Dental Thumb Camera

Idea: A camera on a thumb glove that you wear while brushing or flossing which pairs to a tablet or smart mirror to show you live video of the inside of your mouth so you can see where you're failing to clean properly (stuck food, receding gums, etc.) so you don't develop a cavity there over time. Also: you'd probably momentarily pause brushing/flossing to look inside your mouth and then resume brushing/flossing afterwards; it would come with a base station for an electric toothbrush, the thumb glove, and a mount for a tablet on which you watch the video of your mouth; AI could find problem spots in your mouth and/or pester you if you don't floss; you could use the thumb camera for other things; paying for dental bills by withdrawing from your retirement account early or getting dental work done overseas

Derick L. Gilling (Web: dericklgillingcomedy Facebook: @lastofkings Book: Junior Blaze: Birth of a Hero)
Ian Jam (Instagram: @ian_jam15 YouTube: @ian_jam15 Substack: @ianjam15)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

School Bus Seat Harnesses

Idea: Harnesses to keep kids strapped into the seats on school busses for safety during accidents and to reduce misbehaving. Also: you could put TV screens on the back of the seats that pair to the kids' phones and don't turn on until they strap into the seat; the bus driver could drive recklessly on purpose for fun if the kids were strapped into the seats; bus driver stories of kids fighting or misbehaving on the bus; questioning if kids do homework on the bus or at all now that AI exists

Derick L. Gilling (Web: dericklgillingcomedy Facebook: @lastofkings Book: Junior Blaze: Birth of a Hero)
Ian Jam (Instagram: @ian_jam15 YouTube: @ian_jam15 Substack: @ianjam15)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Magic School Bus (Remote Bus Driving System)

Idea: A remote-driving system for school busses so the school bus drivers can casually and conveniently drive the bus from home. Also: a minimum-wage bus monitor could be hired if the kids get rowdy on the bus; self-driving and remotely-driven cars like Waymo and how a bus could stop on the train tracks if it loses the Internet connection to the remote driver; anecdotes of riding the school bus as a kid and of dumb traffic mistakes

Derick L. Gilling (Web: dericklgillingcomedy Facebook: @lastofkings Book: Junior Blaze: Birth of a Hero)
Ian Jam (Instagram: @ian_jam15 YouTube: @ian_jam15 Substack: @ianjam15)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

ButlerAI (Earpiece Conversation Helper)

Idea: An AI-powered hidden earpiece that helps you do better in important or awkward conversations, such as job interviews, conversations with the police, fish-out-of-water social situations, "code switching", etc. Also: having it shock you or warn you if you start saying something stupid or something you'd regret; questioning whether it could help you avoid arguing with a spouse even if you feel like arguing at the time; using it to be intellectually lazy; AI in sci-fi movies

Derick L. Gilling (Web: dericklgillingcomedy Facebook: @lastofkings Book: Junior Blaze: Birth of a Hero)
Ian Jam (Instagram: @ian_jam15 YouTube: @ian_jam15 Substack: @ianjam15)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

"Give and Take" Social Media and Digital Media App and Web Site

Idea: A social media and digital media app/site where when you post, you must classify the post as either 1) free, 2) a post meant to give other people enjoyment (they "take" selfish enjoyment) and therefore they must pay to consume it, or 3) a post that other people earn a micropayment/karma when they read or respond to it (i.e. they "give" advice/effort/attention). Also: all digital media (such as Netflix) could be part of this "give and take" system, not just traditional social media posts, so you could, for example, give advice to people and/or watch commercials to earn enough money to watch a Netflix movie; this structure that encourages people to ask for help/advice could coax people into asking for help, and could make other people feel good for helping them, thus making social media feel less selfish and "hollow"; examples of "take" posts: movies, news, juicy gossip, p*rn, art; examples of "give" posts: commercials/ads, requests for advice, requests for music recommendations/playlists, tit-for-tat artist reviews, birthday posts; the site would probably include financial micropayments as well as a general karma/point system for helping people and group/category specific point systems (such as to encourage comedians to watch or rate each other's videos)

Nicole Gilbert (Instagram: @nicolegilbertcomedy Facebook: @nicole.gilbert.75)
Rob Bagley (Facebook: @ComicRobBagley Instagram: @comicrobbagley YouTube: @robbagley)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Silver Screening (Morning Movies for Seniors in Theaters)

Idea: For movie theaters to show a movie in the morning specifically for senior citizens, including discounts and special accommodations. Also: special accommodations could include selling Werther's and prune juice as snacks, having large-text subtitles, having an intermission to explain the plot of the movie to those who have questions, having defibrillators on standby, etc.; some movies would star older actors and be in the recently popular mini-genre where the plot is "they're not too old to do some fun thing"; memories of old people giving us Werther's as kids, and how Sugar-Free Werther's don't cause cavities because (according to AI) the bacteria in your mouth can't ferment the sugar alcohols into tooth-enamel-destroying acid

Nicole Gilbert (Instagram: @nicolegilbertcomedy Facebook: @nicole.gilbert.75)
Juwan Tett (Facebook: @juwan.tett Instagram: @jahdawan Instagram: @newworldcomedynwc)
Rob Bagley (Facebook: @ComicRobBagley Instagram: @comicrobbagley YouTube: @robbagley)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

BBQ Beef Flavored Crackers

Idea: To create a new A1 BBQ beef flavor of Ritz crackers. Also: the lack of variety of cracker flavors compared to chips; the risk of a "classy" brand like Ritz losing it's high-class image if it has too many flavors; if you're gonna blow through a bunch of calories, you want to get more enjoyment out of it than by eating plain crackers; putting chili-flavored Fritos on chili dogs and the joy of eating foods in non-traditional combinations or times

Nicole Gilbert (Instagram: @nicolegilbertcomedy Facebook: @nicole.gilbert.75)
Juwan Tett (Facebook: @juwan.tett Instagram: @jahdawan Instagram: @newworldcomedynwc)
Rob Bagley (Facebook: @ComicRobBagley Instagram: @comicrobbagley YouTube: @robbagley)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Restaurant Private Videochat Booths

Idea: For restaurants to have enclosed private booths with a small table and a video screen on which to videochat with someone in another videochat booth at another restaurant (usually in a different city). Also: people who can't agree on which restaurant to go to could go to different restaurants and still kind of eat together; the video of you eating could be livestreamed and/or saved so you can review it later to, for example, hyper-analyze the video of a date; the walls of the private booths might need to be partially transparent to discourage people from having hanky-panky in them

Nicole Gilbert (Instagram: @nicolegilbertcomedy Facebook: @nicole.gilbert.75)
Juwan Tett (Facebook: @juwan.tett Instagram: @jahdawan Instagram: @newworldcomedynwc)
Rob Bagley (Facebook: @ComicRobBagley Instagram: @comicrobbagley YouTube: @robbagley)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Driver-Disguising Car Windows

Idea: Side windows of a car (and maybe also windshield) that are not actually windows, and instead are actually video screens that disguise the driver by making them look like someone else to the people outside of the car. Also: you could look like a cool person when dropping your kids off at school (and how even Eddie Van Halen's kids are embarrassed by him when he drops them off at school); a person of color could disguise themselves as a white lady to reduce the likelihood of being pulled over; other futuristic ways to disguise yourself, such as live video chat face filters and "V-tubers", and the Admiral who was in the news recently who's real face looked like a creepy mask

Erik Bauer (Facebook: @erikbauer)
Chris Young (chrisyoungcomic.com Instagram: @chrisyoungcomic)
Wes Allen (Facebook: @wes.allen.264240 Instagram: @wesallencomedy Email: wesallencomedy@gmail.com)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Overpass Food Trucks

Idea: As inspired by the restaurants located above highways in Illinois, there should be groups of food trucks on some existing highway overpasses. Also: they could use carpool parking lots near highway on-ramps for customer parking, and could put barriers up on the sides of the overpass so kids can't fall onto the highway; they could vary the selection of food trucks, and the food trucks could hang banners over the highway for you to see when driving to work and then stop there after work for dinner; they could also have a flea market or carnival games or other stuff to do; they could keep one lane open for (alternating) traffic and/or move the food trucks off the overpass during busy times or holidays

Erik Bauer (Facebook: @erikbauer)
Chris Young (chrisyoungcomic.com Instagram: @chrisyoungcomic)
Wes Allen (Facebook: @wes.allen.264240 Instagram: @wesallencomedy Email: wesallencomedy@gmail.com)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Dream Catching Pillow

Idea: A pillow (or possibly a car headrest) that reads your mind while you sleep (or drive), and collects and filters out useful thoughts, such as invention ideas or good jokes, so they can be obtained later instead of being forgotten. Also: mind-reading gadgets that currently exist, such as a "Jedi mind trick" floating ball toy; wondering if jokes you found funny in your dreams would be corny or incoherent when you're fully awake; wanting the device to be comfortable, unlike a CPAP machine; a short discussion on the "joke writing zone" and a gradual comedy writing/improving/perfecting thought process

Erik Bauer (Facebook: @erikbauer)
Chris Young (chrisyoungcomic.com Instagram: @chrisyoungcomic)
Wes Allen (Facebook: @wes.allen.264240 Instagram: @wesallencomedy Email: wesallencomedy@gmail.com)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Wasted Creativity Museum

Idea: A museum based on the ideas that were brainstormed on this podcast, including a "Wes Wing" for Wes's ideas. Also: a few new ideas to put in the Wes Wing, including a toaster that stamps designs on your toast, a chainsaw whose speed is dependent on the volume of your screams, an alarm that wakes you up by insulting you, Bluetooth underwear, etc.; a museum/store for both silly patents/inventions and prototype inventions (so you can provide helpful feedback to the inventors); companies that blatantly steal the ideas/patents of other companies; Tom thinks a camera on a toothbrush is actually a good idea; in 50 years, the podcast will provide a unique perspective into the zeitgeist of the time

Erik Bauer (Facebook: @erikbauer)
Chris Young (chrisyoungcomic.com Instagram: @chrisyoungcomic)
Wes Allen (Facebook: @wes.allen.264240 Instagram: @wesallencomedy Email: wesallencomedy@gmail.com)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Shark Attack VR Fitness Goggles

Idea: Swim goggles to wear while exercising that use VR or augmented reality to make it look like you're being chased by a shark (or zombie or clown or whatever) to scare you to make you run or swim faster. Also: unlike a VR headset, you won't sweat in them and they won't break if you fall down; if you wore them in the ocean, you might misinterpret a real shark as a fake shark and get eaten, or they could augment your view of a dead coral reef to make it look prettier; Erik's "bacon-by-the-foot" patent

Erik Bauer (Facebook: @erikbauer)
Chris Young (chrisyoungcomic.com Instagram: @chrisyoungcomic)
Wes Allen (Facebook: @wes.allen.264240 Instagram: @wesallencomedy Email: wesallencomedy@gmail.com)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Clown Busses

Idea: To see how many clowns fit in a school bus and/or for clown cars/busses to be used for public transportation. Also: lots of dark humor about clowns; environmentally-friendly clown mass transit where you replace your carbon footprint with a giant clown shoe footprint; that time a group of clowns came to a local standup comedy open mic

Sherry Hoenicke (Instagram: @hobcomedy Facebook: @sherry.hoenickebarnes)
Donovan Tesin (Instagram: @donovantesin Facebook: @DonovanTesin)
James River (Instagram: @jamesrivercomedy Facebook: @jamesrivercomedy Cash App: $jamesrivercomedy)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Loud Bike Horn

Idea: A horn for bicycles which is less rude than a normal bike horn but also louder than a normal bike horn to get drivers to better notice the bicyclist for safety reasons. Also: maybe you need a quiet "excuse me" horn and a loud "oh, crap" horn; tricking out a bicycle with weapons like a James Bond car; poor sidewalks, traffic, and the danger of bicycling in the city; questioning whether you can you get a DUI on a bicycle (BUI?), the impossibility of being intensely drunk while riding a bicycle or motorcycle, and a bike horn that "sounds drunk" when the bicyclist is drunk

Sherry Hoenicke (Instagram: @hobcomedy Facebook: @sherry.hoenickebarnes)
Donovan Tesin (Instagram: @donovantesin Facebook: @DonovanTesin)
James River (Instagram: @jamesrivercomedy Facebook: @jamesrivercomedy Cash App: $jamesrivercomedy)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

"Boomer Ring" Rotary Cell Phone

Idea: A cell phone that is used exactly like an old-fashioned cordless phone or rotary phone so boomers who don't understand cell phones can still use the phone in nursing homes without land lines. Also: it would be better than kludging together Magic Jack with WiFi or a cell phone paired with a Bluetooth cordless phone; hipsters and recovering cell phone addicts might also want to use it; nursing homes might not supply phones to every room because their tenants would run up adult phone line bills or fall prey to scams; in the future we'll communicate directly with our minds and elderly Millennials/GenYs/GenZs in nursing homes who can't figure out the mind phones will have to buy special old-timey cell phones

Sherry Hoenicke (Instagram: @hobcomedy Facebook: @sherry.hoenickebarnes)
Donovan Tesin (Instagram: @donovantesin Facebook: @DonovanTesin)
James River (Instagram: @jamesrivercomedy Facebook: @jamesrivercomedy Cash App: $jamesrivercomedy)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Unibrow Story

An episode where the idea was a short story about a woman with a unibrow, but we mostly forgot to talk about the story and instead comedically riffed about unibrows the entire time. Also: the character with the unibrow could be the unwanted person who holds people together (just like the hair connecting their eyebrows); nose hair that sticks out and becomes part of a mustache; having a unibrow is a conscious choice; a hairstylist being unable to talk people out of unibrows and bald spot mullets and other bad hair decisions

Lucky Lee (Instagram: @luckyleecomedy Web: chelsealuckyleewoudstra.weebly.com)
David Carson (Email Newsletter: david-carson.com Blog: dumbify.beehiiv.com)
Carl Sobel (Linktree: @Carl_Sobel_Comedy Open Mic facebook.com/ComedyNightAtRiverCitySaloon)
Krinker (Facebook: @ryan.krinker)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Hi-Tech Neighborhood Watch

Idea: Mini local surveillance networks where people in a neighborhood share access to their outdoor cameras with each other and use state-of-the-art software to detect gunshots, follow people from camera to camera, etc. The police wouldn't have direct access to the video, but the people could manually send video to the police if they choose to do so. Also: it is meant to be the opposite of "big brother" mass surveillance; people in the neighborhood might provide more humanity and understand the context of a situation better than police doing "big brother"-style mass police surveillance (for example, people in the neighborhood might only report the most dangerous criminals); watching your loved ones from camera-to-camera as they walk to the bus to make sure they're safe

Rishabh Heer (Instagram: @rishheer Facebook: @rish.heer)
Norman Dwayne (Instagram: @normandwaynecomedy Facebook: @norman.dwayne.365305)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Slower Lawn Growth Ideas

Brainstorming ideas to slow lawn growth so you don't have to mow the lawn as often, such as pouring coffee on it, having weedwackers that come out of the ground, shocking the grass with freezing cold water, etc. Also: people in the past and people in the future will be shocked that we spent so much time and labor on our lawns; using humanoid robots to do Flintstones-like manual labor (like using "washing boards" to wash clothes by hand) instead of using machines like dishwashers, washing machines, and even weedwackers; the risk of ruining the ground and creating a sinkhole that destroys your house while trying crazy things to try to slow down the lawn growth

Rishabh Heer (Instagram: @rishheer Facebook: @rish.heer)
Norman Dwayne (Instagram: @normandwaynecomedy Facebook: @norman.dwayne.365305)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

IRL Chat Finder App

Idea: An app in which you electronically connect with (or match with) nearby strangers when you're in a public social venue (like a bar) so then you can more easily physically approach them to chat, make friends, flirt, etc. Also: there could be a feature to pay the stranger to talk to you (instead of buying them a beer); the app could have venue-specific features such as to join a group at a "board game bar" or join a team or find an opponent at a sports complex; the app could have you list favorite conversation topics and/or the type of people you want to talk to (such as women who only want to talk to other women); possible downsides of the app, such as coming off as desperate and how paying for conversations could encourage fake non-sincere social interactions

Rishabh Heer (Instagram: @rishheer Facebook: @rish.heer)
Norman Dwayne (Instagram: @normandwaynecomedy Facebook: @norman.dwayne.365305)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)