

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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Apr 26, 2019 • 39min
#632: Morningtide, Part 2
This is part two of my three-part series on card-by-card design stories from Morningtide.

Apr 26, 2019 • 34min
#631: Morningtide, Part 1
This is part one of my three-part series on card-by-card design stories from Morningtide.

Apr 19, 2019 • 37min
#630: Five Requests I Ignore
Based on my previous article, I explain why we just can't do some of the things fans request for Magic.

Apr 19, 2019 • 32min
#629: Designing Destruction
This is another in my "Designing _____" series where I walk through making basic effects. In this podcast, I talk about making all the various destruction cards.

Apr 12, 2019 • 39min
#628: Greg Weisman
I had the pleasure to have a carpool guest, Greg Weisman, the author of the upcoming War of the Spark novel, Ravnica. He and I talked all about what went into writing a story with over 100 named characters.

Apr 12, 2019 • 35min
#627: Empathy
This podcast is based on a recent article I did talking about the importance of empathy in game design (and life).

Apr 5, 2019 • 30min
#626: Magic Golden Rules
Magic has a number of golden rules, and today, I talk about what they are and why they're so important to design.

Apr 5, 2019 • 31min
#625: Lessons Learned – GRN & RNA
This is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about the lessons I've picked up from sets I've led or co-led. In this podcast, I talk about Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance (as the vision design for them was done together).

Mar 29, 2019 • 55min
#624: Play Days
About once a month, R&D takes the day off to play with an upcoming set. In this podcast, I talk all about R&D play days and how they work.

Mar 29, 2019 • 40min
#623: Mailbag Columns
One of the things I enjoy doing is answering questions from the fans. In this podcast, I explore the many ways I do that.


