This is a podcast about games, life, and other things. Co-hosts Ben and Josh have been friends for 15 years. Our curiosity about life is at the heart of our great conversations about virtually anything. Come join us every other week as we look at the world around us and the things we enjoy with the perspective of lifetime gamers.
Bad at Magic
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This is a podcast about games, life, and other things. Co-hosts Ben and Josh have been friends for 15 years. Our curiosity about life is at the heart of our great conversations about virtually anything. Come join us every other week as we look at the world around us and the things we enjoy with the perspective of lifetime gamers.
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Recent Episodes
June 11, 2026
Episode 178 – The Breadwinner
Josh sets the record straight on Keanu's pay structure for John Wick, quits the INTVL app after one try, and takes his family to the movies 3 times. Ben reads a popular memoir, goes to the movies by himself, and invents 3 new infographics. The guys do a retrospective on the 1983 movie "Mr. Mom" by comparing it to the new Nate Bargatze movie "The Breadwinner". Also, the first new STAR WARS movie in 7 years!!!
May 28, 2026
Episode 177 – Star Wars Small Claims Court
<p>Show Notes </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Josh and Ben do a deep dive on the American cultural practice of “seat saving” at free-to enter events, discuss the new trend of graduates booing commencement speakers who mention AI, and finally they try several claims of Star Wars in the court of B@M opinion. </li> <li>Intro & Follow-up (0-6:06) <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/cp3O2JIy_Mo?si=JrpnXAbspzDiqLKp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Denny’s & Masters of the Universe</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Bad at Saving Seats and Booing AI (6:06-53:51) <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/Q9RnuOv9K8Y?si=CdC7sFlRlA6IBL-R" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">KU Students camping out to get basketball tickets (video)</a> </li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/GMOSBZEJtqw?si=nukPPDbtZ9dIP_cK" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Grads are booing commencement speakers for their AI comments</a> </li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/iDbyYGrswtg?si=Tx9TMPOO6Gx6QWs8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The IT Crowd: Introducing Jen to the Internet</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>What I’m Reading & Bad at Magic (53:51-1:02:54) <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Josh: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13888.Knife_of_Dreams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan</a> </li> <li>Ben: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219743625-future-boy?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ULkQxL5oHL&rank=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Future Boy by Michael J. Fox</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Star Wars Small Claims Court (1:02:54-end) <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/IHWlvwu8t1w?si=nVzsF14S8vwymGtY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer</a> </li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/FaOSCASqLsE?si=TGNZNC8rNr7JtOV9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Undercover Boss: Kylo Ren</a> </li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/wqh2npF2xuA?si=b-l7q5GRWx2LAHAe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Obi-Wan’s Love Affair</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Next time: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/wFXuRHFW3Wk?si=4GT-MCCQGrj1KvPZ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mr. Mom</a> vs. <a href="https://youtu.be/m76VzoDfQWQ?si=uYnrPu1i_v1mip_E" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Breadwinner</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Join in the discussion on: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast</a> </li> <li>Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/</a> </li> <li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@badatmagic/podcasts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@badatmagic/podcasts</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Check out our website(s): <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="http://www.badatmagic.live/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.badatmagic.live</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX4rId75CwW3J9Rjl1jaQpQ/playlists" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Our YouTube Channel</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Support us on: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Bad at Magic Logos by <a href="https://jonicaten.myportfolio.com/work" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jonica Rich</a> </li> <li>Transition music by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvndJM0fkxy8Q-qJthI0v9Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jarus Rich</a> </li> <li>Outro music from <a href="https://youtu.be/VeStSOLso3A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cascading by Ammon Rich</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>
May 14, 2026
Episode 176 – The Tyranny of Zero
<p>Show Notes </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Josh joins the High School band booster club, Ben’s Optometrist “almost served” in the military, the guys recap their trip to MagicCON Vegas 2026, they discuss the “red button or blue button” dilemma, and Ben updates his thesis that the accumulation of risk controls is an uncontrolled risk (AKA “The Tyranny of Zero”). </li> <li>Intro & Follow-up (0-9:49) <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/343/306/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zorach v. Clauson | 343 U.S. 306 (1952) | Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Vegas 2026 (9:49-40:58) <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1693790981723808&set=pcb.1693791945057045" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Photo of Josh and Ben at MagicCON</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Bad at Parenting (40:58-49:14) </li> <li>Bad at Veteraning (49:14-53:56) </li> <li>What I’m Reading (53:56-1:08:37) <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Josh: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13888.Knife_of_Dreams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan</a> </li> <li>Ben: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39937627-all-the-rage?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_12" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership by Darcy Lockman</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>The Tyranny of Zero (1:08:37-end) <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/466/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lying to Ourselves: Dishonesty in the Army Profession</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Join in the discussion on: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast</a> </li> <li>Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/</a> </li> <li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@badatmagic/podcasts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@badatmagic/podcasts</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Check out our website(s): <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="http://www.badatmagic.live/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.badatmagic.live</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX4rId75CwW3J9Rjl1jaQpQ/playlists" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Our YouTube Channel</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Support us on: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Bad at Magic Logos by <a href="https://jonicaten.myportfolio.com/work" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jonica Rich</a> </li> <li>Transition music by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvndJM0fkxy8Q-qJthI0v9Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jarus Rich</a> </li> <li>Outro music from <a href="https://youtu.be/VeStSOLso3A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cascading by Ammon Rich</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>
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