The History of Bad Ideas Podcast

The HOBI Gang is complete again and have an outline this week so NO Wildcard shenanigans this week! The gang is talking the Twisted Metal television series, WWE was sold, the finals are set for America's favorite baseball film, and we determine how much coffee is too much coffee! Plus the guys try to understand the justice system in Turkey, how not to cheat at a marathon, the Nun 2 rules the box o...

The HOBI Gang is recovering from the long weekend with a Wildcard episode! The guys are talking more gender reveal failures, more new Fall television shows, Jim reviews Babylon (a year later) and some baby mama drama! Plus even celebrities are stuck at Burning Man, a past Worsley Award winner is back in the news, and everyone has a separate Top Five! This episode is sponsored by the Cincinnati Com...

The HOBI gang is back with only 60% of the hosts this week as they review the Flash film (finally!), Jason saw TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Bryan is excited about the relaunch of CNN Plus, and we list our favorite Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes! Plus Dungeons and Dragons players get their own bourbon, somehow Fyre Festival may come back, Aquaman is still coming out, and we list our Top Five Favorit...

HOBI may be missing Blake this week but we welcome Jim back from his suspension! The gang is talking Blue Beetle overtaking Barbie, pay respects to Ron Cephas Jones, rumored cameos in Deadpool 3 and debate the best baseball film! Pluse the guys try to understand the popularity of Suits, Wonder Woman 3 is not happening, Dracula is not appealing, and we list our Top Five Favorite Secondary Character...

The HOBI Gang is light on hosts this week as Blake and Jim are missing/suspended but the rest of the crew is having fun talking Roadhouse, listeners are now doing the Oreo taste test, Buc-ee's is building a new store, and we rank the Golden Girls! Plus the gang justify's Shazam's bad reviews, actors missing out on iconic roles, Barbie continues to rule and we list our Top Five Favorite Fictional B...

The HOBI Gang is back together in the studio this week, minus a suspended Jim, and talking best character in Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, Blake reviews GenCon and all the tabletop games and the potential for Mountain Dew hot dogs! Plus the gang investigates humans dressed as bears, being a popular bank robber is a bad idea, Barbie continues to rule, and we list our Top Five Favorite Fiction...

The HOBI Gang welcomes Steve and Izzy from Everything I Learned From Movies podcast back into the studio to talk about their favorite Marvel streaming series, learn to belly dance and acknowledging secret family members! Plus no one wants to star in the Fantastic Four film, Mattel is making their own universe and theme park, Jason Statham is back punching sharks and we list our Top Five Television...

After 500 episodes, the HOBI gang is still going strong as they start their first of the next 500 episodes by talking the next classic toy to get a film adapation, Pez-flavored Oreos, and draft a new Blossom series! Plus the gang debate the benefits of living in a Florida town overrun by rabbits, Barbie rules supreme while Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny continues to fail, and the guys list...

The HOBI Gang is celebrating their 500th episode (despite Nerdly's numbering system) as we welcome recurring guests Scab Jeff and #1 Disney fan, Doug! The guys look back at the past 499 episodes and determine what is in store for the next 500 episodes! Plus the gang reads listener's favorite moments, bring back old segments that the audience picked this week, get ready for Barbie and Oppenheimer,...

The HOBI Gang is back together after the holiday week and catching up on the latest in pop culture! Jason is hoping Based on a True Story gets interesting, Blake reviews Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny along with some questions regarding time travel, horrible international Oreo taste testing, and the beauty of the comic book Saga! Plus the gang doesn't understand how the LA Times has a sport...

The HOBI Gang is short-staffed this week but not short on laughs (see what we did there?)! Jeff and Jason are talking best film that opened over the Fourth of July, the efficiency of podcasters, best tabletop game to introduce someone new to gaming, the cost of creating Andor season 2! Plus the guys talk San Diego Comic-Con becoming smaller due to a strike, no second season of Boba Fett, The Flash...

The HOBI Gang celebrates the former Intern's return and birthday this week as we talk favorite Sylvester Stallone films, rank the Star Trek captains, punching a mascot, and we are now getting two versions of the Lord of the Rings! Plus, orcas and animals are turning on humans, the Flash movie slows down the DCU, Pixar needs their mojo back and we list our Top Five Worst Superhero Films! This episo...

The HOBI Gang is old school this week with just Blake, Jeff, and Jason in the studio to talk the passing of Treat Williams, best live-action Disney remake, and taste test Cotton Candy Oreos! Plus the guys make their own Mount Rushmore of TV Detectives, golf John Daly's diet, little league parents are the worst, review the Idol, and list the Top Five Favorite Ted Lasso Scenes! This episode is spons...

The HOBI gang is short-staffed again as Jim is still suspended and Blake is lost, so Jeff, Bryan and Jason recap the latest in pop culture, including the Ted Lasso finale, the power of HOBI in politics, and making a new Muppet television series! Plus the guys debate if Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro are really "winning", Harrison Ford doesn't give a care anymore, review Spider-Man: Across the Spiderv...

The HOBI Gang is short-staffed this week as Jim is on suspension and Blake is recovering from a Monkees-influenced virus, so Bryan, Jeff and Jason get to chat about Succession, Barry, and Ted Lasso ending without interruption! Plus the guys have more Worsley nominees, upcoming films for the year, social influencers breaking into houses and eating frozen bologna sandwiches! This episode is sponsore...

The HOBI Gang welcomes Blake back from his suspension/vacation from the Great White North! Blake talks his survival in the Alaskan wilderness, the guys debate the best sitcom of the 1990s, Aliens vs. Predator anime is shelved, and is Echo the Marvel series in trouble? Plus the guys debate what performance art is (yes really), the Cinema Guys provide the latest Plotlines film, and we list our Top F...

While Blake is stranded in the Great North, the HOBI gang breaks down the week in pop culture as they discuss best television moms, Taco Bell has Mountain Dew ice cream now, and yet another attempt at a comic book "connected" universe! Plus the guys rundown the latest in renewals and cancellations for television, more Fast X is coming, and we list our Top Five Things/Experiences that are Absolutel...

While Blake is seeing the great North, the HOBI Gang welcomes Jim back into the studio after his suspension! The boys are talking downfall of newspapers, Bryan brought Entenmann's donut ice cream to taste test, and we review Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3! Plus the gang drafts a new Married with Children cast, the Blair Witch is being rebooted, Adam Driver is joining the MCU, and we list our own...

A new HOBI episode as the gang is excited for the new Guardians of the Galaxy film, Dave Maggi is the feel-good story of the sports world, our favorite musical album, and we get corrected on Avatar! Plus the gang talks issues behind-the-scenes on Severance, influencers getting their just prison terms, nothing is stopping the Super Mario Bros. film, and we list our Top Five Favorite Fictional Teach...

The HOBI Gang, minus the suspended Jim, is in the studio and talking the latest in pop culture including the Mandalorian season finale, how we knew we are old, Jason defends the XFL, and we debate who wins between John Wick and Jason Bourne! Plus the gang talks Peter Parker's stupid storylines, Rey is back in Star Wars, Evil Dead Rises at the box office and we list our Top Five Favorite Current Mu...

The HOBI Gang is in the BOB Studios and up to their old shenanigans by debating the most anticipated MCU project, still suffering from the fallout of ranch ice cream, spending a million dollars in a day, and Dragonlance may actually get a respectable television adaptation! Plus the guys try to understand why Netflix is remaking Squid Game, the Super Mario Bros Movie continues to dominate, no one i...

The HOBI Gang is without a guest this week so it's just the boys with their typical shenanigans! The gang reviews the Super Mario Brothers film, who should replace Kevin Costner on Yellowstone, Dungeons and Dragons removing more species, and Subway is getting weird with Cadbury Eggs. Plus leaving gender out of meat products, AI is now making films and predicting humanity's future, and we list our...

The HOBI Boys are back with 1,000 cheese coney eater Pat as he talks what made him eat 1,000 coneys in a year, the fallout from WrestleMania 39, actors in the DCU are signing 10-year deals, and the X-Files are being rebooted! Plus, the gang is still suffering from their ranch flavored ice cream, more Star Wars films are announced, Dungeons and Dragons is reviewed and we list our Top Five Favorite...

The HOBI Gang is complete again as Jason is back from Disney World with a full report, #1 Disney Fan Doug stops by, Bryan is correct in his assessment of Buc-ees and debate the best John Wick film! Plus the guys find out the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah is banned, try ranch ice cream, Shazam continues to falter, and we list our Top Five Favorite Television Shows We Grew to Like! This episode is sponsore...

The HOBI Gang is without Jason this week so they are recording on location at Scab's Game Room. The gang discusses MGM+, ranch flavored ice cream, dreams vs reality, and what we may or may not have stolen. Blake and Scab review Severance, Jim and Jeff skip class while Bryan wonders why he keeps showing up. We discuss our Top 5 favorite table top games. This episode is sponsored by The Cincinnati C...