Episode 135 – The Return of the King

Show Notes  Ben and Josh conclude the epic trilogy of The Lord of the Rings with Return of the King. Also, Ben uses his wife’s good scissors, Josh gets road raged at, and the hosts encourage you to update your internal simulators for the loved ones in your life.  Intro & Follow-up (0-9:20) LOTR Bechdel Test (0:15)  Bad at Technology (9:20-18:43) How a ‘NULL’ License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell  Ben vs. Bureaucracy story: The Illinois Tollway (Episode 11, starts @ 27:17)  Josh’s Software Company: PoolNotes.com  Bad at Love (18:43-42:23)  What I’m Reading (42:23-52:25) Josh: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Parks and Recreation: Andy at Hogwarts  Ben: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien  Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (52:25-end) Return of the King (1980) – Eowyn vs Witchking  Tolkien Tuesday: The Memes of Lord of the Rings  Mandatory “Taking the Hobbits to Eisengard”   Frodo doesn’t know Legolas’ name  That damn pumpkin  Join in the discussion on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast  Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@badatmagic/podcasts  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