We’re back this week to our regularly scheduled, awful no-good terrible ideas! First, courtesy of Sarah, we plumb the depths to which some thieves will go to steal pieces of modern art: in this case, a solid gold toilet. Next, thanks to Zach, we engage with the horrifying potential of crowd-sourcing all the information that can be hidden in a selfie. Then, the three of us sit down and talk about how Zero Hours, our new anthology fiction podcast, came together.

Plus: a bad day at Monte Carlo, Lord Whoever Whoever’s Wallet, social media sleuthing, an online mob in action, and the difference between a sketchy plumber... and a plumber.

Today’s Bad Ideas™:

Idea #1 

Idea #2 

Check out Zero Hours at www.zerohourspodcast.com

Note: The second idea we discuss contains a fairly intense case of stalking and cyber-bullying. If you would like to skip it, pause the episode at 21:30 and start it back up again at 36:00.

We&rsquo;re back this week to our regularly scheduled, awful no-good terrible ideas! First, courtesy of Sarah, we plumb the depths to which some thieves will go to steal pieces of modern art: in this case, a solid gold toilet. Next, thanks to Zach, we engage with the horrifying potential of crowd-sourcing all the information that can be hidden in a selfie. Then, the three of us sit down and talk about how Zero Hours, our new anthology fiction podcast, came together.
Plus: a bad day at Monte Carlo, Lord Whoever Whoever&rsquo;s Wallet, social media sleuthing, an online mob in action, and the difference between a sketchy plumber... and a plumber.
Today&rsquo;s Bad Ideas&trade;:
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/09/14/760822076/british-authorities-are-scrambling-to-find-a-stolen-solid-gold-toilet">Idea #1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.apnews.com/addc651762c6414a9d577f339e0b340b">Idea #2</a>&nbsp;
Check out Zero Hours at <a href="http://www.zerohourspodcast.com">www.zerohourspodcast.com</a>
Note: The second idea we discuss contains a fairly intense case of stalking and cyber-bullying. If you would like to skip it, pause the episode at 21:30 and start it back up again at 36:00.

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.

No Bad Ideas

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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