I recently wrote a new "Nuts & Bolts" column where I talked about the elements a set needs to work well in Limited play. This podcast goes over all the details from that article. If you're interested in building your own set or cube, this is worth a listen. If not, it's still a good insight into the process.

#1020: Structural Support

In this podcast, I sit down with Harless Snyder and Natalie Kreider to talk about the role of Magic story in the game and the revival of The Magic Story Podcast.

#1019: Magic Story with Harless and Natalie

In this podcast, I talk through numerous mechanics that we've designed but never published.

#1018: Unreleased Mechanics

In this podcast, I sit down with Art Director Ovidio Cartagena to talk about the art direction of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.

#1017: Art of Phyrexia with Ovidio Cartagena

Today, I talk about the role of the product architect and the importance of the position.

#1016: Product Architect

In this podcast, I talk about the history of artifacts and enchantments and how they evolved to become closer mechanically.

#1015: Artifacts and Enchantments

I went to Philly to attend MagicCon. This podcast tells of my journey.

#1014: MagicCon Philadelphia

So far, I've talked with all five color representatives. That means it's time to talk with a sixth, the colorless representative Ben Weitz.

#1013: Colorless with Ben Weitz

One of the teams I work closest with is the Creative team. In this podcast, I talk about how the Vision Design and Worldbuilding teams work hand in hand.

#1012: Working with Worldbuilding

In this podcast, I talk about all the different ways cards can impact the players mentally and how we have to account for it in design.

#1011: Mental Processing

In this podcast, I talk about how this concept came about and how we design for it.

#1010: Mana Value

This is another in my series where I sit down with color representatives from the Council of Colors. In this podcast, I talk with Chris Mooney about white.

#1009: White with Chris Mooney

In this podcast, I look at the history of die-rolling cards.

#1008: Die Rolling

This is another in my series where I sit down with color representatives from the Council of Colors. In this podcast, I talk with Corey Bowen about black.

#1007: Black with Corey Bowen

This is another podcast in my "Lessons Learned" series where I look back at sets I led (or co-led) to talk about the design lessons I learned. Today's podcast is on Strixhaven: School of Mages.

#1006: Lessons Learned – Strixhaven

This is another in my series where I sit down with representatives of the colors from the Council of Colors. In this podcast, I talk with Ethan Fleischer about blue.

#1005: Blue with Ethan Fleischer

In this podcast, I talk about an important aspect of design, something we call logistics (all the physicalness of using a card).

#1004: Logistics

I sit down with Set Lead Designer Adam Prosak to talk about the design of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.

#1003: Phyrexia with Adam Prosak

In this podcast, I talk all about Phyrexia and the design of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.

#1002: Phyrexia Design

This is the second in my series of interviews with color representatives from the Council of Colors. In this podcast, I interview Jules Robins about red.

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