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#560: Tuesday Magic Meeting
In this podcast, I talk all about a longstanding meeting we have every week in Research and Development.
#559: Unstable Cards, Part 6
This podcast is part six of a six-part series on the design of each and every non-Contraption card in Unstable.
#558: Unstable Cards, Part 5
This podcast is part five of a six-part series on the design of each and every non-Contraption card in Unstable.
#557: Unstable Cards, Part 4
This podcast is part four of a six-part series on the design of each and every non-Contraption card in Unstable.
#556: Video with Richard and Peter
For the 25th Anniversary Grand Prix, I recorded a video with Richard Garfield and Peter Adkison. This podcast is all about the day I spent shooting that video. I also ...
#555: Unstable Cards, Part 3
This podcast is part three of a six-part series on the design of each and every non-Contraption card in Unstable.
#554: Unstable Cards, Part 2
This podcast is part two of a six-part series on the design of each and every non-Contraption card in Unstable.
#553: Unstable Cards, Part 1
This podcast is part one of a six-part series on the design of each and every non-Contraption card in Unstable.
#552: When to Keyword
This podcast talks about how we decide when to keyword (or ability word) a mechanic in design.
#551: How to Be Creative
I'm often asked about how one can be more creative, so I decided to finally make a podcast about the topic.
#550: Magic Evolution, Part 4
This is the fourth in my "Magic Evolution" series where I go through every Magic set and talk about the design innovations of each one. On today's podcast, I talk abou...
#549: Parts of a Card
I go through a Magic card and talk about what impact design has on each part of the card.
#548: Kicker
In this podcast, I talk about the history of the kicker mechanic from its start in Invasion all the way through to its use in Dominaria.
#547: Jumping-Off Points
For this podcast, I walk through every design team I've led or co-led and talk about what the jumping-off point was for the design to show the many different paths we ...
#546: World Identities
In this podcast, I talk about why it's important for each plane to have a distinct identity.
#545: 20 Lessons - Feedback
This is another in my "20 Lessons, 20 Podcasts" series based on my 2016 Games Developers Conference speech. Today is lesson nineteen: "Your audience is good at recogni...
#544: GDS3 Check-In
The Great Designers Search 3 was plugging along behind the scenes when I recorded this, so I checked in to give you some info on how it was going.
#543: Stand-Up Comedy
In this podcast, I talk about my days doing stand-up comedy and the lessons I learned that applied to Magic design.
#542: Dominaria, Part 3
This is the third and final part of a three-part series on the vision design of Dominaria.
#541: Dominaria, Part 2
This is the second part of a three-part series on the vision design of Dominaria.
#540: Dominaria, Part 1
This is the first of a three-part series on the vision design of Dominaria.
#539: Reprints
Not every card is new. In this podcast, I talk about when and how we use reprints in design.
#538: Making Videos
I was asked to make some "How to" videos for Magic (alongside Gaby Spartz). This podcast is all about the day I spent making Magic videos.
#537: Poll Position #1
I started a new feature on my Twitter where I polled the audience about various Magic design issues. This podcast goes over the issues I asked about and the feedback I...
#536: Lessons Learned – Amonkhet
This podcast is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about the lessons I learned on sets for which I led or co-led the design. In this podcast, I talk a...
#535: Constructive Criticism
A lot of my job is giving and receiving criticism. In this podcast, I talk about the tenets to giving criticism in a way that helps the person getting the criticism be...
#534: Designing Legendaries
In this podcast, I talk about how we design legendary cards.
#533: Editor-in-Chief
In this podcast, I talk about my time as editor-in-chief of Duelist, the Magic-themed magazine Wizards used to produce.
#532: Morph
In this podcast I walk through the history of the morph mechanic from its origin to its use in Khans of Tarkir block.
#531: Magic Evolution, Part 3
This is the third in my series "Magic Evolution," where I go through every set and talk about what design technology was created. In this podcast, I talk about Mercadi...