Bad at Magic

Show Notes  Ben and Josh find out who is actually the most evil Disney baddie based on the crimes they committed, Josh cleans out his bookmarks bar (in 2026? Really??), Ben gets a cat (yes, really), and–CONTENT WARNING–the guys relive their vasectomies.   Intro & Follow-up (0-8:56) A cool guide to the most evil Disney villain of all time  Bad at Tech (8:56-15:41) Sluggy Freelance  Bad at Parenting (15:41-27:48) Ben’s First Cat  Bad at Logic & What I’m Reading (27:48-45:18) Woman filling plastic bags with gas?  Josh: The Wheel of Time, of course and…  Who Not How by Dan Sullivan  Ben: Repenter by James McGowan  Exit Interview by Kristi Coulter  Bad at virility (45:18-end) Purely Vasectomies  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 

Show Notes  Ben and Josh review the fictional Project Hail Mary and the real-life Artemis II mission. They give props to the WNBA management and take them from the Chipotle app developers. The hosts explore being bad at work, sports, food, and love. And finally, they give the D&D alignment chart one last chance to help them find, well: alignment.   Intro & Follow-up (0-39:19) “Those 3-hour work days are killing me.”  Artemis II Launch Video  Project Hail Mary trailer  Bad at Work/Sports/Food (39:19-54:49) WNBA Player Contract Breakthrough  Chipotle App Achievements  Bad at Love & What I’m Reading (54:49-1:16:01) The Five Love Languages  National Treasure example  What I’m Reading Josh: Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan  Ben: Repenter by James McGowan  The D&D Alignment Chart (1:16:01-end) Lawful Good Werewolves  Spider-man in court  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 

Show Notes  Josh and Ben discuss the new Major League Baseball Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, Planar Standard, some Bad at Parenting, smelling nice vs. smelling clean, and they take on an AI-generated round of Mastermind you won’t want to miss!  Intro & Follow-up (0-41:04) The List of Prime Numbers  The MLB ABS Challenge: Explained (in 2.5 minutes)  Are MLB Players Shrinking??  Bad at Magic (41:04-46:35) Join us for…MagicCon: Las Vegas | 2026  Magic’s newest format: PLANAR STANDARD  What I’m Reading (46:35-54:38) Josh: A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan & Eldar Shafir  Ben: Repenter: Players of the Game Book 1 – James McGowan  Mastermind #3 (54:38-end) Animals are smarter than people (Brian Regan video)  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 

Show Notes  Intro & Follow-up (0-39:52) YouTube Pilot’s Deadly Mistake Was Worse Than We Thought!  Project Hail Mary – Official Trailer  Alien Trailer HD (Original 1979 Ridley Scott Film) Sigourney Weaver   Check out League One VolleyBall (LOVB, pronounced LOVE)!  Bad at Tech & Work (39:52-1:35:05) Volvo auto braking system fail? (it was just a salesman at a dealership)  The worst volume control UI in the world  2002: when it was still possible to reach the end of the internet  Josh’s dream ultrawide monitor on Woot!  What I’m Reading (1:35:05-end) Josh: Lord of Chaos – Robert Jordan  Ben: Repenter: Players of the Game Book 1 – James McGowan Rick and Morty – Cookie Magneto  That’s so underground  Forgetting Sarah Marshall clip: Do less.  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 

Show Notes  Ben and Josh take on “the most dangerous room in the house”, group orders, skiing after 45, accountants as lawyers, and another dozen topics in the second Anthropocene Reviewed-style revue. Five stars.   Intro & Follow-up (0-33:19) The most dangerous room in the house  Waymo Traffic  The Square Hole  Vote in the Disney Baddie Showdown over on our Subreddit! Scar vs Ursula  Jafar vs Cruella  Bad at Anchoring (33:19-45:50)  Board Game Survivor & What I’m Reading (45:50-1:09:10) Josh: Lord of Chaos – Robert Jordan  Ben: World’s Fair – E.L. Doctorow  The Anthropocene Reviewed, Revisited (1:09:10-end) Better Off Ted  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 

Show Notes  Ben and Josh debate the origins of The Bible, Josh crashes headlong into his limitations, and the guys discuss what makes a good (and bad) series and what the payoffs and pitfalls are for revisiting an intellectual property.   Intro & Follow-up (0-27:44) The Holy Bible  God is Disappointed in You – Mark Russell  What I’m Reading (27:44-40:10) Josh: The Fires of Heaven – Robert Jordan  Ben: The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald  Train Dreams – Denis Johnson  Main Segment: Serieses (40:10-end) The Muppets Episode 101: Pig Girls Don’t Cry  Jim Henson vs Stan Lee. Epic Rap Battles of History  The Expendables Star Trek Lower Decks  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 

Show Notes  Josh and Ben are (surprise, surprise) bad at parenting, the Cosmere is coming to TV with the oversight of Brandon Sanderson, Ben explains what a “trash bag move” is, and the guys fruitlessly debate which is better: fiction or nonfiction?  Intro & Follow-up (0-11:55) SEND HELP trailer  Bad at Husbanding (11:55-19:15)  Sanderson News (19:15-26:39) The Cosmere comes to Apple TV+  Trash Bag Moves (26:39-42:23)  Bad at Parenting & What I’m Reading (42:23-1:19:37) Josh: The Shadow Rising – Robert Jordan  Josh’s Homework: Bad at Magic Episode 4 – Scarcity  Fiction vs. Nonfiction Debate (1:19:37-end) John Green quotes himself   Ben and Josh’s first discussion on the Harvard Classics: Bad at Magic Episode 86 – A Thanksgiving Potpourri  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 

Show Notes  Ben and Josh talk about death, parenting, making your mark on the world, and present a new framework for analyzing business priorities they call “Ways of the Realm”.   Intro & Follow-up (0-15:59) What We Did on Our Holiday (UK)  The end of the ‘People I Mostly Admire’ podcast after 5 years  Bad at Parenting (15:59-38:58)  Your Pixel in the Grid (38:58-54:04) Jason’s Supra  Spreadsheets and What I’m Reading (54:04-1:20:55) Spreadsheet discussion on our subreddit  Josh: The Shadow Rising – Robert Jordan  Ben: Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York’s Greatest Borough – Ian Frazier  Feature (1:20:55-end) Medieval Barber Theodoric of York (SNL)  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 

Show Notes  The Bad at Magic Disney Baddie Showdown reaches the Semifinals thanks to a sudden-death tiebreak on Patreon, Ben is bad at parenting (again), Josh’s World of Warcraft characters died to his surprising great dismay, and the hosts set their New Year’s resolutions with the now-customary bingo cards.  Intro & Follow-up (0-11:03) Patreon Exclusive Bonus Episode: Ursula vs. Hans  The 2023 British Protest Film “Paint Drying” by Charlie Shackleton  Bad at Parenting & Bad at Science (11:03-39:50) “Yes, Some Children May Have Died From COVID Shots” by Benjamin Mazer  How Monogamous are Humans? By Helen Briggs  The Ubisoft Heist & “What I’m Reading” (39:50-1:13:37) The Ubisoft Heist: EXPLAINED  What I’m reading: Josh: The Dragon Reborn – Robert Jordan  Ben: Empire of the Summer Moon – SC Gwynne  Hardcore WoW  New Year’s Resolutions (1:13:37-end) Make your own!  Hear the story of “The Italian Job” from Ep. 9  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