Episode 94 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we dive deep into the history of the boostie. How have booster packs evolved (and devolved) over time? What effect have foils and bonus sheets had on booster contents? What effect does the new Play Bo…

Episode 93 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we catch up to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan and all that it offers. Dinosaurs, Vampires, Pirates, Merfolk, Gnomes, Bats, Skeletons, Fungi are the tip of the iceberg. You also have to care about your art…

Episode 92 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we go over all of the things that make Wilds of Eldraine unique. We talk about the high fantasy flavor, but mostly we’re just here for the cards. Pretty sure that’s why you’re here too. This week’s Ra…

Episode 91 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, it’s the dawn of a new age as we do a FACTS show for a supplemental set! That’s right, it’s our deep-ish dive into The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth. We talk about the flavor, the minutiae,…

Episode 90 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This episode, we recap our experience at MagicCon Minneapolis, and ask old friends and new friends an important question in honor of the famous Minneapolis Jucy Lucy - what is the JUICIEST magic card? Greg Miche…

Episode 89 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we borrow a tried and true sports talk show format to discuss some of the pressing issues in the Magic community. And also, of course, a great deal of nonsense. We discuss the Pinkertons, set fatigue,…

Episode 88 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love.This week, we look at March of the Machine, the final set in the four-set story arc about the Phyrexians invading the multiverse. We talk about the new card type, the mechanics, some unique cards, and plenty of n…

Episode 87 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we look at Phyrexia: All is One, the third set in a four-set story arc about the Phyrexians invading the multiverse. We talk about the story, mechanics, unique cards, and plenty of nonsense. As you ma…

Episode 86 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we discuss famous leaks in Magic history. Judgment and Conflux, Time Spiral, New Phyrexia, and the newest set Phyrexia: All is One. We talk about early uploads, playtest cards, printing errors, and “G…

Episode 85 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about the best parties in Magic. Parties we would want to attend, parties we would absolutely not want to attend, and a few critical inclusions on any invite list. Cards discussed include: Bur…

Episode 84 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we look at The Brothers’ War, the second set in a four-set story arc. Teferi’s looking back to the past, and so are we! Join us, BRO! This week’s Random Card: Knight of Dusk! Get it? Intro Music: This…

83. Magic 30 Las Vegas Episode 83 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we flash back to Magic 30 in Las Vegas, where we interviewed attendees about their favorite cards from Magic’s very first year! We also talk in depth about our experience with t…

Episode 82 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we have a tournament interview show for the first time in more than three years! Christian interviewed folks at The Legacy Pit II in Richmond, Virginia about their favorite tournament experience and a…

Episode 81 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we take on Dominaria United, the first set in a four-set story arc.. The Phyrexians are here, and the Phyresis is underway. Dominarians are being turned into Phyrexians left and right. We need to enli…

Episode 80 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about the products and services that we use to podcast, play Magic, and do just about anything else. We may not have sponsors, but we definitely have opinions! Lightning Helix off the top? Thi…

Episode 79 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we enter the city of Baldur’s Gate and take a look at Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate! There are a lot of cool and unique things going on in the set. Great reprints, weird tokens, and one …

Episode 78 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome Game Informer Associate Editor John Carson! We talk with John about his Magic journey and the eight cards in his personal Signature Spellbook: Gust Walker Approach of the Second Sun Regal C…

Episode 77 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we visit the city of New Capenna and Magic’s latest set. We talk about the story, mechanics, references, cards that are now obsolete, and of course the nonsense. It’s a roaring 20’s, mobster trope set…

Episode 76 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we flash it back all the way to Magic’s first expansion, Arabian Nights! In the wake of a successful return to Kamigawa, what would it look like to return to Rabiah? We look back at what Magic was lik…

75. Neon Dynasty Facts Episode 75 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, Magic’s latest, latest set - Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. We talk about the story, mechanics, references, cards that are now obsolete, and of course the nonsense. Why do the sagas ex…

Episode 74 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we look back at the original Kamigawa block. What was the story? What were the themes? What were some of these cards (okay, seriously, what were most of these cards)?!? Despite being overpowered in ge…

Episode 73 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we build the Magic Card Dictionary! We define terms that can apply to categories of cards or to card abilities that aren’t keyword abilities. Many of these are shorthand that we’ve used throughout the…

Episode 72 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, Magic’s latest, latest set - Innistrad: Crimson Vow. It feels like we just did this with an Innistrad set… We talk about the references, the cards that make old friends obsolete, and of course the non…

Episode 71 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we built a special random card button that only returns cards set on Innistrad, and we smash that thing until it breaks! This week’s Random Cards: Mausoleum Wanderer, Moonveil Regent, Moldgraf Scaveng…

Episode 70 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about Magic’s latest set - Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. This is the first of two Innistrad-based sets crammed into the end of the year, so come join us for a taste of the spooky tribal setting we…

Episode 69 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week is a niiiiice one. This week, we welcome Shivam Bhatt to continue where we left off on episode 52 of his podcast, Casual Magic. We visited Shivam to talk about Invasion, and now Shivam comes to us to f…

Episode 68 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about Magic’s latest set - Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures from the Forgotten Realms. Don’t worry - we didn’t forget the realms, nor did we forget countless facts about the new set. Dungeons! D…

Episode 67 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we’re joined once again by David Lyford-Smith! He’s back because Modern Horizons 2 is a wild set with a billion mechanics that seems stolen from our deepest fever dreams. And who better to talk about …

Episode 66 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we hit the random card button over and over and see what happens. That’s it. That’s the show notes. This week’s Random Cards: Zealous Inquisitor, Cancel, Cloud Sprite, Mask of Riddles, Oko’s Hospitali…

Episode 65 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome back professional librarian Morgan Wentworth to talk about magical books that are probably not taught at Strixhaven. Some may be out of date, or too difficult to properly care for. Perhaps …

Episode 64 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we go deep on the most recent standard legal set, Strixhaven: School of Mages! This isn’t a set review - this is The Memory Jar! We talk about some of the callbacks, the reprints, the creature types, …

Episode 63 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we celebrate April Fool’s by playing a trick on ourselves. Presenting the tongue-twistingest card name from each Magic set! This week’s Random Card: Sulfurous Blast! Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t St…

Episode 62 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we go back in time to talk Mirage! We’ve explored some old sets on the show, but this one holds a special place in Magic history. That and David can’t get enough of talking about the olden, olden time…

Episode 61 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we go deep on the most recent standard legal set, Kaldheim! This isn’t a set review - this is The Memory Jar! We talk about some of the callbacks, the reprints, the new creature types, old cards that …

Episode 60 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about plants! Plants have been around since Magic’s very first set. We look at both cards that are plants, and some cards that aren’t but still care about plants. Prepare yourself for some con…

Episode 59 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we look back at the year that was...2005? That’s right - totally recorded on December 31, 2005, this episode looks back at a wild year for Magic. Bannings! Ninjas! Something called a “Ravnica?” We tal…

Episode 58 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we flash back to the Kaladesh block. Kaladesh Remastered’s appearance on Arena got us nostalgic for the not-really-so-long-ago days of Energy, Vehicles, and cards being banned in standard. Good thing …

Episode 57 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we stroll through 26 years of creature lands! From Mishra’s Factory to Crawling Barrens, we tell you which lands were the best, the worst, and the weirdest. And of course, on which one of these lands …

Episode 56 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, THE BOYS ARE BACK! We talk about where we’ve been and where we’re going, plus we play catch-up with an abbreviated factual review of Core Set 2021 and Zendikar Rising! This week’s Random Card, Rushing…

Episode 55 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, Pro Tour Champion Eli Loveman comes back to the show to share his Core 2021 Preview Card, PRIMAL MIGHT! Eli would like to thank Wizards of the Coast for the free preview card. We would like to thank E…

Episode 54 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we go deep on the most recent standard legal set, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths! This isn’t a set review - this is The Memory Jar! We talk about some of the callbacks, the reprints, the new creature types…

Episode 53 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome well-known Shivam Bhatt, host of the Casual Magic podcast, former member of the Commanderin’ MTG podcast, and member of the Commander Advisory Group! Shivam’s here to talk about cards from …

Episode 52 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we give you the Top 8 Wind Drakes! That’s right - if it’s a 2/2 flyer that costs two generic mana and one colored mana...it’s eligible for this list. In no particular order, we discuss: Aerial Guide/T…

Episode 51 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we go deep on the most recent standard legal set, Theros Beyond Death! This isn’t a set review - this is The Memory Jar! We talk about some of the callbacks, the reprints, the new creature types, the …

Episode 50 (FIFTY EPISODES!) of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we celebrate the New Year by picking our favorite cards of the year for each year of the past decade. The Magic world saw a lot in the 2010s, and we take a quick run through the card…

Episode 49 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we welcome back Level 3 Judge and Magic Bracket creator David Lyford-Smith to talk STATS! David clues us in to some fascinating facts about where Magic is at and we talk about where it may be going. D…

Episode 48 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we talk about about Mystery Boosters! We participated in a bunch of Mystery Booster events at Mythic Championship/Magicfest Richmond, and we interviewed our fellow Mystery Boostie drafters to see what…

Episode 47 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we go deep on the most recent standard legal set, Throne of Eldraine! This isn’t a set review - this is The Memory Jar! We talk about some of the callbacks, the reprints, the new creature types, the o…

Episode 46 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we bring back listener favorite Ryan Overturf to talk about another one of his cube creations - The Spooooooky Cube! This unique cube is curated to creates tension in both the draft and the gameplay. …

Episode 45 of The Memory Jar, a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. This week, we’re joined by Magic’s 2018 Rookie of the Year Sam Ihlenfeldt! Sam joins us for an absurd amount of complete nonsense, and we also get around to remembering the eight cards in his personal Signature …