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Bad at MagicEpisode 68 – The Burden of Proof on a Seminary Teacher
Ben rants about the change to Daylight Savings Time (again) and Josh rubs it in that Arizona doesn't do that (again), they discuss the newest Disney|Pixar…
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Episode 67 – Free Guy
Ben and Josh discuss the war in Ukraine, Josh's new (and absurd) new phone, Ben's inexplicable obsession with S'mores, and the pop-culture sci-fi concoction…
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Episode 66 – Stupid Rules
Josh only gets speeding tickets in school zones, Ben flees Mardi Gras lest he see a boob, no one except perhaps Ryan Reynolds exceeds Josh in Deadpool fandom…
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Episode 65 – Life on the moon? Fill your boots
Josh has never gotten a speeding ticket, gets a new keyboard (why?), and is now married to a Lady of Scottish lairdship; Ben's prediction about movie theaters…
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Episode 64 – The Puppy closest to the pile of poo
Josh culminates his annual fitness efforts in the Arizona Rock and Roll half-marathon, Ben attempts yet another competitive Magic tournament, they explore new…
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Episode 63 – SMART Resolutions
Ben and Josh get roasted on TikTok, fall victim to the sunk cost fallacy (bias), and take an in-depth look at what it means to set New Year's Resolutions.
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Episode 62 – Of Electric Cars and Secret Bunkers
Ben and Josh record on Christmas day for the first time ever to talk about Josh's epic struggle with Volkswagen Corporation to try and get his brand-new ID4…
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Episode 61 – The Wheel of Time and Steven Sondheim
Josh finally gets into the 21st century with his typing habits, Ben becomes Magic store co-champion (at a cost), and they alternately praise and pan The Wheel…
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Episode 60 – The Holiday Season Part 2
Josh duels his telekinetic dragon against Ben's spear-wielding Justin Bieber, Ben reveals some strategies for being less bad at husbanding, Josh loses to his…
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Episode 59 – The Holiday Season Part 1
A listener gives a great alternate fan theory for interpreting You've Got Mail, Ben visits vintage computer mecca Computer Reset in Dallas, Josh attempts to…
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Episode 58 – Having a chin-wag about You’ve Got Mail
Ben and Josh recommend Dune (2021) without spoilers (!), a contestant finally gets voted off the island in Board Game Survivor, and Josh unleashes his…
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Episode 57 – Business vs Government, Don’t spit out your dummy
Josh was 25% right about the death of Google Fiber and Ben isn't exactly bad at magic, but let's not rename the podcast just yet. The real reason the guys are…
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Episode 56 – A Few of my Favorite Things
Ben mourns the retirement of the greatest sumo wrestler of all time, Hakuho, then sumo SLAMS 4,287 legos onto a tile floor from 10 feet in the air. Ben and…
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Episode 55 – World War Z: Utterly Redders
Perhaps we're all part of a singular galactic intelligence called *THE ONE*. If you name your cars, what do you call them and why? Josh takes on his kid's…
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Episode 54 – Josh and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Ben and Josh reflect on their time in Afghanistan, Josh remodels his bathroom, Ben falls asleep at the DMV, and Josh takes us all along for the ride on his…
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Episode 53 – Ben vs Board of Education
Herbie goes bananas, Ben goes to the movies, Josh loves the Oxford Comma, and Ben has an epic battle with the Board of Education.
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Episode 52 – Ben and Josh Save the World
Ben and Josh celebrate 2 uninterrupted years of podcasting (!) by reliving Josh's disastrous vacation into Arizona's mountains and plumbing the depth of Ben's…
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Episode 51 – Hobbits and Dragons
Ben blows up several drive-thru queues in his post-move fast food binge, Josh buys an electric car and installs yet more bling in his tricked-out custom PC…
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Episode 50 – Ten Things Every Game Needs
Ben and Josh discuss the 'Ten things every game needs' by Mark Rosewater and a whole bunch of good and bad examples.
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Episode 49 – Chuffed about being in the Military
Josh settles on this year's Halloween costume them just in the nick of time, Ben has a blowout summer vacation in Utah and Idaho, and they both rant about…
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Episode 48 – Begging the question on Marriage
Ben drives 1,400 miles to Utah, Josh's children are forbidden from chanting, and Ben's eldest son gets married making him officially old.
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Episode 47 – Raising Children like a Psychologist
Why it doesn't matter if you drop the Maltese Falcon, how unlikely it is to win the Newegg Shuffle™, Josh's son sleepwalks and Ben raises his children like a…
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Episode 46 – Time Travel in Fiction
Josh rebuilds his already-excellent computer, Ben gets in some last-minute consternation before Coronavirus peters out, and the hosts examine some of their…
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Episode 45 – Minority Report’s 20th Anniversary
Ben summarizes his time on the US Central Command (CENTCOM) staff, Josh rants about why we don't own anything we buy anymore, and they give the full Bad at…
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Episode 44 – COVID-19 and Education in America
Ben and Josh discuss what the COVID-19 has revealed about Education in America and how we can keep the good changes as things start to return to normal. Also…
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Episode 43 – What’s the Pete Tong with Josh’s Marriage
Josh is also bad at staying alive, Ben sticks it to the man in St. Pete; and Josh tells the curious story surrounding his courtship and marriage.
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Episode 42 – The Answer
Ben takes an unexpected trip to the ER, Josh spends way too much on a new mouse, and the hosts of the Bad at Magic Podcast unravel the secrets of the universe.
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Episode 41 – WandaVision
Ben marks several major life achievements--some joyous, some dubious. Josh geeks out on comic books in a way that would make Sheldon Cooper blush. Both highly…
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Episode 40 – Dirty Jobs Part 2 (Military Edition)
Josh roasts the USA for still using Fahrenheit, Ben talks about convertible design, and they both do the washing up on the rest of their dirty jobs.
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Episode 39 – Dirty Jobs with Ben and Josh
Ben and Josh discuss safety standards, debate the existence of Wyoming, apologize for someone else chewing loudly, and praise the newest Norse Mythology-themed…
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Episode 38 – The Mandalorian
Let's not kid ourselves here, Josh and Ben both Love 'The Mandalorian' on Disney+. They also talk about the Korean War, COVID safety, dress codes, retirement…
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Episode 37 – Ben gets Coronavirus
America goes crazy, Ben gets Coronavirus, Josh gives up free-to-play mobile gaming, and they both trash on Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline while enjoying it…
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Episode 36 – Christmas Magic
Ben and Josh figure out White Christmas was a Holiday Inn remake, deal with some first world Christmas problems, and rate the magic systems of some classic…
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Episode 35 – Shopping Cart Theory
Ben and Josh talk about why you shouldn't second-guess your mulligans, some lesser-known COVID shortages, and what returning your shopping cart to the corral…
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Episode 34 – Living the Minion Life
The hosts of the Bad at Magic podcast unanimously endorse Disney Pixar's 'The Incredibles' and yet shamelessly question the existence and purpose of minions in…
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Episode 33 – Trolley Problems
Ben and Josh discuss dead presidents, polluting the atmosphere to save the world, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, and more iterations of the trolley…
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Episode 32 – Superfreakonomics and The Long Tail
Ben watches weird sports, Josh makes the wrong cookies, video games aren't as hard as they used to be back when we walked to school barefoot in the snow. Plus…
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Episode 31 – Bad at World of Warcraft
Josh waves the wand of dismissal, Ben fails to teach his teenager not to text and drive, Ben gets shot, Josh spoils The Empire Strikes Back, and Josh plays…
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Episode 30 – Bad at Governance
Ben struggles with his 17-year-old daughter, Josh is jealous of his family's World of Warcraft mounts, and each reveal which fictional government they'd most…
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Episode 29 – Listener Q&A #1
Ben has a kid bathroom flood, a one-star car wash experience, and has to get an anthrax shot, Josh is a wanker and gets all his stories wrong. Join them as the…
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Episode 28 – The Darkest Timeline
Josh and Ben try to figure out the Dad equivalent of "Mom Voice", wonder what they did before Wikipedia and YouTube, and explore how things might have been…
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Episode 27 – Josh the Drone Pilot
Ben asks Josh if he's actually Bad at Magic, Josh finds out dinner theater isn't "real" theater, Ben arrives late to the birth of his 6th child, and Josh kills…
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Episode 26 – From Bad to Worse
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…
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Episode 25 – Ben is not a Waterbender
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…
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Episode 24 – Religious Freedom and COVID-19
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…
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Episode 23 – Growth Mindset
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…
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Episode 22 – The Descent into Madness
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…
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Episode 21 – Faffing about with AI
Ben's house gets swarmed by bees, we find new ways to lie to children to get them to do what we want, and we discuss all the ways AI can kill us (there's a…
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Episode 20 – Pingyness
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…
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Episode 19 – Comcast Rage
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…
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Episode 18 – Breaking the Rules Done Right
Ben and Josh finally talk about Magic again which leads to a discussion on the right way to break the rules
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Episode 17 – Banter about Missionaries
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…
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Episode 16 – Coronavirus Predictions
Ben and Josh discuss the elephant in the room: the Coronavirus pandemic
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Episode 15 – Three Stops Past Barking
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!
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Episode 14 – Bad at Magic: Mastermind Edition
Ben and Josh quiz each other their selected "expert" topics.
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Episode 13 – Magic in Storytelling
Ben and Josh talk about pizza, Cyberspace, prison, magic systems in storytelling, and the suitable application of high explosives
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Episode 12 – Ask me one on USAFA
Ben and Josh talk about birthday parties, jaywalking, insurance settlements, running, Theros Beyond Death, kids and cell phones, and Josh's time at the United…
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Episode 11 – Star Wars: The Rise of Bollocks
Ben and Josh talk bollocks about husbanding, drive throughs, and Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker
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Episode 10 – Happy Birthday
Ben and Josh talk about Christmas gift giving, children's birthday parties, and holiday gaming with the family
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Episode 9 – The Italian Job
Ben and Josh talk about Star Wars, Christmas shopping, and the Italian job