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#1086: Black-Green-Blue
This is the tenth and final podcast in my three-color philosophy series. This time I talk black-green-blue.

#1085: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Art Direction with Ovidio Cartagena
In this podcast, I sit down with Ovidio Cartagena, the art director of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, to talk about worldbuilding and the visual look of the set.

#1084: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Set Design with Jules Robins
I interview Co-Set Design Lead Jules Robins to talk about how the underground set moved to Ixalan.

#1083: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Vision Design
In this podcast, I talk about the vision design for The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. Things don't always work out, so this podcast looks into a very different take on an un...

#1082: Blue-Red-White
This podcast is the ninth (of ten) of my three-color philosophy series. In this one, I talk blue-red-white.

#1081: Copying
In this podcast, I talk about one of my favorite effects in Magic: copying.

#1080: Prescriptive Design
In this podcast, I talk about the spectrum of meeting players' desires. At one end is designing cards the players are asking for, and at the other end is designing car...

#1079: WHO Commander Decks with Gavin Verhey
In this episode, I sit down with Designer Gavin Verhey to talk about the design of Magic: The Gathering® – Doctor Who™.

#1078: Designing for Limited
Our new office is open, so I'm back to driving to work. In this podcast, I talk all about the ways we design for Limited. Due to traffic, this podcast is a full hour.

#1077: White-Black-Green
This is the eighth podcast in my three-color philosophy series. In this one, I talk all about the philosophy of white-black-green.

#1076: Iconic and Characteristic Creature Types
What exactly is an iconic or characteristic creature type? In this podcast, I explain what they are and detail our long history of figuring out which ones work best.

#1075: 2018
This is another in my "Years in Review" series where I walk through an entire year and talk about many of the Magic events that happened that year. This podcast is abo...

#1074: Alternative-Win Conditions
There are many ways to win a game of Magic without reducing an opponent's life total to 0. In this podcast, I talk all about alternative-win conditions.

#1073: Lessons Learned – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
This is another podcast in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about sets I led or co-led and explain the many lessons I learned working on them. This podcast is ...

#1072: Green-Blue-Red
This podcast is my seventh (of ten) in my series on three-color philosophies. Today, I talk all about green-blue-red.

#1071: Wilds of Eldraine Story with Roy Graham
In this podcast, I sit down with Roy Graham, the person in charge of overseeing Magic Story, to talk about Magic storytelling and the making of the Wilds of Eldraine s...

#1070: Wilds of Eldraine Play Design with Ben Weitz
In this podcast, I sit down with Play designer Benjamin Weitz to talk about the Play Design of Wilds of Eldraine.

#1069: Heroes of the Realm
A number of years ago, Wizards started a new employee appreciation program which resulted in us making not quite official Magic cards. In this podcast, I talk about ho...

#1068: Red-White-Black
This podcast is another in my three-color series. Today, I talk all about red-white-black.

#1067: Wilds of Eldraine Commander with Jeremy Geist
In this podcast, I have Jeremy Geist on the show to talk about the design of the Wilds of Eldraine Commander decks.

#1066: Wilds of Eldraine Design
In this podcast, I talk about the influence of Throne of Eldraine on the design of Wilds of Eldraine.

#1065: Wilds of Eldraine Set Design with Ian Duke
In this podcast, I discuss Wilds of Eldraine set design with Ian Duke, the set's lead set designer.

#1064: Inclusion over Exclusion
In this podcast, I talk about the meaning and philosophy of "inclusion over exclusion" from a game design standpoint.

#1063: Wilds of Eldraine Vision Design with Chris Mooney
In this podcast, I talk about Wilds of Eldraine vision design with guest Chris Mooney, lead vision designer for the set.

#1062: Red-Green-White
This is another podcast in my three-color series. In this episode, I talk about red-green-white.

#1061: Cards with Set Names
In this podcast, I talk about all the cards that are also set names.

#1060: Gen Con 2023
In this podcast, I talk about one of my last trips of the summer to Gen Con 2023.

#1059: MagicCon: Barcelona
In this podcast, I talk all about my trip to MagicCon: Barcelona.

#1058: 2023 San Diego Comic-Con
In this podcast, I talk about my trip to the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con and my history with the San Diego Comic-Con.

#1057: Bends and Breaks
In this podcast, I talk all about mechanical bends and breaks in relation to the color pie.
