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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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30:41

#1316: Mirrodin Besieged

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/02/20

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 Scars of Mirrodin block and a set with one of the most unique Prereleases of all time.

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35:05

#1315: Evasion

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/02/20

In this podcast, I talk about a core element of every design: making sure your creatures can get through and help the game end.

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32:10

#1314: BroadwayCon 2026

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/02/13

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 all the things I learned and comparing them to Magic design. This podcast is about this year's trip.

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29:52

#1313: Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Design with Jadine...

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/02/13

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.

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35:43

#1312: Kai Budde

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/02/06

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 with the greatest run in professional Magic where Pro Tour legend Kai Budde won seven Pro Tours in five years. This podcast honors Kai, who sadly passed away last week, talking all about that epic run.

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32:55

#1311: Lorwyn Eclipsed Creative with Neale LaPlante...

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/02/06

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.

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33:13

#1310: Color Matters

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/01/30

In this podcast, I talk about a big theme from Lorwyn Eclipsed called "color matters."

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31:27

#1309: Subgames

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/01/30

In this podcast, I talk about a very narrow type of design: Magic cards that interrupt the game and initiate a subgame.

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38:19

#1308: Lorwyn Eclipsed Vision Design

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/01/23

In this podcast, I talk all about the vision design for Lorwyn Eclipsed.

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34:54

#1307: Why Blocks Aren't Returning

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/01/23

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 happen.

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37:03

#1306: Subjectivity in Design

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/01/16

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.

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34:44

#1305: Alara Reborn

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/01/16

In this podcast, I talk about the third set of the Shards of Alara block.

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33:38

#1304: Upkeep

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/01/09

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.

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30:32

#1303: Conflux

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2026/01/09

In this podcast, I talk about the second set of the Shards of Alara block, Conflux.

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36:38

#1302: 30 Years, Part 4

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2025/12/12

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 based on a three-part series I did in my Making Magic column.

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34:02

#1301: Resources

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2025/12/12

There are a lot of costs you can pay other than mana. In this episode, I talk about different types of resources in Magic.

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31:51

#1300: 30 Years, Part 3

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2025/12/05

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.

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30:57

#1299: Color Pie Evolution

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2025/12/05

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

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32:46

#1298: 30 Years, Part 2

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2025/11/28

This podcast is part two of a four-part series talking about the 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.

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32:08

#1297: Commander Design with Melissa DeTora

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast ·

2025/11/28

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

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