Creativity Wasted Podcast

Everything on Hangers

Futuristic, Tiny Houses, SillinessTom WalmaComment

Idea: A tiny house where almost everything in the house (even furniture) is on hangers, and robots move the stuff on hangers across a series of interconnected racks/rods (including power lines that also function as hanger rods), so it can easily be stored in the ceiling or sent to a neighborhood warehouse to be stored and/or cleaned. Also: keeping bugs and pets on the ground from reaching your stuff; transporting stuff on power lines would prevent package thieves from stealing it; since everything is on hangers you could lift up the top of the tiny house and slide in a themed bottom part; curing the modern epidemic of stubbed and mangled toes

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Brian Atkinson (Web: brianacomedian Facebook: @BrianAcomedian)
Amanda VK (Instagram: @amandavk_does_comedy)
C-Dub (Instagram: @budsfromcdub)
Morgan Sterling (Facebook: @morgbot)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Foul-Smelling Scented Candles

Business Idea, SillinessMorgan SterlingComment

Idea: Scented candles with scents that most people would find bad, but which you enjoy, such as gasoline, lawn clippings, Newports (which smell like home), etc. Also: a prank candle that smells like natural gas; using a foul-smelling scented candle to intentionally end a bad Netflix-and-Chill session; a scented candle made from belly button lint that sparkles when the small hairs ignite

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Brian Atkinson (Web: brianacomedian Facebook: @BrianAcomedian)
Amanda VK (Instagram: @amandavk_does_comedy)
C-Dub (Instagram: @budsfromcdub)
Morgan Sterling (Facebook: @morgbot)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

The Sound of Mooses

Movie, SillinessC-DubComment

Idea: A movie about evil mooses (sic), possibly a zombie-moose-infused remake of the movie The Sound of Music. Also: Cocaine Bear but with moose and pot; evil moose attacking a mall during Christmas; using AI to recreate old movies scenes but then having evil moose kill everybody; why Tom thinks that almost every movie made before 1984 sucks

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Brian Atkinson (Web: brianacomedian Facebook: @BrianAcomedian)
Amanda VK (Instagram: @amandavk_does_comedy)
C-Dub (Instagram: @budsfromcdub)
Morgan Sterling (Facebook: @morgbot)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Sexy Promiscuous 60-Year-Old Woman TV Series

TV ShowAmanda VKComment

Idea: A TV show like Californication starring a senior-aged but still attractive and promiscuous protagonist, only in this case, it's a woman. Also: there should more female equivalents of a "silver fox" who's "still in the game" and "all the dudes still drool over"; an awkwardly long conversation about older actresses we find attractive and whether they'd be a good fits for the role, such as Jennifer Coolidge, Emma Thompson, Annette Bening, and Andie MacDowell; brainstorming a plot, such as a sex addiction counselor who has to hide her own sex addition, a show similar to "Poker Face" where a woman uses her attraction to bad men to help her solves crimes, and a show about a conservative female politician's embarrassingly wild mother who's actions repeatedly put her daughter's political career at risk

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Brian Atkinson (Web: brianacomedian Facebook: @BrianAcomedian)
Amanda VK (Instagram: @amandavk_does_comedy)
C-Dub (Instagram: @budsfromcdub)
Morgan Sterling (Facebook: @morgbot)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Phlegm Flavorizer

Food, SillinessBrian AtkinsonComment

Idea: A product (Mucinex pill, nasal spray, etc.) that gives your phlegm a delicious flavor of your choosing when you have a cold. Also: causing Amanda to get more and more grossed out by the idea; romantic partners using complementary flavors before getting intimate; "hocking a loogie" and how dogs would want to lick it up if it was flavored

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Brian Atkinson (Web: brianacomedian Facebook: @BrianAcomedian)
Amanda VK (Instagram: @amandavk_does_comedy)
C-Dub (Instagram: @budsfromcdub)
Morgan Sterling (Facebook: @morgbot)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Trojan Horse Battering Ram

Robots, Silliness, SciFiTom WalmaComment

Idea: A large battering ram for police to use to conduct raids where their body is safely inside the bulletproof battering ram. Also: a dog-like or centipede-like battering ram with robotic legs where one cop lays down inside of it; a multi-person parade-dragon-style battering ram where their upper bodies are inside of it and their lower bodies are protected by bulletproof boots and bulletproof hoop skirts; it could also be used for animal control, firefighters, or for camping inside of it; it's kind of like an above-ground version of that ill-fated deep-water submarine if it was powered by the Flintstones

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Mark Hamilton (Facebook: @mgamarkhamilton Instagram: @markhamilton6352)
Tommy Cook (Instagram: @tommycooklol Web links (like LinkTree): tommycooklol.carrd.co)
Angela Verges (Facebook: @angela.verges Linktree: @HottFlash)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Karaoke Social Media App

App, Music, Social MediaTommy CookComment

Idea: A social media app to show off and/or request karaoke or lip-syncing videos from your friends or from celebs. Also: paying people to help them overcome their shyness to do karaoke for you; the app could only allow the recipient to see the video once or only allow the singer to attempt the song once; wanting to see other people sing badly but not wanting to do it yourself

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Mark Hamilton (Facebook: @mgamarkhamilton Instagram: @markhamilton6352)
Tommy Cook (Instagram: @tommycooklol Web links (like LinkTree): tommycooklol.carrd.co)
Angela Verges (Facebook: @angela.verges Linktree: @HottFlash)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

(Meno)Pause Pal

App, Health, TechAngela VergesComment

Idea: A smart watch that monitors a menopausal woman's body and alerts her (and optionally her husband on his "Man-On-Pause" device) if her mood or body temperature is about to change. Also: things that bring on hot flashes; the device could include controls for (or it could automatically adjust) the temperature of a room or matress, play calming music, etc.; a menopause-themed party game; a horror movie where social media accidentally causes the menstrual cycles of all the women of the world to sync up

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Mark Hamilton (Facebook: @mgamarkhamilton Instagram: @markhamilton6352)
Tommy Cook (Instagram: @tommycooklol Web links (like LinkTree): tommycooklol.carrd.co)
Angela Verges (Facebook: @angela.verges Linktree: @HottFlash)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Popcorn Straw

Food, SillinessMark HamiltonComment

Idea: A straw to use to suck up popcorn so you don't get butter or salt on your hands. Also: A romantic popcorn straw for two, which might accidentally create a competition for the popcorn that harms the relationship; accessories such as a popcorn shovel, a filter so you don't choke on the popcorn when sucking it through the straw, etc.; a popcorn straw helmet, which might cause the people sitting behind you to steal your popcorn

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Mark Hamilton (Facebook: @mgamarkhamilton Instagram: @markhamilton6352)
Tommy Cook (Instagram: @tommycooklol Web links (like LinkTree): tommycooklol.carrd.co)
Angela Verges (Facebook: @angela.verges Linktree: @HottFlash)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Abolish The Nickel But Keep The Penny

SillinessScott SvilandComment

Idea: For the US to save money by no longer making nickels, but to keep making pennies, because prices ending in .99 are cool, and you can just use five pennies instead of a nickel. Also: keeping pennies because Lincoln (who's on the penny) is better than Jefferson (who's on the nickel); getting annoyed by parking meters which require apps or don't take pennies; destroying Scott's pep by not agreeing with him about the nickel thing

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Shilpa Rege (Facebook: @shilparege Instagram: @shilparege)
Scott Sviland (Instagram: @allergy_probs Facebook: @scott.sviland)
Devarron Thomas (Facebook: @devarron Instagram: @skinnyfatdude1)
Chase Richard (Linktree: @imchaserichard YouTube: @dogcomicproductions)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Themed Boy-Girl Scouts

EducationTom WalmaComment

Idea: To combine Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and then divide it into themes, such as apocalypse survival scouts, videogame/music/art/sport scouts, space scouts, mechanic scouts, etc. Also: an embarrassing childhood scout-related incident; teaching things in school vs. in scouts; laundering money and/or unloading counterfeit money by buying Girl Scout cookies

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Jason Thompson (Instagram: @jason_thompson_comedy YouTube: @TAMMpON)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Loophole Finder App

App, Evil, SillinessJason ThompsonComment

Idea: An app to help you find loopholes to bypass rules, save money, commit crimes and avoid going to prison, etc. Also: you could either actively search for loopholes, or it could always run and use AI to be like a "devil on your shoulder" and suggest loopholes as you go about your day; letting you know if a loophole has been "closed" i.e. will no longer work; using loopholes to obtain medicinal THC for Crohn's disease; preparing to perform in possibly the worst idea for a standup comedy show of all time

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Jason Thompson (Instagram: @jason_thompson_comedy YouTube: @TAMMpON)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

"I Get It" Augmented Reality Relationship Assistant

App, Artificial Intelligence, Futuristic, TechSarah MarchiComment

Idea: An augmented-reality app that develops a personality model of your partner and constantly listens to and watches them, and uses AI to predict how to you should respond to their questions and to their emotional needs in order to keep them happy. Also: displaying a list of options of what you should do, along with percentage certainties of each option, and reasons why; your partner's AR glasses could be measuring their vitals (heart rate, hormones, etc.) all day and transmitting it to your AR glasses for them to show you a gauge of their estimated level of anger before you interact with them; parents and teenagers using the AR relationship assistant app, and why it might not work; if you get used to the peace and understanding that the AR relationship assistant provides and then the software crashes, you might immediately go at each other in chaotic rage like two rabid squirrels trapped in a sack

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Sarah Marchi (Instagram: @smartimarchi)
Jason Thompson (Instagram: @jason_thompson_comedy YouTube: @TAMMpON)
Calvin G Baker (Instagram: @calvinbakercomedy)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Weather Gambling

App, Business Idea, SillinessCalvin G BakerComment

Idea: An app for gambling on the weather. Also: a racing-themed gambling game on when a storm will arrive and a dart-themed gambling game on where lightning will strike; the mob corrupting the weatherman and causingg him to lie during the weather forecast; predicting rainbows and a PSA warning people of the dangers of car accidents from watching rainbows while driving; elderly women dominating weather gambling by using weather-predicting birds and/or sensing the weather with their achy joints

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Sarah Marchi (Instagram: @smartimarchi)
Jason Thompson (Instagram: @jason_thompson_comedy YouTube: @TAMMpON)
Calvin G Baker (Instagram: @calvinbakercomedy)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Remote Buffet

Business Idea, Food, Futuristic, RobotsTom WalmaComment

Idea: A buffet where you order your food by watching a live video feed (while you're at a drive-thru or using an app) and telling a worker who's at the buffet what foods to grab. Also: using robots to scoop the food and/or deliver the food; having it count calories as they scoop, and using the remote buffet for all of your meals to ensure portion control to lose weight; drive-thru liquor stores using "growlers" and other refillable containers to buy the exact quantity of alcohol that you want; an embarrassing childhood buffet incident at Ponderosa Steakhouse

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Lisa Green (Instagram: @lisagreencomedy Facebook: @depottowncomedy)
Todd Garvey (Facebook: @todd.garvey.716)
Rio Riojas (Beacons.ai (similar to Linktree): @drdecide Podcast: Cornbread and Beans)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Brainstorming How To Clean Up A Dirty Joke

NSFW, Standup ComedyTodd GarveyComment

A brainstorming session on how to clean up a specific adult-themed bit/joke, and a discussion on whether it's even possible. Also: dirty metaphors/innuendo such as "the grand finale" and "the product of the interaction"; "seagulling" and dirty urban legends being made real; using Adam Sandler movies as a barometer of acceptable PG-13 dirtiness

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Lisa Green (Instagram: @lisagreencomedy Facebook: @depottowncomedy)
Todd Garvey (Facebook: @todd.garvey.716)
Rio Riojas (Beacons.ai (similar to Linktree): @drdecide Podcast: Cornbread and Beans)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Performer Availability-Booking App

Standup Comedy, Social Media, AppRio RiojasComment

Idea: An app for comedians/performers to coordinate with bookers to schedule gigs, where the performers list their avails in the app, and a set of show bookers (similar to those on "MCN" aka "Michigan Comics Network" on Facebook) browse through and select available performers to book them for their shows. Also: multiple bookers could see that you're available to perform on a given day, and the first one to choose you gets you, so performers don't have to, for exmaple, apply to two weekly Monday shows on alternating Mondays; allowing performers to set availability criteria using custom macros/scripts, such as that they don't want to drive a long distance for a small amount of performance time or pay; info in the app about the performers (clips, bios, warnings from other bookers, etc.) and the venue (free drink tickets, stage props available for improv acts, etc.); the weirdness of standup comedy venues not wanting comedians to wear shorts

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Lisa Green (Instagram: @lisagreencomedy Facebook: @depottowncomedy)
Todd Garvey (Facebook: @todd.garvey.716)
Rio Riojas (Beacons.ai (similar to Linktree): @drdecide Podcast: Cornbread and Beans)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Tabletop Game AI Assistant

App, Artificial Intelligence, Event or ActivityLisa GreenComment

Idea: An app which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assist (not replace) the dungeon master and possibly other players in "Dungeons & Dragons" (D&D) and other similar tabletop games. Also: helping the dungeon master by generating maps, NPCs, rooms, quests, etc. before the game and/or on-the-fly during the game, using configured settings, randomization, and the current state of the game (which the AI would know by listening to the game); explaining D&D to newbies (both in this podcast and in the proposed app); using AI to generate a visual display of the current state of the game for all of the players, including the floor plan of the current room, info of the NPCs you're interacting with, etc.; drinking while playing D&D and other tabletop games

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Lisa Green (Instagram: @lisagreencomedy Facebook: @depottowncomedy)
Todd Garvey (Facebook: @todd.garvey.716)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

International House of Toilets

Business Idea, Silliness, NSFWTom WalmaComment

Idea: A commercialized bathroom that contains different types of toilets from around the world (bidets, pit toilets, etc.), so you can try them out before traveling or before buying one, and to allow foreigners to use a familiar type of toilet. Also: extra clothes for the case of mishaps, such as a knee snapping and causing you to fall into a pit toilet; an "assport" as a souvenir with stamps indicating which nation's toilets you've successfully used; the World War 2 challenge; a "gravy enema" to "put one in the chamber" to try out the toilet; Tom didn't know how an enema works

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Sean Francis (Facebook: @seanfrancisco27 Linktree: @comedyoutletmondays)
Rachel Santos (Facebook: @comedian.rachel.santos Instagram: @rachelskindafunny)
Johnny Santos (Linktree: @johnnyskindafunny)
James River (Instagram: @jamesrivercomedy)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Drive-Thru Buffet

Food, Silliness, CarsSean FrancisComment

Idea: A drive-thru buffet where your car sits on a moving track inside a building (like an automatic car wash), you stick your arm out the car window and grab food as your car slowly moves by the buffet tables, and your car (with you and the food inside) is weighed to see how much food you grabbed to determine how much to charge you. Also: backing up and crashing if you missed a food that you want; "coal rolling" to pepper the food with exhaust; tweaks to make the idea a little more practical, like standing next to the car as it moves through the buffet to better reach the food, or a redesign where the car is parked next to a round rotating buffet

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Sean Francis (Facebook: @seanfrancisco27 Linktree: @comedyoutletmondays)
Rachel Santos (Facebook: @comedian.rachel.santos Instagram: @rachelskindafunny)
Johnny Santos (Linktree: @johnnyskindafunny)
James River (Instagram: @jamesrivercomedy)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)