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#1334: Identity
In this episode, I talk about the role games can play in a person's identity and how that affects our approach to designing Magic.
#1333: Secrets of Strixhaven Creative with Lauren Bond
In this episode, I sit down with Creative Lead Lauren Bond to talk about the worldbuilding of Secrets of Strixhaven (https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/secrets-of-strixhaven/card-image-gallery).
#1332: Video Production
For eight years, I was in charge of overseeing final-day video production for the Pro Tour. In this podcast, I talk all about it.
#1331: Secrets of Strixhaven Set Design with Reggie Valk
In this podcast, I sit down with Reggie Valk, set design lead for Secrets of Strixhaven (https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/secrets-of-strixhaven/card-image-gallery), to talk about the set's design.
#1329: Secrets of Strixhaven Design
In this podcast, I talk about the design of Secrets of Strixhaven (https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/secrets-of-strixhaven).
#1327: More Blogatog
It's been over a decade since I did a podcast about Blogatog, my blog where I answer questions daily, so I felt it was time for a second podcast on it.
#1326: How I Have Changed as a Designer
Last year, I celebrated my 30th anniversary of working at Wizards of the Coast and on Magic. In this episode, I look back and explore how I've changed as a designer over the last three decades.
#1325: Secret Lair with Lindsey Bartell
In this episode, I sit down with Senior Director Lindsey Bartell to talk about Secret Lair.
#1324: New Phyrexia
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.
#1322: Stretching Boundaries
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 wh
#1321: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Eric Engelhard
For this week's podcast, I sit down with Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles) Lead Designer Eric Engelhard to talk about the set's design.
#1320: Slideshow
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.
#1319: Energy
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.
#1318: Layering Your Mechanics
This podcast is a companion to this year's "Nuts & Bolts" column. I talk all about how to slowly add mechanics to your set.
#1317: The Magic Dojo with Frank Kusumoto
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.
#1316: Mirrodin Besieged
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.
#1315: Evasion
In this podcast, I talk about a core element of every design: making sure your creatures can get through and help the game end.
#1314: BroadwayCon 2026
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
#1313: Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Design with Jadine Klomparens
In this podcast, I sit down with Jadine Klomparens, the play design lead for Lorwyn Eclipsed (https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/lorwyn-eclipsed), to talk about how the set was structured and balanced.
#1312: Kai Budde
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 To
#1311: Lorwyn Eclipsed Creative with Neale LaPlante Johnson
In this podcast, I sit down with Neale LaPlante Johnson, the creative lead of Lorwyn Eclipsed (https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/lorwyn-eclipsed), to talk all about the worldbuilding for the set.
#1310: Color Matters
In this podcast, I talk about a big theme from Lorwyn Eclipsed called "color matters."
#1309: Subgames
In this podcast, I talk about a very narrow type of design: Magic cards that interrupt the game and initiate a subgame.
#1308: Lorwyn Eclipsed Vision Design
In this podcast, I talk all about the vision design for Lorwyn Eclipsed.
#1307: Why Blocks Aren't Returning
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.
#1306: Subjectivity in Design
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.
