Episode 22 – The Descent Into Madness

Show Notes:  Josh plays to win against little children, Ben teaches grandma how to suck eggs, America protests racially-charged police brutality, Ben wastes way too much money on mobile gaming, and the bee saga comes to a conclusion  Intro (0:00-2:51)  Book review poll winner: Mindset by Carol Dweck  Bad At Parenting (2:51-8:18)  Spot It! Jr. Animals  …

Episode 20 – Pingyness

Show Notes:   Ben and Josh reminisce about the best attorney at Sacred Heart, compare Steam libraries, complain about Daylight Savings Time, can’t be bothered, and explore conscientiousness/pingyness.   Scrubs (0:00-7:02)  Thanks for everything, Ted  Hospital Sad Sack  Ted sings ‘Over the Rainbow’  Sam Lloyd says goodbye  Steam Library Comparison (7:02-37:31)  History of Valve and Steam  Papers, …

Episode 19 – Comcast Rage

Show Notes:   Ben and Josh explore the Stanley Parable, relive the pain of trying to cancel Comcast, argue over assigned seats, debate prayer at work, and bid a fond farewell to Sam Lloyd.  The Stanley Parable (0:00-11:44)  SPOILER WARNING: If you intend to play The Stanley Parable, skip to 11:44  PewDiePie plays it (language warning)  Bad at …

Episode 18 – Breaking the Rules

Show Notes:   Ben and Josh finally talk about Magic again which leads to a discussion on the right way to break the rules  COVID-19 update (0:00-5:51)  Ben’s prediction about movie theaters starts to come true  Bad At English (5:51-8:00)  Jam tomorrow (idiom, British): an expression for a never-fulfilled promise   Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (8:00-)  Josh’s article …

Episode 17 – Banter about Missionaries

Show Notes:   Ben and Josh chat a bit about COVID-19, remind each other to get fit, diss on Frozen II, and Josh interviews Ben about his time as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  Coronavirus AKA COVID-19 redux (0:00-21:25)  Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s 30 Mar Stay Home Order   5 Apr …

Episode 16 – Coronavirus Predictions

Show Notes:   Ben and Josh discuss the elephant in the room: the Coronavirus pandemic  Intro and Fitness Challenge  (0:00-4:16)  Link to Bad at Magic Fitness Tracker app  Bad at Italian (4:16-10:03)  Amato/a means “beloved”  This week tell someone beloved to you why you love them!  Ben’s Family Home Evening activity chart  Coronavirus AKA COVID-19 (10:03-end)  …

Episode 15 – Three Stops Past Barking

Show Notes:   Ben rants about checks and Josh gets punk’d by his Amazon delivery driver. Join us for a 4-month fitness challenge. Stephen Leeds is barking mad!   Ben and Josh on checks and deliveries (0:00-19:05)  It’s 2020, can we please stop writing checks??!  Josh gets punk’d by the Amazon Prime delivery driver  Planning 50th Wedding …

Episode 14 – Bad at Magic: Mastermind Edition

Show Notes:   Ben and Josh talk about …  Intro (0:00-5:18)  Support us on Patreon to get access to a special bonus episode! “Magic in the MCU”  Film Theories (5:18-18:06)  Ben’s: Groundhog Day as a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast  Josh’s: Gaston is not the bad guy  Bad at Parenting (18:06-25:29)  Elementary School carnivals  “Abraham moment”  …

Episode 13.5 – Magic in the MCU (Patreon Only)

Show Notes: In this Patreon-exclusive episode, Ben and Josh continue their discussion from Episode 13 about the use of Magic in storytelling–this time examining 7(ish) movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.   Marvel Cinematic Universe Intro (0:00-1:41)  Mystical Magic (1:41-21:06)  Thor  Ben: Soft Magic, D  Josh: Soft Magic  Thor: B   Dark World: D  Ragnarok: B-  Dr. Strange  …