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• Ben and Josh discuss dead presidents, polluting the atmosphere to save the world, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, and more iterations of the trolley problem than you can shake a gauntlet at. It’s like chalk and cheese!
• Intro (0:00-14:53)
  • Harry S. Truman, 33rd U.S. President
  • How to transfer your music from Google Play to YouTube Music
  • “Technically Correct”
  • Antitrust Trailer
• Climate change and geoengineering (14:53-25:38)
  • Think like a freak
  • Geoengineering (Kurzgesagt)
  • Budyko Blanket
  • Do Anti-lock Brakes make you safer? (yes, less crashes; and no, worse crashes: NHTSA report)
  • The Geopolitics of the Nile
• Bad at English (25:38-30:04)
  • Chalk and Cheese (i.e. Apples and Oranges)
• The Trolley Problem (30:04-end)
  • TED TechEd
  • The Good Place:
    • Part 1 (precept)
    • Part 2 (practice)
  • Real life incident
  • Online Games:
    • The Trolley Problem
    • Moral Machine
  • Tesla Autopilot predicts CRASH(es)
  • Examples on film
    • Mr. Incredible thinks he sets up the trolley problem (he doesn’t)
    • Spider Man faces the trolley problem (he rejects it)
    • Neo faces the trolley problem (he rejects it)
    • Ethan Hunt faces the trolley problem and shoots the hostage instead (!)
    • ConEd Engineer faces the trolley problem and does as he’s told
    • Batman faces the trolley problem (and finds out it did the opposite of what he intended!)
    • Joker’s social expirement: convicts vs. regular joes (more game theory than trolley problem)
    • Wanda pulls the lever (Thanos un-pulls it)
    • Quill pulls the lever (but the trolley keeps going)
    • Clint pulls the lever (and faces the consequences)
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• Ben watches weird sports, Josh makes the wrong cookies, video games aren’t as hard as they used to be back when we walked to school barefoot in the snow. Plus: child car seats are as worthless as an ashtray on a motorbike, but never shake a baby (Superfreakonomics book review).
• Intro (0:00-7:18)
  • Pac Man max score
  • Learn about the addressing scheme of the internet (Internet Protocol) versions 4 and 6!
• The Long Tail (7:18-42:02)
  • Read the original article by Chris Anderson, October 2004
  • Weird sports Ben watches:
    1. Magic: The Gathering (obv.): Top Moments
    2. Marble racing: Jelle’s Marble Runs 
    3. Disc golf: Jomez Pro
    4. Bouldering: International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)
    5. Soap box racing: Red Bull Soapbox Race(s)
    6. Japanese game shows: Slippery Stair Climbing
    7. Sumo wrestling: Jason’s All Sumo Channel
  • Software as a service
  • Marty McFly finds out Western Union is reliable (it was 70 years, not 100)
• Bad at Husbanding/Parenting (42:02-1:10:24)
  • Among Us for Noobs
• Bad at English (1:10:24-1:13:05)
  • As useless as…an ashtray on a motorbike
• Superfreakonomics book review (1:13:05-end)
  • Freakonomics blog 
  • Freakonomics podcast
  • D.A.R.E. didn’t work
  • AFN: Never Shake Your Baby
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• Josh waves the wand of dismissal, Ben fails to teach his teenager not to text and drive, Ben gets shot, Josh spoils The Empire Strikes Back, and Josh plays World of Warcraft, but not as much as he used to…
• Bad at Numbers (0:00-1:09)
• Bad at Parenting (1:09-30:46)
• Ben vs. Bureaucracy (30:46-1:06:04)
  • Desert One: Operation “EAGLE CLAW” and the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979-1980
• Writing (1:06:04-1:16:59)
  • Spoilers in Media
  • The lengths people go to to avoid spoilers
• Bad at English (1:16:59-1:25:10)
  • A bit of a “stitch-up”
  • Episode 9: The Italian Job
• World of Warcraft interview with Josh (1:25:10-end)
  • What is World of Warcraft (WoW)?
  • The Guild (TV series on YouTube)
  • Clara on the Guild: the queen of Bad at Parenting
  • Man Dies During Online Gaming Binge
  • Read ahead book review for Episode 32
    • Super Freakonomics
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• Ben struggles with his 17-year-old daughter, Josh is jealous of his family’s World of Warcraft mounts, and each reveal which fictional government they’d most like to live under (hint: it’s not Star Wars).
• Intro (0:00-10:38)
  • The 30th of February?
  • The Dunning-Kruger Effect
• Bad at English (10:38-12:15)
  • Fair/Good Shout
• Bad at Gaming (12:15-23:11)
  • Leeeeeroy Jeeeenkins!
  • Daniel LaRusso: beginner’s luck
  • Nichole’s llama mount
  • The other line always moves faster
• Bad at Parenting (23:11-35:44)
• Bad at Governance (35:44-end)
  • The Bad At Magic Governance Rating System™
    • Is it legitimate?
    • Is it effective?
    • What’s it like to live under this government?
  • Governments
    • Star Wars
      • Galactic Republic (I-III)
      • Galactic Empire (IV-VI)
      • First Order (VII-IX)
    • Lord of the Rings
    • Star Trek 
    • Harry Potter
      • Warner Bros Studio Tour
      • Whomping Willow Season Changes
• Wrap up
  • Read ahead book review for Episode 32
    • Super Freakonomics
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• Ben has a kid bathroom flood, a one-star car wash experience, and has to get an anthrax shot, Josh is a wanker and gets all his stories wrong. Join them as the answer listener questions about life, the universe, and everything.
• Intro (0:00-1:59)
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• Bad at English (1:59-5:35)
  • “Gone off” milk as in spoiled, bad, sour milk
• Bad at Parenting and some other things (5:35-25:27)
  • Ben’s one-star car wash experience
  • The Sig Sauer M17
• Listener Q&A (25:27-end)
  • What is Josh’s favorite nonfiction book and what is Ben’s favorite fiction book?
  • What are some Magic: the Gathering player stereotypes?
    • Know Your Meme: Grand Prix Richmond crackstyle
  • Josh, when you left the military, why did you go back to school to study accounting rather than find a job in computer science?
    • Actual video of Josh working at GoDaddy
    • Josh’s Pool Cleaning Mobile App: Pool Notes
  • What are your favorite/least-favorite commercial jingles?
    • Josh: Good – Folgers Coffee and Bad – HEADON!
    • Ben:  Good – Toys R Us and Bad – Liberty Mutual
    • Bonus: Tripledent Gum!
  • Whatever happened to the Bad At Magic fitness challenge?
  • What would Josh’s YouTube ode be about?
    • Ben’s Ode to the Nike Air Max 95 on YouTube
    • Wired Magazine: The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, October 1994
  • What are your top 3 home appliances?
    • Will it Blend?
    • The Dunning-Kruger Effect
  • What did playing “nerd” games teach you growing up that you applied to real life?
    • 10 things every game needs by Mark Rosewater, Magic: the Gathering lead designer
  • What has the podcast journey taught you about yourself?
    • Ben’s (admittedly stale) blog
  • What is the bravest thing you’ve ever done?
    • Josh did EOD in Afghanistan
• Wrap up
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• Josh and Ben try to figure out the Dad equivalent of “Mom Voice”, wonder what they did before Wikipedia and YouTube, and explore how things might have been different if just one thing had gone differently in the past.
• Bad at Parenting (0:00-26:28)
  • Josh’s reaction to “Mom Voice”
  • Top 10 craziest concept cars 2019
• Learning new skills (26:28-41:30)
  • The Lockpicking Lawyer
• Bad at English (41:30-42:49) /daft/ adjective
• INFORMAL•BRITISH
  1. silly; foolish.
  “don’t ask such daft questions”
• DAFT
• The darkest timeline (42:49-end)
  • Remedial Chaos Theory (Community, Season 3, Episode 4) Watch on Hulu or Netflix
  • For the Strength of Youth: Dating
  • Find yourself a ‘Two beers and a puppy‘ friend
• The End
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• Ben asks Josh if he’s actually Bad at Magic, Josh finds out dinner theater isn’t “real” theater, Ben arrives late to the birth of his 6th child, and Josh kills some terrorists.
• Intro (0:00-3:29)
  • The Last Dance on Netflix
• Bad at English (3:29-6:02)
  • Gert Lush
• Ben’s Rule of Two and Josh’s Law of Wasted Time (6:02-21:25)
  • Day9TV #100 MUST WATCH
  • Good, Better, Best by Dallin H. Oaks
• Dinner Theater and Sarcasm in Marriage (21:25–35:34)
  • Skipper Dan by Weird Al Yankovic
  • The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
  • The only way to win is not to play
• What to do when you see Missionaries (35:34-45:36)
  • Invite them in!
• Bad at Parenting (45:36-1:03:01)
  • The birth of Ben’s 6th child
• Josh was a drone pilot (1:03:01-end)
  • PopSci.com: No one wants to be a drone pilot, Air Force discovers
  • General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
• Miscellany
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  • Don’t forget to watch Ben’s video essay celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Nike Air Max 95
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• Ben and Josh both watched Hamilton and Palm Springs which are nothing alike, Ben gives his summer gaming recommendations, they both share their Magic: the Gathering™ Signature Spellbooks, and try not to get their pants in a knot while celebrating the 1st anniversary of the Bad At Magic Podcast!
• Intro (0:00-29:51)
  • Watch Hamilton on Disney+
  • Or Palm Springs on Hulu
    • How much time passed on Groundhog Day?
• Bad at Magic (29:51-1:27:00)
  • Ben’s summer game recommendations:
    • Point Salad
    • Azul: Summer Pavilion
    • Puerto Rico
    • Dr. Mario & “The New Tetris” on N64
  • Jim Davis’ article: “My Signature Spellbook”
  • Ben’s Magic: the Gathering™ signature spellbook
    1. Savanna Lions; Jhoira of the Ghitu; Knight of the Reliquary; Cryptic Command; Noble Hierarch; Treetop Village; Feather, the Redeemed; Blood Moon
    2. Ben’s Jhoira of the Ghitu EDH Deck Video
    3. What is Feather the Reedeemed, redeemed from? 
  • Josh’s Magic: the Gathering™ signature spellbook
    1. Time Stop; Wrath of God; Umezawa’s Jitte; Vitu-ghazi, the City-tree; Gemstone Caverns; Hoofprints of the Stag; Flickerform; Silver Myr
• Bad at English (1:27:00-1:33:45)
  • British vs. American clothing:
    • Trousers NOT Pants
    • Pants NOT Underwear
    • Budgy Smugglers NOT Tighty Whities
    • Bridgets or Apple Catchers NOT Granny Panties
    • String Vest NOT Wife Beater
    • Football Boots NOT Soccer Shoes
• Bad at Parenting (1:33:45-1:36:54)
  • “What does it look like I’m doing?!”
• 1st Anniversary Celebration (1:36:54-end)
  • Josh’s new shoes
  • Ben’s video essay celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Nike Air Max 95
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Show Notes

• Josh changes from consumer to mooch, gets Hamilton stuck in his head, and has a cute daughter. Ben couldn’t organize a piss-up in a brewery, almost kills 3 kids and a dog, and protests police violence. They both love Avatar: the Last Airbender.
• Intro (0:00-7:37)
  • Or watch Hamilton on Disney+
  • Go see Matilda: the Musical on the West End
• Bad at Parenting (7:37-24:28)
  • What cute things did your kids say wrong that you didn’t want them to stop?
• Bad at English (24:28-26:11)
  • Couldn’t organize a piss-up in a brewery
• Black Lives Matter (26:11-41:22)
  • Edwardsville, IL protests
  • Tik Tok Trump Protest
• Avatar: the Last Airbender (41:22-end)
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• Josh and Ben agree that Hamilton is interesting, Pixar’s Cars is ridiculous, and password complexity guidelines are out of control, but they can’t agree on what religious freedom should look like during the COVID-19 outbreak.
• Intro (0:00-7:57)
  • Mobile gaming revisited: AFK Arena
• Hamilton (7:57-13:15)
  • Who shot Alexander Hamilton? (Got Milk? Ad from 1993) directed by Michael Bay?!
  • The Bank that Hamilton Built
• The Pixar Cars Universe (13:15-24:20)
  • Why the Cars in Pixar’s “Cars” have doors and mirrors
  • Is Cars set on post-apocalypse earth??
• Passwords (24:20-48:00)
  • Bill Burr regrets password standards he wrote -WSJ
  • xkcd on password strength
  • How desire paths can lead to better design
  • Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2016
• Bad at English (48:00-52:39)
  • “Caught the lurgy” – a sort of catch-all phrase for a sickness that’s easy to catch but not that serious
• Freedom of Religion under COVID-19 Lockdown (52:39-end)
  • COVID-19 Crisis—A Wake-Up Call for Religious Freedom
  • Outbreak (1995) Fuel Air Bomb
  • Ward vs. Rock Against Racism
• For next time
  • A full review of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender”
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