Show Notes 

• Ben asks Josh if he’s actually Bad at Magic, Josh finds out dinner theater isn’t “real” theater, Ben arrives late to the birth of his 6th child, and Josh kills some terrorists. 
• Intro (0:00-3:29) 
  • The Last Dance on Netflix 
• Bad at English (3:29-6:02) 
  • Gert Lush 
• Ben’s Rule of Two and Josh’s Law of Wasted Time (6:02-21:25) 
  • Day9TV #100 MUST WATCH 
  • Good, Better, Best by Dallin H. Oaks 
• Dinner Theater and Sarcasm in Marriage (21:25–35:34) 
  • Skipper Dan by Weird Al Yankovic 
  • The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell 
  • The only way to win is not to play 
• What to do when you see Missionaries (35:34-45:36) 
  • Invite them in! 
• Bad at Parenting (45:36-1:03:01) 
  • The birth of Ben’s 6th child 
• Josh was a drone pilot (1:03:01-end) 
  • PopSci.com: No one wants to be a drone pilot, Air Force discovers 
  • General Atomics MQ-1 Predator 
• Miscellany 
  • Submit your questions for the upcoming Q&A episode here 
  • Don’t forget to watch Ben’s video essay celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Nike Air Max 95 
  • Check out our website: https://www.badatmagic.live 
  • And join in the discussion on: 
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast 
    • Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ 
  • And please support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic 

Show Notes 

• Ben and Josh both watched Hamilton and Palm Springs which are nothing alike, Ben gives his summer gaming recommendations, they both share their Magic: the Gathering Signature Spellbooks, and try not to get their pants in a knot while celebrating the 1st anniversary of the Bad At Magic Podcast! 
• Intro (0:00-29:51) 
  • Watch Hamilton on Disney+ 
  • Or Palm Springs on Hulu 
    • How much time passed on Groundhog Day? 
• Bad at Magic (29:51-1:27:00) 
  • Ben’s summer game recommendations: 
    • Point Salad 
    • Azul: Summer Pavilion 
    • Puerto Rico 
    • Dr. Mario & “The New Tetris” on N64 
  • Jim Davis’ article: “My Signature Spellbook” 
  • Ben’s Magic: the Gathering signature spellbook 
    1. Savanna Lions; Jhoira of the Ghitu; Knight of the Reliquary; Cryptic Command; Noble Hierarch; Treetop Village; Feather, the Redeemed; Blood Moon 
    2. Ben’s Jhoira of the Ghitu EDH Deck Video 
    3. What is Feather the Reedeemed, redeemed from?  
  • Josh’s Magic: the Gathering signature spellbook 
    1. Time Stop; Wrath of God; Umezawa’s Jitte; Vitu-ghazi, the City-tree; Gemstone Caverns; Hoofprints of the Stag; Flickerform; Silver Myr 
• Bad at English (1:27:00-1:33:45) 
  • British vs. American clothing: 
    • Trousers NOT Pants 
    • Pants NOT Underwear 
    • Budgy Smugglers NOT Tighty Whities 
    • Bridgets or Apple Catchers NOT Granny Panties 
    • String Vest NOT Wife Beater 
    • Football Boots NOT Soccer Shoes 
• Bad at Parenting (1:33:45-1:36:54) 
  • “What does it look like I’m doing?!” 
• 1st Anniversary Celebration (1:36:54-end) 
  • Josh’s new shoes 
  • Ben’s video essay celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Nike Air Max 95 
  • Check out our website: https://www.badatmagic.live 
  • And join in the discussion on: 
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast 
    • Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ 
  • And please support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic 

Show Notes 

• Josh changes from consumer to mooch, gets Hamilton stuck in his head, and has a cute daughter. Ben couldn’t organize a piss-up in a brewery, almost kills 3 kids and a dog, and protests police violence. They both love Avatar: the Last Airbender. 
• Intro (0:00-7:37) 
  • Or watch Hamilton on Disney+ 
  • Go see Matilda: the Musical on the West End 
• Bad at Parenting (7:37-24:28) 
  • What cute things did your kids say wrong that you didn’t want them to stop? 
• Bad at English (24:28-26:11) 
  • Couldn’t organize a piss-up in a brewery 
• Black Lives Matter (26:11-41:22) 
  • Edwardsville, IL protests 
  • Tik Tok Trump Protest 
• Avatar: the Last Airbender (41:22-end) 
  • Join in the discussion on: 
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast 
    • Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ 
  • And please support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic

Show Notes 

• Josh and Ben agree that Hamilton is interesting, Pixar’s Cars is ridiculous, and password complexity guidelines are out of control, but they can’t agree on what religious freedom should look like during the COVID-19 outbreak. 
• Intro (0:00-7:57) 
  • Mobile gaming revisited: AFK Arena 
• Hamilton (7:57-13:15) 
  • Who shot Alexander Hamilton? (Got Milk? Ad from 1993) directed by Michael Bay?! 
  • The Bank that Hamilton Built 
• The Pixar Cars Universe (13:15-24:20) 
  • Why the Cars in Pixar’s “Cars” have doors and mirrors 
  • Is Cars set on post-apocalypse earth?? 
• Passwords (24:20-48:00) 
  • Bill Burr regrets password standards he wrote -WSJ 
  • xkcd on password strength 
  • How desire paths can lead to better design 
  • Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2016 
• Bad at English (48:00-52:39) 
  • “Caught the lurgy” – a sort of catch-all phrase for a sickness that’s easy to catch but not that serious 
• Freedom of Religion under COVID-19 Lockdown (52:39-end) 
  • COVID-19 Crisis—A Wake-Up Call for Religious Freedom 
  • Outbreak (1995) Fuel Air Bomb 
  • Ward vs. Rock Against Racism 
• For next time 
  • A full review of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” 
  • Join in the discussion on: 
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast 
    • Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ 
  • And please support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic 

Show Notes 

• Josh has a zen moment with his awesome home workstation, Ben cyberstalks old coworkers, Josh forgets how old his son is, and they discuss growth mindset vs. fixed mindset. 
• Intro (0:00-20:38) 
  • Josh’s home workstation vs. Ben’s home workstation 
  • The 2007 Minot nuclear weapons incident  
    • Wikipedia article 
• Bad At Parenting (20:38-26:25) 
  • How do you remember your important dates? 
• Bad at English (26:25-29:01) 
  • Self-Licking Lollipop (US: Ice Cream Cone): 
    • In political jargon, a self-licking ice cream cone is a self-perpetuating system that has no purpose other than to sustain itself. 
• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (29:01-end) 
  • Freakonomics is a great book 
  • The Power of Believing You Can Improve (Ted Talk by Carol Dweck, PhD) 
  • Wellesley HS Class of 2012 Commencement Address: You Are Not Special 
  • Junior Varsity Quiz Final 
  • Join in the discussion on: 
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast 
    • Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ 
  • And please support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic 

Show Notes: 

• Josh plays to win against little children, Ben teaches grandma how to suck eggs, America protests racially-charged police brutality, Ben wastes way too much money on mobile gaming, and the bee saga comes to a conclusion 
• Intro (0:00-2:51) 
  • Book review poll winner: Mindset by Carol Dweck 
• Bad At Parenting (2:51-8:18) 
  • Spot It! Jr. Animals 
  • KeyForge 
• Bad at English (8:18-12:10) 
  • British Idiom: You don’t teach grandma to suck eggs 
    • An English idiom that refers to giving advice to another person in a subject with which the other person is already familiar (and probably more so than the first person). 
  • Other Languages’ version: 
    • French: Les oisons veulent mener les ois paître (“The goslings want to drive the geese to pasture”) 
    • Italian: Insegnar nuotare ai pesci (“To teach fish to swim”) 
    • German: German: Er will seinen Vater lernen Kinder erziehen (“He would teach his father to raise children”) 
• COVID-19 and Police Brutality (12:10-40:57) 
  • Arizona calls for emergency plan as COVID-19 spikes after reopening 
  • Illinois has largest decrease in COVID-19 cases across US 
  • WATCH: The murder of George Floyd 
  • A Bug’s Life scene that’s strangely relevant in today’s situation 
  • John Oliver on what to do about the problem with Policing in America (language warning)  
  • Hostess declares bankruptcy to end strike 
• Free-to-play, pay-to-win online games (40:57-1:20:37) 
  • Project Orcon: A Pigeon-Guided Missile 
  • Weird Al: Couch Potato 
  • How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did 
  • Belgium banned lootboxes in games 
• Getting the Bees out (1:20:37-end) 
  • Ben’s beekeeper video 
  • Josh’s handmade wooden coasters 
  • Don’t forget about the BAM Fitness Challenge 
• For next time: 
  • Read Mindset by Carol Dweck (8hrs) OR watch a YouTube video of her talking about it! (10min) 
• Links: 
  • AND please support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic 
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast 
  • Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ 

Show Notes : 

• Ben’s house gets swarmed by bees, we find new ways to lie to children to get them to do what we want, and we discuss all the ways AI can kill us (there’s a lot). 
• Intro (0:00-10:27) 
  • Bee Swarm Video 
• Maintaining normalcy during a quarantine (10:27-35:37) 
  • Bad At Magic Episode 17 Josh interviews Ben about his missionary service  
  • Smarter Every Day: Snatch Blocks 
  • Mark Rober: Squirrel Ninja Obstacle Course 
• Bad At English (35:37-39:09) 
  • Faff: 
    1. Noun (Britain, slang) An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time. 
       Adjusting this television is a bit of a faff. 
    2. Verb (Britain, slang) To waste time on an unproductive activity. 
       She faffed about so much, she never got to eat her breakfast. 
• Artificial Intelligence and Common Sense (39:09-end) 
  • Quanta Magazine article: Common Sense Comes Closer to Computers 
  • Automated Journalism 
  • Alan Turing: The Imitation Game (movie) and The Enigma (Book) 
  • Garry Kasparov vs. Deep Blue 
  • Ex Machina trailer 
  • Stamp Collecting Robot threatens humanity? 
  • Rogue Robots 
  • How to stop the stamp-collecting robot: The Orthogonality Thesis 
• For next time: 
  • Vote for a non-fiction book on Facebook or Reddit 
    • Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell 
    • Mindset by Carol Zweck 
    • The System by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian 
    • Boyd by Robert Corham 
  • Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic 
  • And don’t forget about the BAM Fitness Challenge 

Show Notes:  

• Ben and Josh reminisce about the best attorney at Sacred Heart, compare Steam libraries, complain about Daylight Savings Time, can’t be bothered, and explore conscientiousness/pingyness.  
• Scrubs (0:00-7:02) 
  • Thanks for everything, Ted 
  • Hospital Sad Sack 
  • Ted sings ‘Over the Rainbow’ 
  • Sam Lloyd says goodbye 
• Steam Library Comparison (7:02-37:31) 
  • History of Valve and Steam 
  • Papers, Please 
  • Epic NPC Man 
  • Captain Forever 
  • Kerbal Space Program 
• Daylight Savings Time Revisited and Bad At English (37:31-42:37) 
  • “Can’t be bothered” (searches of “what do Americans say instead of…”) 
    • US: didn’t feel like it 
    • Maybe: couldn’t care less 
    • Someone else: they either said no or I’m speculating that they aren’t going to want to  
• Conscientiousness and Pingyness (42:37-1:49:55) 
  • Wikipedia: Conscientiousness 
  • Associated trait: Pingyness (Ben’s word) 
    • Pingy people: 
      • Enable read receipts on unimportant emails 
      • Call right when you were about to send it 
      • Get nervous when you aren’t early 
      • Interpret your difference as indifference 
      • Don’t believe in “less is more” 
• Artificial Intelligence and Common Sense (1:49:55-end) 
  • AI entered an essay contest 
  • Homework for next time: 
    • Quanta Magazine article: Common Sense Comes Closer to Computers 
• Join us on social media and share your favorite games in your Steam Library 
  • Check us out on Facebook 
  • Bad At Magic on Reddit 
  • Rate us on iTunes 
  • Our YouTube Channel 
  • Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic 
  • And don’t forget about the BAM Fitness Challenge 

Show Notes:  

• Ben and Josh explore the Stanley Parable, relive the pain of trying to cancel Comcast, argue over assigned seats, debate prayer at work, and bid a fond farewell to Sam Lloyd. 
• The Stanley Parable (0:00-11:44) 
  • SPOILER WARNING: If you intend to play The Stanley Parable, skip to 11:44 
  • PewDiePie plays it (language warning) 
• Bad at Parenting (11:44-50:06) 
  • The Square Cube Law 
  • The Law of Urination (the 21 second rule) 
  • What if we denotated all the nuclear weapons at the same time? 
  • Contagion (2011) 
  • Josh finding out that he actually had fiber the whole time 
  • Comcast hasn’t figure out how to let customers disconnect amicably in 5 years (PTSD trigger warning) 
• Bad at English (50:06-50:37) 
  • Trump = Fart 
• Assigned Seats (50:37-1:07:34) 
  • Does your family have assigned seats? 
• Prayer on the COVID-19 task force (1:07:34-1:35:58) 
  • “One change Pence brought to the panel when he assumed control at Trump’s direction was a seating chart, which changes daily based on the assigned topic for discussion. Sometimes, the meetings begin with a prayer…”  –From a CNN story ‘Inside the Trump Pence Partnership‘ 
  • The Italian Job story about alcohol-related incident in a military unit 
• Farewell Ted (Sam Lloyd) (1:35:58-end) 
  • Scrubs: Hey Ya 
  • Goodbye Sam Lloyd (0:30) 
• Join us on social media and share your favorite Scrubs episode with Ted 
  • Check us out on Facebook 
  • Bad At Magic on Reddit 
  • Rate us on iTunes 
  • Our YouTube Channel 
  • Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic 
  • Tell your friends! 

Show Notes:  

• Ben and Josh finally talk about Magic again which leads to a discussion on the right way to break the rules 
• COVID-19 update (0:00-5:51) 
  • Ben’s prediction about movie theaters starts to come true 
• Bad At English (5:51-8:00) 
  • Jam tomorrow (idiom, British): an expression for a never-fulfilled promise  
• Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (8:00-) 
  • Josh’s article on Paper vs. Digital Magic: the Gathering 
  • How to draft Magic: the Gathering 
  • The people love Monsters! 
  • Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths video trailer 
• Breaking the rules done right (36:43-end) 
  • Is Superman Boring? 
  • The Magic card back 
  • “Gimme a Break” by Mark Rosewater (2004) 
    1. Rules should be broken only when a card [storytelling, gameplay, innovation] demands it 
    2. Broken rules have to feel natural 
    3. Check the reason for the rule you’re breaking 
    4. Breaking rules is a test for the future 
    5. Not every rule can be broken 
  • The Captain is back and he didn’t skip leg day 
  • Firefly scene: The Negotiator (1:07) 
  • Swiffer, 1999 
  • Banksy’s shredder stunt 
  • This is not a flamethrower 
  • For next time: 
    • Try ‘The Stanley Parable’ (2013) on Steam 
• Join us on social media and share your favorite rule breakers 
  • Check us out on Facebook 
  • Bad At Magic on Reddit 
  • Rate us on iTunes 
  • Our YouTube Channel 
  • Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic 
  • Tell your friends!