Zach is out for the week but we’ve convinced Lillian Holman, a very talented audio creator and one of our dear friends, to pitch hit in the NBI Hot Seat and help us mix some metaphors! 

First, Gabriel brings us a battle over exactly what’s in a name, and we turn it into a marriage plot based on the most convoluted inheritance scheme of all time. Then, Sarah presents us with an Italian artist’s latest project, and we turn it into a touching coming-of-age story about what can happen when you go to meet your heroes and see… nothing.

Plus: Casting gimmicks, horrible grad school flashbacks, whole new definitions of imposter syndrome, the ghost of Robert Mitchum, and Scenic La Jolla.

Check out Greenhouse, and for more of Lillian’s work visit her website and follow her on Twitter!

Today’s Bad Ideas™:

Idea #1

Idea #2 

Zach is out for the week but we&rsquo;ve convinced Lillian Holman, a very talented audio creator and one of our dear friends, to pitch hit in the NBI Hot Seat and help us mix some metaphors!&nbsp;
First, Gabriel brings us a battle over exactly what&rsquo;s in a name, and we turn it into a marriage plot based on the most convoluted inheritance scheme of all time. Then, Sarah presents us with an Italian artist&rsquo;s latest project, and we turn it into a touching coming-of-age story about what can happen when you go to meet your heroes and see&hellip; nothing.
Plus: Casting gimmicks, horrible grad school flashbacks, whole new definitions of imposter syndrome, the ghost of Robert Mitchum, and Scenic La Jolla.
Check out <a href="https://www.atypicalartists.co/greenhouse">Greenhouse</a>, and for more of Lillian&rsquo;s work visit her <a href="http://www.lillyholman.com/">website</a> and follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/lillymouse26">Twitter</a>!
Today&rsquo;s Bad Ideas&trade;:
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/04/25/990714129/there-can-only-be-one-battle-of-the-joshes-brings-hundreds-to-nebraska">Idea #1</a>
<a href="https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/05/29/italian-artist-sells-invisible-sculpture-for-e15000/">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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