Based on a true story. Ben Casper has almost invented a dozen world-changing products. They key word is almost. He's failed at all of them. Until now. Ben's newest invention could revolutionize an industry.

But his past failures have left Ben bankrupt, estranged from his long-suffering wife, and with no one but his risk-averse employee to help him with his extremely risky plan to raise money, travel to Nevada, and present his prototype to the industry.

It's Napoleon Dynamite meets The Hudsucker Proxy. All episodes of Recovering Idiot are available now, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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