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• Josh finally gets into the 21st century with his typing habits, Ben becomes Magic store co-champion (at a cost), and they alternately praise and pan The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime and Tick, tick…Boom! on Netflix. 
• Intro (0-4:22) 
  • P-61 Black Widow 
• Follow-up (4:22-26:56) 
  • Bad at Magic Episode 9: The Italian Job 
  • How Many Spaces Should Be After a Period? 
  • The Dvorak keyboard layout 
• Bad at Magic (26:56-44:29) 
  • Co-champion 
• Bad at Logic (44:29-47:17) 
  • Just-world hypothesis 
• Bad at English (47:17-54:57) 
  • Ultracrepidarianism 
  • Of carrots and sticks  
• Feature (54:57-end) 
  • The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime 
  • tick, tick… BOOM! on Netflix 
  • Steven Sondheim, master of musical theater, dead at 91 
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• Josh duels his telekinetic dragon against Ben’s spear-wielding Justin Bieber, Ben reveals some strategies for being less bad at husbanding, Josh loses to his 10-year-old son at Stratego, and finally they haiver about the other two holidays (Christmas and New Years). 
• Intro (0-9:03) 
  • Why are there 60 minutes in an hour? 
• Follow-up (9:03-19:04) 
  • Superfight: Dragon vs. Justin Bieber  
• Bad at Husbanding (19:04-31:27) 
• Bad at Logic & Bad at English (31:27-37:52) 
  • Logical fallacy: personal incredulity 
    • Bob Dole’s war injury 
  • Haiver: to chat informally 
    • From: I’m gonna be (500 miles) by the Proclaimers 
• Board game survivor (37:52-54:13) 
  • Stratego 
  • Bananagrams 
  • Just One (Ben called it “one word”) 
• The Holiday Season, Part 2 [Christmas and New Years] (54:13-end) 
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  • The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime 
  • tick, tick… BOOM! on Netflix 
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• A listener gives a great alternate fan theory for interpreting You’ve Got Mail, Ben visits vintage computer mecca Computer Reset in Dallas, Josh attempts to sell $4,000 worth of collectible gaming mini-figures, and both talk about why they love Halloween and Thanksgiving. 
• Intro (0:00-1:51) 
  • The RST (Readability – Strength – Tone) system for amateur radio operators 
• Follow-up (1:51-24:41) 
  • You’ve Got Mail: Katherine’s insight 
  • Generation names in the western world 
  • 17-year-olds dial a rotary phone 
  • YouTuber LGR explores Computer Reset 
  • RECORDER: The Marion Stokes Project 
• Bad at Parenting (24:41-34:07) 
• Josh vs. Bureaucracy (34:07-49:13) 
  • Warmachine & Warhammer 40K Listing on Craigslist 
• Bad at Husbanding (49:13-55:40) 
• Magic is Life (55:40-1:10:45) 
  • Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules, 19 Nov 2021 
  • Piggybacking (security) 
• Bad at Logic (1:10:45-1:13:49) 
  • Bias: the availability heueristic 
• Bad at English & Bad at Gaming (1:13:49-1:22:51) 
  • Bank holiday 
  • Chasing the Dragon 
• The Holiday Season, Part 1 [Halloween and Thanksgiving] (1:22:51-end) 
  • Why the Detroit Lions always play on Thanksgiving 
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• Ben and Josh recommend Dune (2021) without spoilers (!), a contestant finally gets voted off the island in Board Game Survivor, and Josh unleashes his unpopular fan theory on the beloved 1998 classic You’ve Got Mail starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. 
• Intro (0-4:20) 
  • Severe Weather Definitions 
• Follow-up (4:20-12:23) 
  • Dune (2021) not Dune (1984) 
• Bad at Parenting (12:23-24:50) 
• Bad at Logic (24:50-33:18) 
  • The gambler’s fallacy 
  • Biblical gambling? Casting lots 
• Bad at English (33:18-35:07) 
  • Chin-wag: n. talking, esp. informal, gossipy talking; v. to talk informally 
• Board Game Survivor (35:07-51:40) 
  • Survived: 
    • Rack-O 
    • The Game 
    • Apples to Apples: British Isles Edition 
  • Voted off the island: 
    • Captain Sonar 
    • Superfight 
• Movie review: You’ve Got Mail (1998) (51:40-end) 
  • Trailer 
  • Where are they now? 
  • The Piña Colada Song (Escape) – Rupert Holmes 
  • Mrs. Doubtfire: “The whole time? THE WHOLE TIME??” 
  • Felicia Day rocking the typing emote game 
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• Josh was 25% right about the death of Google Fiber and Ben isn’t exactly bad at magic, but let’s not rename the podcast just yet. The real reason the guys are here is to argue the fundamental purposes and motivations behind business and government–TO THE DEATH!! $49.95 only on pay-per-view!  
• Intro & Follow-up (0-9:39) 
  • A Great Day in Harlem – Art Kane (1958) 
    • Documentary 
    • Story (NYT) 
  • Arthur C. Clarke predicts the reversal of urbanization…in 1964 
  • Google Fiber wasn’t killed, nor is it dead 
• Mediocre at Magic? (9:39-32:15) 
  • What 3 Words 
  • Your Guide to Masks (CDC) 
  • Research on mask effectiveness 
• Bad at Logic (32:15-34:16) 
  • Bias: groupthink 
• Bad at English & Board Game Survivor (34:16-41:53) 
  • Spit out your dummy 
  • Scrabble 
  • The Blue Shell – Why Mario Kart’s most hated item exists 
• Corporations vs. Governments (41:53-end) 
  • Corporate Mission Statements 
    • Tesla Mission Statement 
    • Samsung Mission & Vision 
  • United States Mission Statement(s) 
    • Declaration of Independence 
    • US Constitution (preamble) 
  • First past the post voting explained 
  • Index of economic freedom (#12 WILL SHOCK YOU) 
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• Ben mourns the retirement of the greatest sumo wrestler of all time, Hakuho, then sumo SLAMS 4,287 legos onto a tile floor from 10 feet in the air. Ben and Josh apply Bad at Logic to some tweets by Nicki Minaj. Then they discuss the brands they love (and hate) and the reasons behind their (dis)-loyalty. 
• Intro & Follow-up (0-36:52) 
  • 56 different types of olfactory receptors 
  • A Starting Point on Net Neutrality 
  • Hakuho Sho, greatest sumo wrestler of all time (warning: METAL) 
    • Hakuho retirement ceremony (warning: BORING) 
  • Javelin world record that may never be broken 
• Air Force CSO Resigns & Ben takes on the triad (36:52-58:13) 
  • Nicholas Chaillan’s mic drop on LinkedIn 
  • Sandia National Labs 
• Bad at Husbanding (58:13-1:12:05) 
  • London bridge is actually in Arizona?! 
  • Photo of the Lego Tower Bridge disaster  
• Bad at Logic, Bad at English, & Board game survivor (1:12:05-1:37:14) 
  • Fallacy: tu quoque 
    • Nicki Minaj and the Death of Responsibility 
  • British phrase: Tickety boo (adj., informal): everything is good, everything is fine 
  • Board game: Dobble (AKA ‘Spot it!’) (verdict: keep) 
• The products we love [and hate] (1:37:14-end) 
  • Ben’s UNDYING love for the Nike Air Max 95 
  • Sideways: I’m not drinking Merlot (warning: LANGUAGE) 
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• Perhaps we’re all part of a singular galactic intelligence called *THE ONE*. If you name your cars, what do you call them and why? Josh takes on his kid’s school after a delayed COVID exposure notification. Ben and Josh discuss their preferred streaming music services. Josh assigns his kids chores and they mutiny. They review the magic system of the book World War Z: an Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. 
• Intro & Follow-up (0-39:06) 
  • The Egg – A Short Story 
  • What is Net Neutrality? 
  • The Long Tail, explained 
  • Ralph dominates the attention economy 
  • 15 million merits (Black Mirror) [CONTENT WARNING] 
• Bad at Parenting (39:06-50:03) 
  • A nice family dinner 
• Bad at Logic, Bad at English, & Board game survivor (50:03-1:01:21) 
  • Bias: Anchoring 
  • British phrase: Utterly redders – Adj., very hot (as in weather) 
  • Board game: The 5-Second Rule (verdict: keep) 
• Feature: World War Z Book Review (1:01:21-end) 
  • Don’t watch the mediocre (and nothing like the book): World War Z the movie starring Brad Pitt 
  • Listen to the excellent audiobook with an ensemble cast: World War Z the Complete Edition 
  • DON’T MISS! Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton 
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• Ben and Josh reflect on their time in Afghanistan, Josh remodels his bathroom, Ben falls asleep at the DMV, and Josh takes us all along for the ride on his journey of faith. 
• Intro/follow-up (0-50:20) 
  • Last American military members depart Afghanistan 
  • Worst PowerPoint slide ever 
• Ben vs. bureaucracy (50:20-59:37) 
  • A typical day at the DMV 
• Bad at Logic (59:37-1:01:21) 
  • Ad hominem 
  • Short people 
• Bad at English (1:01:21-1:10:18) 
  • Bully: adj. very good, excellent 
• Feature (1:10:18-end) 
  • US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel 
  • Jacks Valley March Back 
  • Jesus Take the Wheel, by Carrie Underwood 
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• Herbie goes bananas, Ben goes to the movies, Josh loves the Oxford Comma, and Ben has an epic battle with the Board of Education.  
• Intro and follow-up (0-23:58) 
  • Herbie goes bananas 
  • Scarlett Johansson sues Disney 
  • Free Guy 
  • Seinfeld Finale …aaaaand the credits scene because it’s excellent 
  • If you build it, they will come 
  • MLB Field of Dreams Game 2021 (skip to 8:10 for climax) 
• Bad at Husbanding (23:58-38:48) 
  • The $10 million comma 
  • Classic grammar argument from Finding Forrester 
  • The Great Vowel Shift 
  • You and all your silly English Knnnnnigits! 
• Board Game Survivor (38:48-47:57) 
  • Mouse (see photos in the Ep. 53 album on our Facebook page) 
  • Barbarossa 
• Bad at Logic (47:57-54:47) 
  • Belief bias 
  • The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints urges members to get vaccinated 
• Bad at English (54:47-58:23) 
  • Know your onions 
• Feature (58:23-end) 
  • UK General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) 
  • Scent of a Woman speech (where was Al Pacino when I needed him?) 
  • Ben’s speech to the School Board 
  • State attorney general letter 
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• Ben and Josh celebrate 2 uninterrupted years of podcasting (!) by reliving Josh’s disastrous vacation into Arizona’s mountains and plumbing the depth of Ben’s hatred for s’mores-flavored snacks. Then they pretty much save all of humanity forever by giving answers to all of the likely and less-likely existential threats of the future.  
• Intro (0-5:04) 
  • Watch Firefly 
  • Halcyon Starcruiser price revealed 
• Follow-up (5:04-27:24) 
  • Barney banned from laser tag 
• Board Game Survivor (27:24-31:54) 
  • Codenames 
    • Verdict: keep 
• Good things that have come out of the pandemic (31:54-46:36) 
  • S’Mores-flavored snacks are terrible 
• Bad at Logic (46:36-49:43) 
  • Logical fallacy: slippery slope 
• Bad at English (49:43-52:17) 
  • Knackered: adj. tired, exhausted 
• Ben and Josh save the world (52:17-end) 
  • Contagion 
  • Waterworld is underrated 
  • Future book review: World War Z 
  • The Fermi Paradox 
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