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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February 08, 2024Episode 117 – Stupid Traditions
Show Notes
Ben finally concludes the Amazon.com 3D printer saga, Josh’s local game store he plays Magic at goes out of business (as he prophesied), and the co-hosts take on a bunch of those stupid, long-standing American traditions that should probably be abandoned.
Intro & follow-up (0-37:57)
Bad at parenting & gaming (37:57-56:19)
DuoLingo: the free, fun, and effective way to learn a language
What I’m reading right now (56:19-1:18:03)
Josh:
The Wheel of Time, Book 6: Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
Ben:
Going Infinite: the rise and fall of a new tycoon by Michael Lewis
Bad at Magic (1:18:03-1:39:33)
The Great Magic Freeze
Feature: Stupid traditions (1:39:33-end)
How NASA lost a spacecraft from a metric math mistake
First past the post voting: minority rule
Next time:
ARCANE League of Legends on Netflix
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Credits:
Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
...more
2h 7min
January 25, 2024Episode 116 – Morto un Papa (When a Pope dies)
Show Notes
Josh speed runs the Phoenix Zoo and goes to Disney on Ice on a whim (hint: it’s for little kids). Ben cheats at Magic and gets his cart stolen in the grocery store (twice!). Finally they discuss Ben’s thesis on the role of replaceability of personnel in the military.
Intro & Follow-up (0-46:21)
I.S.S. film trailer
Fleshman family at the Phoenix Zoo 5K
Bad at Magic (46:21-1:12:18)
Magic: the Gathering formats, explained (official site)
What I’m reading right now (1:12:18-1:27:51)
Josh:
The Wheel of Time, Book 6: Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
Ben
This will be funny later by Jenny Pentland
The War of Art: Winning the inner creative battle by Steven Pressfield
BGS and Bad at Italian (1:27:51-1:40:10)
B@M recommends: Fire Tower
Morto un Papa, se ne fa un altro
The Fundamental Manpower Paradigm of the Military (1:40:10-end)
Not So Replaceable, by Kyle Hahn, Nathan Olin, and Ben Rich, Oct 2018
Star Trek DS9: Prototype (episode)
In a future episode:
Arcane on Netflix
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Credits:
Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
...more
2h 15min
January 11, 2024Episode 115 – Peter Pan has Grown Up
Show Notes
Ben returns to Louisiana alone, Josh robs his daughter to pay the tooth fairy, the hosts weigh in on the Hasbro layoffs at Wizards of the Coast, and they discuss their relationship with games that are costly in terms of time and money now that they have become semi-responsible grown ups.
Intro & Follow-up (0-25:03)
Doing an “Eskimo roll” in a kayak
DoD Skillbridge
CYBER.org
Bad at Magic (25:03-52:13)
The art of Chrome Mox
System of a Down’s ‘Chop Suey’ bridge was random text from a random book
Dan Wilson from Semisonic explaining “Closing Time”
New round of layoffs at Hasbro impacts Wizards of the Coast
Pro player, turned WOTC employee gets laid off
Bad at Italian & what I’m reading (52:13-1:05:11)
Buono come il pane = as good as bread (used to describe someone who is good-natured and kind)
Josh: The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
Ben: nothing!
Board Game Survivor (1:05:11-1:17:23)
Mantis
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Wizard Kittens
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Feature: the death of Peter Pan (1:17:23-end)
Cyberpunk 2077
Horizon Zero Dawn
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Next time: The Fundamental Manpower Paradigm of the Military (link to Ben’s Thesis)
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Credits:
Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
...more
2h 9min
December 28, 2023Episode 114 – Bad at Artifacts
Show Notes
Ben and Josh finalize their holiday shopping mistakes, explore the superstitions surrounding wishing someone luck (in 3 languages), upgrade the ceiling fan in Josh’s game room to full rainbow LED, and discuss the significance of artifacts in history, gaming, and storytelling.
Intro & Follow-up (0-18:26)
Tom Stanton 3D prints a hand-crank generator
Bad at Parenting (18:26-34:55)
Bad at Italian (34:55-39:25)
In bocca al lupo
The urbane Irish nationalist Robert Wilson Lynd published an article, “A Defence of Superstition”, in the 1 October 1921 edition of the New Statesman, a British liberal political and cultural magazine, regarding the theatre as the second-most superstitious institution in England, after horse racing. 
What I’m Reading (39:25-45:03)
Josh:
The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time #4) by Robert Jordan
Ben:
Hidden Potential: the Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant
The Fallen from Paradise (Paradise Planets #1) by Shaun Barrowes
The Ninja Kids performing Shaun’s song Being Awesome! (455M views on YouTube)
Board Game Survivor & Bad at parenting, reprise (45:03-54:15-1:04:53)
Nerts (3 min how-to-play video)
Tetris 99
Josh’s Game Room with THREE (3) rainbow LED light bulbs
Feature (1:04:53-end)
Marauder’s Map Easter Egg (Prisoner of Azkaban end credits)
Nicol Bolas’ Grand Scheme (War of the Spark)
Quel’Serrar the High Blade (World of Warcraft)
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Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
...more
1h 54min
December 14, 2023Episode 113 – The Ideal Team Player
Show Notes
Josh buys a new Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Ben returns from Kuwait, Santa Claus is dead (long live Santa Claus), and the hosts discuss the 3 attributes required to become “The Ideal Team Player” from the book by that title by Patrick M. Lencioni.
Intro & Follow-up (0-1:11:18)
Faraday Cage
Out of Africa Wildlife Park
Kia Corporate New Owner Training
Lying to Ourselves: Dishonesty in the Army Profession
Bad at Technology (1:11:18-1:20:51)
PlayStation Store To Lose More Than 1,200 Purchasable Titles – With No Refunds
Bad at parenting (1:20:51-1:27:24)
What I’m Reading (1:27:24-1:37:55)
Josh:
The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time #4) by Robert Jordan
Ben:
Nova: A Dragoncaller Novel by Megan Schanfish
“When Nova’s magic is discovered, he’s chased away by the people of his village, the only home he’s ever known, in the middle of a civil war. The only hope for him and the friends he has remaining is to make it to the Elven city of Allanar, where he can learn more about the powers coursing through him – if he isn’t killed for them, first.”
Feature (1:37:55-end)
The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni
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Credits:
Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
...more
2h 26min
November 30, 2023Episode 112 – Bad at Gifting
Show Notes
Ben muddles (badly) through some British honourifics, Josh has a little too much fun in an Ulta, and the hosts take on the traditions and considerations surrounding holiday gift giving.
Intro & follow-up (0-10:19)
The Right Honourable Lord Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte The Viscount Nelson, Sir Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson Baron of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe
Ben’s end-of-tour report (10:19-47:08)
National Novel Writing Month
Bad at technology (47:08-1:11:08)
Amazon sidewalk
Disney+
AI Instagram Model Aitana Lopez
Bad at parenting (1:11:08-1:18:00)
Bad at Italian & What I’m reading & BGS (1:18:00-1:36:34)
Italian:
“Ogni giorno è lunedì.” = “Every day’s a Monday.”
Josh is reading: The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, Book 4) by Robert Jordan
Ben is reading: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Gift giving (1:36:34-end)
Scrubs: Babycage
December to Remember Car Commercial – SNL
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Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
...more
2h 25min
November 16, 2023Episode 111 – Genres in Comic Book Movies
Show Notes
Ben and Josh settle potatoes vs. milk, Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day, fiction vs. nonfiction, and MCU vs. DCEU. All in a day’s work for the fearless hosts of Bad at Magic.
Intro & follow-up (0-29:22)
David “The Nelson” Shepherd, legendary cricket umpire
Which is the more versatile food (29:22-33:39)
Inside Out 2 trailer
Is milk poison?
Bad at military (33:39-50:01)
Remembrance Day (Canada)
Bad at Technology (50:01-59:40)
Tech ecosystems
What I’m reading (59:40-1:15:56)
Josh:
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
Ben:
Bad Blood, Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes goes to prison
Making It So – a Memoir by Patrick Stewart
Waiting for Godot w/ Ian McKellen
Quadruple Take Masterclass
Why is Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicle Book 3 taking so long?
Genres in comic book movies (1:15:56-end)
Trey Parker and Matt Stone on story structure
The Blade Trilogy
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Credits:
Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
...more
2h 14min
November 02, 2023Episode 110 – Failing Well
Show Notes
Josh advocates for sending signals through colored Trick-or-Treat buckets, Ben finishes reading “The New Jim Crow” and the hosts show why being Bad @ things is OK thanks to the lens of Amy Edmundson’s “Spectrum of Causes of Failures”.
Intro & Follow-up (0-27:25)
109 IS a prime number
Dear Hank and John return after Hank’s cancer
Marvel Magic cards
Bad at social cues (27:25-40:52)
Colored Halloween Buckets
It’s Not OK to Police Co-Workers’ Pronouns
What I’m Reading (40:52-57:45)
Josh
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
Ben
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Making It So – A Memoir by Patrick Stewart
Feature – Bad at Failure (57:45-end)
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death – Freakonomics Radio
Michael Scott being an Amazing Salesman supercut
Do your taxes for free on IRS.gov
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Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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2h 1min
October 19, 2023Episode 109 – The Year of the Cubicle
Show Notes
Ben and Josh recount some past predictions come true (student loans & MLB rules changes). Josh recounts his experience at Magicfest Vegas 2023…all alone. And finally, and the hosts celebrate the upcoming 25th anniversary of the film ‘Office Space’ by each giving some hot takes on the classic film by Mike Judge that you’ve probably never heard before.
Intro & Follow-up (0-35:18)
Biden cancels another $9B in student loan debt
How Did The Rule Changes Impact The 2023 Major League Baseball Season?
Arizona Diamondbacks hit 4 homeruns in one inning!
Bad at Magic (35:18-57:39)
Magicfest Vegas 2023
What I’m reading (57:39-1:04:06)
Josh:
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan (started 14 Oct)
Ben:
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Office Space 25th Anniversary (1:04:06-end)
Trailer (actually quite good)
Did you get the memo?
Michael Bolton (cameo?) in Office Space [Funny or Die]
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Credits:
Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich
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2h 14min
October 05, 2023Episode 108 – Student Loan Forgiveness
Show Notes
Ben loses yet another car to teenage driving, Josh reads The Eye of the World (again), and they take on a hot-button political issue to absolutely no avail: Student Loan Forgiveness.
Intro & Follow-up (0-20:39)
2023 Annular Solar Eclipse
Bad at Parenting (20:39-40:02)
Teaching kids to drive
Bad at Husbanding (40:02-47:33)
A Man Called Otto
‘Til You’re Home by David Hodges cover by Ben Rich and Vladimir from Fiverr
What I’m Reading (47:33-1:01:46)
Josh:
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Ben:
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Main Topic (1:01:46-end)
“A Good Circle” from the Revisionist History podcast with Malcolm Gladwell
Cocktail & Secret of my Success job interview montage
A Starting Point: Education
The Perpetual Education Fund
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Credits:
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Transition music by Jarus Rich
Outro music Til’ I’m Home (a cover of ‘Til You’re Home by David Hodges) performed by Vladimir and Ben
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2h 24min

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