Mark Rosewater

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

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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!

Author

Mark Rosewater

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Leisure

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magic.wizards.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

#637: Social Media in Game Design 17.05.2019

In this podcast, I examine the role social media plays in modern game design.

#636: Rise & Fall of the Blocks 10.05.2019

This podcast is about the history of the block, how they came about and why they went away.

#635: Rabiah Scale, Part 2 10.05.2019

This is part two of a two-part series exploring the Rabiah Scale, a scale talking about how likely we are to visit or revisit certain planes in a Standard-legal set.

#634: Rabiah Scale, Part 1 03.05.2019

This is part one of a two-part series exploring the Rabiah Scale, a scale talking about how likely we are to visit or revisit certain planes in a Standard-legal set.

#633: Morningtide, Part 3 03.05.2019

This is part three of my three-part series on card-by-card design stories from Morningtide.

#632: Morningtide, Part 2 26.04.2019

This is part two of my three-part series on card-by-card design stories from Morningtide.

#631: Morningtide, Part 1 26.04.2019

This is part one of my three-part series on card-by-card design stories from Morningtide.

#630: Five Requests I Ignore 19.04.2019

Based on my previous article, I explain why we just can't do some of the things fans request for Magic.

#629: Designing Destruction 19.04.2019

This is another in my "Designing _____" series where I walk through making basic effects. In this podcast, I talk about making all the various destruction cards.

#628: Greg Weisman 12.04.2019

I had the pleasure to have a carpool guest, Greg Weisman, the author of the upcoming War of the Spark novel, Ravnica. He and I talked all about what went into writing a story with over 100 named characters.

#627: Empathy 12.04.2019

This podcast is based on a recent article I did talking about the importance of empathy in game design (and life).

#626: Magic Golden Rules 05.04.2019

Magic has a number of golden rules, and today, I talk about what they are and why they're so important to design.

#625: Lessons Learned – GRN & RNA 05.04.2019

This is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about the lessons I've picked up from sets I've led or co-led. In this podcast, I talk about Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance (as the vision design for them was done together).

#624: Play Days 29.03.2019

About once a month, R&D takes the day off to play with an upcoming set. In this podcast, I talk all about R&D play days and how they work.

#623: Mailbag Columns 29.03.2019

One of the things I enjoy doing is answering questions from the fans. In this podcast, I explore the many ways I do that.

#622: Brian David-Marshall 22.03.2019

Brian retired from doing coverage, so I decided to dedicate a podcast to his long Magic career.

#621: Simic 22.03.2019

This podcast is the tenth and final in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the green-blue guild, the Simic Combine.

#620: Orzhov 15.03.2019

This podcast is the ninth in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the white-black guild, the Orzhov Syndicate.

#619: Broadwaycon, Part 2 15.03.2019

My eldest daughter, Rachel, and I traveled to New York to go to a convention about New York theater. This is part two of a two-part series about that trip.

#618: Broadwaycon, Part 1 08.03.2019

My eldest daughter, Rachel, and I traveled to New York to go to a convention about New York theater. This is part one of a two-part series about that trip.

#617: Gruul 08.03.2019

This podcast is the eighth in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the red-green guild, the Gruul Clans.

#616: Rakdos 01.03.2019

This podcast is the seventh in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the Cult of Rakdos, the black-red guild.

#615: Azorius 01.03.2019

This podcast is the sixth in my Ravnica guild series. In this podcast, I talk about the Azorius Senate, the white-blue guild.

#614: Lorwyn Cards, Part 4 22.02.2019

This podcast is the fourth in a four-part series about the card-by-card design stories of Lorwyn.

#613: Lorwyn Cards, Part 3 22.02.2019

This podcast is the third in a four-part series about the card-by-card design stories of Lorwyn.

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