The History of Bad Ideas Podcast

The HOBI Gang is preparing for their virtual convention this weekend but that won't stop them from their usual hijinks! The gang gives a Breath of Silence for Joe Morgan, recap the second season of the Boys and we give love to our postal workers! The guys program late night television, Soul is going to Disney Plus, Electro haunts everyone again, Tenet finally falls, and we list our Top Five Most W...

The HOBI Gang welcomes movie critic and supernatural author Jeff Morris to celebrate this spooky month! The gang discusses tough times for all professions, review the return of the Walking Dead, John Noble News returns, and Cobra Kai is still awesome! The guys mourn the loss of movie theaters, Bond is pushed back again, Dolittle is reviewed (finally!) and they list their Top Five Favorite Animals...

The HOBI Gang is all by themselves this week, so let their shenanigans entertain you! The gang talks the greatest season of the Office, Avatar is unfortunately still filming, and try to save the movie industry. The guys find out a treasure hunt may have been faked, people shouldn't eat licorice, everyone is caught up on the Boys, and we list our Top Five Favorite Performances in a Sitcom!  This ep...

The HOBI Gang, with guests Steve and Izzy from EILFM Podcast, cause controversy as they talk best Batman film, our theme music is a hit, and why Tenet is struggling.  Plus She-Hulk has its lead actress, the future of Black Widow may be on Disney Plus, the Emmys are finally entertaining, Jason looks for a Playstation 5, and we list our Top Five Crossover Pairings We Want in a Movie!  This episode i...

The HOBI Gang welcomes the female perspective as Jeanie joins them this week! The crew is talking nominees for the Toy Hall of Fame, what film they are least excited about, how much interns make, and Oak Island makes the news! Plus we boycott dinosaurs, Tenet has no end in sight, Jeanie keeps us in line, and we list our Top Five Most Annoying Things on Television! This episode is sponsored by the...

The HOBI gang is celebrating their 350th episode and Number One Fan Doug stops by! Jason reviews AEW's latest event, All Out, Doug breaks down latest Disney rumors, answer listener questions about the podcast, and recast the next James Bond film! Plus the social media is actually good for something, debate what's next for Black Panther, Tenet reigns supreme and we list our Top Five Favorite One Se...

The HOBI Gang get a little cheeky this week as they talk lots of British culture! The gang list their favorite British films, how Robert Deniro is broke, and Jason explains the Andy Griffith Show. The guys also learn what OnlyFans is, Anakin is returning to Star Wars, Jeff reviews New Mutants, and we list Top Five Things that Would Be Different if the British Won the Revolutionary War! This episod...

The HOBI Gang is going old school this week as original hosts Jeff and Jason are your tour guides to Wildcard Week!  Luckily Steve and Izzy from Everything I Learned From Movies podcast stop by to help with the craziness as they talk Summerslam, the Batman trailer, NHL playoffs, how to make a good casserole and of course, Nic Cage films!  Plus the gang discusses the latest preacher to fall, Deep S...

The HOBI Gang is excited to reveal the results of the first tournament we actually completed, the Favorite 1980s Toy Line Tournament! Jeff sees the light as the New Mutants film is getting closer to its release, our dumbest impulse buy, Brad from the Cinema Guys Podcast stops to spend the night at Blockbuster, and discuss Ray Fisher not having a career anymore.  Plus we get excited for an actual b...

The HOBI crew is without a guest this week so its plenty of time to talk the semi-finals of the 1980s Toy Tournament, what we would program if we were in charge of a television network, and we have a Breath of Silence for Kamala.  We debate watching not only the old Ren and Stimpy cartoons but the reboot, a minister records Satan, the New Mutants still has a tentative release date and we list our...

The HOBI Gang welcomes Number One Fan and Disney Expert Doug as guest this week! The guys review the latest season of Umbrella Academy plus we debate Ghostbusters versus He-Man, a sequel to Gone in Sixty Seconds, Ray Park's issues with Disney, and how not settle a neighborhood dispute.  Jeff breaks down the old school movies ruling the box office, a plethora of new films are released and we list o...

The HOBI Gang welcomes back Steve and Izzy from Everything I Learned From Movies podcast to talk the second round of the favorite 1980s toy line tournament, pay respect to Regis Philbin, and what film franchise we want to end!  Plus Jason and Bryan debate if they care about the Walking Dead returning, recap all San Diego Comic Con news, try to save the episode from running off the rails, rundown t...

The HOBI gang welcomes the good doctor, Dr. Bednar, on the show as talking the first round results of their 1980s Toy Line Tournament, Jason and Bryan review the Old Guard and the Lovebirds, and Jeff isn't a fan of Mr. Bean.  Jason has pledged to kickstart Dead Reckoning, Bryan loves Frank Grillo, the box office struggles and we list the Top Five Things We Just Don't Care About! This episode is sp...

Let the HOBI gang take your mind off the burning world as Scab Jeff stop by to discuss favorite toys from the 1980s, the never-ending saga of Winds of Winter, fighting giant chickens and Batman coming to HBOMax! Plus we get some history this week as we talk the strange truth behind Calvin car decals, Jeff provides a true box office report, and we list our Top Five Favorite Space Exploration films!...

The HOBI gang is in chaos as Stork of the Besotted Geek podcast joins Jason, Jeff, and the Intern in a special Wildcard episode! That means no outline, no rules, and lots of fireworks! The guys discuss if a mouse has Constitutional rights, the rowdy Pittsburgh Pirates, Stork ranks the Star Trek captains and Jason can't watch Parks and Rec anymore.  Plus the Intern explains how to beat the Dungeons...

The HOBI Gang is back together and it feels so good! The guys welcome Steve and Izzy from Everything I Learned From Movies podcast to talk the best Nic Cage film, review the new Artemis Fowl movie, and even the odds on favorite to win the World Series! The gang debate what is the best way to release streaming shows, explain Quibi, recap a dismal box office and list our Top Five Favorite Computer F...

With most of the regular cast missing, Jeff is joined by The Intern, Ape Hands, and Scab Jeff. The guys discuss HBO Max, Jeff's wrestling finisher, Scab Jeff's birthday contest, and the Hedgehog's legal troubles. Top 5 list this week is favorite books we were assigned to read in school. This episode is sponsored by the Cincinnati Comic Expo.

The HOBI Gang is limited this week as Intern Hackney is celebrating his birthday and Jim is laying on a golf course so the original HOBI crew will entertain you! Blake goes deep on the everyman Grant documentary, Jason runs down a list of films being pushed back, and Jeff makes a move to be in Star Wars.  Plus the gang talks the Oscars issues, the box office slowly creeps back and somehow we make...

The HOBI crew is back to their roots as it's only Jeff, Jason, and Blake this week!  The gang is talking the best Uwe Boll film, the awfulness of Ellen, Blake's retirement plan is found and our News of the Geek reports the weirdest story of the year! Plus we have a real Box Office battle this week, Blake learns how to buy a racehorse, Hercules is coming to Marvel films, and we list our Top Five Bl...

Let HOBI take your mind off the disaster that is our world right now as we talk the worst video game movie, Kevin James is cast as James Bond, Jason sells his teacup tigers, and debate the happiest songs of all time!  Plus no one is happy that Necco Wafers are making a comeback, Superman is the new Nick Fury, we have a real box office report, and we list our Top Five Heel Turns! This episode is sp...

The HOBI gang is recovering from the long weekend but have enough energy to talk the best war film, Brad from the Cinema Guys Podcast jumps in to talk the Snyder cut of Justice League may finally see the light of day and what not to do at IKEA!  Plus the guys recap several DC shows coming to HBO Max, Tenet may never be released, the rise and fall of Tinkerbell and we list our Top Five Favorite Act...

The HOBI gang welcomes Number One Fan Doug back on to talk latest Disney news, remember the classic Sega Genesis console, and the perils of avoiding hugs as a postal carrier! Blake invents the new sport of gerbil fighting, we take a lot of Breaths of Silence this week but one special one for Fred Willard, and list the very sad box office report.  The guys also revisit the movie news from 2015 and...

The HOBI gang is back with a new episode as we are debating what films would get us back to the movie theaters if Godzilla vs. Kong will win the box office this year, Jason reviews Upload and Sonic the Hedgehog, and the Intern discusses Rambo's latest film! The guys have a Breath of Silence for comic Jerry Stiller, Jeff talks Lord of the Rings on Amazon, Jim breaks down the return of baseball and...

The HOBI gang is celebrating Revenge of the Fifth and Cinco De Mayo at the same time! The guys are talking favorite Star Wars film, if Chris Rock has a good film, and changes to the Sith order.  Plus the gang recaps Westworld's season finale, Scooby-Doo is the purveyor of evil, vikings come to Assassin's Creed and we list our Top Five Most Annoying Storylines in Television! This episode is sponsor...

The HOBI Gang welcomes Brad from the Cinema Guys podcast as a guest this week to talk the latest in movies, including AMC shutting out Universal Studios, how creepy James Bond is, and how there is still a box office! The gang recaps the NFL Draft, debate the Mount Rushmore of wrestling factions, and talk the worst DC film.  Plus Tony from Salty Language podcast pops in just to torture Jason with t...