

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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Dec 4, 2021 • 36min
#892: Lessons Learned – Throne of Eldraine
I had an in-person playtest at Wizards to attend, so I'm actually driving to work after twenty-plus months (I'm not in the office full time yet, so there'll be a bunch more at-home podcasts). During my drive, I share the lessons I learned from designing Throne of Eldraine.

Dec 4, 2021 • 33min
#891: Tempest with Richard Garfield
I sit down with Richard Garfield to talk about the design of Tempest.

Nov 24, 2021 • 33min
#890: Ravnica & RTR Storm Scale
I go through all the guild mechanics from original Ravnica block and Return to Ravnica block to discuss what chance each has in returning to a premier set.

Nov 24, 2021 • 34min
#889: Secret Lair with Mark Heggen
I sit down with Producer Mark Heggen to talk about the creation of the Secret Lair product line.

Nov 19, 2021 • 31min
#888: Crimson Vow Design
I walk through the larger design story of Innistrad: Crimson Vow.

Nov 19, 2021 • 30min
#887: Crimson Vow with Chris Mooney
I sit down with Designer Chris Mooney, and we talk about the design of Innistrad: Crimson Vow, especially some of the top-down card designs for Vampires and weddings.

Nov 12, 2021 • 31min
#886: Set Sizes
In this podcast, I go over all the set sizes of the main sets over the years, explaining why they were the size they were.

Nov 12, 2021 • 33min
#885: Amonkhet with Ethan Fleischer
In this podcast, I sit down with R&D member Ethan Fleischer to talk about the design of Amonkhet.

Nov 5, 2021 • 30min
#884: Color Pie Changes 2021, Part 2
This is part two of a two-part series where I go over the various changes to the color pie as outlined in the 2021 Mechanical Color Pie article.

Nov 5, 2021 • 30min
#883: Khans of Tarkir with Erik Lauer
I sit down with Designer Erik Lauer, and we talk about the design of Khans of Tarkir.


