June 1st, 2020



On this episode, news about: A big banned & restricted announcement makes waves in Standard and Historic, a mysterious dog shows up on Wizards of the Coast’s Twitter account, Head Designer Mark Rosewater teases some strange things coming with the release of M21, CommandFest will hit the airwaves this weekend and ways to help promote racial justice and support the Black Lives Matter movement!

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Migizi Radio (MPLS Indigenous People’s Radio Station, destroyed in the fires)

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Northside Funders Group (Raising money to repair fire damage in North Minneapolis, also home to many minority-owned businesses)


May 25th, 2020



On this episode, news about: big, big, big Organized Play changes come amidst the global pandemic and lots of people aren’t happy about it, a prominent player gets banned for leaking unreleased information setting off a firestorm on Twitter, Double Masters is announced and promises to double your fun, and five new Secret Lair releases in one day!

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May 18th, 2020



On this episode, news about: a Banned & Restricted announcement shakes up Legacy & Brawl and a surprising possible change might soon come for companions…?! PLUS: Arena Open tournaments come to MTG Arena and bring prizes of up to $2,000 (and anyone can play!), a brutal control deck takes down the first RedBull Untapped Qualifier, Channel Fireball goes all-in on CommandFest and ways to show your love for your local game store.

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May 11th, 2020



On this episode, news about: the MagicFest Online Season 2 Championship crowns a winner (and it’s not Yorion!), new Magic Esports shows arrive on YouTube, Historic Anthology III gets ready to release some new cards into Arena and Wizards of the Coast’s plans for the future of Organized Play amid COVID-19.

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May 4th, 2020



On this episode, news about: Standard shifts in the MagicFest Online Weekend Championship (hello, Lukka!), SCG announces a virtual prerelease party, Cube draft comes to Arena along with Historic Anthology 3, some tournaments cancelled while a few new ones are announced, and Magic notches up a big 1st quarter despite COVID-19.

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April 27th, 2020



On this episode, news about: Planeswalker Points go the way of the Dodo (and lots of Magic history along with them), the Weekly MagicFest Online Champion is a little…odd…(we’ll explain more!), Godzilla stomps his way into the Secret Lair and various MTG companies go beyond selling cards to create face masks for those in need.

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April 20th, 2020



On this episode, news about: the big online Ikoria release rocks Magic players worldwide, Channel Fireball goes subscription-based, TCG Player workers try to unionize, Commander sees a rule change and a ban, win a chance to design a Magic card and product push-backs and con cancellations.

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April 13th, 2020



On this episode, news about: the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths prerelease and release events coming up this week despite most of the world being in lockdown. PLUS: 8-player podded human drafts come to MTG Arena, find out which deck won the MagicFest Online Season Finals, a preemptive Brawl ban, and Sharks take their rightful place on the creature type line!

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April 6th, 2020



On this episode, news about: Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths previews begin in earnest (and boy, oh boy are there LOTS of them), Commander 2020 previews also begin in full force, and WotC issues a statement regarding an…unfortunately…named card. PLUS: the 2020 Partial Season ends for competitive play, Ondrej Strasky wins MagicFest Online Week 2, how to support your LGS and get some sweet rewards, and April Fools turns out to be REAL!

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March 30th, 2020



On this episode, news about: Ikora: Lair of Behemoths undergoes some mutations as it changes its prerelease and release schedule and stuffs all previews into a single week, the first champion of MagicFest Online is crowned, Challenger Decks are set free ahead of schedule, how some MTG companies are responding to the crisis (sad news here, people), and how to play paper Magic while social distancing.

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