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 KeyForge Bad at English (8:18-12:10) British Idiom: You don’t teach grandma to suck eggs An English idiom that refers to giving advice to another person in a subject with which the other person is already familiar (and probably more so than the first person). Other Languages’ version: French: Les oisons veulent mener les ois paître (“The goslings want to drive the geese to pasture”) Italian: Insegnar nuotare ai pesci (“To teach fish to swim”) German: German: Er will seinen Vater lernen Kinder erziehen (“He would teach his father to raise children”) COVID-19 and Police Brutality (12:10-40:57) Arizona calls for emergency plan as COVID-19 spikes after reopening Illinois has largest decrease in COVID-19 cases across US WATCH: The murder of George Floyd A Bug’s Life scene that’s strangely relevant in today’s situation John Oliver on what to do about the problem with Policing in America (language warning)  Hostess declares bankruptcy to end strike Free-to-play, pay-to-win online games (40:57-1:20:37) Project Orcon: A Pigeon-Guided Missile Weird Al: Couch Potato How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did Belgium banned lootboxes in games Getting the Bees out (1:20:37-end) Ben’s beekeeper video Josh’s handmade wooden coasters Don’t forget about the BAM Fitness Challenge For next time: Read Mindset by Carol Dweck (8hrs) OR watch a YouTube video of her talking about it! (10min) Links: AND please support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/