Observed arrival · 2026-08-26

The Frying Pan: Terrible Inventions, Carefully Workshopped

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An archived podcast in which Steve Gadlin pitches deliberately awful inventions to WGN Radio listeners.

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The archive organizes 46 episodes around invention pitches, listener reactions, runtimes, and downloadable audio links. Examples include a Bluetooth-supported shower-notification device, ketchup-flavored ice cream, a single-pickle refrigerator container, and a wearable that screams when someone eats too much. Episode descriptions distinguish original WGN Radio air dates from later archive listing dates and sometimes name producer Pete Zimmerman.

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