Tom Walma

Media Hold-Up Podcast

App, MovieTom WalmaComment

A podcast where a group of people of a variety of ages rate and discuss old movies, music, etc., and only discuss whether it "holds up", i.e. whether they enjoyed it when watching/listening the week before the podcast was recorded. Any discussion which isn't relevant to how much they enjoyed it (such as historical importance, critical accolades, etc.) would be interrupted. Unlike virtually all media review web sites, podcasts, etc., we wouldn't care about how groundbreaking a movie was or other snobby bulls***. The goal would be to help people find movies or other media that they'd enjoy consuming, which would likely be outside of the era where they would've seen it or heard of it based on their age, and therefore probably wouldn't have been recommended to them by software "recommendation engines" such as on Netflix

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 61

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Chris Karpinski (Twitter: @ComedyDadKzoo)
Jay Stapes (Twitter: @jstapes_says)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Boom-B-Gone

Tech, Invention, Music, CarsChris KarpinskiComment

A device to cancel out loud, vibrating bass from nearby cars when you're at a stoplight or stuck in a traffic jam. And maybe also wirelessly lock the person's car doors so they don't get out and attack you if they figure out that you silenced their music

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 61

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Chris Karpinski (Twitter: @ComedyDadKzoo)
Jay Stapes (Twitter: @jstapes_says)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

PredictionNET

Tech, Education, AppTom WalmaComment

A web site to allow professionals (scientists, engineers, business leaders) or groups of professionals to make and share predictions about the future, including prediction algorithms (which are based on other predictions and where the predicted outcome changes week to week as new information is received). There would be snapshots of the prediction algorithms, so you can see how the prediction has evolved over time. You'd be able to see the past performance of somebody's predictions. Regular "unverified" people would be able to make predictions as well. And psychic abilities would be disproven (or proven)

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 60

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Robert Jenkins (Twitter: @RobJComedy)
Brent Von Kalamazoo(Twitter: @brentvonkzoo)
Patrick Fowler (Twitter: @DontCallMePat)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Educational Lifecasting

Social Media, TV Show, EducationPatrick FowlerComment

"Truman Show"-like television shows, each of which follows somebody throughout their entire life without their knowledge, but for educational purposes, such as to show obese people how thin people shop for groceries

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 60

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Robert Jenkins (Twitter: @RobJComedy)
Brent Von Kalamazoo(Twitter: @brentvonkzoo)
Patrick Fowler (Twitter: @DontCallMePat)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Trump Distraction Parade

Event or Activity, Politics and Social IssueBrent Von KalamazooComment

An epic 3-year-long nationwide military parade led by Trump, who'd be in a luxury, platinum zeppelin, which would occupy Trump's attention until his presidency is over

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 60

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Robert Jenkins (Twitter: @RobJComedy)
Brent Von Kalamazoo(Twitter: @brentvonkzoo)
Patrick Fowler (Twitter: @DontCallMePat)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

School Shooting Prevention Plan

Politics and Social Issue, EducationRobert JenkinsComment

A 3-part plan to prevent school shootings: a) early childhood therapy, b) a "school shooter exchange program" which puts bullied white high-school boys in inner-city schools to "show them what real bullying is like", and c) legalized prostitution. Also: teachers using fake names when doing standup comedy, maybe the only people who should have guns are the people who don't want guns, why the best way to rid the country of guns might be to just do nothing

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 60

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Robert Jenkins (Twitter: @RobJComedy)
Brent Von Kalamazoo(Twitter: @brentvonkzoo)
Patrick Fowler (Twitter: @DontCallMePat)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Dead Parades

Event or Activity, NSFWTom WalmaComment

Parades where you create a parade float for a semi-random dead person from your family or your community, intended to be a better way than graveyards to ensure that everyone gets remembered; could either be done yearly, or when removing the graveyard that the person is buried in (because of global warming sea rise, for example). Also: the crazy plot of the movie “How High”, flooded graveyard zombies, “Day of the Dead” and “Coco”

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Aaron White (Facebook: @aaaronwhite IG: @aaaronwhite)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma IG: @tomwalma)

Mobile Farms

Environmentalism, Futuristic, Tech, Business Idea, RobotsTom WalmaComment

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

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Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92)
Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Household Item Matching and 3D-Printing Service

Tech, Robots, Futuristic, 3D PrintingChris YoungComment

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

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Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92)
Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Bulls###bot

Robots, NSFW, Tech, FuturisticRyan AllenComment

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

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Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92)
Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Smell-O-Vision

Futuristic, Invention, Tech, Tiny Houses, RobotsTom WalmaComment

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

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Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach)
Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Where You From? App

App, Social Media, TechSai-DComment

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

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Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach)
Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Baby Feeding Shirt

Invention, Parenting, ClothingMatt BachComment

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

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Brendan Gay (Twitter: @BrendanGay92)
Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach)
Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Revolving Door Electricity Generator

Tech, Invention, EnvironmentalismBrendan GayComment

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

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Brendan Gay (Twitter: @BrendanGay92)
Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach)
Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Bored App

NSFW, Tech, Business Idea, App, Event or ActivityAaron WhiteComment

When you're bored, get on board the "bored app", and it’ll give you a list of stuff to do (outside of 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, and creepy work bathroom stories

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Aaron White (Facebook: @aaaronwhite IG: @aaaronwhite)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma IG: @tomwalma)

Hanging Human Beehive Skyscraper

Invention, Tech, Futuristic, Tiny HousesTom Walma2 Comments

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

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Heather Koos (Facebook Heather Koos Comedy IG: heatherkooscomedy)
Abbie Lemke (IG: abbielemke)
Marcco Gonzalez (Twitter: @marccogonzalez IG: milenio_the_clown Podcast: Sitting Down with Standups)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma IG: tomwalma)
Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studios in Pontiac, MI

Humiliation Debt Relief Network

TV Show, Social Media, Evil, NSFWMarcco GonzalezComment

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

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Heather Koos (Facebook Heather Koos Comedy IG: heatherkooscomedy)
Abbie Lemke (IG: abbielemke)
Marcco Gonzalez (Twitter: @marccogonzalez IG: milenio_the_clown Podcast: Sitting Down with Standups)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma IG: tomwalma)
Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studios in Pontiac, MI