Ben and Josh talk about Christmas gift giving, children's birthday parties, and holiday gaming with the family

Ben and Josh talk about Star Wars, Christmas shopping, and the Italian job

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• Ben and Josh talk about Star Wars, Christmas shopping, and the Italian job 
• Disney and Star Wars–too much too fast? (0:00-53:26) 
  • Disney+ ‘s killer app: The Mandalorian 
  • Nintendo Launch Titles 
  • Disney’s Star Wars cinema sins (Josh’s review): 
    • Force Awakens – 2015 – Great – 8/10 (-2 for unnecessary fan service, looking at you random han solo monster scene) 
    • Rogue One – 2016 – 3/10 (storytelling at its worst, +3 for visuals and making storm troopers feel menacing) 
      • Just watch this one scene instead! 
    • Last Jedi – 2017 – Ugh – 1/10 (ruined the rest of the franchise for me, missed opportunity with a Kylo and Rey swap) 
      • Mark Hamill speaking for the fans 
    • Solo – 2018 – 7/10 as a random sci-fi heist movie, 1/10 as star wars canon, utterly forgettable 
  • Turned a beloved franchise into a soulless cash-grab 
  • The Rise of Skywalker – 2019  
  • The Mandalorian – turning things around? 
  • Baby Yoda Memes! 
• Bad at English (53:26-58:43) 
  • pitch up—phrasal verb 
  UK informal 
  to arrive in a place: I was late getting home from work and needed to get my son to dance practice, but didn’t want to pitch up in uniform so I went inside to change. 
• Christmas Shopping (58:43-1:21:35) 
  • The cutting board Josh made for Ben 
  • Alicia’s piecework nativity 
  • The 5 Love Languages — what’s yours?? 
    • receiving gifts, 
    • quality time, 
    • words of affirmation, 
    • acts of service, 
    • and physical touch 
  From <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Love_Languages>  
  • The Christmas gift giving rule of 4 story 
    1. Something you want, 
    2. Something you need, 
    3. Something to wear, and 
    4. Something to read. 
• Ben tells the story of the Italian Job (1:21:35-2:28:35) 
  • Ben’s Unit in Italy 
  • Air Force Instruction 34-511 – Disposition of Personal Property and Effects 
  • Bo’s home movies 
• Thanks to our listeners! (2:28:35-Fin) 
  • Check us out on Facebook! 
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  • Now on Reddit! 

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• Intro (0:00-4:11) 
  • Puffs are “Bad At Magic”! 
• Leftovers from Episode 6 (4:11-8:38) 
  • Bad At Magic Speculation: Oko, Thief of Crowns 
• What it’s like having listeners (8:38-14:38) 
  • The Brick Catapult: the rest of the story 
• Playing games with kids (14:38-34:45) 
  • “Not all screen time is equal.” -Ben 
  • Video games are more than just sitting and staring at a screen 
    • Rock Band 
    • Use Your Words 
    • Kahoot! 
  • Ben’s Dad’s Superpower 
  • Board Games w/ Kids 
    • Go Fish! 
    • Battleship 
    • Monopoly 
    • UNO (for Colorblind!) 
  • “Games are like wine…if you don’t like it, that’s because you haven’t found one that you like.” -Josh 
• Bad At English (34:45-39:42) 
  • Ghee: is a class of clarified butter that originated in ancient India. It is commonly used in Middle Eastern cuisine. 
  • Britain’s National Dish: Chicken Tikka Masala 
  • The Jeremy Kyle Show 
• Things that annoy people (39:42-1:11:19) 
  • Clicky things like keyboards and pens 
  • Treating your peers like children 
  • Ben’s Leadership Reaction Course PTSD 
  • Josh’s Business Transaction Broker’s communication skills 
• Living With Yourself on Netflix by Timothy Greenberg with Paul Rudd & Aisling Bea (1:11:19-2:06:34) 
  • Wikipedia article with episode summaries written by Ben 
  • Hank Azaria on Mel Blanc 
  • The Sixth Day Trailer 
  • Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes 
  • Mise-en-scène 
• Thanks to our listeners! (2:06:34-) 
  • Check us out on Facebook! 
  • Rate us on iTunes!  
  • Now on Reddit! 

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