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#1300: 30 Years, Part 3
This is part three of a four-part series talking about 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on a thr...
#1299: Color Pie Evolution
In this episode, I talk about how the color pie has evolved over the last three decades.
#1298: 30 Years, Part 2
This podcast is part two of a four-part series talking about 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on...
#1297: Commander Design with Melissa DeTora
In this podcast, I sit down with Melissa DeTora, the leader of the Casual Play Design team, to talk about Commander design.
#1296: 30 Years, Part 1
This podcast is part one of a four-part series talking about 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on...
#1295: Eventide
In this podcast, I talk all about the design of the fourth set in the Lorwyn-Shadowmoor block, Eventide.
#1294: Moxen and Lotuses
In this podcast, I talk about the design of every card with Mox or Lotus in the name designed as a spiritual successor to Limited Edition (Alpha)'s Moxen and Black Lotus.
#1293: Avatar: The Last Airbender with Chris Mooney
In this podcast, I sit down with Lead Set Designer Chris Mooney to talk about the design of Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar: The Last Airbender™.
#1292: Designing for a Format
This episode talks about why it's good for R&D to design around a format you play.
#1291: Starting a Podcast
This podcast is all about how to start a podcast of your own.
#1290: Persistence
Sometimes, the greatest design skill is to never give up. In this podcast, I talk about times it took a while for an idea to make it to print.
#1289: Lessons Learned – Murders at Karlov Manor
This podcast is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about sets I led or co-led and walk through all the design lessons I learned. This time, I discuss ...
#1288: Hybrid in Commander
When the Commander Format Panel visited Wizards, I gave a presentation pitching why I felt it was important to change how hybrid worked in Commander. This podcast goes...
#1287: New York Comic Con 2025
I just returned from New York Comic Con. This podcast talks all about it.
#1286: Proliferate
This podcast talks about the history of the proliferate mechanic.
#1285: Top 20 Most Influential Expansions, Part 3
This is part three of three going over my talk from MagicCon: Atlanta looking at the top 20 most influential Magic expansions of all time.
#1284: Top 20 Most Influential Expansions, Part 2
This is part two of three going over my talk from MagicCon: Atlanta looking at the top 20 most influential Magic expansions of all time.
#1283: Top 20 Most Influential Expansions, Part 1
This podcast is part one of three going over my talk from MagicCon: Atlanta looking at the top 20 most influential Magic expansions of all time.
#1282: MagicCon: Atlanta 2025
I just got back from MagicCon: Atlanta, and in this podcast, I talk all about it.
#1281: Early One-Drop Creatures
This podcast is a look back at the early creatures that only cost one mana.
#1280: MagicCon Prep
In this podcast, I talk about the things I have to do to prepare for an upcoming MagicCon (in this case, MagicCon: Atlanta).
#1279: Saviors of Kamigawa
This podcast is another in my quest to talk about every Magic expansion. This time I talk about the third set in the Champions of Kamigawa block, Saviors of Kamigawa.
#1278: History of Returns
In this podcast, I talk about the times we returned to settings that we'd already visited.
#1277: Betrayers of Kamigawa
This podcast is another in my quest to cover every Magic expansion.
#1276: Ante
This podcast is about the most hated mechanic in the history of Magic, ante.
#1275: Aesthetic Color Pie
In this podcast, I talk about a specific aspect of the color pie and how modern design requires that we care about it.
#1274: The History of Tokens
This podcast is a companion to my three-part Making Magic series on the history of tokens. You can read the third and final column on Monday, September 8.
#1273: Marvel's Spider-Man Set Design with Corey Bowen
In this podcast, I sit down with Corey Bowen, the lead set designer of Magic: The Gathering® | Marvel's Spider-Man, to talk about the set's design.
#1272: How Magic Grew
In my podcast on Igniting the Spark (the new Magic documentary), I talked about doing a podcast that covered something the documentary didn't. How did Magic grow from ...
#1271: Structuring Sets
In this podcast, I talk about a key component of design: set structure.