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#926: Myr
In this podcast, I talk about the lovable Myr creature type. I discuss how they came to be and run through the design of every Myr card.
#925: Managing Teams with Brady Bell
I sit down with Senior Director of Game Design Brady Bell to talk about what it takes to put together a Magic design team.
#924: Making Magic Trivia
In this podcast, I talk about my history with Magic trivia and how to make your own Magic trivia.
#923: Zendikar Rising with Andrew Brown
In this podcast, I sit down with Andrew Brown to discuss the design of Zendikar Rising.
#922: Lesson Learned – Ikoria
This podcast is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I explore what I learned during the making of sets for which I led or co-led design.
#921: Non-tournament Design
When Unglued was first concepted, the idea behind it was that we could design cards for non-tournament play. What exactly does that mean, and what does it entail? In t...
#920: Managing the Rules with Jess Dunks
I sit down with Designer and Rules Manager Jess Dunks to talk about the challenges of managing the rules and dealing with me as head designer.
#919: Oath of the Gatewatch with Ethan Fleischer
I sit down with Designer Ethan Fleischer to talk about the design of Oath of the Gatewatch.
#918: Stories from Japan
One of the cool perks of my job is that I've had a lot of opportunity to travel to other countries. The country I've visited the most is Japan. In this podcast, I shar...
#917: Lorwyn with Aaron Forsythe
I sit down with Designer Aaron Forsythe to talk about the design of Lorwyn.
#916: Card Frames
In this podcast, I talk about using different card frames as a design tool and get into the history of card frames that changed for mechanical reasons.
#915: New World Order with Matt Place
I sit down with Designer Matt Place to talk about the creation of New World Order, something he and I created many years ago to tackle a big problem the game was having.
#914: Initial Ideation
This podcast is about my latest Nuts & Bolts article on initial ideation. In it, I explain how one starts designing a Magic set around an idea.
#913: Copywriting with Ari Zirulnik
I sit down with Senior Copywriter Ari Zirulnik to talk about what exactly Magic copywriting is. He and I also lightly touch on writing the names and flavor text for Un...
#912: Watermarks
In this podcast, I explain the history of watermarks, talk about the various ways we use them, and explain why we can't mechanically care about them outside of Un- sets.
#911: Good Morning Magic with Gavin
I sit down with Designer Gavin Verhey to discuss the making of his Good Morning Magic videos.
#910: The Big Picture
This is a podcast version of my article where I talk about the challenges of designing Magic when it's a different game to different players.
#909: Council of Colors with Chris Mooney
I sit down with designer Chris Mooney to talk about how the Council of Colors works, and he and I talk a bit about white, as he's the white representative on the council.
#908: Gods
I walk through the history of the God creature type and share stories about how we designed the different incarnations of them.
#907: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty with Daniel Holt
There's no one in R&D that's a bigger fan of Kamigawa than Daniel Holt. He worked on more Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty teams than any other person at Wizards, so I sat down ...
#906: R&D Vocabulary, Part 5
This is another in my "R&D Vocabulary" series where I explain various lingo R&D uses.
#905: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander
I sit down with Designer Corey Bowen to talk about the design of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander decks and Set Booster cards.
#904: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty with Dave Humpherys
I sit down with Designer Dave Humpherys to discuss the set design of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.
#903: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Early Design
I tell the story of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty's exploratory design and vision design.
#902: Champions of Kamigawa Block Mechanics
In this podcast, I take a look at all the named mechanics from the Champions of Kamigawa block.
#901: Casual Play with Melissa DeTora
I sit down with Designer Melissa DeTora to talk about the new casual play design group she's leading.
#900: R&D Vocabulary, Part 4
This podcast is another in my series on R&D lingo.
#899: Templating with Matt Tabak
I sit down with Editor Matt Tabak to talk about the importance of templating.
#898: 2017
In this podcast, I talk about the year of Magic in 2017.
#897: Rise of Eldrazi with Brian Tinsman
In this podcast, I sit down with Designer Brian Tinsman to talk about the design of Rise of the Eldrazi.