Episode 26 – From Bad to Worse

Show Notes  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 …

Episode 25 – Ben is not a Waterbender

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 …

Episode 24 – Religious Freedom and COVID-19

Show Notes  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 …

Episode 23 – Growth Mindset

Show Notes  Josh has a zen moment with his awesome home workstation, Ben cyberstalks old coworkers, Josh forgets how old his son is, and they discuss growth mindset vs. fixed mindset.  Intro (0:00-20:38)  Josh’s home workstation vs. Ben’s home workstation  The 2007 Minot nuclear weapons incident   Wikipedia article  Bad At Parenting (20:38-26:25)  How do you …

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 …