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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November 14, 2024Episode 137 – Orange Man Bad
Show Notes
CONTENT WARNING: the hosts of the Bad at Magic podcast feel the election of Donald Trump to a second term as US President will be bad for the United States and fully intend to use their platform to air their grievances. If you don’t want to hear this, you can stop listening at about 1:14:15. You were warned. Also, Josh pwns Halloween (again) with a spot-on family-themed quest for the holy grail; Ben joins Slytherin house in his office’s themed competition; and Both enjoy the Magic: the Gathering Foundations pre-release.
Intro & Follow-up (0-29:02)
Fleshman Family Halloween Costumes (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
Try a Harry Potter Kahoot!
For Beginners
Charms Spells and Curses
Who’s Who
Quote Battle
Eternal Glory
Bad at Magic (29:02-46:13)
Magic Foundations
Gamers Guild – North Phoenix
B@Tech (46:13-51:38)
they mapped and simulated a fruit fly brain!
No Dumb Questions – Episode 192: Predicting Chaos
What I’m reading (51:38-1:14:15)
Josh:
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (Stormlight Archive Book Two)
Ben:
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Cities: Skylines II Found a Solution for High Rents: Get Rid of Landlords
2024 US Presidential Election Recap (1:14:15-end)
Election Results
Why Trump couldn’t go to Albuquerque
“Judge!” No, Project 2025 Does Not Eliminate Public Schools
Trump Is Telling Us What He Would Do. Believe Him.
God Visits a Prayer Group – Key & Peele
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Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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2h 12min
November 01, 2024Episode 136 – Live From Las Vegas
Show Notes
Ben and Josh take on social norms in door holding, raising sociopathic children, the difference between the Return of the King book and Movie, and why Josh is wearing nail polish. Join them in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada for MagicCon 2024.
Intro (0-8:59)
Follow-up (8:59-23:47)
Jerry Seinfeld on melding soap
Man locks staff in escape room
Bad at Parenting Magic (23:47-35:09)
Timmy, Johnny, and Spike, Making Magic Dec 3, 2013 by Mark Rosewater
Bad at Tech (35:09-47:25)
Credit Cards Don’t Require Signatures. So Why Do We Still Sign? Oct 14, 2024 by Oyin Adedoyin in the Wall Street Journal (PAYWALL)
“Signing a check at a restaurant or for a rudimentary purchase paid by credit card is still incredibly common, but here’s the thing: Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express all dropped the requirements to sign back in 2018. It’s been genuine years, and still people continue to unnecessarily sign papers that will never be read, scrutinized, seen or even required under audit. They’re not used to stop fraud, and it’s literally fine to leave without signing, but here’s the thing — there’s no way I’m gonna stop signing. That would be weird. I’m not gonna be the guy who drunkenly explains to a bartender at last call that no, trust me man, you don’t actually have to sign anymore, I read it on the internet.”
The hitchhiking robot
What I’m Reading (47:25-1:04:40)
Josh: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Ben: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
LOTR Extended Edition – The Death of Saruman
Why LOTR feels like Tolkien (even when it doesn’t)
Feature (1:04:40-end)
MagicCon Vegas 2024
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1h 25min
October 18, 2024Episode 135 – The Return of the King
Show Notes
Ben and Josh conclude the epic trilogy of The Lord of the Rings with Return of the King. Also, Ben uses his wife’s good scissors, Josh gets road raged at, and the hosts encourage you to update your internal simulators for the loved ones in your life.
Intro & Follow-up (0-9:20)
LOTR Bechdel Test (0:15)
Bad at Technology (9:20-18:43)
How a ‘NULL’ License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell
Ben vs. Bureaucracy story: The Illinois Tollway (Episode 11, starts @ 27:17)
Josh’s Software Company: PoolNotes.com
Bad at Love (18:43-42:23)
What I’m Reading (42:23-52:25)
Josh: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Parks and Recreation: Andy at Hogwarts
Ben: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (52:25-end)
Return of the King (1980) – Eowyn vs Witchking
Tolkien Tuesday: The Memes of Lord of the Rings
Mandatory “Taking the Hobbits to Eisengard”
Frodo doesn’t know Legolas’ name
That damn pumpkin
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2h 30min
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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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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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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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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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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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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2h 11min

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