Episode 163 – Bad Blood

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Show Notes 

• Ben and Josh tentatively embrace the newest Magic set (Avatar: The Last Airbender) prior to its release, Josh complains about Daylight Savings Time (again), Presidents do (or don’t) catch fainting people standing behind them, the first round of the Bad at Magic Disney Baddie Showdown “sweet 16” wraps up, and the hosts discuss the scandal surrounding Silicon Valley startup Theranos and its CEO Elizabeth Holmes and COO Sunny Balwani.  
• Intro & Follow-up (0-29:35)
  • Languages most frequently used for web content as of Oct 2025 by share of websites 
  • Avatar: The Last Air Bender | Magic: The Gathering – Universes Beyond 
  • Check out the Disney Baddie Showdown on the Bad at Magic subreddit 
  • Lore Olympus | WEBTOON 
• Bad at Daylight Savings Time & Hometown Football (29:35-46:53)
  • Obama catches fainting woman 
• What I’m Reading (46:53-1:08:55)
  • Josh: Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter book #30)
    • Airplane facts with Max 
  • Ben: The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Dr. Laura Schlessinger 
• Main Segment (1:08:55-end)
  • Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup – John Carreyrou 
  • The guy at your company who does NOTHING 
  • Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Mad Money Interview, Oct 2015  
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  • Transition music by Jarus Rich 
  • Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich