The Memory Jar

The Memory Jar

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The Memory Jar episodes

  • 84. The Brothers’ War Facts

    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 Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks

    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    57 min
  • 83. Magic 30 Las Vegas

    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 the event. Was it as bad as the internet made it out to be?

    Featuring:

    Camouflage (podcast favorite David Lyford-Tilley!)The Abyss
    Library of Alexandria
    Leviathan
    Bazaar of Baghdad
    Lightning Bolt
    Uthden Troll
    Blood Moon
    Icy Manipulator
    Maze of Ith
    Dark Ritual
    Llanowar Elves

    This week’s Random Card: Kronch Wrangler! Kronch Wrangler.

    Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks

    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    1 hr 6 min
  • 82. Legacy Pit II & Tournament Memories

    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 an accompanying card. Interviews include:

    Liz Lynn - Throne of Geth

    Micah Larrow - Primeval Titan
    Anderson LeClair - Karn Liberated
    Ross Merriam - Gut Shot
    Romario Neto - Avalanche Riders
    TK - Sigarda, Host of Herons
    Elaine Cao - Serra, the Benevolent
    Guido Rebosio - Deathrite Shaman
    Paul Lynch - Hibernation

    This week’s Random Card: Mass Appeal! Pretty unappealing. So…

    This week’s Bonus Random Card: Assault Strobe! Get your Kiln Fiends ready.

    Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    55 min
  • 81. Dominaria United Facts

    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 enlist everyone to kick the Phyrexians back to their own domain. Also, Liliana of the Veil is back to mess up Pioneer. Wheeeee!

    This week’s Random Card: Stalker Hag! It has Bayouwalk.

    Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    1 hr 6 min
  • 80. The Endorsement Show

    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?

    This week’s Random Card: Beacon of Unrest!

    Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks

    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    45 min
  • 79. Battle for Baldur’s Gate Facts

    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 walrus. Yep, just a walrus. Come join us and find out who is behind that hideous laughter.

    The Lore of Baldur’s Gate: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Baldur's_Gate

    Info on the Gith: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gith_(race)

    Cards that make tokens outside of their color ID: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TcCAZahw0t4i_zQQUhq9TxHYoo_UKKE4ZSRpB6WNn1E/edit?usp=sharing

    Give Enchant Wordle a try: https://enchantworldle.com/

    This week’s Random Card: Skyshroud Cutter! Free spells are broken…right?

    Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks

    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    59 min
  • 78. Signature Spellbook: John Carson

    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 Caracal
    Karn, Scion of Urza
    Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
    Helm of the Host
    Kestia, the Cultivator
    Risona, Asari Commander

    This week’s Random Card: Jasmine Boreal! What’s your favorite five mana 4/5?

    Read John on Game Informer: https://www.gameinformer.com/user/john-carson

    Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/John_Carson
    Video Gameography Podcast: https://www.gameinformer.com/videogameography

    Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks

    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    1 hr 5 min
  • 77. Streets of New Capenna Facts

    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, so pop in your jalopy and join us at the main drag - you’ll agree that it’s either the cat’s pajamas, the bee’s knees, or an old fashioned good egg.

    This week’s Random Card: Student of Warfare! We hit this one on multiple levels.

    Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks
    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    1 hr 13 min
  • 76. 1993 Arabian Nights

    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 like in 1993/1994, and talk about some of the famous and groundbreaking cards from the set. We even dip into the history of the plane, from the Thousandfold Refraction to the powerful planeswalker Taysir.

    Some cards: Mountain, Library of Alexandria, Bazaar of Baghdad, City of Brass, Shahrazad, Flying Men, Juzam Djinn, Kird Ape, Rukh Egg, Ernham Djinn, Ring of Ma'rûf

    Richard Garfield on the The Making of Arabian Nights
    Check out Arabian Nights on Scryfall

    This week’s Random Card: Culling Drone! This was a hard one to ingest.

    Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks

    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    1 hr 1 min
  • 75. Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Facts

    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 exile themselves? Which card are you going to chump attack flyers into this set? Why are there so many impossible tongue twisters as card names? Good luck with that! Listen and learn.

    This week’s Random Card: Jeering Instigator! How...threatening.

    Intro Music: This Train Doesn’t Stop At Rugby by TRG Banks

    Outro Music: Sunday Morning Sun by Ryan Andersen
    Logo: Chris Yates (CMYKompany.com)

    1 hr 3 min

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The Memory Jar is a Magic: The Gathering podcast about the cards, decks, people, and stories that make Magic the game we love. It's for players of all levels to have a reminisce, laugh, and share some memories.