The Howling Salt Mine

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HSM 198: Losing Trust, Flayer of Salt, and Cleaning Out the Fridge

2026-04-0901:17:18

Welcome to Episode 198! This week, when your favorite podcast hosts consistently misunderstand one of your favorite cards, the fall out of breaking a deal and losing trust in your playgroup, and a bad match up with too much mill leads to some intense salt. Also, Sam gets a new fridge and talks about it a lot. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 197: Salt in Upkeep, Fifteen Board Wipes, and the Balatro Wagon

2026-04-0201:22:59

Welcome to Episode 197! Today, a player in a friendly tournament keeps missing triggers which leads to tension in the group, a poorly built spite deck confuses a playgroup, and the headache of trying to track down a gift exchange deck that was never sent. Also Sam is off the Balatro wagon and on the Balatro bandwagon. (or is it the other way around?) Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 196: Un-Set Trash, Salt or Fiction, and Defense Grid Bullying

2026-03-2601:25:43

Welcome to Episode 196! Today, when your first cEDH game is against two tipsy salty boys, an opponent that fills their deck with frustrating Un-Set cards, and a salty revenge against a dismissive pirate. Also we talk about Dingus Con and we break down a salty cEDH deal between Mike and Tony. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony (also sorry if Mike's audio is a little off in the intro of this one!) ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 195: Countering Harmonize, Class Dismissed, and Stabbing CitiBikes

2026-03-1901:24:34

Welcome to Episode 195! Today, when an opponent won't stop backseat driving your partner's deck (and they counter your harmonize), an opponent spreads a bit too much salty sass and takes you to class, and the heavy burden of being your playgroup's "rules person". Tony confronts an armed citizen, and Mike mansplains mansplaining to Sam. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 194: MLDing Yourself, I Could Have Won, and Punching Salmon

2026-03-1201:10:18

Welcome to Episode 194! Today, when your own cards betray you into mass land destruction, a series of salty scoops has everyone leaving the LGS, and when an opponent decides to tell everyone in the store how they could have won. Also cooking tips with Tony and Gordon Ramsey punched a salmon. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 193: Apocalypse Soon, Ink Shield Deals, and Mario Kart Time

2026-03-0501:22:45

Welcome to Episode 193! Today, when the Cromat player threatens you with a bad time you need to believe them, asking your friend to break out their meme storm list and then getting stuck playing against a meme storm list, and the ethics of making a loophole deal with a new player. Also, the new Mario Kart is incredible and pork sword. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 192: I Cast Bribery, Charismatic Counterpick, and Tony Takes NY

2026-02-2601:21:45

Welcome to Episode 192! Today, when a player in your pod thinks politicking is just bribing players, an opponent counter picks their deck to defeat an evil precon, and the pain of losing to the same limited bomb over and over. Also, Tony sees some musicals in a concrete jungle wet dream tomato, and is it Kambal or Kambal? Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 191: Triggered Tergrid, the Spirit of cEDH, and Gimme Your Milk Money

2026-02-1901:30:58

Welcome to Episode 191! Today, when the Tergrid player scoops in shame after wheeling in an 8 person game, getting kicked from a cEDH league for playing a "bracket 2" stax list, and setting off a someone else's combo to save yourself from losing. Also, Mike talks about Booms and Dooms, and Tony goes double rock. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 190: RogSi's Crocs, Friendship Revoker, and cEDH is Solved? With Cam from Play to Win!

2026-02-1201:32:50

Welcome to Episode 190! We're joined by our friend Cam from Play to Win! Today, watching a rude RogSi player get their comeuppance, when your friend staxes out your brand new deck, and dealing with a friend that thinks they know everything about cEDH (they do not). Also, vegetables aren't real. Go watch Play to Win! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 189: Alaundo the Salter, Coat of Lies, and Minecraft

2026-02-0501:30:02

Welcome to Episode 189! Today, when you rebuild a salty deck hoping it will be different this time, a story about a cheater that gets us incredibly salty, and when someone plays that Maralen of the Mornsong deck. Also Minecraft servers and Terraria addictions. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 188: Charitable Spite, I Know My Deck, and Winter Orb is Fine

2026-01-2901:20:46

Welcome to Episode 188! Today, a disproportionate amount of salt for poor Winter Orb, getting spite played at a charity event, and when an opponent knows nothing about their own decks but insists they are right. Also tournament prep and oy mista you me dad? Stay Salty! Sam & Mike (Tony is off businessing or something) ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 187: Dismiss into Salt, Edging Sagas, and Donuts

2026-01-2201:21:39

Welcome to Episode 187! Today, a stray goblin bombardment leads to a perfect storm of salt, a pet peeve about deck editing, and when a random card from an opponent perfectly wrecks your entire strategy. Also donut talk, audio deleted, and Jarvis fetch me a pecan pie. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 186: Pako Power, Say What You Do, and Ball Dropping

2026-01-1501:20:44

Welcome to Episode 186! Today, the overwhelming value of a dog casting at flash speed, playing a stranger that never announces their cards, and the simple joy of countering someone's entire deck. Also, Mike is sick, board games, and New Years celebrations. Also also here is that video Mike was talking about. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 185: New Players, The Trouble with Precons, and Jumpstart Fun

2026-01-0801:23:48

Welcome to Episode 185! Today, how not to teach someone the value of proxies, when your friend who always deflects starts to deflect, and what to do when your pod only wants to play precon games. Also, Tony is the final boss and "sorry daddy". Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 184: Janky Coin Flips, Where is the Interaction, and Magic Resolutions

2026-01-0101:30:33

Welcome to Episode 184 and Happy New Year! Today, beware the power of a silly coin flip deck, what happens when you borrow a deck with no interaction, and a confusing salty story that leaves us scratching our heads. Also, personal and Magic resolutions, fan art, and Magic as Richard Garfield intended. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 183: Triumph of the Cheater, Too Many Loopholes, and Christmas Ham

2025-12-2501:20:00

Welcome to Episode 183 and Happy Holidays! Today, when abusing loopholes in deals goes too far, an awkward interaction with a vendor when buying some big money cards, and losing a late night draft and losing your cool. Also, christmas ham methods, butterbeer sucks, and Sam's frog sounds. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 182: Slicer or Eldrazi, Swapping Life, and Old Injuries

2025-12-1801:25:05

Welcome to Episode 182! Today, the perils of playing "mid-comp" at an LGS, choosing to leave the table and coming back to a disaster, and swapping life with opponents leads to a salty accusation. Also, Mike's hurt ankle, the growth of your loaf, and full colon. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 181: Derevi vs Daretti, "Trust Me Bro" Rules Lawyer, and We Summited

2025-12-1101:17:55

Welcome to Episode 181! Today, how not to teach a new player commander, Derevi value versus Daretti artifacts, and your opponent definitely knows the rules so don't even bother to look them up. Also, The Men's Summit (not weird), Buck Hunter sucks, and why Mark? WHY!? Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 180: The Deck of Theseus, a Bad Day for Andrew, and Tony's Birthday

2025-12-0401:41:09

Welcome to Episode 180! Mike is away, so you know what it means... IT'S THE GREMLIN BOYS!!! Today, when an opponent loses because they whined about their salty day, what happens when you trust the wrong player with your special new deck, and when the fourth player ruins the vibe. Also, Tony's birthday, barrel-aged Malort, and its actually Douchenstein's monster. Also this is the birthday video we keep referencing in this episode. Stay Salty! Sam & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 179: A New Bad Brew, No Game Changers, and Bake Off League

2025-11-2701:14:54

Welcome to Episode 179! Today, we talk about when your special new brew gets crushed, a classic tale of ignoring the pregame conversation, and the pain of your own cards backstabbing you. Also, Great British Bake Off league and our new studio. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

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