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Episode 86 – A Thanksgiving Potpourri
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Episode 85 – Thank you for your Dress and Appearance
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Episode 84 – Magic 30 Composition/Division
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Episode 83 – That’s Not a Sport
Show Notes Ben and Josh get outraged about Magic 30th Anniversary Edition’s $1,000 price tag, fall pray to the Barnum Effect, and get caught in a sticky wicket all before single-handedly offending fans of nearly 50 of the most popular sports worldwide. Intro & follow-up (0-20:46) What is the Magic: the Gathering “Reserved List”? (8 …
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 …