We 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 into a particularly morbid fundraising scam, and, naturally, add some magic to it.

Plus: Creepy death scams, the newest member of Silicon Valley, airhead Chris Evans, that one chaos child, and not enough cheese.

Today’s Bad Ideas™:

Idea #1

Idea #2

If you’d like to explore more of Elena’s work, then definitely check out her website, subscribe to Radio Drama Revival, and follow her on Twitter.