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Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

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Join Magic: The Gathering Head Designer Mark Rosewater as he shares stories, insights, and more while driving to work. Listen and learn more about how Magic is made!
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Join Magic: The Gathering Head Designer Mark Rosewater as he shares stories, insights, and more while driving to work. Listen and learn more about how Magic is made!
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Published 2020-05-15

#740: Meghan and Maria

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In this podcast, I talk to Meghan Wolf and Maria Bartholdi of Good Luck, High Five.
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Published 2020-05-15

#739: The Professor

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In this podcast, I talk to Brian Lewis (aka The Professor) of Tolarian Community College.
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Published 2020-05-08

#738: Donald Smith Jr.

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Donald Smith Jr. is a member of the Play Design team, and I talk with him about what Play Design does.
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Donald Smith Jr. is a member of the Play Design team, and I talk with him about what Play Design does.
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Published 2020-05-08

#737: Richard Garfield

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For years, this has been the number-one request for a carpool guest for the podcast, but as Richard doesn't live near me, nor work at Wizards anymore, it's been an unobtainable goal. Thus, he seemed like a great guest for my at-home edition where I could call him on the phone. Richard and I talk about the design of Alpha.
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For years, this has been the number-one request for a carpool guest for the podcast, but as Richard doesn't live near me, nor work at Wizards anymore, it's been an unobtainable goal. Thus, he seemed like a great guest for my at-home edition where I could call him on the phone. Richard and I talk about the design of Alpha.
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Published 2020-04-30

#735: Matt Place, Part 1

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In this podcast, I interview Matt Place, a former pro player and Magic R&D member.
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In this podcast, I interview Matt Place, a former pro player and Magic R&D member.
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Published 2020-04-24

#734: Chris Mooney

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I also interview Chris who is another GDS3 alum and another person I work closely with on the Vision Design team. As with Ari, we talk about what it's like being a Magic player from the outside who became an insider.
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I also interview Chris who is another GDS3 alum and another person I work closely with on the Vision Design team. As with Ari, we talk about what it's like being a Magic player from the outside who became an insider.
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Published 2020-04-24

#733: Ari Nieh

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In another of my interview series, I interview Ari Nieh, winner of the Great Designer Search 3 and someone I work closely with on the Vision Design team. We talk about his early days of Magic, GDS3, and what it's like to work in R&D.
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In another of my interview series, I interview Ari Nieh, winner of the Great Designer Search 3 and someone I work closely with on the Vision Design team. We talk about his early days of Magic, GDS3, and what it's like to work in R&D.
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Published 2020-04-17

#732: Annie Sardelis

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In this podcast, I'm interviewing Annie Sardelis, one of the members of the Creative team.
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Published 2020-04-17

#731: Aaron Forsythe

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In this podcast, I'm interviewing my boss and longtime Magic collaborator, Aaron Forsythe.
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In this podcast, I'm interviewing my boss and longtime Magic collaborator, Aaron Forsythe.
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Published 2020-04-10

#730: Michael Ryan, Part 2

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This podcast is part 2 of my interview with Michael Ryan. We continue talking about the making of the Weatherlight Saga.
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This podcast is part 2 of my interview with Michael Ryan. We continue talking about the making of the Weatherlight Saga.
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Published 2020-04-10

#729: Michael Ryan, Part 1

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I've started recording "Drive to Work" from home due to the pandemic, so I decided to use the opportunity to do something that's hard to do in the car, interview people over the phone. This podcast is part one of a talk I have with Michael Ryan, my fellow co-creator of the Weatherlight Saga. We talk about how we made the story, including many of the characters.
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I've started recording "Drive to Work" from home due to the pandemic, so I decided to use the opportunity to do something that's hard to do in the car, interview people over the phone. This podcast is part one of a talk I have with Michael Ryan, my fellow co-creator of the Weatherlight Saga. We talk about how we made the story, including many of the characters.
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Published 2020-04-03

#728: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 5

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This is the fifth part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
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Published 2020-04-03

#727: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 4

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This is the fourth part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
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Published 2020-03-27

#726: Blue-Red

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This is another podcast in my two-color philosophy series. This time, I talk blue-red.
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This is another podcast in my two-color philosophy series. This time, I talk blue-red.
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Published 2020-03-27

#725: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 3

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This is the third part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
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Published 2020-03-20

#724: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 2

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This is the second part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
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Published 2020-03-20

#723: Theros Beyond Death Cards, Part 1

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This is the first part of a series (of five) of card-by-card design stories from Theros Beyond Death.
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Published 2020-03-13

#722: Top 10 Blocks

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In this podcast, I talk about what I consider to be my top 10 Magic blocks.
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In this podcast, I talk about what I consider to be my top 10 Magic blocks.
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Published 2020-03-13

#721: White-Black

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This podcast is another in my two-color philosophy series. This time, I start talking about my first enemy color pair, white-black.
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This podcast is another in my two-color philosophy series. This time, I start talking about my first enemy color pair, white-black.
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Published 2020-03-06

#720: What Was in Alpha

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This is another trivia podcast. I ask about elements of Magic and see if you can identify whether it was part of Magic at the start of the game back in Alpha.
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This is another trivia podcast. I ask about elements of Magic and see if you can identify whether it was part of Magic at the start of the game back in Alpha.
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Published 2020-03-06

#719: Broadwaycon 2020

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My eldest daughter and I traveled to New York City to attend Broadwaycon. This podcast talks all about it and how it made me rethink how I do Magic design.
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My eldest daughter and I traveled to New York City to attend Broadwaycon. This podcast talks all about it and how it made me rethink how I do Magic design.
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Published 2020-02-28

#718: Green-White

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This is part five in my ten-part series on two-color philosophies. In this podcast, I talk about green-white.
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Published 2020-02-28

#717: Making Un- Cards

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In this podcast, I talk about the challenges of making silver-bordered cards.
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In this podcast, I talk about the challenges of making silver-bordered cards.
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Published 2020-02-21

#716: Unsanctioned, Part 2

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This is part two of a two-part series on the design of Unsanctioned. In it, I walk through the designs of all sixteen of the new cards.
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This is part two of a two-part series on the design of Unsanctioned. In it, I walk through the designs of all sixteen of the new cards.
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Published 2020-02-21

#715: Unsanctioned, Part 1

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This is part one of a two-part series on the design of Unsanctioned. In it, I walk through the designs of all sixteen of the new cards.
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Published 2020-02-14

#714: Red-Green

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This podcast is another in my two-color philosophy series.
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Published 2020-02-14

#713: Head-to-Head – Commander, Part 2

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This podcast is part two of a two-part series on a Head-to-Head I did on Twitter about possible changes to the Commander format.
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Published 2020-02-07

#711: Head-to-Head – Commander, Part 1

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This podcast is part one of a two-part series on a Head-to-Head I did on Twitter about possible changes to the Commander format.
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Published 2020-01-31

#710: Success Paralysis

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In this podcast, I talk about a phenomenon known as success paralysis where being successful can discourage you from embracing change.
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Published 2020-01-31

#709: Black-Red

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This is another in my two-color philosophy series. This time I talk black-red.
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Published 2020-01-24

#708: Tempest Cards, Part 4

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This is part four of a four-part series of card-by-card design stories from Tempest.
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Published 2020-01-24

#707: Tempest Cards, Part 3

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This is part three of a four-part series of card-by-card design stories from Tempest.
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Published 2020-01-17

#706: Blue-Black

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This is the second, of ten, in my two-color philosophy series.
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Published 2020-01-17

#705: Tempest Cards, Part 2

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This is part two of a four-part series of card-by-card design stories from Tempest.
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Published 2020-01-10

#704: Tempest Cards, Part 1

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Published 2020-01-10

#703: Trivia – Top 50 Creature Types

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What are the top 50 creature types in order of how often they show up on Magic cards? In this podcast, I give listeners clues for guessing as I go through the list.
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Published 2020-01-03

#702: White-Blue

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This is the first in a series on the two-color pairs. I begin by examining white-blue.
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Published 2020-01-03

#701: Collecting

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In this podcast, I talk about an aspect of Magic that's core to trading card games and can influence how we design sets—collecting.
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Published 2019-12-20

#700: Plane Diversity

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In this podcast, I talk about a popular topic from my blog about why Magic worlds aren't all as diverse as Dominaria.
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Published 2019-12-20

#699: Maria & Meghan

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This is my first podcast of a new series where I talk about various members of the Magic community that produce content. I'm going to start by talking about Maria and Meghan of the "Good Luck, High Five" podcast.
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Published 2019-12-13

#698: Reusing Things

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Part of Magic design is reusing things you've used before. This podcast talks all about when and how we reuse things in design.
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Part of Magic design is reusing things you've used before. This podcast talks all about when and how we reuse things in design.
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Published 2019-12-13

#697: Planeswalker Evolutions

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In this podcast, I talk about the many different ways we've evolved the planeswalker card type since its introduction.
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Published 2019-12-06

#696: When to Change

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This podcast talks about when you have to change what you're doing in a design. I give numerous examples of designs where we ended up making big changes.
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Published 2019-12-06

#695: Core of Planes

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In this podcast, I examine all of our major planes and talk about the most important part of the plane from a design and flavor perspective.
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Published 2019-11-27

#694: Trivia – Top 50 Words

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What are the 50 words that show up in the most Magic card titles? In this podcast, I go through that list and talk a bit about how we name cards.
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What are the 50 words that show up in the most Magic card titles? In this podcast, I go through that list and talk a bit about how we name cards.
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Published 2019-11-27

#693: Food Cluster

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I'm trying something new, what I'm calling a cluster podcast, where I pick a topic and talk about a whole bunch of little topics in that category. For my first cluster podcast, I have chosen to talk about food.
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