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!
1344 episodes transcribedThis episode is part two of a five-part series. In it, I go through every single Mood Swings card, in collectible number order, and talk abou...
In this episode, I talk about the history of one of Magic's greatest mechanics, landfall.
In this episode, I talk about the pros and cons of the depth of Magic's gameplay.
This episode is part one of a five-part series. In it, I go through every single Mood Swings card, in collectible number order, and talk abou...
What is "the rule"? Why does Magic have it? (It didn't always.)
In this episode, I talk about putting together the larger story arc of the Phyrexian War storyline from Throne of Eldraine through March of t...
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 y...
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, Jour...
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...
In this episode, I talk about all about my adventures at MagicCon: Las Vegas 2026.
Who is Goat Guy? Why is he important? There's only one way to find out.
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...
In this episode, I sit down with Creative Lead Lauren Bond to talk about the worldbuilding of Secrets of Strixhaven.
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.
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.
In this podcast, I sit down with Reggie Valk, set design lead for Secrets of Strixhaven, to talk about the set's design.
This podcast talks about the history of Charms in Magic.
In this podcast, I talk about the design of Secrets of Strixhaven.
This podcast is all about how Magic design interacts with nostalgia.
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 podc...
