Bad at Magic

By Bad at Magic

This is a podcast about games, life, and other things. Co-hosts Ben and Josh have been friends for 15 years. Our curiosity about life is at the heart of our great conversations about virtually anythin... more

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October 04, 2024Episode 134 – The Two Towers
Show Notes
Ben and Josh Review Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers. They also discuss the apocalyptic shakeup in the Magic: The Gathering Commander community following the recent card bannings as well as Josh’s son’s first winning record in the Duskmourn prerelease. They also overanalyze the love language of “Acts of Service” by adding subcategories and magnitude.
Intro & Follow-up (0-28:57)
Arizona Proposition 134
Virginia Congressman Derrick Anderson posing with a family that’s not his
Bad at Magic (28:57-1:01:32)
Tolarian Community College on The Commander Bans
The Commander Rules Committee (CRC) official FAQ on the bans
Bad at Love (1:01:32-1:12:38)
Check out the infographicson our Facebook page
Like and follow while you’re there!
What I’m Reading (1:12:38-1:25:09)
Josh:
Dresden Files: Small Favor by Jim Butcher
Ben:
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (1:25:09-end)
Brokeback Mountain?
taking the hobbits to isengard
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Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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2h 21min
September 19, 2024Episode 133 – The Fellowship
Show Notes
Ben and Josh plug their favorite Kickstarters, slide down the long tail (again), teach kids how to crochet, review the Anthropocene, and finally review The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring!
Intro & Follow-up (0-23:21)
The Academic 133+ XL (deck box)
The Long Tail
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption
Mormon mission to El Salvador–the murder capital of the world
Bad at Parenting (23:21-37:31)
Eevee crochet kit
Bad English Workplace Edition & What I’m Reading (37:31-1:07:38)
Stop building pedistals
Josh is reading:
White Night by Jim Butcher
Ben is reading:
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Feature (1:07:38-end)
Viggo Mortensen blocks an unscripted thrown knife
The Lord of the Rings mythology Explained (by CGP Grey)
The One Ring Explained (by CGP Grey)
@airplanefactswithmax on Instagram
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Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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2h 2min
September 05, 2024Episode 132 – Fictional Tech
Show Notes
Ben and Josh set the record straight on obscure Olympic sports, Ben starts his new career in cybersecurity, Josh tries out the new World of Warcraft expansion, and the guys make a list of fictional technologies they’d like to see make the jump to the real world.
Intro & follow-up (0-14:58)
World’s oldest message in a bottle (132 years!)
Smarter Every Day on Innovation in Ocean Rescues
BEN HIGHLY RECOMMENDS: Michael Lewis’ podcast ‘Against the Rules’
The Art of the Untold Story | Against the Rules with Michael Lewis
The crowd goes wild…in DARTS?!?
Who Wins the Olympic Games: Economic Resources and Medal Totals
MLB Catcher Plays For Both Teams In A Single Game
Bad at Work (14:58-28:40)
Arctic Wolf Networks Inc.
Bad at Magic (28:40-34:43)
MagicCon Vegas 2024
Bad at Parenting (34:43-55:12)
Kids and food
Bad at Gaming & What I’m Reading (55:12-1:22:16)
World of Warcraft: The War Within
What I’m Reading:
Ben: Home-Centered Gospel Learning & Living: Seeking Greater Personal Revelation by Loren D. Marks and David E. Dollahite
Josh: Dead Beat (The Dresden Files #7) by Jim Butcher
Fictional Tech We Want (1:22:16-end)
The doctor gave me a pill and I grew a new kidney!
The Trouble with Transporters
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2h 25min
August 23, 2024Episode 131 – Olympics & The Clone Wars
Show Notes
Ben and Josh recap the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, send the kids back to school, and finish off the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy with Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
Intro & Follow-up (0-41:04)
Ben’s favorite stories from the 2024 Summer Olympics
Quincy Hall comes from behind in the 400m
Noah Lyles guts out a 100m victory by .003
Simone Biles reclaims gymnastics all-around gold
Snoop Dogg becomes the US envoy to the Olympics
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
Every Katie Ledecky medal (it’s A LOT)
BYU alum outta nowhere in the 3k steeplechase
Janja Garnbret gives another dominant climbing performance
Cole Hocker’s gambit pays off in 1500m
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets world record in 400m hurdles
Josh’s favorite story from the 2024 Summer Olympics
French people plan to poop in Seine river in protest
Cardboard beds in the Olympic village
Bad at Religion (41:04-52:13)
Futurama: Godfellas
“…the least-likely thing that has ever happened.”
Bad at Parenting & What I’m reading right now (52:13-1:09:42)
Josh: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
Ben: The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
The Clone Wars (1:09:42-end)
The Movies
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Vintage: 2D Clone Wars Micro Series
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Xanatos Gambit
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Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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2h 34min
August 08, 2024Episode 130 – Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary
Show Notes
Ben and Josh celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Bad at Magic Podcast by…celebrating the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. They also take on Deadpool & Wolverine and a Swiss bomb shelter full of Italians.
Intro & Follow-up (0-36:20)
The Margaret A. Muir found on the bottom of Lake Michigan
Fleshman Family Epic Road Trip Playlist (10hrs)
Soar Career Services (Bobbiette Swanson, Career Coach)
All You Want To Do from SIX, The Musical
“By law, each person in Switzerland is entitled to a place of shelter underground – one square metre per person, to be exact. It is the only country in the world that has such a law, which was enacted in 1962.”
From <https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/switzerland-sets-gold-standard-for-designing-bunkers/48604892>
Deadpool and Wolverine (36:20-48:35)
Reynolds and Jackman take a lie detector test
What I’m reading right now (48:35-55:54)
Wheel of Time Animation
Josh: books by Brandon Sanderson
Tress of the Emerald Sea
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
The Sunlit Man
Ben: The Bright Sword, A Novel of King Arthur by Lev Grossman
Bad at Magic (55:54-1:12:02)
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1:12:02-end)
25th Anniversary
Remastered Trailer
Bumping the Lamp
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Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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2h 15min
July 25, 2024Episode 129 – A Brief History of Intelligence
Show Notes
Ben and Josh discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Josh’s summer vacation to Colorado Springs (including his emotional return to USAFA for the first time in 20 years), the “Big 5” personality traits, and the book A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains by Max Bennett.
Intro & Follow-up (0-31:47)
US Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (Form I-129)
Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Trump shooting comment
Godwin’s Law
“Why don’t we find baby Thanos and…?”
In the Garden of Beasts
John Hinckley Jr. Released From Prison After 41 Years (June 2022)
Bad at Vacationing (31:47-1:04:36)
Fleshman Family Epic Road Trip Playlist (10hrs)
uDISC – The App for Disc Golfers
USAFA Chapel Under Construction
Bad at Psychology & Bad at Employment (1:04:36-1:31:20)
IPIP “Big Five Personality Test”
Link to B@M Personality Test Scores CHART
Book Review: A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains by Max Bennett (1:31:20-end)
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Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
...more
2h 23min
July 11, 2024Episode 128 – The 5 Hate Languages
Show Notes
Ben and Josh create and flesh out the “Hate Pyramid” as well as the “5 Hate Languages”. Which is good because they then discuss the implications of the opinions of the 2023 session of the U.S. Supreme Court. Also, Josh almost dies (twice) doing routine chores.
Intro & Follow-up (0-54:55)
Small Talk by Katie Perry
Infographics:
The Hate Pyramid
The 5 Hate Languages
Bad at Life (54:55-1:09:33)
The Phoebus Cartel’s control over the light bulb market (wikipedia)
Veritasium video about the Phoebus Cartel
What I’m Reading (1:09:33-1:14:48)
Josh: A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains by Max Bennett
Ben: Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
Main Topic: The 2023-24 Supreme Court Decisions (1:14:48-end)
New York Times summary of the 2023 court decisions
U.S. Supreme Court Website for the 2023 opinions
Impacts of the reversal of the 1984 “Chevron Doctrine”
Supreme Court opinion on Trump v. United States (Sotomayor dissent starts on page 69)
“Today’s decision to grant former Presidents criminal immunity reshapes the institution of the Presidency. It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law. Relying on little more than its own misguided wisdom about the need for “bold and unhesitating action” by the President…the Court gives former President Trump all the immunity he asked for and more. Because our Constitution does not shield a former President from answering for criminal and treasonous acts, I dissent. ”
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Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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2h 11min
June 27, 2024Episode 127 – Inside Out 2
Show Notes
Ben apologizes (sort of) for having more than one “best friend”, the hosts are bad at fitness, RedBox is about to go under and the streaming services are starting to do their best Terminator impersonation, AND Ben and Josh loved (and recommend) Disney Pixar’s Inside Out 2. Seriously. Go see it with the people you love.
Intro & Follow-up (0-38:29)
IPIP “Big Five Personality Test”
Family Guy Mattress Shopping
Nike Air Max 95 – an Ode
Bad at Fitness (38:29-49:37)
Beat the freeze
Princess Diana running in the parents’ race
Bad at Tech & What I’m reading (49:37-1:08:52)
Netflix, Peacock, Apple TV+ bundle (by Comcast)
Josh: A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Ben: Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
Her TED Talk
Main Segment: Inside Out 2 (1:08:52-end)
Inside Out 2 final trailer
Herman’s Head (portrait retrospective)
The combinations of the 5 original emotions
Coming soon…
We’ll be reading a book, read along to join the book club!:
A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains by Max Bennett
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Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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2h 13min
June 14, 2024Episode 126 – Evermore Park & A Memory of Light
Show Notes
Ben and Josh discuss Evermore Park, the Utah NHL hockey team, Rich’s razor, puzzle nationals, perverted creators, Modern Horizons 3, and beating your high score.
Intro & Follow-up (0-48:03)
Evermore is the RPG theme park of your dreams (Nerdist News)
Jenny Nicholson’s review of Evermore Park
Evermore Park closes for good
Massachusetts Boston Mission
Avril Lavigne being a bit low-energy
Alice Rowe wins puzzle nationals!
Spreadsheet World Championships (Excel)
Register your vote for the Utah NHL team
Bad at Parenting (48:03-1:03:24)
What I’m Reading (1:03:24-1:18:05)
Josh: A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time Book #14) by Robert Jordan | Brandon Sanderson
Bill Cosby “Spanish Fly”
Ben: The Paradise Planets: The Fallen From Paradise by Shaun Barrowes
Audio Book
Trailer
Soundtrack on YouTube
Shaun Barrowes Music
Board Game Survivor (1:18:05-t)
Modern Horizons 3
“It’s been the London Mulligan for 5 years.” -Ben
Ridiculously high score in Sprint mode on N64 The New Tetris
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Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
...more
1h 60min
May 30, 2024Episode 125 – The Failure of the Star Wars Hotel
Show Notes
Ben and Josh discuss High School Graduation(s) and the AI arms race. They both use ChatGPT to help with their work and wonder how long before it comes for the jobs (hint: it already is). And finally, the hosts take on the 4-hr video essay by Jenny Nicholson on the failure of the Star Wars Hotel.
Intro & Follow-up (0-28:18)
The Fright of the Rabbit by Ammon Rich
OpenAI releases ChatGPT4
Google, Meta, and OpenAI have Artificial Intelligence Summit
How Star Wars was saved in the edit (by Marcia Lucas)
Turning off your lightsaber mid combat
Bad at Parenting (28:18-40:35)
The Sartov Approach (2013) — Full Movie on YouTube
What I’m Reading (40:35-54:53)
Josh: Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time Book 12) by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
Andre Agassi tennis hack against Boris Becker
Ben: A Brief History of Intelligence by Max Bennett
Why the Star Wars Hotel Failed (54:53-end)
The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel by Jenny Nicholson
NBC News
Rolling Stone
First discussed on the Bad at Magic Episode 46, May 2021 (starts @42:51)
Also discussed on B@M Ep. 52, Jul 2021, (starts @2:53)
Evermore Park
United Breaks Guitars
The food was maybe the best part
The Hotel Station Cosmos (in France)
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2h 27min

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