Bad At Magic

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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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  • http://www.badatmagic.live
  • Our YouTube Channel
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  • 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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• 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

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• 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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  • 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 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

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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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• 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 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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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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• 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 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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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:
  • 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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Show Notes

• 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