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Episode 290 - Everyone is a Talking, Floating Head

A new Standard is upon us. A new Modern is upon us. Even a new Legacy… We talk about the impact all of these War of the Spark cards are having on various formats. We go over the results from the latest...

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Episode 291 - We Can Finally Shut Down This Podcast

This just in: Magic is pretty darn good right now. We take a refrain from our normal doom and gloom discussion to be super, ultra positive this week. We go over some new Standard decks, take a look at...

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Episode 292 - The Un-Spikiest of the Spikes

Fresh off the plane from the East coast, we discuss how regional, seasonal ingredients matter in food. We also talk Magic! Standard continues to be very strong while we play UB Control and Esper...

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Episode 293 - A Whole New World

Spoilers abound with the upcoming release of Modern Horizon’s. Will it shape Modern into the lasting non-rotating, interactive format for generations to come? Or will everyone end up playing Burn? We...

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Episode 294 - Greetings from Magic Fest Kansas City

Thanks to a tainted roast beef sandwich, Curtis’s hopes of taking down the Legacy side events were dashed. But both of us got a chance to play a little Legacy, trade some cards, and record a very...

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Episode 295 - The Return of the Nower

After Sandwich-gate, we are back to regular form. And what a time to be a Magic player! Standard is great. Drafting Modern Horizons is great. We’re even getting an animated series. We go over our...

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Episode 296 - That Awkward Father’s Day Phone Call

Modern Horizons is here and it’s already having an impact to the format. We take a look at a few of the decks and a few of the cards that bring either welcome changes or severe consequences. We discuss...

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Episode 297 - Poaching Eggs and Playing Phoenix

We’ve got a chocked full episode of content this week. Did Cameron “play” legacy? Sure. Did Curtis go on a KC tour of Magic? Heck yeah! We take a look at some M20 spoilers and talk VR and Toy Story....

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Episode 298 - Pokemon Raiding

The final spoilers for M20 are out, we round out our talk of the set. We speculate what this new Historic format will mean for Magic, and we take a look at a few video games. Thank you for your honor....

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Episode 299 - Frost Lynx Part Duex

M20 is upon us. We discuss our sealed experiences and why it’s 100 percent wrong to play leylines in the format. We share what decks we will be playing in Standard and speculate what will happen with...

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Episode 300 Spectacular: In Which We Forget That It's 300

We’re in the summer doldrums of life, but with the injection of M20 cards in Standard, there’s a silver lining. We take a look at some of the new decks in Standard, talk a little about the Bridge...

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Episode 301 - Bring on the Fantasy

Celebrating episode 301, we get our first taste of Throne of Eldraine, and we like what we see. Cameron has some frustrations with Esper Tempo, while Curtis ups his number of wrath’s. We speculate on...

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302 - Diet Dr. Thunder

We have the metagame breakdown for the latest Modern Pro Tour, and… oh boy, are we negative. We vent, analyze, and ask what should be done with the format. What should be banned? And why is there such...

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Episode 303 - Just Stifle It

It’s a multi-format sort of week, and so we talk about everything. Legacy is great. Standard is Awesome. Urza is putting up results in Modern. Cameron ponders the best approach to teaching someone the...

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Episode 304 - It's Important to Cleanse

It’s a slow week in the world of magic. Magic Fest Minneapolis happened as did the Iowa State Fair. We begin the cast talking about some spicy new tech in Esper Control. We speculate why Magic Fest...

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Episode 305 - Hitting Those Napspressos

It’s a relatively slow news week. We take a look at the flow-charts of the e-sports announcement, debate whether Hogaak should have an emergency ban, and ask ourselves what can keep Arena fresh? Thank...

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Episode 312 - Viking Funerals

It’s a super slow week for Magic news, so we dive deep into Standard and Limited. Oko is a house. That Gilded Goose is something else. And Field of the Dead just might be a level beyond anything else...

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Episode 313 - Let’s Talk About Soldering

Let’s ban it all! We have a lengthy discussion about all things banning this week. We take a look at Standard and speculate what the date change for the B&R list might mean for the various formats....

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Episode 314 - The Spike Feed Format

We delayed the show by a day because of the B&R update, but Wizards took us completely by surprise with the new Pioneer Format. We discuss the two cards that were banned and what that means for...

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Episode 315 - Committing a Time-Heist

We go down the Pioneer rabbit hole this week. What’s the format going to look like? What cards will be banned? How can Cameron liquidate all of the Thassas he’s accumulated? We go over these questions...

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