Brian David-Marshall is a Magic player, Magic Pro Tour historian, and co-founder of Neutral Ground.

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0:04:00 on being starstruck

0:07:56 Brian on family

0:13:03 Brian's comic book career

0:23:10 letter from Jerry Siegel / Brian starts his own comic business

0:30:17 first contact with Magic

0:37:51 being part of Magic's earliest tournaments

0:43:43 Neutral Ground

0:50:10 memorable interactions with Magic players

0:56:07 historical context - early era Magic, Alpha to Revised editions

0:59:51 opening a Revised edition booster pack at Magic 30

1:00:54 the early days of Wizards of the Coast / Wizards sanctioned events

1:05:58 Richard Garfield introduced Booster Draft to Brian (!)

1:09:24 thoughts on the Magic Hall of Fame

1:16:34 Dr. Garfield's legacy / the first IRL net-deck ever

1:20:18 James's love letter to the Star Wars CCG

1:24:27 Brian's start in Magic coverage / the Aaron Forsythe email

1:35:19 standing on the shoulders of coverage giants

1:40:29 "coverage is pretty lonely"

1:43:43 "is Jon Finkel the greatest ever?"

1:51:48 what kept Brian in coverage for so long

1:55:48 most memorable commentary interviews / art of conversation

2:05:50 Brad Nelson

2:11:03 the overall metagame of Magic

2:14:13 thoughts on coverage in 2022 / Hall of Fame induction wishlist

2:21:15 the evolution of pro players shifting to Commander

2:24:24 the era of perfect information

2:27:47 recording Shuffle Up And Play with The Professor and Sheldon Menery

2:38:06 Brian interviews James about Star Wars / "Andor is f***ing great"

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Show notes: humansofmagic.com

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