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A podcast from the X-files crew where figures from the Old School Community about different decks in OS and Premodern. Hosted by Assistant Director Seb from Flipping Orbs and Wak-Wak.

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    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 31m AVG DURATION
    • 90 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Monster of the Week - Constructing Old School Magic

    Episode 91 - Jens and Lobstercon. And Chris.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025


    Anton and Chris have a chat with Jens about his experience from Lobstercon 2025.

    Episode 90 - GP Frankfurt. And Chris

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Chris Budesheim about his run at the premodern GP Frankfurt.

    Episode 89 - Noobcon 2025 pt2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025


    Seb, Anton and Thai conclude their chaotic chat about the Noobcon weekend. Anton do some calls to some of the greats from the weekend that was Noobcon 2025.

    Episode 88 - Noobcon 2025 pt1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025


    Anton tries to keep seb in check while he is interrupting Thai and Seb calls up Reindeer, Erkka and the winner of Noobcon, Simon to have a chat about their noobcon weekend. All in the first part of two about Noobcon 2025!

    Episode 87 - Contamination

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Alvaro about his Contamination deck adn dig into some other sweet black brews.

    Episode 86 - Arvika 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025


    Seb and thai have a chat about his and Emils weekend at the “Arvika Festivalen”.

    Episode 85 - Premodern in Poland

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Grzegorz about the rise of Premodern in Poland and the first Poland nationals.

    Episode 84 - Pit Rack

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Jiri Tuma and his journey playing Pit Rack.

    Episode 83 - Drew Tucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025


    This is a live episode Seb and Åland did on UTC back in october 2024. Drew Tucker, one of the original artists of Magic the gathering joins in and have a chat about his early beginnings as an illustrator for magic cards.

    Episode 82 - Brian Snoddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025


    Seb have a chat with the legendary mtg artist Brian Snoddy.

    Episode 81 - PM and OS year in review 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025


    Seb, Anton and Åland have a chat about this years OS and PM magic.

    Episode 80 - UTC VI Pt.2 ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024


    Flippi joins the pod to talk about the Uthden Troll Cup weekend.

    Episode 79 - X-files rewatch "s05e19" Folie à deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024


    X-files rewatch "s05e19" Foile à deux.

    Episode 78 - BAH SpPa Spice ta-tah

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024


    Anton and (mby) Seb have a chat with Phil about spice in Premodern.

    Episode 77 - Domain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Magnus Holmström about his Domain deck with Legacy Weapon that he had a really good showing with in this September monthly.

    Episode 76 - What is going on!? (+The European Championship in Prague)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024


    Seb and Anton have a chat about Premodern European Champs, the state of the meta and some … bans and finance?

    Episode 75 Patterns patterns patterns

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Galen about the Pattern Rebirth Academy Rector combo in Premodern.

    Episode 74 - Kevin Costner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024


    Seb and Gordon have a chat about a cretain prison deck in old school magic.

    Episode 73 - Fountain of Youth no2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024


    Seb have a chat with Antti and Erkka about the second rendition of Fountain of Youth and the events surrounding that weekend.

    Episode 72 - Aluren

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024


    Look, up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a beast, it's a jellyfish! Tune in to the latest MotW where Francisco Pawluszek walks us through everything you need to know about Aluren. Flash! Ah-a!

    Episode 71 - Death and Devourer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024


    On this week's episode, Tom Metelsky joins us to talk about podcasting, death, elephant funerals, and Devourer Combo in Premodern.

    Episode 70 - There can only be one

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Chris about Singleton in premodern. They also talk about the upcoming Euros weekend in Darmstadt.

    Episode 69 - Noobcon 15 Side B

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024


    Seb chats with a bunch of people regarding their weekend … Gordon, Simon Christie, Jen-Ole, Anton, Åland, Reindeer, Henk and MORE.

    Episode 69 - Noobcon 15 Side A

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024


    How about that Mishra restricted format!? And how spiky can you be in a shark tournament? What is this weekend all about any-a-way?

    Episode 68 - The digital episode - how competative should we be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024


    Seb and Anton are joined by William Hirst to talk about Premodern Super League, Magic Online Society. We also have a chat about how comptetative you can be in this community.

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    Episode 67 - The Banned Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024


    Seb and Anton have a chat again about something different within the premodern community. They bring on Michael Arnold and talk about combo winter and HATRED.

    Episode 66 - Arvika 2024 and the (deep?) state of Old School

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024


    Seb, Åland and Thai discuss Arvika 2024, the state of 93/94 and how Restricted Mishra might have an impact on the decks during the Noobcon Weekend

    Episode 65 - Iggy Pop

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024


    In this installment, Seb and Anton sit down with special guest Philipp Altmann, a seasoned player renowned for his prowess with the enigmatic "Iggy Pop" deck. Together, they unravel the secrets behind this legendary deck and Phils unforgettable run in the German premodern nationals. From its inception to its unexpected rise to prominence, Philipp shares intimate insights into the deck's strategy, challenges, and memorable moments on the battlefield.

    Episode 64 - Approaching premodern like Aaron Dicks: a potpurri episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024


    In this episode, Seb, Anton, and Aaron Dicks discuss their experiences traveling to premodern magic tournaments. They also talk about the super gauntlet and share their thoughts on deck picks, including Aaron's blue and black psychonought deck. The group briefly touches on the PSS and EPIC before diving into “Brew that or screw that,” a segment where Anton asks Seb and Aaron if a card is playable enough to build a deck around. Finally, they discuss how to play sligh or burn and the playability of Urza's Bauble.

    Episode 63 - X-files rewatch "s06e06" How Ghosts Stole Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023


    Seb and Åland rewatch some X-files and have a chat about the episode. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!

    Episode 62 - Old Frame Vintage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Fluffy about "Lindstrom Vintage" and Vedast chime in about his take on what could be the nowadays "Type 1"

    Episode 61 - Premodern Italian Nationals

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Valerion about the Premodern National Championship in Italy.

    Episode 60 - UTC 23 (live)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023


    The chatter fills the air as Seb, Åland, and Antti huddle together, their excitement palpable. They rendezvous at a quaint online twitch stream to talk about the exhilarating Uthden Troll Cup of 2023. With cups of steaming coffee (read: cold beer) in their hands, they dive into a lively discussion about the epic showdown that has captured the hearts of fans worldwide.

    Episode 59 - Doomsday

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023


    Time to put your fate into just five cards, as the progidy Anthony Harrison joins the pod to talk Doomsday in Premodern! Warning: this episode may cause you to purchase Lion's Eye Diamonds in the near future

    Episode 58 - Premodern European Championship 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023


    Premodern Euro Champs 2023 is in the books! Seb, Anton and Danny de Rooij talk about last weekend's European Championship. How many drafts can the Dutch squeeze in during 72 hours, and how many Sindbads are the correct number in Replenish? We also have a brief interview with the European champion, Pablo Suarez Fernandez. Last but not least, Martin Berlin joins to announce the Premodern Magic Community Award for 2022.

    Episode 57 - Tactical BANT

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat with fellow swede Carl Engwall about BANT Survival in Premodern.

    Episode 56 - The Drunken Stream No: 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023


    Seb, Åland and Thai have a great good ol' chat about upcoming tournaments and other OS related questions from their producer

    Episode 55 - The Banlist episode 2023 w/ Martin Berlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Martin Berlin about the Banlist and the state of Premodern

    Episode 54 - The Fountain of Youth and the Finnish Premodern Nationals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Erkka about The Finnish Nationals of Premodern and The Fountain of Youth cup.

    Episode 53 - Mono U with Andy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Andy Culpepper about everything blue in Premodern.

    Episode 52 - Zombie Contamination

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Michael Arnold about his deck, Zombie Contamination. They also talk about bannings in Premodern and the “Banned series”.

    Episode 49 - Noobfest - a flurry of guests (the telephone episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


    Seb calls around and get some insight on players experiences of the noobfest weekend.

    Episode 48 - The Drunken Stream no: 6 - Noobfest 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023


    Seb, Åland, Anton and Thai have a chat about the Noobfest weekend.

    Episode 47 - Parallax Replenish

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Manos Kokkins about Parallax Replenish in Premodern. Anton also check in with Fluffy and have a chat about the deck after his runs with it in different MTGO tournaments.

    Episode 46 - The Drunken Stream no:5 Arvika 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023


    Seb, Antti, Åland, Thai and Anton have a chat about "Arvika 2023" in this The Drunken Stream no:5

    Episode 45 - Mr T and playing Ponza in Premodern

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat about the deck "Mr T" and other land destruction things in Premodern

    Episode 44 - Noobfest and Troll Disco 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023


    Seb and Åland have a great chat with Reindeer about life.

    Episode 43 - Premodern 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Phil Nguyen about his newsletter “Banding” and what other good content there is out there. We also talk abit how the format is doing and how the meta is progressing.

    Episode 42 - The Drunken Stream no: 4 (Christmas sign off)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022


    It's a MONSTER of an episode. Seb, Åland, Thai and Anton have a chat about the old school year in magic, upcoming tournaments and what really happened during 2022.

    Episode 41 - The rundown of Premodern 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022


    Seb, Anton and Flint talk about premodern in 2022. What where the breakout decks? Hos is the format doing?

    Episode 40 - Hermit FEB

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022


    Seb and Anton have a chat with Mike Harris from Premodcast in this crossover episode of Monster of the Week.

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