Mark Rosewater
Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast
Join Magic: The Gathering Head Designer Mark Rosewater as he shares stories, insights, and more while driving to work. Listen and learn more about how Magic is made!
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
#737: Richard Garfield 08.05.2020 33:18
For years, this has been the number-one request for a carpool guest for the podcast, but as Richard doesn't live near me, nor work at Wizards anymore, it's been an unobtainable goal. Thus, he seemed like a great guest for my at-home edition where I could call him on the phone. Richard and I talk about the design of Alpha.
#736: Matt Place, Part 2 30.04.2020 29:07
Matt Place had so much to say, we had to do a second podcast.
#735: Matt Place, Part 1 30.04.2020 30:27
In this podcast, I interview Matt Place, a former pro player and Magic R&D member.
#734: Chris Mooney 24.04.2020 32:54
I also interview Chris who is another GDS3 alum and another person I work closely with on the Vision Design team. As with Ari, we talk about what it's like being a Magic player from the outside who became an insider.
#733: Ari Nieh 24.04.2020 32:04
In another of my interview series, I interview Ari Nieh, winner of the Great Designer Search 3 and someone I work closely with on the Vision Design team. We talk about his early days of Magic, GDS3, and what it's like to work in R&D.
#732: Annie Sardelis 17.04.2020 30:19
In this podcast, I'm interviewing Annie Sardelis, one of the members of the Creative team.
#731: Aaron Forsythe 17.04.2020 30:22
In this podcast, I'm interviewing my boss and longtime Magic collaborator, Aaron Forsythe.
#730: Michael Ryan, Part 2 10.04.2020 35:42
This podcast is part 2 of my interview with Michael Ryan. We continue talking about the making of the Weatherlight Saga.
#729: Michael Ryan, Part 1 10.04.2020 32:27
I've started recording "Drive to Work" from home due to the pandemic, so I decided to use the opportunity to do something that's hard to do in the car, interview people over the phone. This podcast is part one of a talk I have with Michael Ryan, my fellow co-creator of the Weatherlight Saga. We talk about how we made the story, including many of the characters.
#728: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 5 03.04.2020 31:14
This is the fifth part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
#727: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 4 03.04.2020 29:24
This is the fourth part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
#726: Blue-Red 27.03.2020 36:50
This is another podcast in my two-color philosophy series. This time, I talk blue-red.
#725: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 3 27.03.2020 31:59
This is the third part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
#724: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 2 20.03.2020 40:49
This is the second part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
#723: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 1 20.03.2020 47:47
This is the first part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
#722: Top 10 Blocks 13.03.2020 33:21
In this podcast, I talk about what I consider to be my top 10 Magic blocks.
#721: White-Black 13.03.2020 39:50
This podcast is another in my two-color philosophy series. This time, I start talking about my first enemy color pair, white-black.
#720: What Was in Alpha 06.03.2020 34:42
This is another trivia podcast. I ask about elements of Magic and see if you can identify whether it was part of Magic at the start of the game back in Alpha.
#719: Broadwaycon 2020 06.03.2020 40:59
My eldest daughter and I traveled to New York City to attend Broadwaycon. This podcast talks all about it and how it made me rethink how I do Magic design.
#718: Green-White 28.02.2020 49:33
This is part five in my ten-part series on two-color philosophies. In this podcast, I talk about green-white.
#717: Making Un- Cards 28.02.2020 54:10
In this podcast, I talk about the challenges of making silver-bordered cards.
#716: Unsanctioned, Part 2 21.02.2020 44:05
This is part two of a two-part series on the design of Unsanctioned. In it, I walk through the designs of all sixteen of the new cards.
#715: Unsanctioned, Part 1 21.02.2020 49:00
This is part one of a two-part series on the design of Unsanctioned. In it, I walk through the designs of all sixteen of the new cards.
#714: Red-Green 14.02.2020 50:04
This podcast is another in my two-color philosophy series.
#713: Head-to-Head – Commander, Part 2 14.02.2020 33:31
This podcast is part two of a two-part series on a Head-to-Head I did on Twitter about possible changes to the Commander format.
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