Explore every episode of the podcast Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast
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| #1170: Duskmourn Vision Design with Annie Sardelis | 06 Sep 2024 | 00:29:04 | |
In this podcast, I sit down with Annie Sardelis, the lead vision designer of Duskmourn: House of Horror, to talk about the early design of the set. Annie also led the design of the set's Commander decks, so we talk about those as well. | |||
| #1169: Borders and Frames | 06 Sep 2024 | 00:31:57 | |
In this podcasts, I talk about the history of various Magic card borders and frames. | |||
| #1160: Hand Matters | 02 Aug 2024 | 00:29:26 | |
In this podcast, I talk about the various ways we can make the hand matter mechanically. | |||
| #1070: Wilds of Eldraine Play Design with Ben Weitz | 15 Sep 2023 | 00:29:42 | |
In this podcast, I sit down with Play designer Benjamin Weitz to talk about the Play Design of Wilds of Eldraine. | |||
| Drive to Work #170 - 2004 | 31 Oct 2014 | 00:35:11 | |
Mark continues his 20 years in 20 podcasts with the year 2003.
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| Drive to Work #169 - Onslaught, Part 6 | 24 Oct 2014 | 00:34:13 | |
Mark concludes his 6 part series on the design of Onslaught.
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| Drive to Work #168 - Onslaught, Part 5 | 24 Oct 2014 | 00:28:14 | |
Mark continues with part 5 of his 6 part series on the design of Onslaught.
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| Drive to Work #167 - Onslaught, Part 4 | 17 Oct 2014 | 00:28:27 | |
Mark continues with part 4 of his 6 part series on the design of Onslaught.
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| Drive to Work #166 - Design and Development | 17 Oct 2014 | 00:29:09 | |
Mark talks about the difference between design and development.
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| Drive to Work #165 - Onslaught, Part 3 | 10 Oct 2014 | 00:28:53 | |
Mark continues with part 3 of his 6 part series on the design of Onslaught.
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| Drive to Work #164 - Onslaught, Part 2 | 10 Oct 2014 | 00:30:35 | |
Mark continues with part 2 of his 6 part series on the design of Onslaught.
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| Drive to Work #163 - Onslaught, Part 1 | 03 Oct 2014 | 00:29:09 | |
Mark starts a multi-part series on the design of Onslaught.
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| Drive to Work #162 - Enchantment World | 03 Oct 2014 | 00:31:26 | |
Mark talks about the challenges of designing a block centered around enchantments.
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| Drive to Work #161 - Design Space | 26 Sep 2014 | 00:31:56 | |
Mark talks about how much design space a mechanic or theme has.
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| #1069: Heroes of the Realm | 15 Sep 2023 | 00:31:27 | |
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 how they got made and walk through the designs. | |||
| Drive to Work #160 - 2003 | 26 Sep 2014 | 00:31:57 | |
Mark continues his 20 years in 20 podcasts with the year 2003.
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| Drive to Work #159 - Block Plans, Part 2 | 19 Sep 2014 | 00:30:49 | |
Mark talks about what design changes went into the Scars of Mirrodin through Khans of Tarkir blocks.
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| Drive to Work #158 - Block Plans, Part 1 | 19 Sep 2014 | 00:31:39 | |
Mark talks about what design changes went into the Ravnica through Zendikar blocks.
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| Drive to Work #157 - San Diego Comic-Con | 12 Sep 2014 | 00:34:30 | |
Mark talks about his history with SDCC and the Magic panel. | |||
| Drive to Work #156 - Vanguard | 12 Sep 2014 | 00:34:48 | |
Mark talks one of the first supplemental Magic products, Vanguard.
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| Drive to Work #155 - Keeping Secrets | 05 Sep 2014 | 00:28:38 | |
Mark talks about keeping secrets secret.
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| Drive to Work #154 - Design 101 | 05 Sep 2014 | 00:30:57 | |
Mark talks about the most common mistakes designers make.
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| Drive to Work #153 - Who's Who: R and D, The Second Wave | 28 Aug 2014 | 00:29:16 | |
Mark gives his second podcast about the people who have made Magic.
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| Drive to Work #152 - Unhinged, Part 5 | 28 Aug 2014 | 00:39:12 | |
Mark completes his series on the design of Unhinged.
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| Drive to Work #151 - Unhinged, Part 4 | 22 Aug 2014 | 00:35:13 | |
Mark continues with part 4 of his five-part series on the design of Unhinged.
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| #1068: Red-White-Black | 08 Sep 2023 | 00:29:39 | |
This podcast is another in my three-color series. Today, I talk all about red-white-black. | |||
| Drive to Work #150 - 2002 | 22 Aug 2014 | 00:40:44 | |
Mark continues his 20 years in 20 podcasts with the year 2002.
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| Drive to Work #149 - Unhinged, Part 3 | 15 Aug 2014 | 00:35:12 | |
Mark continues with part 3 of his five-part series on the design of Unhinged.
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| Drive to Work #148 - Unhinged, Part 2 | 15 Aug 2014 | 00:32:49 | |
Mark continues with part 2 of his five-part series on the design of Unhinged.
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| Drive to Work #147 - Unhinged, Part 1 | 08 Aug 2014 | 00:37:21 | |
Mark starts a five-part series on the design of Unhinged.
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| Drive to Work #146 - Restraint | 08 Aug 2014 | 00:31:21 | |
Mark talks about how restraint is important to design.
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| Drive to Work #145 - Getting a Job in R&D | 01 Aug 2014 | 00:34:21 | |
Mark describes how to get a job in R&D
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| Drive to Work #144 - Redflagging | 01 Aug 2014 | 00:33:39 | |
Mark explains redflagging and the common red flags.
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| Drive to Work #143 - Invitational, Part 5 | 25 Jul 2014 | 00:37:07 | |
Mark finishes his podcast series on the Duelist Invitational.
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| Drive to Work #142 - Inspiration | 25 Jul 2014 | 00:26:52 | |
Mark answers the question: Where do you get your inspiration?
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| Drive to Work #141 - 2001 | 18 Jul 2014 | 00:31:52 | |
Mark continues his "20 Years in 20 Podcast" series, exploring the year 2001.
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| #1067: Wilds of Eldraine Commander with Jeremy Geist | 08 Sep 2023 | 00:30:04 | |
In this podcast, I have Jeremy Geist on the show to talk about the design of the Wilds of Eldraine Commander decks. | |||
| Drive to Work #140 - Rise of the Eldrazi, Part 5 | 18 Jul 2014 | 00:33:07 | |
Mark concludes his five-part series on the design of Rise of the Eldrazi.
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| Drive to Work #139 - Rise of the Eldrazi, Part 4 | 11 Jul 2014 | 00:30:59 | |
Mark continues with part 4 of his five-part series on the design of Rise of the Eldrazi.
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| Drive to Work #138 - Playtesting | 11 Jul 2014 | 00:33:24 | |
Mark talks all about what goes into playtesting during design (and a little bit during development).
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| Drive to Work #137 - Rise of the Eldrazi, Part 3 | 03 Jul 2014 | 00:36:24 | |
Mark continues with part 3 of his five-part series on the design of Rise of the Eldrazi.
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| Drive to Work #136 - Rise of the Eldrazi, Part 2 | 03 Jul 2014 | 00:29:51 | |
Mark continues with part 2 of his five-part series on the design of Rise of the Eldrazi.
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| Drive to Work #135 - Rise of the Eldrazi, Part 1 | 27 Jun 2014 | 00:35:38 | |
Mark starts a five-part series on the design of Rise of the Eldrazi
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| Drive to Work #134 - Art | 27 Jun 2014 | 00:34:54 | |
Mark shares a ride Matt Cavotta and they talk all about the role of art in Magic.
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| Drive to Work #133 - Designing Commons | 20 Jun 2014 | 00:31:05 | |
Mark today talks about the challenges of designing common cards.
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| Drive to Work #132 - Story Through Design | 20 Jun 2014 | 00:33:50 | |
Mark talks about how we tell stories through design.
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| Drive to Work #131 - Story History | 13 Jun 2014 | 00:35:47 | |
Mark talks about the history of the story of Magic.
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| #1066: Wilds of Eldraine Design | 01 Sep 2023 | 00:34:03 | |
In this podcast, I talk about the influence of Throne of Eldraine on the design of Wilds of Eldraine. | |||
| Drive to Work #130 - 2000 | 13 Jun 2014 | 00:29:56 | |
Mark continues his "20 Years in 20 Podcast" series, exploring the year 2000.
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| Drive to Work #129 - Worldwake, Part 3 | 06 Jun 2014 | 00:36:23 | |
Mark completes his series about the design of Worldwake.
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