
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!
Latest episodes

Feb 19, 2022 • 31min
#908: Gods
I walk through the history of the God creature type and share stories about how we designed the different incarnations of them.

Feb 19, 2022 • 31min
#907: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty with Daniel Holt
There's no one in R&D that's a bigger fan of Kamigawa than Daniel Holt. He worked on more Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty teams than any other person at Wizards, so I sat down with him to talk about how we made sure Kamigawa was well represented in the set.

Feb 12, 2022 • 31min
#906: R&D Vocabulary, Part 5
This is another in my "R&D Vocabulary" series where I explain various lingo R&D uses.

Feb 12, 2022 • 32min
#905: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander
I sit down with Designer Corey Bowen to talk about the design of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander decks and Set Booster cards.

Feb 5, 2022 • 31min
#904: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty with Dave Humpherys
I sit down with Designer Dave Humpherys to discuss the set design of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

Feb 5, 2022 • 33min
#903: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Early Design
I tell the story of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty's exploratory design and vision design.

Jan 29, 2022 • 32min
#902: Champions of Kamigawa Block Mechanics
In this podcast, I take a look at all the named mechanics from the Champions of Kamigawa block.

Jan 29, 2022 • 34min
#901: Casual Play with Melissa DeTora
I sit down with Designer Melissa DeTora to talk about the new casual play design group she's leading.

Jan 22, 2022 • 31min
#900: R&D Vocabulary, Part 4
This podcast is another in my series on R&D lingo.

Jan 22, 2022 • 37min
#899: Templating with Matt Tabak
I sit down with Editor Matt Tabak to talk about the importance of templating.