Creativity Wasted

Urban farms in shipping-container sized flower pots which fit in semi-trucks/trains/etc. That way, you can transport them to "farming factories" in both the spring to plant the crops and the fall to harvest them, so you don't have to farm inefficiently with human hands. You could also transport them into buildings to protect them from crop-destroying weather, and put them in suburban yards instead of lawns Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 59 Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92) Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

A house which can tip, spin, or "dance" to collect all of the junk (such as children's toys) in one area to make it easier to clean Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 59 Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92) Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

A service for homeowners to rent a device which helps match small household items like Tupperware containers and pairs of socks, and also contains a 3-D printer to print or repair missing or broken items. It also can shame you for wanting to create matching items for gross old stuff Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 59 Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92) Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

A little Jetsons-style robot which follows you around and loudly reports lies which it detects based on facial expressions, tone of voice, and also Internet data. However, you can't configure it to ignore your lies, and people could hack it to falsely report lies and destroy people's relationships. And psychopaths can use it to improve their lying skills Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 59 Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92) Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

The futuristic tiny house idea from previous podcast episodes which uses robots to wheel in and out all of your stuff on demand could also wheel in Glade Plug-in-style scents and release them into the air in sync with your television. That way you could have "Smell-O-Vision" without the nuisance of having to constantly buy and replace dozens of scent plugins/cartridges Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 58 Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach) Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

An app for strangers standing near each other to announce to each other where they consider themselves as "being from", to avoid awkward situations, such as accidentally speaking Japanese to a Korean person, or to help spark a conversation with a stranger, who might be from the same US state, for example. Although there's a risk it could get corrupted by seethingly racist trolls Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 58 Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach) Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

A “Twitter screenplay” (a screenplay that fits in a single tweet) which is a dark comedy about a naive Pakistani who mistakenly believes that she sees Superman Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 58 Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish) Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

A smock to wear (over your shirt) when feeding a baby which will absorb vomit if the baby throws up, and has the alphabet printed on it for educational purposes. Also useful for drunk adults who might vomit on themselves or need to recite the alphabet to pass a sobriety test Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 58 Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach) Brendan Gay (Twitter: @BrendanGay92) Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

A device to generate electricity from pushing a revolving door when entering or exiting a building. Although this might cause companies to encourage their employees to smoke so that they generate electricity walking outside for their cigarette break. And "big oil" might murder people in the revolving door Godfather-style to discourage people from generating clean energy Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 58 Brendan Gay (Twitter: @BrendanGay92) Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach) Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

When you're bored, get on board the "bored app", and it'll give you a list of stuff to do (outside your house) near your current location at the current time which is tailored to your interests. Also: "baby on bored" for stuff you can do with your kids, "over bored", opening businesses off-hours on-demand through the app, creepy work bathroom stories Aaron White (Facebook and IG: @aaaronwhite) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma IG: @tomwalma Web: creativitywasted.com) Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studio in Pontiac, MI (Facebook: Broken Knuckle Studios)

An extremely lightweight skyscraper shaped like a giant beehive that hangs down from giant "St. Louis Arch"-sized arch(es), above existing skyscrapers, where the people and all of their stuff are flown in and out on drones which look like giant bees. Also: rotating them around a city through a series of arches on a suspended cable, tea-bagging the Trump tower, beehive-dweller bullying, an idea for the biggest business of all time Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma IG: tomwalma Web: creativitywasted.com) Abbie Lemke (IG: abbielemke) Heather Koos (Facebook: Heather Koos Comedy IG: heatherkooscomedy) Marcco Gonzalez (Twitter: @marccogonzalez IG: milenio_the_clown Podcast: sittingdownwithstandups.libsyn.com) Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studio in Pontiac, MI (Facebook: Broken Knuckle Studios)

A social network (or TV show) which connects an addict with a wealthy person or group, where the wealthy person pays to fix the addict's financial and/or medical problems, and in exchange, the addict must endure a public humiliation. Also: drinking with cops, a boar head fixation, and a disgusting use of a stepdaughter's toothbrush Marcco Gonzalez (Twitter: @marccogonzalez IG: milenio_the_clown Podcast: sittingdownwithstandups.libsyn.com) Abbie Lemke (IG: abbielemke) Heather Koos (Facebook: Heather Koos Comedy IG: heatherkooscomedy) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma IG: tomwalma Web: creativitywasted.com) Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studio in Pontiac, MI (Facebook: Broken Knuckle Studios)

A sci-fi shoe or a plastic surgery to make a tall person shorter (because it's not fair that short people can wear shoes to make them look taller, but not vice-versa). Also: tall people who aren't good at sports, giant guitar players, silly things we'd do if we were tall Abbie Lemke (IG: abbielemke) Heather Koos (Facebook: Heather Koos Comedy IG: heatherkooscomdy) Marcco Gonzalez (Twitter: @marccogonzalez IG: milenio_the_clown Podcast: sittingdownwithstandups.libsyn.com) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma IG: tomwalma Web: creativitywasted.com) Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studio in Pontiac, MI (Facebook: Broken Knuckle Studios)

A plant-based diet that improves male performance (according to a documentary on Netflix), where the performance of a male partner is playfully mocked if they don't stick to the diet. Also: vegan farts, "fart guys", gym peacocking, and obesity's impact on male size Heather Koos (Facebook: Heather Koos Comedy IG: heatherkooscomdy) Abbie Lemke (IG: abbielemke) Marcco Gonzalez (Twitter: @marccogonzalez IG: milenio_the_clown Podcast: sittingdownwithstandups.libsyn.com) Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma IG: tomwalma Web: creativitywasted.com) Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studio in Pontiac, MI (Facebook: Broken Knuckle Studios)

BONUS: Episode 21 "Teach or Die" re-upload: edited and w/bonus audio The original episode was unedited. This version is edited, and also with 3 minutes of additional bonus audio from my appearance on Bryan Harrison's horrifically-named "Moist Definitely" podcast. 01:10 Problems with current educational system, music education in US vs. Sweden 06:12 Bad ways to fix schools 10:31 Splitting "teacher" into 3 job roles: "monitoring", "giving lessons", and "tutoring" 15:12 "Teach or Die" idea and the "giving lessons" job role 23:31 Poverty "melting away" from statistics (and an emotionally triggered misunderstanding) 24:51 Is performing the "tutoring" job role only in study halls enough personalized education? Also feat. Mike Geeter's personal story 31:35 "Giving lessons" job role: current teaching system vs. "Teach or Die" system 38:46 The importance of competition and evidence-based feedback, examples of martial arts and YouTube makeup tutorials 43:11 "Teachers Pay Teachers" website and the "Teach or Die" economy