The Bad Ideas crew is joined by Avery Trufelman, the creator of Articles of Interest, to tackle bad ideas featuring relief funds, online casinos, and busted stereotypical gender roles!

In our first bad idea, Sarah brings us the story of a man who received a much more generous Covid relief payment than he was expecting. The gang turns it into a film about a man who is desperately trying (and most failing) to get rid of as much money as he can as quickly as possible. Then, Zach presents a unique marketing tactic: small phones specifically designed to be put in, ahem, hard to reach places. The squad turns it into a story about a scheme to make money from within the walls of a prison, and how it helps the meanest, burliest, most manly inmates in the yard get in touch with their sensitive side. 

All of that, plus: highly orchestrated schemes, Werner Herzog, supply chain issues, emotional connections, and butts. 

Today's Bad Ideas™: 

Idea #1

Idea #2

For more on Avery's work, visit her website. For more information on the Louis Armstrong House Museum, visit their website. 

The Bad Ideas crew is joined by Avery Trufelman, the creator of Articles of Interest, to tackle bad ideas featuring relief funds, online casinos, and busted stereotypical gender roles!
In our first bad idea, Sarah brings us the story of a man who received a much more generous Covid relief payment than he was expecting. The gang turns it into a film about a man who is desperately trying (and most failing) to get rid of as much money as he can as quickly as possible. Then, Zach presents a unique marketing tactic: small phones specifically designed to be put in, ahem, hard to reach places. The squad turns it into a story about a scheme to make money from within the walls of a prison, and how it helps the meanest, burliest, most manly inmates in the yard get in touch with their sensitive side. 
All of that, plus: highly orchestrated schemes, Werner Herzog, supply chain issues, emotional connections, and butts. 
Today's Bad Ideas™: 
<a href="https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/05/814926b5d433-man-mistakenly-sent-463-mil-yen-in-covid-funds-gambles-it-all-away.html">Idea #1</a>
<a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/zngpz4/prison-phones-that-go-up-your-bum">Idea #2</a>
For more on Avery's work, visit her <a href="https://www.averytrufelman.com/">website</a>. For more information on the Louis Armstrong House Museum, visit their <a href="https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/">website. </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.

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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