Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

In 1998, I came up with the idea of a more accessible trading card game. That game is called Mood Swings and goes on sale starting June 1 on MagicSecretLair.com . This podcast talks about my 28-year journey to get it made.

In this episode, I talk about all about my adventures at MagicCon: Las Vegas 2026.

Who is Goat Guy? Why is he important? There's only one way to find out.

This is another in my quest to do an episode on every Magic set release. This one is about the design of Born of the Gods , the second set in the Theros block.

In this episode, I talk about the role games can play in a person's identity and how that affects our approach to designing Magic .

In this episode, I sit down with Creative Lead Lauren Bond to talk about the worldbuilding of Secrets of Strixhaven .

For eight years, I was in charge of overseeing final-day video production for the Pro Tour. In this podcast, I talk all about it.

In this podcast, I sit down with Reggie Valk, set design lead for Secrets of Strixhaven , to talk about the set's design.

This podcast talks about the history of Charms in Magic .

In this podcast, I talk about the design of Secrets of Strixhaven .

This podcast is all about how Magic design interacts with nostalgia.

It's been over a decade since I did a podcast about Blogatog, my blog where I answer questions daily, so I felt it was time for a second podcast on it.

Last year, I celebrated my 30th anniversary of working at Wizards of the Coast and on Magic . In this episode, I look back and explore how I've changed as a designer over the last three decades.

In this episode, I sit down with Senior Director Lindsey Bartell to talk about Secret Lair .

This podcast is another in my ongoing quest to talk about every Magic expansion. In it, I talk about the third set in the Scars of Mirrodin block, New Phyrexia .

Do I have 30 minutes of content about collector numbers? It turns out I do.

In this podcast, I respond to a post that proposed Magic should "stick to its fantasy roots." As a Magic historian, I make the case that Magic has been stretching the boundaries of what fantasy is since Limited Edition (Alpha) . For those who like deep dives into Magic history, this episode is for you.

For this week's podcast, I sit down with Magic: The Gathering ® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  Lead Designer Eric Engelhard to talk about the set's design.

One of our latest design processes involves a slideshow where we show off every card in an upcoming set and make final comments before everything is locked down. In this podcast, I talk all about the evolution of the slideshow.

This podcast is all about the journey of the energy mechanic, from its original inception during  Mirrodin design all the way to its first appearance in  Kaladesh and beyond.

This podcast is a companion to this year's "Nuts & Bolts" column. I talk all about how to slowly add mechanics to your set.

The Magic Dojo was the very first major online gathering spot for the Magic community. In this podcast, I speak with its creator, Frank Kusumoto, to talk all about it.

This podcast is another in my quest to record a podcast about every Magic expansion. This time, I talk about Mirrodin Besieged , the second set in the Scars of Mirrodin block and a set with one of the most unique Prereleases of all time.

In this podcast, I talk about a core element of every design: making sure your creatures can get through and help the game end.

Every year, my oldest daughter Rachel and I attend BroadwayCon, a convention dedicated to Broadway, and each year I make a podcast about it, taking all the things I learned and comparing them to Magic design. This podcast is about this year's trip.