Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast
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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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#1340: The Design of Mood Swings
How did I make Mood Swings into a simple, fast-paced trading card game? This episode talks about my 28 years of iteration and, for those of you intere...
#1339: Journey into Nyx
This episode is another in my series to talk about every Magic set release. Today, I discuss the third set in the original Theros block, Journey into...
#1338: The History of Mood Swings
In 1998, I came up with the idea of a more accessible trading card game. That game is called Mood Swings and goes on sale starting June 1 on MagicSecr...
#1337: MagicCon: Las Vegas 2026
In this episode, I talk about all about my adventures at MagicCon: Las Vegas 2026.
#1336: The Importance of Goat Guy
Who is Goat Guy? Why is he important? There's only one way to find out.
#1335: Born of the Gods
This is another in my quest to do an episode on every Magic set release. This one is about the design of Born of the Gods, the second set in the Thero...
#1334: Identity
In this episode, I talk about the role games can play in a person's identity and how that affects our approach to designing Magic.
#1333: Secrets of Strixhaven Creative with Lauren Bond
In this episode, I sit down with Creative Lead Lauren Bond to talk about the worldbuilding of Secrets of Strixhaven.
#1332: Video Production
For eight years, I was in charge of overseeing final-day video production for the Pro Tour. In this podcast, I talk all about it.
#1331: Secrets of Strixhaven Set Design with Reggie Valk
In this podcast, I sit down with Reggie Valk, set design lead for Secrets of Strixhaven, to talk about the set's design.
#1329: Secrets of Strixhaven Design
In this podcast, I talk about the design of Secrets of Strixhaven.
#1327: More Blogatog
It's been over a decade since I did a podcast about Blogatog, my blog where I answer questions daily, so I felt it was time for a second podcast on it...
#1326: How I Have Changed as a Designer
Last year, I celebrated my 30th anniversary of working at Wizards of the Coast and on Magic. In this episode, I look back and explore how I've changed...
#1325: Secret Lair with Lindsey Bartell
In this episode, I sit down with Senior Director Lindsey Bartell to talk about Secret Lair.
#1324: New Phyrexia
This podcast is another in my ongoing quest to talk about every Magic expansion. In it, I talk about the third set in the Scars of Mirrodin block, New...
#1323: Collector Numbers
Do I have 30 minutes of content about collector numbers? It turns out I do.
#1322: Stretching Boundaries
In this podcast, I respond to a post that proposed Magic should "stick to its fantasy roots." As a Magic historian, I make the case that Magic has bee...
#1321: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Eric Engelhard
For this week's podcast, I sit down with Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Lead Designer Eric Engelhard to talk about the set's des...
#1320: Slideshow
One of our latest design processes involves a slideshow where we show off every card in an upcoming set and make final comments before everything is l...
#1319: Energy
This podcast is all about the journey of the energy mechanic, from its original inception during Mirrodin design all the way to its first appearance i...
#1318: Layering Your Mechanics
This podcast is a companion to this year's "Nuts & Bolts" column. I talk all about how to slowly add mechanics to your set.
#1317: The Magic Dojo with Frank Kusumoto
The Magic Dojo was the very first major online gathering spot for the Magic community. In this podcast, I speak with its creator, Frank Kusumoto, to t...
#1316: Mirrodin Besieged
This podcast is another in my quest to record a podcast about every Magic expansion. This time, I talk about Mirrodin Besieged, the second set in the...
#1315: Evasion
In this podcast, I talk about a core element of every design: making sure your creatures can get through and help the game end.
#1314: BroadwayCon 2026
Every year, my oldest daughter Rachel and I attend BroadwayCon, a convention dedicated to Broadway, and each year I make a podcast about it, taking al...
#1313: Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Design with Jadine Klomparens
In this podcast, I sit down with Jadine Klomparens, the play design lead for Lorwyn Eclipsed, to talk about how the set was structured and balanced.
#1312: Kai Budde
I spent eight years working on the Pro Tour overseeing the feature matches and final-day video coverage. Those eight years just happened to overlap wi...
#1311: Lorwyn Eclipsed Creative with Neale LaPlante Johnson
In this podcast, I sit down with Neale LaPlante Johnson, the creative lead of Lorwyn Eclipsed, to talk all about the worldbuilding for the set.
#1310: Color Matters
In this podcast, I talk about a big theme from Lorwyn Eclipsed called "color matters."
#1309: Subgames
In this podcast, I talk about a very narrow type of design: Magic cards that interrupt the game and initiate a subgame.
#1308: Lorwyn Eclipsed Vision Design
In this podcast, I talk all about the vision design for Lorwyn Eclipsed.
#1307: Why Blocks Aren't Returning
A common topic on my blog is why some players want to return to blocks. I spend this podcast talking through the various reasons this is unlikely to h...
#1306: Subjectivity in Design
Part of a designer's job involves figuring out what to include and what not to include. In this podcast, I talk about subjectivity in Magic design.
#1305: Alara Reborn
In this podcast, I talk about the third set of the Shards of Alara block.
#1304: Upkeep
In this podcast, I call the upkeep step the appendix of Magic. Why? Listen in as I talk all about the origin and history of upkeep.
#1303: Conflux
In this podcast, I talk about the second set of the Shards of Alara block, Conflux.
#1302: 30 Years, Part 4
This is my fourth and final episode talking about 30 big design evolutions since I started working at Wizards of the Coast in October 1995. This is ba...
#1301: Resources
There are a lot of costs you can pay other than mana. In this episode, I talk about different types of resources in Magic.