First Pick: New

1st big Standard event.

Pyromancer’s Goggles

Westvale Abbey

Drownyard Temple

Thing in the Ice

Thalia’s Lieutenant/Humans in

Angel Wars - Round 12

Eldrazi Displacer

Fall of the Titans - playtesting

Tireless Tracker

Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

Underwhelming effects of Vision

New GY deck tools: Prized

Desperate Ravings - Enter The Battlefield

Enter The Battlefield premiers

Narrated by Wil Wheaton; Netflix

Owen’s Mom in trailer: “My son

Gather the Townsfolk - The New New Order (MTGJudge)

Judge Program

First major overhaul since New

Important to note: there wasn’t

Splash Damage - New president of Hasbro, Leeds to Cocks

Greg Leeds resigns, Chris Cocks

Two new design jobs popped up on

Going Infinite

The Finisher:

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Airdate - 4/6/16

First Pick:

B&R Update http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/banned-and-restricted-announcement-2016-04-04

Modern shakeup: Eye of Ugin banned, Ancestral Vision and Sword of the Meek unbanned

Vintage: Lodestone Golem restricted

Not a ton of the honest-to-goodness Vintage players are happy because it’s mostly due to VSL and internal testing.

Gather the Townsfolk - http://www.themeadery.org/b/cspranklerun/read/why-i-cosplay-from-magic-the-gathering/

MTGO Friendly/Competitive Leagues: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/league-updates-2016-04-05

MTGO Pre-release updates: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/magic-online-prereleases-reimagined-2016-03-29

MTGO Legacy Cube:
http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/legacy-cube-updates-2015-01-04

Desperate Ravings -

PucaTrade Controversy?
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4cwgdz/when_this_post_is_12_hours_old_it_will_have_been/

Two-
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4de75r/a_theory_on_those_doublesided_test_prints_that/

Splash Damage:

Twitter wins bid to livestream NFL games

The Finisher:

We are back to our regularly scheduled Magic Mics after last week’s break for my full set review with myself and Brad Nelson. But for the next time one of us needs to take a break , what’s another excuse we can use to take a week off?

First Pick - SOI Spoilers

Seasons Past!!!

Gather the Townsfolk -

Clues and Investigations and things!

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4bm66i/soi_puzzle_clue_token_flavor_texts/

http://www.starcitygames.com/article/32633_I-Wish-I-Couldve-Been-There.html

Desperate Ravings -

Gaby Spartz announced today she will be stepping away from Dose Media and doing MTG coverage and streaming full-time

https://twitter.com/GabySpartz

Splash Damage:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2016/03/18/for-magic-the-gathering-diversity-is-the-marketing-strategy/#68aaaf775393

Red Zone -

Team CFB joins Team UltraPro

https://twitter.com/lsv/status/712746084427169792

The Finisher:

Today marks the very first preview card for our little rinky-dink podcast. Now, we all have our own checkered past with preview cards… some more checkered than others… but hopefully this isn’t our last official preview. So assuming we aren’t excommunicated by Wizards of the Coast in the meantime, what kind of card would you like us to be able to preview in three months?

** My apologies for the awful audio. I did the best I could to clean it up. We'll never do this again :( **

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Airdate - 3/16/16

First Pick - SOI Spoilers

Gather the Townsfolk - The Story of Isobel http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5356aa98e4b0e10db1993391/5356ab06e4b058b6b2223378/56e70944f85082699ae2abfe/1457981766439/Isobel+the+Angel.jpg?format=1500w

Red Zone - Lack of GP DC Coverage

Splash Damage: - Twitch Divorce

http://www.dailydot.com/esports/twitch-ara-gaming-loses-channel-divorce/

As we mentioned, Evan is visiting Reuben's place in Las Vegas and will be leaving soon. And Reuben is also preparing to leave Sin City, and this will be his last show from Nevada as well. So what should Evan and Reuben do, like the national treasure himself Nicholas Cage, before Leaving Las Vegas?

First Pick -

SOI Spoilers

Modern officially broken; Unhappy GP experiences

Desperate Ravings:

Salt and Mines (GP Melbourne) http://atgn.com.au/salt-mines-gp-melbourne/

Open Letter to PES by Steve Rubin (GP Detroit) BLESS HIS HEART https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/49e2es/an_open_letter_to_professional_event_services/

No coverage of the Team GPDC??We don’t need to talk about this topic, running low on time.

**Prices continue to skyrocket for GPs, while quality does not seem to necessarily follow.

Gather the Townsfolk - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/daily-magic-update/update-2016-03-08 - WotC confirms a leak

Pass the Salt: Artist charging for signatures at GPs, Cosplayers at GPs

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/48tyyi/lets_talk_artists_signing_fees/

The Finisher:

Variety magazine announced recently that Nickelodeon studios is going to revive Reuben’s all-time favorite TV show, Legends of the Hidden Temple. Unfortunately, it won’t be a full-fledged comeback to awesome game show glory, but instead as a made for TV movie. But this does beg the question: if you could make one MTG-themed team to compete against the Blue Barracudas, Orange Iguanas, and all the rest, what team would you choose?

First Pick - SOI Spoiler:

Arlinn Kord, Werewolf Planeswalker: http://magic.wizards.com/en/story/planeswalkers/arlinn-kord

Clip Wings - “Flyabolic Edict”

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/48l5go/ftv_lore_spoilers/

The Red Zone: GP Bologna event cap

Gather the Townsfolk -

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/changes-pro-tour-sunday-playoff-sideboarding-2016-03-01

Splash Damage:

http://www.epiccardgame.com/worlds/

TALES OF ADVENTURE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Finisher:

With me having recently moved to GatheringMagic and Reuben announcing his move to Tales of Adventure, that leaves one last holdout in getting a gig in the industry. So where in the media sphere do you think would be the best place for the Oestrus to end up?

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Airdate - 2/24/15

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First Pick - Conspiracy 2
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-conspiracy-2

Will be another FTV: http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/139823718788/hi-mark-will-there-be-a-ftv-this-year-im-asking

Going Infinite: How to Dismantle the Reserved List
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-to-dismantle-the-reserved-list/

promissory estoppel

The Red Zone: Eldrazi bannings or lack thereof.

Memory Jar - legal for 2 GPs.

Survival of the Fittest - grew slowly, not a PT format-breaker

Gather the Townsfolk - MTG Artists Gain Playmats http://www.gatheringmagic.com/mikelinnemann-022416-mtg-artists-gain-playmats/

Splash Damage:

http://esportsobserver.com/wotc-on-how-to-run-a-tournament-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-players/

We run tournaments better than everyone else.

The Finisher:
For the longest time, Facebook users have been asking for a ‘dislike’ option. Well today, Facebook introduced five new emoticons. Users can now respond to post with ‘like,’ ‘haha,’ ‘wow,’ ‘sad,’ and ‘angry’ instead of simply ‘liking’ a post. So now that we know Facebook has the ability to add more emotions to our responses, what feelings would you like to see Facebook let us convey in our responses?

First Pick - Eternal Masters

Announced: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-eternal-masters-2016-02-15

Leaks

Begins: https://twitter.com/saffronolive/status/699417870850084864

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/statement-about-eternal-masters-card-list-2016-02-16

Ends: https://twitter.com/BeauteCoulisses/status/700137243357409280 & https://twitter.com/BeauteCoulisses/status/700137061551054848

The actual solution to the Eternal Masters lacking a GP - WotC should create the yearly Magic Convention -- at the center will be the GP for the latest Eternal/Modern Masters set

Desperate Ravings - Pros playing the MOCS: http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/2016-magic-online-championship-series

Going Infinite: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/ways-play/making-your-own-magic-format-2016-02-17

Non-Reserved List Legacy is NOT “Eternal”

Gather the Townsfolk -

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/duel-decks-blessed-vs-cursed-2016-02-15

Blast From the Past: Sam Stoddard’s Fearless Inventory: http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/15107_Feature_Article_Creating_a_Fearless_Magical_Inventory.html lead into Emma’s Fearless Inventory:

http://www.cardconfidants.com/a-full-inventory/

The Finisher:

Earlier today, The Princess of Pop Britney Jean Spears shared with her 8.2 million Instagram followers an inspirational piece of art with the caption “Rooted In Life”… Tree Emoji. That piece of art? Why, it was none other than Noah Bradley’s iconic Temple of Mystery. So now that Magic art has broached pop culture, which celebrity will be the next to use MTG art to inspire the masses?

Airdate: 2/11/16

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First Pick - Chris Rush, and Wayne England passed away. :(

Eldrazi dominate the PT. Revisiting Modern as a PT format:
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/modern-shouldnt-be-a-pro-tour-format/

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4549bo/pat_chapin_6_of_noneldrazi_players_t8d_188_of/

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/453b1i/infographic_the_evolution_of_modern_across_3_days/

Desperate Ravings - SOI spoilers/leak: www.mythicspoiler.com

Q4 Hasbro earnings: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/44zwqs/hasbro_q4_earnings_call_battle_for_zendikar_was/

Going Infinite: Bazaar of Moxen, ‘Old School Magic.’ http://bazaar-of-moxen.com/en/bom,33/2016-old-school-tournaments-rules,c285.html

Gather the Townsfolk - Legacy Challenge, and Legacy Leagues come to MTGO: http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/february-2016-event-updates-2016-02-10

The Finisher:

This weekend, gold level pro Chris Fennell did a deck tech this past weekend at Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch in which his deck was perhaps erroneously titled “Thugs and Bugs,” which led to a long empassioned discussion about potentially offensive deck names and naming conventions. So, with the Pro Tour behind us but more new deck names always on the horizon, what do you want a future deck to be named?

Magic Mics 2/3/16

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First Pick -

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/pro-tour-gauntlet-comes-magic-online-2016-02-03

The 0-2 Drop -

6-3 make day 2 at GPs. https://twitter.com/BasicMountain/status/695052817828950022

Desperate Ravings - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/440t4m/north_west_regional_judge_coordinator_resigns/

Splash Damage -

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/19995505

Google showing MTG cards in search results

The Red Zone -

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/classic-art-tokens?ref=hero_thanks

Gather the Townsfolk -

MGCthetraveling on Instagram or Twitter

ORAT token on ChannelFireball

The Finisher:

Speaking of rodentia, yesterday the United States observed one of its strangest holidays, Groundhog Day, in which we depend on a small furry mammal to tell us what the weather will be like for the next month and a half. Yeah, that’s a thing we do. So in honor of our most rodent-themed holiday, how else would you propose we predict the future in Magic?