Episode 177 – Star Wars Small Claims Court

Episode 177 – Star Wars Small Claims Court

From Bad at Magic by Bad at Magic

May 28, 2026 · 1h 51m · Season 7 · Episode 21

About this episode

Josh and Ben explore cultural practices around seat saving, discuss graduation trends related to AI, and adjudicate Star Wars claims in a mock court setting.

Show Notes  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. Intro & Follow-up (0-6:06) Denny’s & Masters of the Universe Bad at Saving Seats and Booing AI (6:06-53:51) KU Students camping out to get basketball tickets (video) Grads are booing commencement speakers for their AI comments The IT Crowd: Introducing Jen to the Internet What I’m Reading & Bad at Magic (53:51-1:02:54) Josh: Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan Ben: Future Boy by Michael J. Fox Star Wars Small Claims Court (1:02:54-end) The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer Undercover Boss: Kylo Ren Obi-Wan’s Love Affair Next time: Mr. Mom vs. The Breadwinner 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: Josh, Ben

Topics covered

  • seat saving
  • graduation trends
  • Star Wars
  • cultural practices
  • AI discussions

Keywords

  • seat saving
  • graduation
  • AI
  • Star Wars
  • cultural practices
  • podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Denny’s, Bad at Magic, Patreon

Books & works: Knife of Dreams, Future Boy, The Mandalorian, Undercover Boss, Obi-Wan’s Love Affair

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