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Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast

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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Episodes

#1300: 30 Years, Part 3

This is part three of a four-part series talking about 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on a three-part series I did in my Making Magic column.

2025-12-05
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#1299: Color Pie Evolution

In this episode, I talk about how the color pie has evolved over the last three decades.

2025-12-05
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#1298: 30 Years, Part 2

This podcast is part two of a four-part series talking about 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on a three-part series I did in my Making Magic column.

2025-11-28
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#1297: Commander Design with Melissa DeTora

In this podcast, I sit down with Melissa DeTora, the leader of the Casual Play Design team, to talk about Commander design.

2025-11-28
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#1296: 30 Years, Part 1

This podcast is part one of a four-part series talking about 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is based on a three-part series I did in my Making Magic column.

2025-11-21
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#1295: Eventide

In this podcast, I talk all about the design of the fourth set in the Lorwyn-Shadowmoor block, Eventide.

2025-11-21
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#1294: Moxen and Lotuses

In this podcast, I talk about the design of every card with Mox or Lotus in the name designed as a spiritual successor to Limited Edition (Alpha)'s Moxen and Black Lotus.

2025-11-14
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#1293: Avatar: The Last Airbender with Chris Mooney

In this podcast, I sit down with Lead Set Designer Chris Mooney to talk about the design of Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar: The Last Airbender?.

2025-11-14
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#1292: Designing for a Format

This episode talks about why it's good for R&D to design around a format you play.

2025-11-07
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#1291: Starting a Podcast

This podcast is all about how to start a podcast of your own.

2025-11-07
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#1290: Persistence

Sometimes, the greatest design skill is to never give up. In this podcast, I talk about times it took a while for an idea to make it to print.

2025-10-31
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#1289: Lessons Learned ? Murders at Karlov Manor

This podcast is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about sets I led or co-led and walk through all the design lessons I learned. This time, I discuss Murders at Karlov Manor.

2025-10-31
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#1288: Hybrid in Commander

When the Commander Format Panel visited Wizards, I gave a presentation pitching why I felt it was important to change how hybrid worked in Commander. This podcast goes over the contents of that presentation and explains my reasoning for the change.

2025-10-24
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#1287: New York Comic Con 2025

I just returned from New York Comic Con. This podcast talks all about it.

2025-10-24
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#1286: Proliferate

This podcast talks about the history of the proliferate mechanic.

2025-10-17
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#1285: Top 20 Most Influential Expansions, Part 3

This is part three of three going over my talk from MagicCon: Atlanta looking at the top 20 most influential Magic expansions of all time.

2025-10-17
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#1284: Top 20 Most Influential Expansions, Part 2

This is part two of three going over my talk from MagicCon: Atlanta looking at the top 20 most influential Magic expansions of all time.

2025-10-10
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#1283: Top 20 Most Influential Expansions, Part 1

This podcast is part one of three going over my talk from MagicCon: Atlanta looking at the top 20 most influential Magic expansions of all time.

2025-10-10
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#1282: MagicCon: Atlanta 2025

I just got back from MagicCon: Atlanta, and in this podcast, I talk all about it.

2025-10-03
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#1281: Early One-Drop Creatures

This podcast is a look back at the early creatures that only cost one mana.

2025-10-03
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#1280: MagicCon Prep

In this podcast, I talk about the things I have to do to prepare for an upcoming MagicCon (in this case, MagicCon: Atlanta).

2025-09-26
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#1279: Saviors of Kamigawa

This podcast is another in my quest to talk about every Magic expansion. This time I talk about the third set in the Champions of Kamigawa block, Saviors of Kamigawa.

2025-09-26
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#1278: History of Returns

In this podcast, I talk about the times we returned to settings that we'd already visited.

2025-09-19
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#1277: Betrayers of Kamigawa

This podcast is another in my quest to cover every Magic expansion.

2025-09-19
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#1276: Ante

This podcast is about the most hated mechanic in the history of Magic, ante.

2025-09-12
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#1275: Aesthetic Color Pie

In this podcast, I talk about a specific aspect of the color pie and how modern design requires that we care about it.

2025-09-12
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#1274: The History of Tokens

This podcast is a companion to my three-part Making Magic series on the history of tokens. You can read the third and final column on Monday, September 8.

2025-09-05
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#1273: Marvel's Spider-Man Set Design with Corey Bowen

In this podcast, I sit down with Corey Bowen, the lead set designer of Magic: The Gathering® | Marvel's Spider-Man, to talk about the set's design.

2025-09-05
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#1272: How Magic Grew

In my podcast on Igniting the Spark (the new Magic documentary), I talked about doing a podcast that covered something the documentary didn't. How did Magic grow from a one hundred million-dollar game to a billion-dollar game?

2025-08-29
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#1271: Structuring Sets

In this podcast, I talk about a key component of design: set structure.

2025-08-29
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#1270: Prophecy

This is another podcast in my ongoing quest to record a podcast about every expansion. This episode is all about Prophecy, the third set in the Mercadian Masques block.

2025-08-22
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#1269: Igniting the Spark

A documentary about how Magic debuted at Gen Con. I had the pleasure of participating in it, and this podcast talks all about that.

2025-08-22
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#1268: Nemesis

This is another podcast in my ongoing quest to record a podcast about every expansion. This podcast is all about Nemesis, the second set in the Mercadian Masques block.

2025-08-15
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#1267: State of Design 2025

Every year, I write a "State of Design" column where I talk about how I feel the last year of Magic design went. This year's column starts with Bloomburrow and goes through Magic: The Gathering®?FINAL FANTASY?. With six sets to talk about, I ended up having a pretty lengthy article, so I made a supplementary podcast where I walk through every new mechanic to give my thoughts on how they went.

2025-08-15
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#1266: Mercadian Masques

This is another podcast in my ongoing quest to record a podcast about every expansion. This podcast is all about Mercadian Masques.

2025-08-09
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#1265: Group Design

Magic is made not by a single designer but by a large group of people. In this podcast, I talk about how that affects game design.

2025-08-09
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#1264: San Diego Comic-Con 2025

In this podcast, I talk all about my trip to this year's San Diego Comic-Con.

2025-08-01
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#1263: Flux

The very nature of a trading card game is that it's always evolving. In today's podcast, I talk about what that means for Magic design.

2025-08-01
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#1262: Magic Card Back

In this podcast, I see if I can talk for 30 minutes about the Magic card back. (Hint: I did it.)

2025-07-25
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#1261: Edge of Eternities Set Design with Andrew Brown

In this podcast, I sit down with Andrew Brown, the set lead designer of Edge of Eternities, to talk about the making of the set.

2025-07-25
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#1260: The Juice Isn't Worth the Squeeze

In this podcast, I talk about an R&D expression, "The juice isn't worth the squeeze."

2025-07-18
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#1259: Edge of Eternities Vision Design with Ethan Fleischer

In this podcast, I sit down with Ethan Fleischer, the vision design lead for Edge of Eternities, to talk about the making of the set.

2025-07-18
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#1258: History of Colorless

In this podcast, I walk through the history of how we've used colorless in design.

2025-07-11
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#1257: Enchantment Color Pie

This podcast explores how each of the colors interacts with enchantments.

2025-07-11
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#1256: Right for This Set

In this podcast, I talk about how it's not enough for a mechanic to be good in a vacuum.

2025-07-04
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#1255: Creature Color Pie

This podcast explores how each of the colors interacts with creatures.

2025-07-04
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#1254: Cameo Mechanics

In this podcast, I talk about the use of repeat mechanics on singular card designs.

2025-06-27
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#1253: Artifact Color Pie

This podcast explores how each of the colors interacts with artifacts.

2025-06-27
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#1252: Why We Name Mechanics

In this podcast, I answer a question from my blog about how we decide when to name and not name mechanics.

2025-06-20
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#1251: History of Typal Themes

I recently wrote a three-part article about the history of typal themes in Magic. This is my podcast on the topic.

2025-06-20
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