Show Notes Summary: In this follow up to Ep. 82: “A Brace of Bayhem”, Ben and Josh discuss some of their favorite villains who actually might have a point and disagree on their alignment. What are some of your sympathetic villains?
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Episode 82 – A Brace of Bayhem
Show Notes After being bad at adulting, and husbanding. the hosts follow through on their promise to leave no explosion unturned in exploring the works of Michael Bay. Bayhem ensues. This episode is now the most interesting thing about the number 82. Intro & Follow-up (0-30:29) I failed to find the Black Wednesday (no sports) …
Episode 81 – US Air Force Diamond Anniversary
Show Notes Ben and Josh celebrate the 75th anniversary of the world’s greatest Air Force by remembering the history of the first 50+ years and reminiscing about their experiences with the USAF over the last 20 years. They also are bad at hobbies, parenting, logic, and English. Intro (0-22:03) Dinosaurs satirical WESAYSO ad UPLOAD horrible …
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Episode 80 – The Pareto Principle and “Quiet Quitting”
Show Notes Ben and Josh wonder if anyone who becomes fabulously wealthy will eventually “live long enough to see yourself become the enemy” *cough* Linus Sebastian *cough*. They give a detailed primer on the ins and outs of classified government documents. They’re of course bad at things like relationships and parenting. And finally, they examine …
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Episode 79 – Is Gaming Good For You
Show Notes Ben nearly ends up in the wrong state while trying to get home in time for his daughter’s birthday, Josh apologizes for a sin of omission, the hosts solve philosophy by taking on another round of trolley problems, and they review the book Superbetter by Jane McGonigal which looks at the science of …
Episode 78 – All the Places
Show Notes Ben and Josh read the tarot, reconsider past dubious advice given on the podcast, appeal to nature, and examine (nearly) every place they’ve ever lived before they finally bugger off. Intro & Follow-up (0-24:59) 78 cards in the tarot Is “charge your phone to 80% really good advice?” Bad at Logic (24:59-28:36) appeal …
Episode 77* – Don’t Take Off Your Helmet
Show Notes Josh fails the Swedish border shibboleth on his way back to LEGOLAND. Ben and Josh discuss the merits and morality of adopting a religion (or not) to help your children live a happy life. Intro (0-21:05) Sjuttiosju (seventy-seven, in Swedish) Feature (21:05-end) Episode 42: The Answer Virus of the Mind: The New Science …
Episode 76 – Another Cheeky Spoiler for Star Wars
Show Notes Ben and Josh discuss some of their motivations behind recent gaming choices, what kinds of life lessons you can learn from the games you play, and give their thoughts on The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. Intro & follow-up (0-24:09) Elden Ring Overview Trailer Play: Papers Please Bad …
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Episode 75 – Listener Q&A #2
Show Notes Josh is bad at reading social cues (or is he??), Ben gets fired by his auto insurance company, and we both take on YOUR questions about life, games, and other things in our second-ever Q&A episode. Intro (0-21:44) Listen to the full version of the show’s new music: Cascading by Ammon Rich Magic 30: …
Episode 74 – Did you gob in the Magic Color Pie?!
Show Notes Ben and Josh take on cool tech innovations like orbital attack satellites and dubious ones like pneumatic tires. They follow up on Ben’s F2P mobile gaming habit from Episode 22, Josh mocks Ben for yet another wrecked minivan, and they use the Magic: the Gathering color pie to analyze random things like government …
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