Bad Idea Social Club

Aaron McCall, Joe Matteson

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Booking Overview

This independent creative-arts interview podcast focuses on artistic process, creative careers, personal struggle, mental health, and candid life stories, typically featuring working artists, photographers, poets, and creative business owners. Strong pitch candidates include distinctive creative practitioners, arts entrepreneurs, and experts with compelling personal or professional transformation stories; booking difficulty is low because recent guests are accessible regional and independent professionals rather than major celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 87

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 24 subscribers

Instagram: 3.8k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Aaron McCall - Graphic designer and independent podcast producer focused on candid conversations about creative work, process, struggle, and personal growth.

Joe Matteson - Photographer who contributes a visual-arts perspective to the show as its co-host and sidekick.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Working artists, photographers, writers, poets, designers, and creative business owners with an established practice and a candid perspective on their work or life journey.
Required Achievements:  
Operating an independent creative business, Publishing books or other creative work, Holding a regional arts or civic distinction, Founding or leading a mission-driven organization

Recent Guest Discussions

Rae Lang - Artistic Evolution, Creative Entrepreneurship, Simplifying Life, Parenting, And Redefining Success.

Trish Hadley - Vulnerability And Trust In Boudoir Photography, Clients’ Motivations, And Changing Direction When A Career Path Feels Wrong.

Marcel Fable Price - Creativity, Mental Health, Grief, Loss, Love, Storytelling, Nonprofit Leadership, And Holding Space For Transformation.

Recent Topics

Design, Photography, Art, Mental Health, Entrepreneurship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Bad Idea Social Club
:

⏮ REWIND // Scott Millington: Real AF

August 04, 2026

Part of our REWIND summer series, we’re revisiting eight conversations that crawled into our brains and hearts, nested, and just live there now. This time, it’s "Scott Millington: Real AF" from Season 5.Scott Millington (photographer) has always had an eye for real-life moments and in photography, he found the language to document them. Scott sits down with Aaron McCall to talk about how the camera gave him purpose, community, and a way to show the world as he sees it. From indie wr...

⏮ REWIND // Rae Lang: Outsider

July 28, 2026

Part of our REWIND summer series, we’re revisiting eight conversations that crawled into our brains and hearts, nested, and just live there now. This time, it’s "Rae Lang: Outsider" from Season 5.Rae Lang (artist, Woosah Outfitters & Outside Coffee Co.) talks with Aaron McCall about carving a life that’s slower, wilder, and closer to the woods. They get into Rae’s evolution as an artist and business owner, the decision to close her Grand Rapids shop, raising kids with muddy feet...

⏮ REWIND // Trish Hadley: To Be Fuckable

July 21, 2026

Part of our REWIND summer series, we’re revisiting eight conversations that crawled into our brains and hearts, nested, and just live there now. This time, it’s "Trash Hadley: To Be Fuckable" from Season 3.Trish Hadley (boudoir photographer) shares her story with Aaron McCall as they discuss the mutual vulnerability and trust in boudoir photography,  the varied motivations of her subjects to be photographed, and the ability to pivot when your path feels wrong.Keep up with Trish Hadl...

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