Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

This is part two of a three-part series going over a talk I gave at MagicCon: Chicago 2025.

03-07

43:38

This is part one of a three-part series going over a talk I gave at MagicCon: Chicago 2025.

02-28

34:45

In this episode, I talk about my recent trip to MagicCon: Chicago.

02-28

30:46

This episode looks back at the design of Weatherlight, the third set in the Mirage block.

02-21

32:07

This episode looks back at the design of Visions, the second set in the Mirage block.

02-21

30:52

One of the truisms of game design: make sure your players enjoy losing your game. How do we do that? This podcast walks listeners through six key lessons.

02-14

33:58

Every year, my eldest daughter, Rachel, and I go to a convention dedicated to Broadway called BroadwayCon. It's interesting going to a convention from the perspective of a fan. In this episode, I talk about this year's trip, the things I learned, and apply my learnings to Magic design.

02-14

35:07

I do a lot of interviews. A question I often get is, "Why is Magic so good?" I have a lot of answers to that question, enough for a 30-minute podcast.

02-07

31:04

In this podcast, I sit down with Yoni Skolnik, the lead set designer for Aetherdrift, to talk about the design after it was handed off for set design.

02-07

30:44

I talk about the history of drawback mechanics, what they are, how we design them, and how they've changed over the years.

01-31

32:13

I recorded this podcast two years ago when I handed off the Aetherdrift vision design to the Set Design team. Hear my thoughts on Magic's latest set as it came fresh out of design.

01-31

32:54

In this podcast, I walk through the various reasons why we reprint cards at a different rarity.

01-24

31:57

In this podcast, I talk about the history of the protection mechanic, starting from Limited Edition (Alpha) to present day.

01-24

31:02

In this podcast, I walk through Magic's history to talk about how the use of creature types has changed over time.

01-17

33:04

This is another in my "Lessons Learned" podcasts where I talk about sets I led or co-led the design for. I walk through the various lessons I learned in leading the design of the set. This episode is about The Lost Caverns of Ixalan.