Magic: The Gathering Drive to Work Podcast
1235 episodes Last Updated: Jul 11, 25
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!
Episodes
Jul 11, 2025
#1258: History of Colorless
In this podcast, I walk through the history of how we've used colorless in design.
Jul 11, 2025
#1257: Enchantment Color Pie
This podcast explores how each of the colors interacts with enchantments.
Jul 04, 2025
#1255: Creature Color Pie
This podcast explores how each of the colors interacts with creatures.
Jun 27, 2025
#1254: Cameo Mechanics
In this podcast, I talk about the use of repeat mechanics on singular card designs.
Jun 27, 2025
#1253: Artifact Color Pie
This podcast explores how each of the colors interacts with artifacts.
Jun 20, 2025
#1252: Why We Name Mechanics
In this podcast, I answer a question from my blog about how we decide when to name and not name mechanics.
Jun 20, 2025
#1251: History of Typal Themes
I recently wrote a three-part article about the history of typal themes in Magic. This is my podcast on the topic.
Jun 13, 2025
#1250: Exodus
In this podcast, I talk all about Exodus (the third expansion of the Tempest block).
Jun 13, 2025
#1249: Stronghold
In this podcast, I talk all about Stronghold (the second expansion of the Tempest block).
Jun 06, 2025
#1248: Futureproofing
In this podcast, I talk about a concept called futureproofing where we design mechanics to better enable us to use them in the future.