Creativity Wasted

Creativity Wasted

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Creativity Wasted episodes

  • Humiliation Trophies (Tom Walma)

    Idea: Trophies to be given as a gag gift to commemorate humiliating (but not traumatic) incidents (falls, saying dumb things, coming in last place in fantasy football, etc.) for which you would get amusement out of being reminded of years later. Also: the risk of them being given out after traumatically humiliating events and pouring salt on the wound; pre-ordering the trophy before a contest so it can be given to the loser immediately as part of the event; brainstorming both good (non-traumatic) and bad scenarios for giving out humiliation trophies

    Emily Clark (facebook.com/emily.clark.798 linktr.ee/do.you.know.your.emily)

    Tom Brown (https://thetombrown.com facebook.com/thetombrown)
    Ricarlo Winston (facebook.com/Ricarlo.thecomedian Laughter on the Lakeshore Comedy Fest: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558187071957)
    Scott Fischer (facebook.com/scott.fischer.980)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

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    16 min
  • Microwave Heat Map (Scott Fischer)

    Idea: A screen that shows a thermal/infrared image of your food so you can see how hot it is and whether it's still too cold (or it's too hot). Also: using microwaves, ovens, and fridges to survive a nuclear explosion; maybe the microwave could use the thermal/infrared info to redirect the microwave "rays" toward the cold spots on the food; maybe it could be a phone app or a gadget that connects to your phone instead of building it into the microwave, and then you could use the "heat map" for other purposes, such as to see if your partner laying in bed is cold

    Emily Clark (facebook.com/emily.clark.798 linktr.ee/do.you.know.your.emily)

    Tom Brown (https://thetombrown.com facebook.com/thetombrown)
    Ricarlo Winston (facebook.com/Ricarlo.thecomedian Laughter on the Lakeshore Comedy Fest: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558187071957)
    Scott Fischer (facebook.com/scott.fischer.980)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

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    15 min
  • St. Louis Aviation Museum (Tom Brown)

    Idea: To have an aviation museum in St. Louis (called "Aviation Under The Arches") to showcase the aviation history of the city, such as Charles Lindbergh and WWII fighter planes. Also: they could steal Akron's aviation museum; being too fat to ride in airplane simulators; being afraid of heights in some scenarios (such as skydiving) but not being afraid to ride in an airplane; an odd museum and an oddly-named gay strip club in St. Louis

    Emily Clark (facebook.com/emily.clark.798 linktr.ee/do.you.know.your.emily)

    Tom Brown (https://thetombrown.com facebook.com/thetombrown)
    Ricarlo Winston (facebook.com/Ricarlo.thecomedian Laughter on the Lakeshore Comedy Fest: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558187071957)
    Scott Fischer (facebook.com/scott.fischer.980)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

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    17 min
  • Rug Tufting and Crafting Machine Rental Service (Emily Clark)

    Idea: A rental service for large and/or expensive crafting equipment, such as rug tufting machines, 3D printers, and metalworking machines. Also: dreaming for years about rug tufting or doing out-of-reach crafting projects; joking about rug tufting risks, possible injuries, and whether training and insurance ("Tuft Break") are required; tufting a soft comfy rug onto a T-shirt or the butt of your pants ("Rug Tuft Jeans"); a crafting scandal involving stolen painted rocks

    Emily Clark (facebook.com/emily.clark.798 linktr.ee/do.you.know.your.emily)

    Tom Brown (https://thetombrown.com facebook.com/thetombrown)
    Ricarlo Winston (facebook.com/Ricarlo.thecomedian Laughter on the Lakeshore Comedy Fest: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558187071957)
    Scott Fischer (facebook.com/scott.fischer.980)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

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    21 min
  • Rolling On The Floor With Laughter Comedy Dice Game (Ricarlo Winston)

    Idea: A standup comedy competition where a pair of dice (one containing a comedy style and the other containing a broad topic) is rolled and then two comics compete to improvise/recall the better joke within those constraints. Also: testing out the game; discussing the comedy styles (such as self-deprecation and observational) and topics (such as "dad joke" and anatomy); discussing the "slapstick" style and whether it will lead to a comedian performing a lewd act upon the stool; suggesting a "wild card" topic on the dice where you draw an audience-suggested topic from a bowl

    Emily Clark (facebook.com/emily.clark.798 linktr.ee/do.you.know.your.emily)

    Tom Brown (https://thetombrown.com facebook.com/thetombrown)
    Ricarlo Winston (facebook.com/Ricarlo.thecomedian Laughter on the Lakeshore Comedy Fest: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558187071957)
    Scott Fischer (facebook.com/scott.fischer.980)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

    This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com)

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    15 min
  • Abortion Clinic Game Show (TylerBeans)

    Idea: A game show where women in an abortion clinic waiting to get an abortion complete in a series of games, such as silly carnival-style games or American Gladiator/Wipeout-style events (because if they get smacked in the belly and lose the baby, they were going to abort it anyway). Also: they could compete for a free abortion or better painkillers or risk having to carry the baby to term if they lose; a "Real World"-style reality show with 9 pregnant women living together in a house, and questioning whether pregnancy side effects would sync up in a similar way to how women's periods supposedly sync up; questioning whether female comics would participate in this dark humor and what they might say; using pregnancy/abortions to binge on food and use the calories to grow a baby and then abort it to lose weight, or to increase breast size temporarily for an acting role

    Tyler Beans (facebook.com/tyler.warmbein.3)

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    Ben Champion (instagram.com/_champ_is.here facebook.com/ben.champion.39)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

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    15 min
  • Smug of War Comedic Bragging Contest (Tom Walma)

    Idea: A comedy contest where the contestants comedically brag about themselves instead of roasting an opponent. Also: avoiding downsides of roasts, including deeply hurting someone's feelings and having to do research about an opponent before the show; the two rules of "smug of war"; a concept of a "smug of war" where topics to brag about are provided to the contestants before the show (so the jokes are better and it doesn't feel like an improv game); why AI might be useful for writing jokes specifically for this show

    Jeff Teed (instagram.com/jeffteed23 instagram.com/say_what_open_mic_at_hearsay)

    Jack Cuncannan (instagram.com/jackc_comedy)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

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    17 min
  • Microaggression Shock Wristwatch (Jeff Teed)

    Idea: A wristwatch that reads your mind and/or predicts your behavior and shocks you to prevent you from doing racist microaggressions. Also: it could also punish you for explicitly racist/sexist/ageist acts (not just microaggressions) and could vary the punishment based on severity; it could be seen as a neutral warning/teaching mechanism for people who aren't familiar with how to behave in certain situations (too old, too dumb, from a different culture, etc.), as opposed to having the vibe of an angry nun smacking you with a ruler

    Jeff Teed (instagram.com/jeffteed23 instagram.com/say_what_open_mic_at_hearsay)

    Jack Cuncannan (instagram.com/jackc_comedy)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

    This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com)

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    11 min
  • Skin Pocket (Jack Cuncannan)

    Idea: A storage pocket grafted into your body and made out of your skin, so you can, for example, store things while in the shower. Also: brainstorming where on your body to put a pocket; it should look more like a pocket and less like a sphincter; women storing things between their breasts; magicians who stab needles through their arms might know good places to put skin pockets; maybe you could graft muscles into the skin pocket so you can hold the pocket closed and also ensnare pickpocketers

    Jeff Teed (instagram.com/jeffteed23 instagram.com/say_what_open_mic_at_hearsay)

    Jack Cuncannan (instagram.com/jackc_comedy)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

    This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com)

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    14 min
  • Fat Squirrel Documentary (Lucky Lee)

    Idea: A comedic documentary about the growing problem of obese squirrels. Also: Carl's obese pet squirrel; using the documentary to fund squirrel weight loss and longevity research; the impressive athleticism of obese squirrels; the risk of obese squirrels screwing up the ecosystem and leading to obese bald eagles (which would be the most American bald eagles)

    Lucky Lee (instagram.com/luckyleecomedy chelsealuckyleewoudstra.weebly.com)

    David Carson (Email Newsletter: david-carson.com Blog: dumbify.beehiiv.com)
    Carl Sobel (linktr.ee/Carl_Sobel_Comedy facebook.com/ComedyNightAtRiverCitySaloon)
    Krinker (facebook.com/ryan.krinker)
    Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness)

    This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com)

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    8 min

About Creativity Wasted

From the publisher's feed

Brainstorming and sharing ideas is the funnest part of the creative process. We decided to skip the boring part of actually making stuff, and just do the fun part