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Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn  On the 39th (not 40th, holy L) interview of the Herald's Horn, Cal is joined by Matt Sperling to discuss how the pros prepare for the Pro Tour. Also covered: Judging Discourse, pro team dynamics, how to keep your head up when stuck, common misconceptions about Pro play, and more!  Follow Matt: https://bsky.app/profile/mattsperling.bsky.social  Herald's Horn Substack: https://heraldshorn.substack.com/  Cal's podcast about retro video games, Level Up: https://linktr.ee/leveluppod_  Follow us: https://bsky.app/profile/heraldshorn.com  https://bsky.app/profile/moderatelymtg.bsky.social  https://bsky.app/profile/blackgirlmage.bsky.social  https://bsky.app/profile/emmapartlow.com  https://bsky.app/profile/caljones.com  ---------------------------- 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Welcome Matt Sperling! 3:30 - Pro Tour Prep: How Does It Work? 8:44 - High Level Magic as a Part-Timer 12:45 - Team Prep is Surprising to Some 18:49 - Pros/Cons of Shorter Prep Times 26:01 - Common Pro Play Misconceptions 31:00 - Sperling's Sick of It: Judging Discourse 36:20 - More Misconceptions 43:00 - Matt's Recent PT Performances 44:38 - Spiking vs. Consistency Incentives 53:49 - Back to Matt's Last Year 58:35 - Advice for Those Who Feel Stuck 1:03:46 - Is Matt Almost Done With Magic? 1:09:08 - Matt's Final Thoughts 1:10:08 - Outro

Pro player Matt Sperling Joins me this week to talk about testing for Pro Tour OTJ and about improving as a player. Matt's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattSperlingMTG/videos Limited Level-Ups Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/limitedlevelups Limited Level-Ups Discord: bit.ly/jointhedischord Limited Level-Ups Podcast:https://limitedlevelups.libsyn.com/ Alex's Coaching Email: chordocoach@gmail.com

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I interview Magic The Gathering Professional turned Star Wars CCG Celebrity Matt Sperling.

I interview my good friend, Matt Sperling (aka "sickofit"). I get a life update, ask him about qualifying for the 2021 Magic The Gathering World Championship, we talk poker, and we give out some extremely valuable craps strategy...---To get 4 drops of Sessions per week instead of 2+ access to seasons 1-3 of Sessions (528 drops)+ access to the 2-season catalog of Solicited Advice Podcast+ membership to DGAF Communitysign up to become a PATRON for $4.22 a month (or more) at https://www.patreon.com/DGAFPokerPlayer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Paleo 30 Day Meal Plan for Testosterone and Sperm Health, Low HDL Levels, Protein Amount on Carnivore, Going “Higher” Carb for Fat Loss?, Cinnamon. Make your health an act of rebellion. Join The Healthy Rebellion Please Subscribe and Review: Apple Podcasts | RSS  Submit your questions for the podcast here Show Notes: ---- News topic du jour: Beyond Mitigation ---- 1. Paleo 30 Day Meal Plan [11:48] Victor says: Robb, My wife and I will be starting the Paleo 30 Days Meal Plan next Monday, June 1. We are both quite excited about it and the results we believe we will feel. One major issue that I wanted to get your advice on is the fact that I am trying to put on muscle mass over the summer break (I am a teacher and coach) before I return (hopefully due to COVID-19) to school in August. I am trying to raise my Testosterone levels after getting a blood test earlier this month at my Urologist office and while the tests were mainly normal they were on the “low normal” side. My plan is to do Double Kettlebell movements, short sprint workouts and of course the Paleo Nutrition Plan. We are trying to conceive a baby over the next 2 months (Hopefully before we both have to return to school in August - She is a teacher also). I have been told and researched that building more muscle as well as building overall strength will help increase my Free Testosterone naturally (Oh yeah I forgot to mention I will be 50 on June 20 - Former track and field athlete - 400 meters primarily - very lean build, CrossFit from 2012-2015, Kettlebell Training and movements primarily since Summer of 2015; My wife is 16 years younger than me). With all that said, do you have any additional advice as it relates to how the Paleo 30 Day Meal Plan and continuing eating Paleo afterwards will help me accomplish my goals? Increasing muscle mass, getting stronger and increasing my chances of fathering a child (sperm quality, count etc.). I am not sure how much the Paleo Nutrition Plan can or will address these issues but appreciate any advice you can give. Thank you. 2. Low HDL Levels [17:18] Matt says: Robb, I have now for the 3rd year in a row tested low for my HDL level, in the extreme level.  I am a 39 year old male 6'-2" about 215 lbs.  I also suffer from Ulcerative Colitis for 3.5 years since diagnosed.  This year my HDL was a 29 last year 28 and the year before 27.  I have been listening to you since I head you on Cleared Hot.  Do you have any suggestions what I can do I workout and try have a health diet and I cannot drop weight or get the HDL levels up.  my LDL is at a great level and my triglycerides are high as well. Thanks, Matt Sperling 3. Protein amount [22:13] Matt says: Hey Robb, Thanks for all of your work in the nutritional wellness space.  The nuance is real and you don't try and over simplify this complicated subject like many other voices out there, which I appreciate.  I enjoy how you start many of your answers with "Man, this is a tough one", because, let's be honest, very little in this space is very straight forward. But enough about you, let's talk about me.  I've recently started a carnivore diet to see how things go. My story is long and I won't get into all the details as they are not relevant to my question but for a little context/explanation, I developed pretty extensive vitiligo seemingly out of the blue about a year ago.  I'm tinkering with carnivore to see if I can get some improvement. I have seen some re-pigmentation already (it's been about 6 weeks). I've been learning quite a bit from Paul Saladino and am formulating my plan similar to his nose to tail approach. I'm about 160lbs, fairly low body fat (10ish percent probably) but would like to gain a few lbs of lean muscle so I'm shooting for roughly 175-185 grams of protein and 200+ grams of fat totaling around 3000 total calories. Protein sources are sirloin tip, egg yolks, whole sardines from frozen, bone broth, beef liver (chicken liver if can't find beef), beef heart, and beef spleen at this point. Still working to source some other organs as well .  Fat is primarily beef suet.  All of these (minus the sardines) are from local farms. I wouldn't call myself strict carnivore at this point, I do have some days of only animal products but I also add in some fruit and honey from time to time. All that said, my question is quite simple - should the protein target include the protein from the organ meats or should the 175-185 come only from lean muscle meats/egg yolks? I'm getting 6-8 total ounces of organ meats per day which equates to around 30-40 grams give or take.  Up to now I have included them in the total but if this is not right I should probably add another half pound or so of muscle meat per day. I've heard you talk about not including the collagen protein from bone broth in the total protein target but I'm unsure about organ meats. Thanks! Matt 4. Going “higher” carb for fat loss? [30:34] Chris says: Hi guys, I have been a long time listener, follower of the Paleo lifestyle, and a couple years ago, completed Robb’s  Keto Masterclass. I followed the Ketogains protocol, weighing and measuring, for several months. I lost a good amount of weight but was otherwise miserable - constantly “hangry,” terrible sleep, increasing anxiety, etc. I recently started working with a Doctor and Nutritionist I found thru the Paleo Physicians Network. After looking at bloodwork, the Doctor referred to me as a “sugar burner,” even though I had been on a low-carb or VLC keto diet for a pretty long time. The Nutritionist suggested I try carb-cycling thru either some back-loading, TKD or CKD type profile. I’ve been playing with the CKD thing now for a couple months, using a combo of Ketogains and Lyle McDonald  “refeed” macros. I haven’t been losing any weight, but I definitely feel better in the 24-48 hours post-refeed. This got me thinking back to the Keto Masterclass and Robb talking about some needing higher carb intake (did I mention my stress management is , and we have a toddler who won’t stay in his bed going on almost 4 years now?) This “carb-search” got me looking at things like (RP) Renaissance Periodization and WAG (Working Against Gravity). I know it’s marketing, but it seems like there are a lot of pretty significant transformations, but both seem much higher carb than many of us listeners might be used to. So, my question is, what gives?!?!?  Who should/shouldn’t try these types of programs and, if one wanted to just test it out, how long should I give it to gauge whether it’s working or not? Thanks! link to sarah's article: https://robbwolf.com/2014/03/21/carb-reloading/ 5. Cinnamon [36:33] Charlie says: In a previous podcast you mentioned in passing that cinnamon is toxic, but you didn't explain. Could you explain? My wife and I have only been buying ceylon cinnamon since then as you suggested, but I have no idea why, haha! Thanks again. Notes: Cassia cinnamon contains coumarin https://www.bfr.bund.de/en/faq_on_coumarin_in_cinnamon_and_other_foods-8487.html Sponsor: This episode of The Healthy Rebellion Radio is sponsored by BLUBlox. Studies have clearly shown that blue and green light up to 550nm is a potent suppressor of melatonin, which causes bad sleep and increases your risk of obesity, insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. 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https://twitter.com/morticiansunion/status/1271269167119941634?s=21 Game Loss for Switching Decks?:https://twitter.com/markjmtg/status/1271630203475726339 Anton Jonsson’s Quote:https://twitter.com/armlx/status/1271803554680975361 Daniela Díaz on Viewership: https://twitter.com/h0lydiva/status/1271832383243894784?s=20 Day 1 Metagame: https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1271892941460713474 Matt Sperling to Donate Prizes: https://twitter.com/sickofit/status/1271522610128412672?s=19 DeQuan Watson Doing Coverage Next Weekend:https://twitter.com/powrdragn/status/1272077090062397443?s=20 Max Kahn on “Up-and-Coming” Legacy Veterans:https://twitter.com/MaxPlaysMTG/status/1271990569477320705?s=19 Top 8 of Growth Spirals and Breeding Pools: https://twitter.com/ajlvi/status/1272221219031482368?s=21 Davide’s Clarification:https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/h8yhzv/in_the_24year_history_of_the_pt_no_card_had_ever/futk2i8/ Ally Warfield’s Achievements Matter:https://twitter.com/MythicMeebo/status/1272274881929973763?s=20 Top 8: https://twitter.com/fireshoes/status/1272301712708186113?s=20   Core 2021 LRRPPR:https://twitter.com/loadingreadyrun/status/1272672797538435073?s=21   Cardhoarder’s 5-Ticket Loan Option: https://twitter.com/cardhoarder/status/1272608819047100416?s=20   The Command Chair:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=45&v=xmtepMuF64Y   Desperate Ravings   #PRNightmare: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/722194539695308952/unknown.png https://twitter.com/moxreuby/status/1272697988624773121?s=21 https://twitter.com/aulowry/status/1272735861474549760 https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/1272914934096187394   Diversity and Acceptance Roundup Caleb’s Fundraiser: https://twitter.com/CalebDMTG/status/1270984592170909697?s=19 Jesper Myrfors’s Post: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10214893103435796&id=1673786715&sfnsn=mo 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https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/620753160747843584/some-thoughts-id-like-to-share-this-post-is Scryfall on WotC’s Statement:https://scryfall.com/blog/regarding-wotc-s-recent-statement-on-depictions-of-racism-220 https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/721205767646085161/image0.png WotC Looking to Hire BIPOC Writers:https://twitter.com/growlingsteph/status/1272560902273765376?s=20 https://twitter.com/thatoneguy_jm/status/1272562356841623552?s=20 https://twitter.com/melissadetora/status/1272561956084305937?s=12 https://twitter.com/victoriacana/status/1272562663491465217?s=12 https://twitter.com/baetog_/status/1272565784296869894?s=20 MTG Tabletop Looking for a Narrative Design Manager: https://twitter.com/alisontheperson/status/1272292112650788864?s=12 MelinaPendulum’s Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LltuzD8aJs&feature=youtu.be Joe Rogan’s Segment:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEG1jolOcdc   Austin Bursavich Unbanned:https://twitter.com/mtghofbot/status/1273046205673676801?s=20   Kevin Jones: https://twitter.com/evakayecahill/status/1271843450963582976?s=20 https://twitter.com/TeamNovaMTG/status/1271881308273348608?s=20   Mark Jacobson’s Trophy: https://twitter.com/markjmtg/status/1271265666893443072?s=21   Double Masters VIP Edition on Amazon: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/720793105682530405/Screenshot_20200611-191331_Chrome.jpg   Legacy Challenges Not Firing:https://twitter.com/TheMaverickGal/status/1272521930143338496?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheMaverickGal/status/1272524087768817667?s=20 Reduced to 32-Player Minimum: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-announcements-june-16-2020   CSI Observing Juneteenth Day:https://twitter.com/CoolStuffInc/status/1273325245110325253?s=20   Riot Games Fires Ron Johnson: https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1271301441374879745?s=20   D&D and Diversity https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/diversity-and-dnd

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 Apologies on minor mic friction noise (1:55) Alex details the recent Organized Play announcements and gives his reaction. Is this the death of competitive Magic? (16:05) Reacting to Matt Sperling's glass-half-full tweet (31:00) KYT has gotten Alex hooked on two chess streams: GMHikaru & BotezLive (48:00) Tactics in chess and how it can relate to MTG (1:01:00) Chess coaches often recommend playing slow games (1:14:30) Answer a Q by Nikachu on Twitter: why don't MTG players review their games? KYT suggests an improvement routine. (1:18:00) KYT has identified auto-pilot leaks by recording his poker play

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Matt Sperling is a content creator, member of the Rivals league and 2019 Mythic Championship finalist. His YouTube channel is called "Magic: The Gathering for Advanced Players." New book “Humans of Magic: Interviews with the Game's Greatest Minds” is now available. Details at humansofmagic.com. Music in this episode is brought to you by @kuplasound.

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  Magali Focusing on Art:https://twitter.com/Cathaoir1/status/1229781211939254275?s=09 Desperate Ravings Home A-Loan:https://twitter.com/magemarket/status/1230162626874761216?s=19 https://twitter.com/JonLoucks/status/1230186328941162496?s=19 https://twitter.com/chasandres/status/1230181904055332866?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheManaSource/status/1230190917409222660?s=20 https://twitter.com/SaffronOlive/status/1230185483818414081?s=20 https://twitter.com/em_teegee/status/1230186285744025600?s=21 https://twitter.com/dynamonestico/status/1230236700468809732?s=21 There’s the Backpedal: https://twitter.com/Peer_Rich/status/1230246640079994883?s=19   Thoralf’s Dream Trawler:https://twitter.com/ToffelMTG/status/1228852472766066688 https://twitter.com/StarCityBen/status/1229519284193415173 https://twitter.com/toffelmtg/status/1229102539410247680?s=21 https://esertalks.home.blog/2020/02/18/unsporting-conduct-at-tournaments/   MaRo on Eventual Commander Changes:https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/f0s9uy/mark_roswater_on_potential_commander_changes_from/ https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/f0s9uy/comment/fgxghlh https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/f0s9uy/comment/fgxlcj4   Some Store Mystery Boosters Hit Ebay:https://twitter.com/charlytraarbach/status/1228068028232982532?s=21   Where Are the CommandFests?:https://twitter.com/tolariancollege/status/1230239243517087744?s=21   Ropers on Arena Getting Penalties:https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/63451   MTGO Is a Quality Program:https://twitter.com/xJCloud/status/1229158711123435521?s=20 https://twitter.com/xJCloud/status/1229173245355663360?s=20 https://twitter.com/MagicOnline/status/1229182349528596481?s=20   Karsten Leashed:https://twitter.com/karsten_frank/status/1226924153267052544?s=21 https://twitter.com/karsten_frank/status/1226925000218693632   Will Jonathan, Sports Psychologist(?): https://twitter.com/CorriganAbe/status/1230255368686776321 Splash Damage Documentary Coming from The Toys That Made Us:https://twitter.com/polygon/status/1228424168217153536?s=21 https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/14/21138231/magic-the-gathering-documentary-igniting-the-spark-toys-that-made-us The Finisher Last weekend, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa completed his trifecta of trophies: now the 2020 Magic World Champion, PV added that achievement to his shelf alongside his 2 Pro Tour championships from 2010 and 2017 and his 2 Nationals titles from 2006 and 2009. This has once again brought up the discussion of who the Greatest of All Time is: Kai, Jon, Luis, Nassif... or Paulo. So tell me: who is your all time MTG GOAT?

VoF - Temario Año 02 Episodio 21 1) Cambios en MtG Arena. Indican que la intención a largo plazo es que Pioneer se pueda jugar en Arena. Eventos pagos de Brawl por mes. 2) Rizzo y Bazaar transmiten el LATAM. 3) Bans: Standard Oko, Veil y OuaT. Legacy Wrenn & Six. Vintage: Narset restringida. Reconocen que la nueva modalidad es sacar sets con un buen power level (push the limit) y si algo se rompe, bannear. Consideran más entretenido eso que sets de bajo power level pero parejos en general (R&D tiene muchos ex jugadores). 4) Reid Duke vs the world. "Expressing outrage isn't the only way to be a community leader. The people I'm happiest to follow are the ones who focus on integrity and good deeds, and pick their battles with a handful of issues most important to them". 5) Starcity games cambio la pagina y se complica su uso como referencia. 6) Starcity Games despide a Tom Ross. Pat Chapin indica que el vivio algo similar. Muy exigentes hasta el hostigamiento en el trabajo y cuando dejas de rendir o baja tu popularidad, te despiden. Apuntan a Cedric Phillips y su manera de trabajo. 7) Secret Lair. Gatitos. Goblins. Hadas. Tierras nevadas. 8) GP Bologna. Legacy. Oko. De un pool de 79 cartas del top, 29 eran impresas en 2019. Megucci primer top 8. Bant Miracles campeon. 9) Dan de baja los Byes en GPs. 10) Mythic Championship VII. Último del año. Standard. Top 4 Kanister, Javier Dominguez Brad Nelson y Andrea Mengucci. Muchos mazos Simic Flash pero Kanister se lo lleva con Jund Sacrifice. Se clasifica al Worlds y pide que desbanneen el KCI de Modern. 11) Wolrds tiene a todos su participantes (Febrero 2020). Pozzo y Leveratto están en la pelea. Fake news sobre el formato en que se va a jugar. 12) Ya quedó definida la MPL para el año próximo y la liga “B” o Rivals. Salvatto, Leveratto y Pozzo estarán en la liga (junto con jugadores como Ben Stark, Kai Budde, Luis Scott-Vargas, Stanislav Cifka y Matt Sperling). Saludos y felices fiestas!

Volviendo a lo Fundamental - Año 2 Episodio 17 - Owen Turtenwald se excusa y explica su caso. Admite problemas con el alcohol y que eso lo llevo a situaciones de acoso a las mujeres. - Matt Sperling confirma que existen Shadowbans y que Gerry T estuvo en esa lista. Gerry confirma que tuvo problemas con el alcohol, maltrato a otros jugadores, y que estuvo Shadowbanneado. - Hall of Fame entro Reid Duke con 94% Pikula quedo 2do con 35%. - SCG Syracuse Legacy Open. Estado del Meta. Temur Delver. 4cc. 4c Loam. Astrolabe y W6 al por mayor. - Throne of Eldraine spoilers. - MTGArena y los cambios que se vienen. Darán Renewal prizes, se tienen que simplemente logear antes del 26 de septiembre. Historic iba a tener redencion de wilcards 2x1 y cartas sueltas redimibles, pero la queja del publico logro el 1x1 y que revean largar ediciones enteras en vez de cartas sueltas bomba. - Pirulo Open de Modern. (miembro del myr team hizo top, Mega jugo living end jund e hizo 4-2, Julio jugo Scales e hizo 4-2, en el top, Nahuel Diaz, mono u living end) - MCQ Modern. Torneazo en el Basaldua (Mega hace top 4 con UB Vengevine). Campeon el Pichon Dominguez con Dredge que sigue solido sin Looting. - Empiezan los LATAM Series.(Myr Team member, Ezequiel Gonzalez , hizo top con Mono G eldrazi, con Santi Taborda tambien del team quedando 9no). Tron, Burn y otros clasicos inoxidables.

Thirst knowledge cast episode 7: Hawt’Lanta bound Intro: Welcome to Thirst for Knowledge Cast episode 7. I’m one of your hosts Steve and with me is the Delver of all secrets, Lawrence Harmon. Also thank Jarvis for being on last week Words Last Weekend SCG Open Syracuse https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/scg-open-syracuse-2019-09-15#paper SCG Classic https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/scg-legacy-classic-syracuse-2019-09-15#paper NRG 5k https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ug9_rItjWo0GOIgRVDmKg_AZjxfAGu0qMq_dtutPmjQ/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR0sOlv6-N8c9cq5frfumxYyqelkq79xExDPcztKYpP966vqrgHK1S9vzfo Legacy PTQ 9/14/19 https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-ptq-11971251#paper Legacy Challenge 9/15/19 https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/legacy-challenge-11971264#paper Metagame Breakdown top 16 RUG Delver- 22 in top 16 of all above tournaments 4c Snow Control,DnT, Glacial Mentor Stompy, and UR Delver are the next decks at 4 a piece R/B Reanimator, ANT, and Mono Red come in at 3 Merfolk is rising?? RUG Delver the best deck???? Snek- how many and is it correct? 4c Delver’s place in the meta 4c Control merits Are people prepared for Depths and is that the cause of it’s smaller share at the top tables? Combo- would we play it and what would it be Blade decks have dulled and it shows The state of tundra- Terminus or Sinkhole Mystic Karn- the linear deck that’s fast but vulnerable Top 8 predictions 12 w6 What would/are we going to play? W6 vs. Legacy Ramble about new set Shoutout to Matt Sperling @sickofit for doing an analysis of our very own Lawrence Harmon’s latest 4c Delver stream. Lawrence 5-0ed the league and Matt gave his feedback on one of the matches. We will post the link in the show notes and hope you enjoy. https://youtu.be/ktFHPg2D9cQ Patreon Plug- part 2 of the 4c delver primer is up and we hope you thirsty grinders are ready to take a drink. Patreon shoutout https://www.patreon.com/ThirstForCast Social Media Steve@raistlinim Lawrence@lawrenceharmon Kwame@tripodgunn ThirstforKnowledgeCast@ThirstForCast

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Episode 37 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome back to the podcast Mythic Championship winner Eli Loveman to continue with our Top 16 Humans in Magic history - we finally get to the Top 8. Find Eli on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackshirtman Eli’s guide to Humans, Part 1: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/1st-place-at-mythic-championship-london/ Eli’s guide to Humans, Part 2: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/a-guide-to-modern-humans-mulligans-and-sideboarding/ Eli’s final match against Matt Sperling: https://www.twitch.tv/magic/video/417593609?filter=highlights&sort=time Bob Maher dying to his own Bob, with bonus examples of greatness...at any cost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Viwx-QTFZuc The Saga of Snapcaster Mage:https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/saga-snapcaster-mage-2011-10-24 Intro Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/TRG_Banks/This_train_doesnt_stop_at_Rugby/This_train_doesnt_stop_at_Rugby Outro Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/Swimming/Sunday_Morning_Sun

Cedric Phillips sits down with Mythic Championship London finalist, Matt Sperling, to chat about his runner-up finish with Affinity, the state of Organized Play for Magic and how things can be improved, everything that's wrong with his beloved Los Angeles Lakers (he's far too optimistic about them!) and how's he able to succeed in so many different formats when he has such a finite amount of time to dedicate to the game.

Episode 36 of Let's Remember Some Cards! A Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, sets, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome back to the podcast Mythic Championship winner Eli Loveman! Eli talks to us about some of the Top 16 cards in Magic history with creature type Human, and talks about his Mythic Championship win. Cards with creature type “Human”: https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Ahuman Find Eli on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackshirtman Eli’s guide to Humans, Part 1: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/1st-place-at-mythic-championship-london/ Eli’s guide to Humans, Part 2: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/a-guide-to-modern-humans-mulligans-and-sideboarding/ Eli’s final match against Matt Sperling: https://www.twitch.tv/magic/video/417593609?filter=highlights&sort=time Intro Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/TRG_Banks/This_train_doesnt_stop_at_Rugby/This_train_doesnt_stop_at_Rugby Outro Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/Swimming/Sunday_Morning_Sun

Former platinum pro (and proponent of Bitterblossom in Type 1) Matt Sperling comes on the show to talk about the casual/competitive balance in Old School plus some thoughts on Old School Super League.

Let’s welcome Senior Magic Designer for Wizards of the Coast, Gavin Verhey to the show. Gavin has been making Magic for over 7 years and is the one to carry the creative torch into the future. Gavin has a background in creative writing, and he loves to bring new ideas to the Magic multiverse. He’s worked on so many modern era Magic sets and is bringing new mechanics to the game with Commander and multiplayer centric sets such as Conspiracy and Battlebond. Gavin’s passion for Magic is only enhanced by his open mindedness. He loves to travel and see the world. Gavin’s attitude on life and discovering new things is an inspiring message that I’m eager to share. I hope you enjoy my interview with Gavin Verhey. Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Wild Things by YEYEY I want to thank everyone who’s listen to, shared, and supported Kitchen Table Magic throughout the years. I want to thank our sponsors, who have been so kind to me and the show, Brian of Paragon City Games, and Terra of Card Kingdom. I’ve always been so grateful for the unwavering support from both of these companies. They embody what all retailers in the Magic community should be. I want to thank the guests on Season 4: Aaron Forsythe, Meghan and Maria of Good Luck High Five, Reuben Bresler, Ashlen Rose, Matt Sperling, Seth Manfield, Andrew Magrini, Ian Dixon, David Williams and Gavin Verhey. I also want to thank all of my wonderful guests from all of our past seasons who generously shared their lives with us on the podcast. There have been so many wonderful stories shared in my past episodes, so if you haven’t listened to them, they’re all archived on KitchenTableMagic.org and HipstersoftheCoast.com. I want to thank all of my Patreon supports. Your generous support helped to pay for the audio equipment, editing software, web hosting, and postage for all the signed cards I sent out. I want to thank the Magic community at large for your kindness and friendship. Thank you for having me, and thank you for listening to the stories I produced. I want to thank Wizards of the Coast for helping me set up interviews with all of the WotC staff over the years. I’ll be working on a new project and traveling the world. I’ll be continuing to tell stories around the world with my camera, this time with photos and videos. You can stay in touch with me on Twitter @samotango, where I will announce my new project soon. If there’s one thing I’ve learned after interviewing four seasons worth of the Magic community, it’s that this game is nothing without its people. The Magic community is so vast and so diverse, that you could spend the rest of your life talking about it and still not know everything there is to know about Magic. I hope this show has inspired you, to try playing new formats, to meet more people, or to start your own podcast. Whatever it may be, I hope you know, that you matter, and after listening to the stories of everyone I interviewed, you see how much people can truly inspire each other. I’m your host, Sam Tang, and thank you for listening to Kitchen Table Magic.

I want to thank everyone who’s listen to, shared, and supported Kitchen Table Magic throughout the years. I want to thank our sponsors, who have been so kind to me and the show, Brian of Paragon City Games, and Terra of Card Kingdom. I’ve always been so grateful for the unwavering support from both of these companies. They embody what all retailers in the Magic community should be. I want to thank the guests on Season 4: Aaron Forsythe, Meghan and Maria of Good Luck High Five, Reuben Bresler, Ashlen Rose, Matt Sperling, Seth Manfield, Andrew Magrini, Ian Dixon, David Williams and Gavin Verhey. I also want to thank all of my wonderful guests from all of our past seasons who generously shared their lives with us on the podcast. There have been so many wonderful stories shared in my past episodes, so if you haven’t listened to them, they’re all archived on KitchenTableMagic.org and HipstersoftheCoast.com. I want to thank all of my Patreon supports. Your generous support helped to pay for the audio equipment, editing software, web hosting, and postage for all the signed cards I sent out. I want to thank the Magic community at large for your kindness and friendship. Thank you for having me, and thank you for listening to the stories I produced. I want to thank Wizards of the Coast for helping me set up interviews with all of the WotC staff over the years. I’ll be working on a new project and traveling the world. I’ll be continuing to tell stories around the world with my camera, this time with photos and videos. You can stay in touch with me on Twitter @samotango, where I will announce my new project soon. If there’s one thing I’ve learned after interviewing four seasons worth of the Magic community, it’s that this game is nothing without its people. The Magic community is so vast and so diverse, that you could spend the rest of your life talking about it and still not know everything there is to know about Magic. I hope this show has inspired you, to try playing new formats, to meet more people, or to start your own podcast. Whatever it may be, I hope you know, that you matter, and after listening to the stories of everyone I interviewed, you see how much people can truly inspire each other. I’m your host, Sam Tang, and thank you for listening to Kitchen Table Magic. Music by the incredible YEYEY, "Wild Things" They just released an amazing new music video for their song Wild Things, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrVIfSRBhLQ

I’m excited to have on the show longtime pro player, thoughtful critic, and commentator of happenings in the MTG community, Matt Sperling. Matt has been around the Magic scene for a long time and writes his popular column, Sick of It. He uses humor to make poignant remarks about the issues that are going on in the community. I took this opportunity to ask Matt what he thought of the future of Magic, how pro players should be using their time, and what he thinks is WotC’s responsibility to govern the community we have. If there’s one person in the Magic community I’d like to ask these tough questions to, it’s gotta be Matt Sperling. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the one and only, Matt Sperling. Links: https://twitter.com/sickofit https://www.channelfireball.com/author/matt-sperling/ Music Credits (in order of appearance): Ad music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Canals by Joakim Karud

Coming up on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic: I’m talking to the thoughtful critic, Matt Sperling. Matt is a long time pro player and commentator of happenings in the MTG community. His popular column, Sick of It, talks about the tough issues, and says the things we’re thinking, but don’t feel confident to say ourselves. But Matt isn’t just a curmudgeon, his hot takes are humorous and poignant. I’ll be asking Matt what makes him tick, and what he’s really sick of, all on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

The first guest in Season 4 is the Senior Design Director of Magic the Gathering: Aaron Forsythe! I had the wonderful privilege of interviewing Aaron live at GP Vegas 2018. Special thanks to Channel Fireball and Wizards of the Coast for setting it up. It’s Magic’s 25 year anniversary and I’m excited to listen to Aaron share lots of cool stories about Magic’s history and his own life playing Magic. It’s always insightful to be able to speak with someone that’s lived through the rich history of Magic: The Gathering. I hope you enjoy my special live conversation with Aaron Forsythe. Hey everyone! It’s great to be back! I’ve had a very busy and productive summer making videos, hosting a Magic: The Gathering themed Local Game Show presented by Card Kingdom, and recording a lot of new interviews. I’m excited to share them with you. We’ve got a wonderful lineup of guests this season! Aaron Forsythe, Meghan and Maria of Good Luck High Five, Reuben Bresler of Magic Mics, cosplayer Ashlen Rose, GP Champion Jessica Estephan, Hall of Famer Seth Manfield, and legendary MTG pros such as David Williams, Matt Sperling, and more guests that you’ll be fascinated to hear interviews from. Thanks for being here! I hope you enjoy, Season 4, of Kitchen Table Magic! Links: Go say hi to Aaron on Twitter @MTGAaron Music Credits (in order of appearance): The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious) Patreon music: Road Trip by Joakim Karud Card Kingdom ad music: Someways by Nicolai Heidlas Paragon City Games ad music: Clouds by Joakim Karud Preview Clip: Gold Standard by Minden

Cedric Phillips is joined by Matt Sperling and Patrick Sullivan to talk about the many problems of Magic in 2018. Should we accept Alex Bertoncini's apology? Are the formats of the World Championships acceptable? How should one view the Matthew Foulkes situation? There's a lot to discuss and these three pull no punches.

Matt Sperling has 6 Grand Prix top 8s and 2 Pro Tour top 8s. He writes a regular column called Sperling's Sick of It and tries to play to win without taking himself too seriously. He considers himself a hobbyist, not a professional, but feels that playing on the Pro Tour is just the best experience available. Matt lives in the Bay Area of Northern California. Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Matt Sperling when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep137 First Set Legends Favorite Set Zendikar Favorite Card Preacher What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? The friends Matt had made is more important than the game now. How do you balance having fun and being competitive "I only play Grand Prix and Pro Tours." You have to devout time to the aspects of your life at the appropriate time. Aspect of Magic you improved at Getting attached to one deck. If you can only play one style of deck, look for opportunities to learn. "Empathy = Thinking about things from both sides of the table" Pro Player You Admire Jon Finkel Worst Magic Moment Most recent Pro Tour, Matt was Platinum level but hadn't done well and was shooting for Gold . He missed it by one game. Proudest Magic Moment 1st Pro Tour Top 8 Deepest Thing You've Learned About Yourself Impulse control. Playing fast and making the first good play that comes to mind helped Matt develop intuition. However, Matt has learned to think of other good plays. Not just the 1st one. Biggest Mistake Players Make Being afraid to make obvious attacks or blocks. How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event Follow the intuition of "this card feels really powerful" and "I feel helpless against this card." What are your shortcomings Constantly working on impulse control. Back in 10yrs Ago what advice would you give to yourself Look for energizing relationships and deck/strategies  Guidance To produce content for Magic, find something you can be proud of. Magic Resource CFB SCG TCG Player Playing w/ friends in similar level Connect With Matt Sperling Twitter: @mtg_law_etc Check Out Magic Story Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community. Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com   Sponsors

Channel Fireball's Matt Sperling joins Kessler and Ben as they break down and react to each of the new mechanics in the upcoming Magic set: Eldritch Moon. They break down what each mechanic's potential is and go over some key cards spoiled so far. Specifically Emrakul. Lastly Ben and Kessler break down the recent Game of Thones Finale.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Rietzl was born in Boston, MA and currently lives in Scottsdale, AZ working as an Executive Recruiter. He has 12 Grand Prix top 8s, including 2 wins, and 4 Pro Tour top 8s including winning Pro Tour Amsterdam in 2010. Paul is a member of Team UltraPro and writes for ChannelFireball.com. He is a member of Magic: The Gathering's Hall of Fame Class of 2014. First Set  The Dark Favorite Set  Rise of the Eldrazi   Favorite Card Steppe Lynx What makes Magic fun for you? Depending on where he is in life different aspects of Magic appeal to him. Early on it was the travel, sometimes is the thrill of challenge, but overall it's the life long friends and the connections with people that keep Paul coming back. Early Challenge Not doing well at tournaments made Paul do some soul searching and decide that he will start to prepare the heck out of tournament so he can show up prepared. Proudest Magic Moment Winning the Team Grand Prix in San Jose (2012) with Matt Sperling and David Williams Best Format Team Rochester Draft Sealed Deck Biggest Mistake Players Make Everyone has experienced being blown out. While blow out losses are not fun, many people shut down when there are lot of little things you could be doing to gain incremental edges. Know the sequence you and your opponent need to go through for you to come back and play to that. Assume your opponent will make mistakes. Consider what factors outside of the game are affecting your loss. Is your mana base built right? Did you sideboard correctly? Don't shut down. There is a lot to be learned from a blow out loss. Connect With Paul Twitter: @paulrietzl Like What You Hear? If you like the show, head on over to iTunes and leave an honest Rating & Review. Let me know what you like and what I can do better so I can make the show the best it can be and continue bringing you valuable content. I read every single one and look forward to your feedback.    

Matt Sperling of ChannelFireball.com joins Alex and Ben as they ask the question "Is Modern Broken?" We discuss the issues pros think the format suffers from and then break down if those issues are a real problem to the health of the format.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cedric Phillips sits down with Matt Sperling to talk about his top 8 at Pro Tour Magic 2015, what it was like to test on his own, and how he came to R/W Burn for the tournament when almost no one else did.