Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

#912: Watermarks 05.03.2022 31:37 ↓

In this podcast, I explain the history of watermarks, talk about the various ways we use them, and explain why we can't mechanically care about them outside of Un- sets.

#911: Good Morning Magic with Gavin 05.03.2022 33:16 ↓

I sit down with Designer Gavin Verhey to discuss the making of his Good Morning Magic videos.

#910: The Big Picture 26.02.2022 36:19 ↓

This is a podcast version of my article where I talk about the challenges of designing Magic when it's a different game to different players.

#909: Council of Colors with Chris Mooney 26.02.2022 42:15 ↓

I sit down with designer Chris Mooney to talk about how the Council of Colors works, and he and I talk a bit about white, as he's the white representative on the council.

#908: Gods 19.02.2022 30:31 ↓

I walk through the history of the God creature type and share stories about how we designed the different incarnations of them.

#907: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty with Daniel Holt 19.02.2022 31:28 ↓

There's no one in R&D that's a bigger fan of Kamigawa than Daniel Holt. He worked on more Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty teams than any other person at Wizards, so I sat down with him to talk about how we made sure Kamigawa was well represented in the set.

#906: R&D Vocabulary, Part 5 12.02.2022 31:23 ↓

This is another in my "R&D Vocabulary" series where I explain various lingo R&D uses.

#905: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander 12.02.2022 31:43 ↓

I sit down with Designer Corey Bowen to talk about the design of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander decks and Set Booster cards.

#904: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty with Dave Humpherys 05.02.2022 31:00 ↓

I sit down with Designer Dave Humpherys to discuss the set design of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

#903: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Early Design 05.02.2022 32:32 ↓

I tell the story of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty's exploratory design and vision design.

#902: Champions of Kamigawa Block Mechanics 29.01.2022 31:40 ↓

In this podcast, I take a look at all the named mechanics from the Champions of Kamigawa block.

#901: Casual Play with Melissa DeTora 29.01.2022 33:57 ↓

I sit down with Designer Melissa DeTora to talk about the new casual play design group she's leading.

#900: R&D Vocabulary, Part 4 22.01.2022 31:25 ↓

This podcast is another in my series on R&D lingo.

#899: Templating with Matt Tabak 22.01.2022 37:15 ↓

I sit down with Editor Matt Tabak to talk about the importance of templating.

#898: 2017 15.01.2022 30:10 ↓

In this podcast, I talk about the year of Magic in 2017.

#897: Rise of Eldrazi with Brian Tinsman 15.01.2022 33:38 ↓

In this podcast, I sit down with Designer Brian Tinsman to talk about the design of Rise of the Eldrazi.

#896: Urza's Cards 08.01.2022 30:33 ↓

In this podcast, I talk about the design of every card with "Urza" in its name.

#895: Mirage with Bill Rose 08.01.2022 33:21 ↓

I sit down with Vice President Bill Rose to talk about the design of Mirage.

#894: Maro Teasers 11.12.2021 30:10 ↓

I talk about the history of my set teasers and talk about how I make them.

#893: Shadowmoor with Devin Low 11.12.2021 36:16 ↓

I sit down with Designer Devin Low to talk about the design of Shadowmoor.

#892: Lessons Learned – Throne of Eldraine 04.12.2021 36:16 ↓

I had an in-person playtest at Wizards to attend, so I'm actually driving to work after twenty-plus months (I'm not in the office full time yet, so there'll be a bunch more at-home podcasts). During my drive, I share the lessons I learned from designing Throne of Eldraine.

#891: Tempest with Richard Garfield 04.12.2021 32:37 ↓

I sit down with Richard Garfield to talk about the design of Tempest.

#890: Ravnica & RTR Storm Scale 24.11.2021 33:17 ↓

I go through all the guild mechanics from original Ravnica block and Return to Ravnica block to discuss what chance each has in returning to a premier set.

#889: Secret Lair with Mark Heggen 24.11.2021 33:40 ↓

I sit down with Producer Mark Heggen to talk about the creation of the Secret Lair product line.

#888: Crimson Vow Design 19.11.2021 30:42 ↓

I walk through the larger design story of Innistrad: Crimson Vow.