Josh and Ben discuss the Library of Babel, the iPhone 15, wizards in Chicago, reading books by your friends, and finally social norms and taboos. Intro and follow-up (0-12:24)Ed Sheeran responds to copyright infringement lawsuit The Jazz Singer and Al Jolson’s racial identity Bad at Technology (12:24-42:51)The Library of Babel on VSAUCE http://libraryofbabel.info iPhone 15 and USB-C Bad at English (42:51-50:49)Literally the end of Josh caring about humanity #WordCrimes Nuclear or Nucular? What I’m reading (50:49-1:05:28)Books by Acquaintances:Nova by Meagan Schanfish (high fantasy) The Paradise Planets by Shaun Barrowes (high fantasy) Trinacria by P.D. Fertitta (mafia) What I want, but hard-copy only:In the garden of beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson (history) Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (mid-20th-century memoir) Present at the Creation by Dean Acheson (biography) Taboos and social norms (1:05:28-end)It’s you…and by a lot Google nGrams Viewer of course…but maybe (Louis C.K.) The Station nightclub fire: What happened and who’s to blame for disaster that killed 100? Mr. Bean no hugs The Tattooed Mormon, Al Fox Join in the discussion on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ Check out our website(s):http://www.badatmagic.live Our YouTube Channel Support us on:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/ Credits:Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich Transition music by Jarus Rich Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich 
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