The Frying Pan: A Podcast about The Frying Pan

Steve pitches the super safe Cheat Belt, a pseudo seat belt used to fool police officers on those days you forget to buckle up. It's an invention chock full o' contradiction and nonsense, and WGN Radio listeners call in to point out each one. This episode originally aired on July 17th, 2015, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Ever wish you could put those nasty car alarms on vibrate? Steve pitches Safety Car to the WGN Radio audience - a car alarm that shakes your car so violently, tires pop and thieves are completely immobilized. But hey, you get a soft soothing buzz instead of those annoying howls and beeps. This episode originally aired on June 23rd, 2017, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches "Photo Bomb," creating bomb scares in pursuit of the perfect selfie. Explosions, bright lights, panic - all the fun stuff. This episode originally aired on July 24th, 2015, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches "Whisper Phones," a product to help the elderly (40+) deal with today's loud and rough noises, with only 5-8 seconds of latency. Sspspspspspspsps. This episode originally aired on June 11th, 2016, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches "The Better Handshake," a terrible device that screws into your bones, designed to improve your handshake's PSI. This episode originally aired on April 21st, 2017, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches Hot Dog Scarf, a scarf that hides a hot dog so that even YOU can eat at fancy restaurants in spite of your brutish palate. Hot Dog Scarf originally aired on March 26th, 2016, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches "New Sports Camp," a camp where kids can play ALL the sports - but without the sometimes disappointing and triggering presence of a ball. Haters gonna hate. New Sports Camp originally aired on May 7th, 2016, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches Ranch Flavored Sorbet, which is exactly what it sounds like. But it comes with a jingle. Warning - it's a super catchy earworm, and you probably don't want this one sticking with you for the rest of your life. Don't listen to this episode. This episode originally aired on May 11th, 2018, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches Clownlergies, a big red clown nose that clamps over your shnoz and helps prevent those yucky seasonal allergies. C'mon, guys. Clownlergies. This episode originally aired on February 16th, 2017, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches the ultimate in life hacks - "Phone a Friend!" Have a question that one of your friends can answer? For just a monthly and per-call fee, Phone a Friend lets you... ugh, this concept is so stupid, I can't even convert it into a podcast description. This episode originally aired on March 4th, 2016, and and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches "Best of the Net," a service for the elderly (50+) to help them digest and understand The Internet. A friendly calm voice will call them weekly and explain some of the cool things that have happened on The Internet that week!

Steve pitches "Clap-At-Ease," special gloves loaded with gun powder that help you clap loudly at outdoor performances and events while wearing padded gloves. Milleniums love 'em. This episode originally aired on March 24th, 2017, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches "Shpilke Powder," a chemical that turns your wet sloppy coffee into delicious chewable chunks. No more hot coffee spills! This episode originally aired on September 12th, 2015. It was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches his business idea The My-Brary - an offsite building that stores your personal books and lets you check them out for a small fee. Bonus: you can also check out books that other customers store in The My-Brary! This invention promises to keep your bookshelves clean and free of clutter, but without the impersonal feel of an E-Book. This segment originally aired on July 11th, 2015, and...

Steve pitches Green Wipe (or Wipe Green), an environmentally friendly bodily waste evacuation system that the whole family can enjoy! In addition to a reusable loop of cloth toilet paper, Green Wipe promises to train your body to use everything you ingest so you'll never flush your toilet again. This segment originally aired on June 26th, 2015, and was produced by Pete Zimmerman.

Steve pitches Piñata Bomb - a device that's "about the size of two m-80's and a rubber band" - to help liven up children's birthday parties. Designed to blast candy 100 yards in every direction, the Piñata Bomb supports the equitable distribution of candy and will make your party the talk of the town. This episode originally aired on July 2nd, 2016, and was produced by Pet...

Steve pitches The Quack Pack to WGN Radio listeners - a fanny-pack style egg carrier to help you transport eggs from store to fridge the way nature intended. This episode originally aired on December 4th, 2015. It was produced by Pete Zimmerman.