

Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast
Mark Rosewater
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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Sep 6, 2024 • 29min
#1170: Duskmourn Vision Design with Annie Sardelis
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.

Sep 6, 2024 • 32min
#1169: Borders and Frames
In this podcasts, I talk about the history of various Magic card borders and frames.

Aug 30, 2024 • 34min
#1168: The Nadu Situation
We banned a card this week that stirred up a lot of talk. I then wrote a blog entry on it that stirred up additional talk. This podcast is me explaining the issue with the extra context that having 30 minutes to talk provides.

Aug 30, 2024 • 30min
#1167: Ally and Enemy
In this podcast, I explore why the colors are allies with those next to them in the color pie and enemies with those across.

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Aug 23, 2024 • 32min
#1166: State of Design 2024
Each August, I write an article where I review the last year's worth of Magic design. This podcast looks into the history and philosophy behind these articles.

Aug 23, 2024 • 28min
#1165: Bloomburrow Art Direction with Zack Stella
In this podcast, I sit down with Zack Stella, Bloomburrow's art director, to talk about the visual look of the set.

Aug 16, 2024 • 32min
#1164: Stages of Design
Thus far, there have been seven stages of Magic design. In this podcast, I walk through each stage and explain the changes each brought to the game.

Aug 16, 2024 • 32min
#1163: Bloomburrow Worldbuilding with Neale LaPlante Johnson
In this podcast, I sit down with Neale LaPlante Johnson, the lead worldbuilding designer for Bloomburrow, to talk about the making of the plane.

Aug 9, 2024 • 34min
#1162: San Diego Comic-Con 2024
This podcast is all about my trip to this year's San Diego Comic-Con where I ran the Magic panel.

Aug 9, 2024 • 28min
#1161: Bloomburrow Play Design with Jadine Klomparens
I sit down with Play Designer Jadine Klomparens to talk about the play design of Bloomburrow.


