The Mahjcast: Two Bros Talk Mahjong

The Mahjcast hits the road for a very special live episode from Mähj the Magazine’s retreat at the Interstate Inn in Stephenville, Texas — and Jason is surrounded by some of the women (and a bro named Fast Charlie) helping turn Texas into one of the hottest mahjong communities in the country.

With Ira back home, Jennifer Hohman, co-founder of Houston's @MahjongMeetsMoxie and co-host of The Mahj Salon pod, steps in as co-host as we finally settle the great Texas blanks debate, break down the Dallas vs. Houston mahjong rivalry, and ask the question of the weekend: “Is that a mahjong thing…or a Texas mahjong thing?”

Plus:

🀄 Kathy Wise on the latest from Mähj the Magazine, the Texas mahjong boom and what’s coming next

🤠 Interstate Inn owner Lisa Lennox on reimagining a classic roadside motel into the perfect mahjong retreat

✨ Lourdes from @For_ the_Love_of_Mahjong on design, tablescapes and the business of mahj

🎯 Brandy from @SoloMahj on a brilliant way to practice the game, you guessed it, solo!

❤️ An unforgettable conversation with Lizzie about Jewish life in Texas, family history and how mahjong helped her through loss

🍸 And plenty of sloppy mahj, trinkets, cocktails, Texas hospitality and absolutely unnecessary Ira slander.

Jason came to Texas trying to figure out what makes Texas mahjong different — and left realizing it isn’t one rule or one style of play. It’s the hospitality, creativity, entrepreneurship and community built around the table.

Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let’s play.

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The Mahjcast hits the road for a very special live episode from Mähj the Magazine’s retreat at the Interstate Inn in Stephenville, Texas — and Jason is surrounded by some of the women (and a bro from Austin named Fast Charlie) helping turn Texas into one of the hottest mahjong communities in the country.

With Ira back home, Jen Homan of from the Mahj Salon and Houston's @MahjongMeetsMoxie steps in as co-host as we finally settle the great Texas blanks debate, break down the Dallas vs. Houston mahjong rivalry, and ask the question of the weekend: “Is that a mahjong thing…or a Texas mahjong thing?”

Plus:🀄 Kathy Wise on Mähj the Magazine, the Texas mahjong boom and what’s coming next🤠 Interstate Inn owner Lisa Lennox on reimagining a classic roadside motel into the perfect mahjong retreat✨ Lourdes from @For_ the_Love_of_Mahjong on design, tablescapes and the business of mahj🎯 Brandy from @SoloMahj on a brilliant way to practice the game, you guessed it, solo!❤️ An unforgettable conversation with Lizzie about Jewish life in Texas, family history and how mahjong helped her through loss🍸 And plenty of sloppy mahj, trinkets, cocktails, Texas hospitality and absolutely unnecessary Ira slander.

Jason came to Texas trying to figure out what makes Texas mahjong different — and left realizing it isn’t one rule or one style of play. It’s the hospitality, creativity, entrepreneurship and community built around the table.

Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let’s play.

Follow @themahjbros on Instagram and slide into our DMs, we love hearing from you!

A family mahjong scandal has rocked the Mahj Bros universe—and this week, we’re taking it all the way to Mahj Court.

Ira’s sister-in-law, Haley (pronounced: HAY-LEEEE), joins us from the Hamptons to defend herself after a mysterious exposure and a joker gone missing. Was it an innocent mistake, loosey-goosey Texas mahjong, or outright cheating? Jason serves as judge while Ira makes the case for life in mahj prison.

We also finally settle the great “call” vs. “hold” vs. “pause” debate by phoning mahjong expert Dara Collins of Modern Mahjong for an official ruling. Dara also clears up when mahjong takes priority over an exposure, when a player is committed to a called tile, and why mahjong should never become a hand-eye coordination speed game.

Plus:

🀄 Ira’s summer challenge update
🏆 We crown another Mini Mahj Daily weekly winner
🎯 Joker baiting strategy and when to hold your flowers, with thanks to @thehausofmahj for the great post
🤔 How early is too early to commit to an exposure?
🃏 How many jokers is too many to use at once?

Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let's play.

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International Mahjong Week may be wrapping up, but the mahjong madness is just getting started. This week, Jason and Ira revisit the great “hold,” “pause,” or “call” debate, review @mahjeltov's post about dead hands and redeemable jokers, and share the latest leaderboard drama from the Mahj Bros Battle on Mini Mahj Daily.

Plus, a huge charity win in the Hamptons, another round of Call It, plenty of mailbag mayhem, and a reminder of what makes this game—and this community—so special.

Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let’s play.

The Mahj Bros Battle is heating up, Ira is officially tournament-ready, and this week’s episode brings plenty of mahjong, mayhem, and one very special guest.

Jason and Ira welcome Jason Dunnigan from @the_modern_dad, to talk about parenting, building community, creating wholesome content, and how mahjong became the perfect way to disconnect from the phone and reconnect with friends.

Plus:

🀄 Ira recaps his latest tournament tales—and reveals where he finished
📣 A major rules debate: should you say “hold,” “pause,” or “call”?
🔥 The Mini Mahj Daily battle passes 100 players
🤝 A listener’s message sparks an incredible real-life “Mahjunion”
🎁 Custom Mahj Bros jokers arrive from Spools Tiles—with an impractical twist
🎭 Jason's ultimate Dream Table
⚔️ The Mahj Salon officially challenge the Bros to a Times Square Battle

It’s a packed episode about friendship, family, competition, community, and remembering that the best moments usually happen between the wins.

Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let's play.

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The Mahj Bros Battle is on—and what started as a fun challenge has exploded into an incredible community of dozens of people competing, climbing the leaderboard, and making new mahjong friends every day.

This week, we're talking about:
🀄 The first week of the Mahj Bros Battle on Mini Mahj Daily
🌎 A special interview with Mister Mahjong, Andrew Keeler, on the launch of International Mahjong Week
🎁 The mystery behind mahjong trinkets
📬 Mailbag stories—including the unbelievable tale of how mahjong may have saved someone's life
🎙️ Another round of Call It and fresh additions to Mahjcabulary
😂 Plus, Ira's latest beef, Bethany drama, and Jason officially puts The Marvelous Mrs. Mahjong on notice.

Whether you're here for strategy, laughs, community, or just a daily excuse to play more mahjong, we've got you covered.

Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and join us.

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Jason is deep in World Cup mode, so this week's episode is a little shorter—but there's still plenty to unpack.

We kick things off with an update on 10 Joker Zac (and another apology), reveal the results of Zach's poll, and celebrate a landslide victory for Team No 10 Jokers.

Plus:
🀄 Our new obsession: Mini Mahj Daily and the Mahj Bros Battle
🦆 The mystery of the tiny mahjong good luck animals
📬 Mailbag featuring speed dating, Mahjong history, audio feedback, and MahjX
📖 New Mahjcabulary entries including Pilgrimahj, Mahjnesia, Mahjnemesis, and Mahjssistant
🎯 A spirited round of Call It
❤️ A Last Tile reminder that sometimes the best self-care is simply sitting down to play mahjong.

As always, expect laughs, hot takes, community shoutouts, and way too much discussion about jokers.

Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let's play.

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This week on The Mahjcast, Jason and Ira are still dealing with the fallout from the reverse joker swap heard ’round the mahjong internet. Is it genius? Is it a mahjtastrophe? Is it Jason’s Law? The community has spoken — loudly — and the bros are unpacking every scandalous tile.

Plus, Nancy from Cane Bay Mahjong joins by phone to talk about her team’s incredible Guinness World Record win — 48 hours, 202 games, bathroom-break strategy, no sleep, and one very missed Depends sponsorship opportunity.

Then we head down to Tampa, where Florida is Florida-ing, the mahjong drama is juicy, and apparently even vintage tile boxes can trigger the bomb squad.

And we are thrilled to welcome one of our favorite Mahjiverse personalities, Bird Bam Beth, for a hilarious, smart, slightly profane conversation about teaching mahjong, house rules, super jokers, alternative cards, mahjong on mushrooms, dogging, building community, and why there really is room for everyone at the table.

It’s a full-on great mahjisode this week. So pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let’s play.

This week on The Mahjcast, Jason and Ira sit down with Kathy Wise, founder and editor of Mahj the Magazine, for an amazing conversation about the launch of the magazine, the power of print, the growing mahjong community, Texas pool mahj, centerfold dreams, and why mahjong storytelling is officially having a moment.

Plus, Jason finally gets his copy of Mahj the Magazine — after only a minor USPS saga — and the guys unpack the Charleston issue, Kathy’s vision, and why this magazine feels more like a gorgeous coffee table book than something you toss in a pile.

Then, things get groundbreaking.

Jason unveils his bold new proposal for the National Mahjong League: it involves Jokers, and it's nothing to joke about. Ira thinks it’s the dumbest idea he’s ever heard. Jason thinks it’s the future of the game. The debate is fierce, historic, and possibly important enough to be known forever as Jason’s Law.

Also in this episode: Ira’s latest teaching adventures, Jason’s losing streak finally ends, Spools Tiles get a full Mahj Bros review, Kim Eagle hits 30K followers, the mahjong podcast world keeps growing, and the Cane Bay Mahjong crew prepares for a 48-hour Guinness World Record mahjathon.

This one has magazines, mahj moments, rule reform, and just the right amount of stupidity.

Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let's play.

This week on The Mahjcast, Jason and Ira go full Mahj in the Wild as they unpack real-life games, table drama, dry spells, ten-joker chaos, and the emotional toll of being completely mahjless.

We’ve got a loaded mailbag, a truly scandalous Mahj Confession involving a bride, a bachelorette weekend, and way too many pauses after discards, plus shout-outs to Modern Mahjong, the New York Jewish Mahjong Festival, Mix and Maj in Summit, and more.

Then the Mahjbros debut a brand-new segment: Mahjbros Investigate, featuring Rebekah from @themahjongpivot, as we crack open the case of the “mistaken mahjong” and determine whether a viral post from @ohmymahjong was actually wrong… or secretly a perfectly good mahjong all along.

Plus: Ira’s mahj vocabulary lesson, Jason’s losing streak, Rebecca’s Utah mahj scene, and a Last Tile reminder that being mahjless doesn’t make you hopeless — it just means your next mahjong is coming.

Pull up a chair, rack your tiles, and let's play.

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