Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

#1390: Will Magic Run Out of Design Space?

I'm often asked, "Will Magic run out of design space?" This episode seeks to answer that question.

#1389: Setting Up Downstream Teams

Exploratory design and vision design are the first steps in the design process. There are many teams that do work after we're done, and it's important that we set them up

#1388: Predefined Artifact Tokens

There are a number of frequently used artifact tokens that have their rules attached to their definition in the rules. I talk about them in this episode.

#1387: Reality Fracture Limited with Ben Weitz

In this episode, I sit down with Ben Weitz, lead play designer for Reality Fracture Limited, to talk about how we approached the set for Limited.

#1386: Unenfranchised Players

I talk a lot about our enfranchised players. This episode covers the other end of the spectrum.

#1385: Being Scary

Magic has had three different evergreen keywords to express that a creature is scary (fear, intimidate, and menace). In this episode, I walk through the history of all th

#1384: Concurrency 2026

Four years ago, I recorded a podcast episode where I talked about all the things we were working on at the time. Everything I talked about has been released, so it's time

#1383: Reality Fracture Creative with Meris Mullaley

In this podcast, I sit down with Meris Mullaley, the creative lead for Reality Fracture, to talk all about its creative elements.

#1382: What Went Wrong – March of the Machine: The Aftermath

This is the start of a new series I'll do from time to time called "What Went Wrong?" In it, I examine something we made that didn't work out. I'll explain why we made it

#1381: Reality Fracture Design with Yoni Skolnik

In this podcast, I sit down with Yoni Skolnik, the lead set designer for Reality Fracture, to talk about the set's design.

#1380: Atogs

This podcast is the history of one of Magic's hungriest creature types, one I had a huge hand in designing.

#1379: Fresh Out of Design – Reality Fracture

Back in December of 2023, I handed off the vision design for Reality Fracture. I recorded this for you to hear my thoughts at the time of handoff.

#1378: Getting the Banned Together, Part 7

This is the final part of a seven-part series based on a talk I gave at MagicCon: Amsterdam where I talk about the design of all the cards I had a major hand in that woul

#1377: Innovation

One of the important parts of doing Magic design is coming up with things players haven't seen before, but how much innovation is the right amount? In this podcast, I tal

#1376: Getting the Banned Together, Part 6

This is the part six of a seven-part series, based on a talk I gave at MagicCon: Amsterdam where I discussed the design of all the cards I had a major hand in that would

#1375: Supply Channels

Once we print Magic cards, how do we get them to you, the players? This podcast talks about the various ways we do that.

#1374: Getting the Banned Together, Part 5

This is part five of a new series, based on a talk I gave at MagicCon: Amsterdam, where I talk about the design of all the cards I had a major hand in that would later be

#1373: Boston

My family took a vacation to Boston, so I talk about my trip and Boston's history with Magic.

#1372: Getting the Banned Together, Part 4

This is part four of a new series, based on a talk I gave at MagicCon: Amsterdam, where I talk about the design of all the cards I had a major hand in that would later be

#1371: San Diego Comic-Con 2026

In this episode, I talk about my trip to the latest San Diego Comic-Con.