Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

For this podcast, I look at the history and design evolution of double-faced cards.

This is the third of a three-part series looking at the design of original Mirrodin block.

This is the second of a three-part series looking at the design of original Mirrodin block.

This is the first of a three-part series looking at the design of original Mirrodin block.

I talk with Editor Gregg Luben about the challenges of editing a Magic set. In particular, we talk about his editing of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

A carpenter has his hammer and drill. What are the most important tools for a Magic designer and how are they used to solve the essential challenges of making a trading card game?

I sit down with Chris Mooney, lead set designer of the Streets of New Capenna Commander decks, to talk about their design.

In this podcast, I talk about the many types of restrictions R&D uses on spells and abilities, and why they're important for the game.

I sit down with Jules Robins, lead set designer of Streets of New Capenna, to talk about the design of the set.

In this podcast, I talk about designing Streets of New Capenna.

I sit down with Creative Team Member Emily Teng to talk about worldbuilding and the making of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

In this podcast, I talk about the lovable Myr creature type. I discuss how they came to be and run through the design of every Myr card.

I sit down with Senior Director of Game Design Brady Bell to talk about what it takes to put together a Magic design team.

In this podcast, I talk about my history with Magic trivia and how to make your own Magic trivia.

In this podcast, I sit down with Andrew Brown to discuss the design of Zendikar Rising.

This podcast is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I explore what I learned during the making of sets for which I led or co-led design.

When Unglued was first concepted, the idea behind it was that we could design cards for non-tournament play. What exactly does that mean, and what does it entail? In this podcast, I explore the parameters of non-tournament design.

I sit down with Designer and Rules Manager Jess Dunks to talk about the challenges of managing the rules and dealing with me as head designer.

I sit down with Designer Ethan Fleischer to talk about the design of Oath of the Gatewatch.

One of the cool perks of my job is that I've had a lot of opportunity to travel to other countries. The country I've visited the most is Japan. In this podcast, I share three stories from three different visits to the Land of the Rising Sun.

I sit down with Designer Aaron Forsythe to talk about the design of Lorwyn.

In this podcast, I talk about using different card frames as a design tool and get into the history of card frames that changed for mechanical reasons.

I sit down with Designer Matt Place to talk about the creation of New World Order, something he and I created many years ago to tackle a big problem the game was having.

This podcast is about my latest Nuts & Bolts article on initial ideation. In it, I explain how one starts designing a Magic set around an idea.

I sit down with Senior Copywriter Ari Zirulnik to talk about what exactly Magic copywriting is. He and I also lightly touch on writing the names and flavor text for Unfinity.