Bad At Magic

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• 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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  • Our YouTube Channel
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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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• 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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  • Our YouTube Channel
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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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• 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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  • Our YouTube Channel
• Support us on: 
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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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• 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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  • Our YouTube Channel
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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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• 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:
  • Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich
  • 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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• 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 
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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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Show Notes

• Ben and Josh talk about how the cartoon shows of their childhood match up against the cartoons of today. What were the shows they ran home from school to watch? And for their kids, what has changed and why? Also on this episode: The Jazz Singer, Failaka Island, Time Capsules, Cystic Fibrosis, Social Media Milestones, Free Data Storage Services, and more!
• Intro & Follow-up (0-41:38)
  • Episode 105.1 on Patreon
  • Help us get over 100 Facebook followers!
  • #rocksitting on the B@M Facebook page!
  • Failaka Island
    • Map
    • Wiki
• Bad at Technology (41:38-58:03)
  • Donate to Wikipedia
• Bad at Brothering (58:03-1:12:56)
  • What is Cystic Fibrosis
  • Advancements in care for people born with CF
  • Trikafta for the treatment of CF symptoms
  • Listen to Stuff With Moms!
• Kid shows: then vs. now (1:12:56-end)
  • 80s Toons
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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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• Ben and Josh explore the efficacy of public demonstrations (specifically: picketing), Josh gives his eldest child their first cell phone, Ben introduces “The Foundling Quiz”, and they revisit Ben’s missionary service, but this time with the shields down. 
• Intro & Follow-up (0-32:50)
  • SECAF Deborah Lee James reduces “queep” in the US Air Force
  • UK Parliament: Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQ)
    • Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs, officially known as Questions to the Prime Minister, while colloquially known as Prime Minister’s Question Time) is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom, currently held as a single session every Wednesday at noon when the House of Commons is sitting, during which the prime minister answers questions from members of Parliament (MPs). 
      –From Wikipedia
  • Chaos Theory (from Jurassic Park)
• Bad at Parenting (32:50-46:45)
  • Giving your kid their first phone
• Foundling Quiz (46:45-56:41)
  • Link to The Foundling Quiz on Google Docs
• What are you reading? (56:41-1:04:06)
  • Josh: 
    • Death Masks by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files)
    • Peace is Every Step: The path of mindfulness in Everyday life by Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Ben: 
    • Nothing is True and Everything is possible: The surreal heart of the new Russia by Peter Pomerantsev
    • BONUS: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
• Feature (1:04:06-end)
  • The first B@M interview re: Ben’s missionary service 
    • Ep. 17: Banter About Missionaries (interview starts @ 47:04)
    • A day in the life of Apostle David A. Bednar
    • Leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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  • Our YouTube Channel
• Support us on: 
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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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• Intro (0:00-1:32)
  • Magic Fest Las Vegas 2019
• Podcast origin story (1:33-13:12)
  • Where it all began?
  • Grand Prix New Jersey 2018 Final Standings (type ‘Rich, Benjamin’ in the search field to see that Ben came in 128/1,212)
• Infatuation with objects discussion (13:13-52:46)
  • Japanese ‘Chandra, Fire Artisan‘ 
  • Lego Millenium Falcon
  • Rex Dangervest Ship
  • The Nike Air Max 95 (Neon)
  • Photos Ben has taken of the current 3 pairs of Nike Air Max 95 he owns
  • Josh’s blender
  • Playmat Josh was infatuated with 
  • Atomic Comics Emporium, Hampton, VA
• The Patrick Bull incident (52:47-1:00:44)
• What age do you call “kid”? (1:00:45-1:04:25)
• Disagreeableness (1:04:26-1:15:27)
  • Psychologist World: Agreeableness
  • Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Ketyian
• Full Actualization (1:15:28-1:24:45)
  • ASL Interpreting
• Future Shows (1:24:44-1:32:10)
• FIN