Episode 114 – Bad at Artifacts

Show Notes  Ben and Josh finalize their holiday shopping mistakes, explore the superstitions surrounding wishing someone luck (in 3 languages), upgrade the ceiling fan in Josh’s game room to full rainbow LED, and discuss the significance of artifacts in history, gaming, and storytelling.   Intro & Follow-up (0-18:26) Tom Stanton 3D prints a hand-crank generator  Bad at Parenting (18:26-34:55)  Bad at Italian (34:55-39:25) In bocca al lupo  The urbane Irish nationalist Robert Wilson Lynd published an article, “A Defence of Superstition”, in the 1 October 1921 edition of the New Statesman, a British liberal political and cultural magazine, regarding the theatre as the second-most superstitious institution in England, after horse racing.   What I’m Reading (39:25-45:03) Josh: The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time #4) by Robert Jordan  Ben: Hidden Potential: the Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant  The Fallen from Paradise (Paradise Planets #1) by Shaun Barrowes The Ninja Kids performing Shaun’s song Being Awesome! (455M views on YouTube)  Board Game Survivor & Bad at parenting, reprise (45:03-54:15-1:04:53) Nerts (3 min how-to-play video)  Tetris 99  Josh’s Game Room with THREE (3) rainbow LED light bulbs  Feature (1:04:53-end) Marauder’s Map Easter Egg (Prisoner of Azkaban end credits)  Nicol Bolas’ Grand Scheme (War of the Spark)  Quel’Serrar the High Blade (World of Warcraft)  Join in the discussion on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast  Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/  Check out our website(s): http://www.badatmagic.live  Our YouTube Channel  Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/  Credits: Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich  Transition music by Jarus Rich  Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich