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#590: Letting Go
As I had just dropped my daughter Rachel off at college, I talk about how a designer has to learn to let go of their work and pass it along to other people.
#589: Chicago
My family went to Chicago to drop off my oldest daughter Rachel at college, so I talk all about how the city of Chicago has intersected with Magic.
#587: Sets by Plane
In this podcast, I walk through each set and talk about what plane it takes place on.
#588: College
I was about to take my daughter off to college, so I dedicated a podcast to talking about what lessons college taught me that impact my life and how I design Magic.
#586: Flickering
This podcast is all about an unnamed but commonly used mechanic, one where you exile a permanent and then return it to the battlefield. R&D calls this ability "flicker...
#585: Magic Evolution, Part 6
This is another in my "Magic Evolution" series, where I go through the history of the game and talk about the design innovations each set brought to the table. In this...
#584: Alpha Playtesters
Inspired by a video about the people who playtested Magic before it came out, I go into greater detail about the various playtesters.
#583: Lessons Learned – Ixalan
This is another in my series "Lessons Learned," where I examine sets I led or co-led and talk about what I learned from doing the design. In this podcast, I talk about...
#582: Creature Types
This podcast talks about how Magic uses creature types and the role they play in design.
#581: Narrative Equity
This podcast is about a concept that I wrote about in an article earlier this year which talks about the importance of games allowing its players to tell stories about...
#580: Busy R&D
This podcast tries to give a sense of scope about how many things we work on at once in R&D.
#579: Designing Kaladesh
On a rare "Drive from Work," I talk with carpooler Scott Van Essen about what it was like to design Kaladesh together.
#578: Transformers TCG
My carpool guest Scott Van Essen and I talk about the design of the new Transformers Trading Card Game, which he and I both worked on.
#577: Squirrels
In this podcast, I examine the history of Squirrels in Magic.
#576: History of Magic
At my SDCC Magic panel, I gave a little presentation about the history of Magic. This podcast is a slightly longer version of that talk.
#575: San Diego Comic-Con 2018
Every year, I attend San Diego Comic-Con where I run a Magic panel among other responsibilities. Upon my return, I always record a podcast about it. This is that podcast.
#574: Color Talk - Green Speaks
I turn over my podcast to the color green, which explains in its own words what it believes. This is part five of a five-part series I'm calling "Color Talk."
#573: Color Talk - Red Speaks
I turn over my podcast to the color red, which explains in its own words what it believes. This is part four of a five-part series I'm calling "Color Talk."
#572: Bad Cards
I revisit two of my old articles ("When Cards Go Bad" and the follow-up "When Cards Go Bad Revisited") to talk about why R and D makes bad cards.
#571: Color Talk - Black Speaks
I turn over my podcast to the color black, which explains in its own words what it believes. This is part three of a five-part series I'm calling "Color Talk."
#570: Color Talk - Blue Speaks
I turn over my podcast to the color blue, which explains in its own words what it believes. This is part two of my five-part series "Color Talk."
#569: Color Talk - White Speaks
I turn over my podcast to the color white, which explains in its own words what it believes. This is part one of a five-part series I'm calling "Color Talk."
#568: Throwing Parties
My wife and I love throwing parties, so in this podcast, I talk about the numerous lessons we've learned over the years and how I've been able to apply those lessons t...
#567: Magic Evolution, Part 5
This is another in my series where I go through Magic sets and talk about what each one added to design technology. In this podcast, I talk about original Mirrodin block.
#566: Vidcon 2018
For the last three years, my daughter Rachel and I have attended Vidcon, a convention dedicated to YouTube video stars. This podcast is the story of this year's trip a...
#565: Replies with Rachel 4
My eldest daughter, Rachel, is off to college, but before she left, I was able to get in one more podcast with her. We chose to continue with our mailbag series "Repli...
#564: GP Las Vegas
To celebrate Magic's 25th Anniversary, we had five birthday Grand Prix around the world. I attended one of them, GP Las Vegas, and this podcast is all about my trip to...
#563: 20 Lessons - It All Connects
This is the 20th and final installment in my series "20 Lessons, 20 Podcasts" based on my 2016 Game Developers Conference speech. In this podcast, I talk about how the...
#562: Vision, Set, Play Design Retrospective
It's been two years since Research and Development started the new Vision Design, Set Design, Play Design model. In this podcast, I take a look at it and judge how I t...
#561: GDS3 Final Day
After three trials and five design challenges, the GDS3 top three came to Wizards' offices for the final day of the competition. This podcasts talks all about the fina...