wanted or needed. Then, Phillip and Øystein bring a bad idea of their own! We take the antiquing score of a lifetime and turn it into a sculpture with an ancient curse that reverberates across many lifetimes and an opportunity for Adam Driver to return to his sleezebag roots. 

Finally we talk to Phillip and Øystein about their podcasting journey: what they’ve taken from their theater background, how they come up with characters, and even get an exciting announcement from them about future seasons of The Amelia Project! 

Plus: Bizarro courtroom dramas, hidden deadlines, 16th century tails, a suitcase full of seashells, and a polycule with Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, and Dame Maggie Smith 

Today’s Bad Ideas™: 
Idea 1

Idea 2

To check out the show, visit their site, and for more of Øystein and Phillip, find them on Twitter! 

We&rsquo;re delighted to have not one guest this week, but two! Phillip Thorn and &Oslash;ystein Brager, masterminds behind The Amelia Project, have come to NBI HQ put their considerable talents (and cocoa) to much sillier use.&nbsp;
We start with an idea from Gabriel about the way a couple can exert the ultimate pressure on their child to have grandkids, and turn it into a stealth Failure To Launch reboot that none of us wanted or needed. Then, Phillip and &Oslash;ystein bring a bad idea of their own! We take the antiquing score of a lifetime and turn it into a sculpture with an ancient curse that reverberates across many lifetimes and an opportunity for Adam Driver to return to his sleezebag roots.&nbsp;
Finally we talk to Phillip and &Oslash;ystein about their podcasting journey: what they&rsquo;ve taken from their theater background, how they come up with characters, and even get an exciting announcement from them about future seasons of The Amelia Project!&nbsp;
Plus: Bizarro courtroom dramas, hidden deadlines, 16th century tails, a suitcase full of seashells, and a polycule with Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, and Dame Maggie Smith&nbsp;
Today&rsquo;s Bad Ideas&trade;:&nbsp; <a href="https://apnews.com/article/oddities-india-bd754bcc798d7901dfd2f638696705bf">Idea 1</a>
<a href="https://nypost.com/2022/05/05/antiques-dealer-bought-priceless-2000-year-old-roman-bust-at-thrift-store-for-35/">Idea 2</a>
To check out the show, <a href="https://ameliapodcast.com/">visit their site</a>, and for more of <a href="https://twitter.com/BragerOystein">&Oslash;ystein</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/PipThorne">Phillip</a>, find them on Twitter!&nbsp;

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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The creators of Wolf 359 talk about the unceasing rollercoaster ride of pursuing creative careers in a time... that is now. In a world... that is this one. In a podcast... that you should totally subscribe and listen to.

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