Episode 174 – Project Alignment
From Bad at Magic by Bad at Magic
April 16, 2026 · 1h 58m · Season 7 · Episode 18
About this episode
Ben and Josh discuss Project Hail Mary, the Artemis II mission, and explore themes of work, sports, and love through the lens of the D&D alignment chart.
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/…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben, Josh
Topics covered
- Project Hail Mary
- Artemis II mission
- WNBA management
- D&D alignment chart
- love languages
- work and sports
Keywords
- Project Hail Mary
- Artemis II
- WNBA
- D&D alignment chart
- love languages
- work
- sports
- food
- relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: WNBA, Chipotle
Books & works: Project Hail Mary, Winter’s Heart, Repenter, The Five Love Languages, National Treasure, D&D Alignment Chart
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