
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

Jan 8, 2021 • 28min
#798: Planar Chaos Colorshifted Cards, Part 1
This is the first of a two-part series talking about the 45 colorshifted cards in Planar Chaos. I talk about which cards they were colorshifted from and why they were in the set. I also talk about which ones were us testing changes for the future.

Jan 8, 2021 • 32min
#797: Randy Buehler
In this podcast, I interview Randy Buehler, member of the Pro Tur Hall of Fame and former R&D member.

Dec 4, 2020 • 31min
#796: Green-Blue Philosophy
This is number ten in my ten-part series on the philosophies of two-color pairs. In this podcast, I talk green-blue.

Dec 4, 2020 • 33min
#795: Matt Cavotta
In this podcast, I interview Matt Cavotta, a man who has worn many Magic hats over the years.

Nov 20, 2020 • 34min
#794: Trivia – Big Creatures
This is a trivia column where I give clues about the biggest creatures in the game's history and you guess who they are.

Nov 20, 2020 • 37min
#793: Mike Elliott
In this podcast, I interview Mike Elliott, a prolific Magic designer from back in the day.

Nov 13, 2020 • 35min
#792: George Fan
In this podcast, I interview George Fan, creator of Plants vs. Zombies. I talk with him about his love of Magic and his year spent on the Magic design team.

Nov 13, 2020 • 31min
#791: Antiquities, Part 2
This is part two of a two-part series on the design of Antiquities, Magic's second-ever expansion, where I talk about how the set got made and then go through the design of every card.

Nov 6, 2020 • 34min
#790: Antiquities, Part 1
This is part one of a two-part series on the design of Antiquities, Magic's second-ever expansion, where I talk about how the set got made and then go through the design of every card.

Nov 6, 2020 • 32min
#789: Brian David-Marshall
In this podcast, I interview Brian David-Marshall on the many roles he's played in Magic, from tournament organizer and store owner to commentator and Magic historian.