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Welcome to The Bad Idea Corner, where we discuss, review, and invent ideas that are either innovative or swept into the corner. Hear us discuss new musical instruments, tunnel infrastructure, cheesecake flavors, and more! Sibling duo Luke and Sarah have the theatre experience to create improv comedy on nearly any topic, and they're bringing their ideas and quick thinking to this podcast.

Sarah Turek


    • Jun 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Bad Idea Corner

    Pantheon of Salads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 18:34


    We kicked out a few members of the salad family. Join us as we discuss salad of all sorts, family camping trips, and fake lakes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Vinyl Records and Lawn Mowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 14:51


    Luke's back! Well, he's in the middle of a field to record this episode, but he's back! Join us as we discuss vinyl records, plants, and lawn mowers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Camp Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 27:10


    Today's episode features guest Shelby Reidle, host of Warming Up to the Cold War! We talk about various camps, theatre, and a talent show skit pieced together from greeting cards. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Pie Paradox

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 21:18


    We ended up finding a pie paradox. Before that, guest Karissa explains the time we tried making pies at college without cooking supplies, and we also discuss the many kinds of pie that exist. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Fizzy Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 28:51


    Welcome to today's episode where we try to pitch new hypothetical drinks. Also, we discuss falling trees, how not to ski, and the best five dollars we have ever spent. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Theatre Backstage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 42:05


    Join us in the Bad Idea Corner as we remember several productions we have been a part of, discuss silly costumes, and try to explain floor swimming using only words. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    A Bit About You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 23:12


    Partially about our audience, partially about jellyfish. Join us as we remember a few cross-country trips and discuss all the difference places people listen to our show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Danger Disco

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 16:20


    We went from bees to Bee Gees, and you will want to watch this blockbuster movie full of spies busting a move on the dance floor! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Bees and B-Plots

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 31:21


    We're talking about bees, the Bee Movie, other strange movies, and we eventually get back to bees again. Join us for another fun time in the Bad Idea Corner! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Kazoos Aplenty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 29:18


    Join us for a laid-back philosophical discussion of what makes a kazoo, and how we can try to make the biggest kazoo in the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Becoming The Earl Grey Himself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 43:42


    Grab a fresh cup of tea and join us as we figure out how to have en extra fresh start to the year. We are joined by guest Matthew Bliss to brainstorm how to turn Luke into the next Earl Grey. We get very inventive with hypothetical tea fog machines and even learn about the original Earl of Grey! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    "Bescuzzlement"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 15:21


    Luke came up with some unorthodox additions to the Godfather movie (that neither of us have seen) and we discuss potential options for hiding someone in a cake. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Tinfoil Hats and Rainboots

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 31:09


    What connects tinfoil, radio waves, and all those monoliths popping up around the world? Entertaining theories, of course! Join us in the Bad Idea Corner as we discuss all sorts of fictional aliens and very real publicity stunts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Game Shows: Real and Imagined

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 25:09


    Step right up to The Bad Idea Corner as we learn about real-life game shows and workshop a plan for our own hypothetical show. It starts out as a trivia show, throws in the occasional debate and obstacle, and ends up resembling a convoluted theme park. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Blonde But Not Forgotten

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 27:14


    Join us in the Bad Idea Corner as we tell you about our little sister, the tunnel we dug together, and the hang glider we tried to build. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Frankenfoods Part B

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 14:55


    We're back with more odd food combos! Join us as we discuss charcuterie boards, ghost pepper tea, and a fundamental misunderstanding about ants on a log. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Frankenfoods Part A

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 17:37


    We split one long recording into two bite-sized pieces about the odd foods we have tried or invented! In Part A, we discuss sandwiches, hard tack, and scurvy. Make sure to get those vitamins! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Montana Is Too Big

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 18:36


    Montana is a vast expanse of Badlands and mountains. So vast, in fact, that Luke accidentally said it was the 3rd largest state instead of 4th largest. Join us in the Bad Idea Corner as we discuss possible ways to cut down on travel time across Montana, like fleets of helicopters or giving away part of the Rocky Mountains to Idaho. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    A Ramble About C's

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 23:28


    Crenoline. College schedules. Coffee. Cub scouts. We don't know how we ended up talking about so many things that start with C, but we did! (Now you'll know tulle fabric is at the root of various rustling noises, not crenoline.) Also, we have a new Twitter account @thebadideacorner so you are welcome to give us feedback and topic suggestions over there! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    A Brief Interlude

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 4:46


    We just wanted to let you know that since Luke is back at college, we'll be figuring out a way to record new episodes long-distance! Luke had a ridiculous thing recorded just before he left, and that segment features testing out a new guitar pedal. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    It's About Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 9:38


    We are not good at estimating time or recognizing it passing. This was recorded a bit earlier in time, when our schedules were a little different, but the point still stands. In this episode, we discuss time and time-related science experiments. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    A Few Elementary Schemes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 20:11


    Join us in the bad idea corner as we review some of our elaborate schemes from elementary school, including Luke's baffling plan to collect money to buy fifty-three dollars' worth of Lego sets. We also review our Dad's idea to get us to clean up the yard by paying us by the pinecone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Digging into Minecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 27:12


    It was Luke's idea to spend this episode explaining Minecraft to Sarah. Stick around to the end to find out how the icebean experiment turned out! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Beans and Beanitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 27:39


    Beans. Why do we compare people to beans? Have you ever said "cool beans" without ever eating cold beans? Which celebrities are lima beans, and which are coffee beans? In today's episode, we talk all about beans, with the most abstract of connections. This episode features special guest Prof Schmetterheim, who kindly added his ideas to the mix. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    The First Bad Idea Corner & Pool Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 21:40


    Luke and Sarah briefly discuss alternative podcast names before talking about the original Bad Idea Corner from when they were lifeguards. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

    Welcome to The Bad Idea Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 2:22


    We're starting a podcast! Don't know what to expect? Listen to this trailer and then realize there's not much we won't ramble about. Join us as we review and invent all sorts of ideas and inventions here in The Bad Idea Corner. Want to leave us a message that could be included in an upcoming episode? Go for it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bad-idea-corner/message

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