No Good Options

In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and Ben explore what they'd do if they could recruit ghosts from throughout history, debate whether they'd pay to have themselves digitally backed up and reprinted after death and decide how they'd spend 24 hours with unlimited money if absolutely nothing they bought could be kept afterwards. Along the way, they discuss ghostly Italian...

It's Halloween, and things are getting a little darker on No Good Options! In this extended spooky special, Darren and Sam are joined by both Kara and Emily for four horrifying hypothetical scenarios. They prepare for life after being bitten by a werewolf, decide what kind of undead creature they'd return as, choose which horror movie killer they'd become, and work out who would sur...

In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and Phoebe decide what single sentence they'd broadcast to everyone in the world, debate whether they'd rather have a little knowledge about absolutely everything or become the world's leading expert in just one subject and what Olympic sport they would invent. Along the way, they discuss mysterious voices from beyond, questionable psy...

Content warning:  This episode contains discussions of death, violence, weapons, cannibalism, and sexual themes.  In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and new guest Megan decide which landmark they'd permanently remove from existence, debate whether they'd rather know when they're going to die or how and consider whether eternal life would be worth it if extending it mean...

In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and new guest Ben debate what they'd do if they suddenly came face-to-face with a perfect clone of themselves, consider whether immortality would still be worth it if their consciousness ran on modern-day technology, and design their dream theme parks based on any book, film or TV series. Along the way, they discuss clone murder, dangerously hig...

In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and Emily decide who around the table they'd body swap with for a week, design their dream homes with no shortage of questionable architectural choices, and tackle a listener question involving a phone line that can give you the true answer to absolutely anything, provided you're willing to endure the world's worst call centre. Along t...

In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and Kara debate whether it would be better to fly at 20 miles per hour or run at 70, decide between having a personal theme tune or a laugh track following them everywhere, and consider whether they would accept the ability to live every day twice. Along the way, they discuss road tax for super-speed runners, flying window cleaners, musical entrances...

In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and Emily debate which everyday object they'd bring to life as their best friend, discuss what they'd do if the Borrowers really were living in their walls, and try to decide which parts of modern life should swap places between the rich and the poor. Along the way, the conversation veers into talking spoons, Dave the Lego figure, taxidermy...

In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and Pete debate whether breakfast or dessert is the superior meal to eat in bed, try to work out whether impossibly long fingers would be worse than impossibly short legs, and decide if they'd rather own a dragon the size of a border collie or one large enough to fly across the country. Along the way, they discuss imaginary girlfriends, dragon t...

Send your ‘what if’, ‘would you rather’ and ‘if you could’ scenarios for the chance for them (and maybe even you) to appear on future episodes In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and Pete discuss whether they'd want to see exactly how much everyone likes them, imagine a world where every luck-based superstition suddenly becomes real, and debate whether it would be better to stop t...

Send your ‘what if’, ‘would you rather’ and ‘if you could’ scenarios for the chance for them (and maybe even you) to appear on future episodes In this episode of No Good Options , Darren, Sam and Kara try to work out how many increasingly older people they could realistically defeat, debate what objects they would replace their hands with if given the choice, and consider whether perfect memory wo...

Send your ‘what if’, ‘would you rather’ and ‘if you could’ scenarios for the chance for them (and maybe even you) to appear on future episodes In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and Kara discuss whether living forever would really be worth giving up laughter, debate the pros and cons of permanently sticky hands versus squeaky feet, and explore what skill they would choose if they coul...

Send your ‘what if’, ‘would you rather’ and ‘if you could’ scenarios for the chance for them (and maybe even you) to appear on future episodes In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and guest Kara discuss what they would do if they suddenly gained Superman's powers but knew anyone in the world could take them away at any moment. They also debate whether a world filled only with nurse...

Send your ‘what if’, ‘would you rather’ and ‘if you could’ scenarios for the chance for them (and maybe even you) to appear on future episodes In this episode of No Good Options, Darren, Sam and Kara debate which domain they'd choose if they were given the chance to become a god, try to work out the practical consequences of sneezing random animals into existence, and face a choice between a...