Slugs. The worst of all the garden creatures. Slimy. Slithery. Leaving gross trails all over the place. Ugh. This week Corinne has written to us to ask whether we could start up a business to deal with these pests. And honestly our business proposals couldn't be more politically different. Thanks Corinne. If you have a problem you want us to solve with an innovative business then please drop us a line at [email protected] Keep your Brains on the Outside xoxo

Metal detecting is such a mixed bag. Finding cool stuff is undoubtedly amazing but having to dig things up all the time is not only a drag it's also inaccessible. Listener Kat has messaged us this week to ask whether we could dream up a business that brings metal detecting to more of the population while also making the boring bits well... less boring. Thanks so much Kat! If you have a problem you want us to solve with an innovative business then please drop us a line at...

Two factor authentication?  More like EW factor authentication.  Nobody likes all the hoops you have to jump through in order to log into your bank, your email, your social network of choice or the Warhammer website these days and this week our listener and long time friend of the show, Elliott, has asked us to solve this problem once and for all.   Thanks so much Elliott! If you have a problem you want us to solve with an innovative business then please drop us a line at...

Andrew done goofed today and accidentally recorded the whole episode without turning his nice mic on. He is very sorry about this - please forgive him  Aside from just having to live through it, jet lag is something that no one has a solution to. Setting your watch as you get on the plane or rubbing your feet on the carpet, just don't work. Andrew's new app to send a herald in your place and Alex's plane replacement aim to fix that. Thank you to our mystery listener for sending in such a...

Is your cat getting attacked by the other mean cats in your neighbourhood? How are you stopping it? Andrew and Alex have two innovative businesses that will definitely solve this, and make you a lot of money in the process. Thank you Ashmita for sending in such a violent problem. If you have a problem (not related to cats) you want us to solve with an innovative business then please drop us a line at [email protected] Keep your Brains on the Outside! xoxo

Losing your glasses robs you of the thing you really need to find your glasses - your ability to see. So far, even after thousands of years of glasses development, there is no solution to this problem. Can Andrew and Alex pitch a business that will change that? Thank you Jasmine for sending in such a optometristy problem. If you have a problem (not related to glasses) you want us to solve with an innovative business then please drop us a line at [email protected] Keep your Brains...

Hayfever sucks. It's nothing like nightfever or that fever that you can only cure with more cowbell. It just stinks. You feel terrible but you're not actually ill and you don't have an actual fever and nobody really feels that sorry for you. It's the worst. After an email from a very sniffly listener, Alex and Andrew decided to tackle this problem head on. Have a listen and see whether shrink wrapping yourself or moving to Arrakis or one of the many, many other innovative ideas our creative...

Selling your house is a stressful, expensive, and long process. Lets make it quicker. Alex and Andrew pitch two revolutionary, next-generation, Estate Agents that will sell your house faster and for more money (well, Alex's idea definitely won't). Thank you James for sending in such a homely problem. If you have a problem (not related to houses) you want us to solve with an innovative business then please drop us a line at [email protected] Keep your Brains on the Outside! xoxo

So much of our infrastructure is wasted most of the day. Once it gets to 5pm offices, opticians, chocolatiers, EVERYWHERE, closes. Even the humble ice rink closes. But isn't this a waste of potential? A failure of imagination? Surely, there is a way of making money in an ice rink at 2am? Thank you to Gary for sending in such a wet problem. If you have a problem (not related to ice) you want us to solve with an innovative business then please drop us a line at...

The world has had enough of crude graffiti, surely we are better than just covering everything with spray-paint drawn willys? Andrew and Alex are here to help, as they both pitch their own ideas for businesses to make vandalism more unique and less NSFW. Listen and decide for yourself whose idea was better! Thank you to Hannah who sent in such a crude problem. If you have a problem (not related to graffiti) you want us to solve with an innovative business then please drop us a line at...

Why can we not Shazam smells? There's Google image search, why not a Google smell search? Alex and Andrew pitch two businesses that will aim to make it possible to really understand what you are smelling. There are wine sommeliers, why aren't there smell smelliers?  Thank you to Elliott who sent in such a wonderful and smell-focused problem. If you have a problem (not related to smelling) you want us to solve with an innovative business then please drop us a line at...

When kids are little, parents get to witness so many of their achievements. However, as they grow up, the distance grows. Job interviews, driving tests, exams - parents can’t be in the room as this happens. Or can they?  This is very special episode! It is the first episode in our NEW NEW format! We're actually gonna stick with this one for a good long time. We promise. From this moment on we're going to be looking extra hard for listener problems to solve and then we're both going to pitch...

Is your significant other pissed with you?  Do you not know why?  Have you recently bought (or not bought) a zoo?  Well, our new consultancy service is here to help. With experts trained at Deloitte, McKinsey and IDEO we'll help you to make better life decisions, to understand why everyone is annoyed with you, and to reconnect with your dad over a shared love of timber.  If you want to send in your business idea, please email us at [email protected] - we will send merch to...

After 64 episodes, Andrew and Alex are broken. Help them, dear listeners, understand what Brains on the Outside should be. Prepare for 20 minutes of, effectively, podcast therapy, as they go through their ideas for podcasts to launch if this one fails. If you want to send in your business idea, please email us at [email protected] - we will send merch to everyone who writes in! Give us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, follow us on Twitter @brainsoutside or Instagram...

Your problems may seem insurmountable to you but to somebody else they might be easy-peasy! Our new app lets someone attempt to solve your problem for you, as long as you try to solve theirs. It's Strangers on a Train, but for cleaning your drains or doing your taxes. It's the next step of that neighbourhood group chat where people give away their old stuff, but now they are trying to give away their problems. If you want to send in your business idea, please email us at...

Alex discusses his perfect shopping experience: a trip to a Spam concept store. If you want to send in your business idea, please email us at [email protected] - we will send merch to everyone who writes in! Give us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, follow us on Twitter @brainsoutside or Instagram @brainsontheoutside, and please, please, please tell your friends! Keep your brains on the outside xo

Living in the city, it's hard to grow your own food. Allotments are expensive, and gardens are rare. We have a solution! Let us come to your house with 5 tonnes of topsoil and we can transform any of your rooms into a garden. If you want to send in your business idea, please email us at [email protected] - we will send merch to everyone who writes in! Give us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, follow us on Twitter @brainsoutside or Instagram @brainsontheoutside, and...

What if there was a restaurant you could order takeaway food too? A "Deliveroom", if you will? Why don't Ikea open after hours, using their showroom bedrooms as hotels, and their kitchens and dining rooms as places to eat out? Prepare for a hungry and food-related Brains on the Outside this week, as we plan the future of food. If you want to send in your business idea, please email us at [email protected] - we will send merch to everyone who writes in! Give us a review wherever...

Alex proposes the future of shopping - a shop you are allowed to steal from. Andrew desperately wants to pull the lever on the train that causes it to do an emergency stop, and is willing to start a business to do it. If you want to send in your business idea, please email us at [email protected] - we will send merch to everyone who writes in! Give us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, follow us on Twitter @brainsoutside or Instagram @brainsontheoutside, and please,...

Some shoes light up, some have wheels in them, and some make you taller. Aside from that, shoes are fairly dull - where's the innovation? What's new? Luckily for Adidas and Nike, Alex has hundreds of ideas on how to improve the shoe - ones to make you shorter, a shoe that makes you sound different, a shoe to brand the ground you walk on! If you want to send in your business idea, please email us at [email protected] - we will send merch to everyone who writes in! Give us a review...

Are you worried you are about to embarrass yourself? Don’t worry, our new app can send someone to be a distraction! Thank you Henry for sending in an idea - if you want to send in your business idea, please email us at [email protected] - we will send merch to everyone who writes in! Give us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, follow us on Twitter @brainsoutside or on Instagram @brainsontheoutside, and please, please, please tell your friends! Keep your brains on the...