Show Notes 

• Ben takes an unexpected trip to the ER, Josh spends way too much on a new mouse, and the hosts of the Bad at Magic Podcast unravel the secrets of the universe.  
• Intro/Follow-up (0:00-15:05) 
  • 31 Foods You’re Eating That Contain Sawdust 
  • PopChartLab’s Omnibus of Superpowers 
• Bad at Logic (15:05-24:11) 
  • Today’s Bias: The Backfire Effect 
  • Freakonomics ep. 455: Are you ready for a fresh start? 
• Bad at Husbanding (24:11-40:32) 
  • Josh’s computer build video 
  • Razr Deathadder v2 Pro Wireless 
  • Hip Hip Hooray for Annie McRae! by Brad Wilcox 
• Bad at Rollerblading (40:32-1:07:11) 
• Bad at English (1:07:11-1:10:13) 
  • Advertisement: British vs. American pronounciation 
• Feature (1:10:13-end) 
  • Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme by Richard Brodie 
  • Blind spot optical illusions 
  • The World’s Bananas Are Clones—and They Are in Imminent Danger 
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  • The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell 
  • Ralph Breaks the Internet **MUST SEE** 
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Ben marks several major life achievements--some joyous, some dubious. Josh geeks out on comic books in a way that would make Sheldon Cooper blush. Both highly recommend WandaVision on Disney+.

Show Notes 

• Ben marks several major life achievements–some joyous, some dubious. Josh geeks out on comic books in a way that would make Sheldon Cooper blush. Both highly recommend WandaVision on Disney+. 
• Intro (0:00-8:55) 
  • Scrubs homage to Hitchcock’s North by Northwest 
• Follow-up (8:55-48:42) 
  • The Pareto Principle 
  • The Peter Principle 
  • Navin R. Johnson made the phone book (warning: language) 
  • I can’t recommend online auto buying from Vroom yet 
  • Remote test proctoring is a privacy invasion and apparently racially biased  
  • Robocop ED-209 malfunction (warning: graphic violence) 
• Good @ thinking (48:42-54:27) 
  • Logical fallacy: Strawman 
  • CGP Grey on always being right (trick: be willing to change your mind) 
• Bad at English (54:27-56:50) 
  • Dummy: nipple-shaped plastic/rubber prosthesis for soothing a baby 
    • Also: pacifier, plug 
• WandaVision Review (56:50-end) 
  • Mise-en-scène 
  • TV Tropes: Unresolved Sexual Tension (UST) 
  • Gaslighting 
  • Does Even Peters being recast as Pietro Maximoff from the MCU mean the Marvel and X-Men universes are now merged?? 
  • The mystery of the flaming skiier (Malcolm in the Middle) 
  • DON’T MISS: AGATHA ALL ALONG! 
  • The metaphysical thought exercise: The Ship of Theseus 
  • Book review for Episode 42:  
    • Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme by Richard Brodie 
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Josh roasts the USA for still using Fahrenheit, Ben talks about convertible design, and they both do the washing up on the rest of their dirty jobs.

Show Notes 

• Josh roasts the USA for still using Fahrenheit, Ben talks about convertible design, and they both do the washing up on the rest of their dirty jobs. 
• Intro (0:00-40:07) 
  • Why America still uses Fahrenheit 
  • Convertible design by Ken Nagle 
  • Josh and Nichole’s Ninja turtles reenactment  
  • Mr. Iglesias on Netflix 
• Bad at English (40:07-47:36) 
  • Washing up: v. the act of doing the dishes; or n. the dishes that need to be done 
• Dirty Jobs with Ben and Josh, part 2 (47-36-end) 
  • Minuteman-III ICBM launch sequence 
  • The 2007 “Minot Incident” 
  • Lieutenant Colonel J.D. Loftis “Afghanistan lost its best friend” 
  • Pool Notes: the best online/mobile pool professional software 
  • The 80/20 rule 
  • Go vote on Reddit for our next book review! 
    • To Be Honest by Michael Leviton 
    • Virus of the Mind by Richard Brodie 
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Show Notes: 

• Summary 
• Intro (0:00-30:08) 
  • 39 original signers of the US constitution 
  • CEO Mary Barra reduces General Motors’ 10-page dress code to two words: Dress appropriately. 
  • US Air Force PT Uniform 
  • NIOSH Hierarchy of Controls 
  • Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network 
  • Wyoming Doesn’t Exist 
• Bad at Husbanding (30:08-34:17) 
  • Do you think you could crunch any louder? 
• Kaldheim (34:17-47:23) 
  • Magic’s newest set based on Norse mythology 
  • MTG Arena mobile for Andriod 
  • Freakonomics: People I (Mostly) Admire 
  • Veratasium: The Logistic Map 
• Bad at English (47:23-49:07) 
  • Slopey shoulder(ed): “when a person delegates anything given to them or slides it straight off their work load onto someone else out of laziness” 
• Jobs I’ve had (49:07-end) 
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Ben and Josh discuss safety standards, debate the existence of Wyoming, apologize for someone else chewing loudly, and praise the newest Norse Mythology-themed Magic set. They also talk about jobs they've had from childhood into their early twenties and how it has shaped them into who they are today.

Let's not kid ourselves here, Josh and Ben both Love 'The Mandalorian' on Disney+. They also talk about the Korean War, COVID safety, dress codes, retirement plans, and online grocery service--just an average episode.

Show Notes: 

• Let’s not kid ourselves here, Josh and Ben both Love ‘The Mandalorian’ on Disney+. They also talk about the Korean War, COVID safety, dress codes, retirement plans, and online grocery service–just an average episode.  
• Random stuff (0:00-49:58) 
  • The 38th Parallel 
  • Kevin Smith: a fascinating human 
  • Duke Brothers (from Trading Places) cameo in Coming to America 
  • CEO Mary Barra reduces General Motors’ 10-page dress code to two words: Dress appropriately. 
  • The US Air Force Dress Code: Air Force Instruction 36-2903 
  • Ben’s next assignment: Air Force Global Strike Command 
  • Which retirement system is right for you? (Department of Defense) 
  • The NIOSH ‘Hierarchy of Controls’ (as used for COVID safety) 
  • Why is there an aluminum can shortage? COVID 
• Bad at English (49:58-52:43) 
  • Naughts and Crosses (US: Tic-tac-toe) 
  • Wargames: Tic-tac-toe 
• The Mandalorian (52:43-end) 
  • The Mandalorian on Disney+ 
  • The ‘young prodigy’ and the ‘late bloomer’ 
  • Show, don’t tell 
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America goes crazy, Ben gets Coronavirus, Josh gives up free-to-play mobile gaming, and they both trash on Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline while enjoying it in spite of themselves.