Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

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.

In this podcast, I sit down with Jadine Klomparens, the play design lead for Lorwyn Eclipsed, to talk about how the set was structured and balanced.

I spent eight years working on the Pro Tour overseeing the feature matches and final-day video coverage. Those eight years just happened to overlap with the greatest run in professional Magic where Pro Tour legend Kai Budde won seven Pro Tours in five years. This podcast honors Kai, who sadly passed away last week, talking all about that epic run.

In this podcast, I sit down with Neale LaPlante Johnson, the creative lead of Lorwyn Eclipsed, to talk all about the worldbuilding for the set.

In this podcast, I talk about a big theme from Lorwyn Eclipsed called "color matters."

In this podcast, I talk about a very narrow type of design: Magic cards that interrupt the game and initiate a subgame.

In this podcast, I talk all about the vision design for Lorwyn Eclipsed.

A common topic on my blog is why some players want to return to blocks. I spend this podcast talking through the various reasons this is unlikely to happen.

Part of a designer's job involves figuring out what to include and what not to include. In this podcast, I talk about subjectivity in Magic design.

In this podcast, I talk about the third set of the Shards of Alara block.

In this podcast, I call the upkeep step the appendix of Magic. Why? Listen in as I talk all about the origin and history of upkeep.

In this podcast, I talk about the second set of the Shards of Alara block, Conflux.

This is my fourth and final episode talking about 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on a three-part series I did in my Making Magic column.

There are a lot of costs you can pay other than mana. In this episode, I talk about different types of resources in Magic.

This is part three of a four-part series talking about 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on a three-part series I did in my Making Magic column.

In this episode, I talk about how the color pie has evolved over the last three decades.

This podcast is part two of a four-part series talking about the 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on a three-part series I did in my Making Magic column.

In this podcast, I sit down with Melissa DeTora, the leader of the Casual Play Design team, to talk about Commander design.

This podcast is part one of a four-part series talking about the 30 biggest design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on a three-part series I did in my Making Magic column.

In this podcast, I talk all about the design of the fourth set in the Lorwyn-Shadowmoor block, Eventide.

In this podcast, I talk about the design of every card with Mox or Lotus in the name designed as a spiritual successor to Limited Edition (Alpha)'s Moxen and Black Lotus.

In this podcast, I sit down with Lead Set Designer Chris Mooney to talk about the design of Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar: The Last Airbender™.

This episode talks about why it's good for R&D to design around a format you play.

This podcast is all about how to start a podcast of your own.

Sometimes, the greatest design skill is to never give up. In this podcast, I talk about times it took a while for an idea to make it to print.

This podcast is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about sets I led or co-led and walk through all the design lessons I learned. This time, I discuss Murders at Karlov Manor.

When the Commander Format Panel visited Wizards, I gave a presentation pitching why I felt it was important to change how hybrid worked in Commander. This podcast goes over the contents of that presentation and explains my reasoning for the change.

I just returned from New York Comic Con. This podcast talks all about it.

This podcast talks about the history of the proliferate mechanic.

This is part three of three going over my talk from MagicCon: Atlanta looking at the top 20 most influential Magic expansions of all time.

This is part two of three going over my talk from MagicCon: Atlanta looking at the top 20 most influential Magic expansions of all time.

This podcast is part one of three going over my talk from MagicCon: Atlanta looking at the top 20 most influential Magic expansions of all time.

I just got back from MagicCon Atlanta, and in this podcast, I talk all about it.

This podcast is a look back at the early creatures that only cost one mana.

In this podcast, I talk about the things I have to do to prepare for an upcoming MagicCon (in this case, MagicCon Atlanta).

This podcast is another in my quest to talk about every Magic expansion. This time I talk about the third set in the Champions of Kamigawa block, Saviors of Kamigawa.

In this podcast, I talk about the times we returned to settings that we'd already visited.

This podcast is another in my quest to cover every Magic expansion.