Kitchen Table Magic

That was Randy Buehler, Hall of Famer and former Magic Commentator. Such irony, for Randy to realize that he needed to cut the Killer Bees while playing in a Bee keeper’s warehouse. Randy tells us the origins of that old school tech. And how it influences modern deck building today. Season 2 premiers Tuesday, January 31st. Hear ridiculous stories from the OG’s of Magic, all on the new season of Kitchen Table Magic!

Brian David-Marshall, official Magic Historian and Commentator got violently accosted by a customer back in 1994. BDM has been there since the beginning. He shares early stories about the Magic community and his famed game store, Neutral Ground. Season 2 premiers Tuesday, January 31st. I hope you’ll join us for a new batch of stories on Kitchen Table Magic!

Rich Hagon, official Magic commentator and host, tells us about his first time on the big stage. Rich has a background in performance, stage acting, broadcasting and great puns. I’m really looking forward to sharing my Mythic Rare interview with Rich Hagon. The new season premiers Tuesday, January 31st. I hope you’ll join me and a whole new cast as they share their heart filled stories on Kitchen Table Magic Season 2.

That was Cedric Phillips, long time Commentator and Media Manager for Star City Games. What an experience Cedric had on his first Pro Tour in London. I’m excited to have Cedric on the show to share about his life. Hear his stories, along with many other guests starting Tuesday, January 31st. Join us for the Season 2 premier of Kitchen Table Magic!

That was Erin Campbell, co-host of the Girlfriend Bracket and Magic Mics. Randy Buehler called her out for [almost] not playing Dredge in the Community Super League. Kitchen Table Magic Season 2 premiers on Tuesday, January 31st. There’s lots of laughs and hilarious stories told by the Magic community. I hope you’ll join me and my awesome guests for Season 2 of Kitchen Table Magic!

Season 2 of Kitchen Table Magic premiers Tuesday January 31st. Here's a clip from my interview with Tim Shields, Tournament Organizer and founder of Cascade Games.

I’m talking to Mark Rosewater, the Head Designer for Magic: The Gathering. Mark talks about the past, present and future of Magic with us. We get to hear some stories of Mark’s early days before he joined Wizards. And, Mark tells us his thoughts on designing Magic and how he likes to get feedback from the community. There’s also a few exciting tidbits that Mark shares with us. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mark Rosewater!

In this episode, I’m talking to Helene Bergeot, the Director of Global Organized Play for Wizards of the Coast. Helene shares with us about her role within Wizards, Organized Play and the community at large. She also answers my questions about the future of coverage, organized play and building partnerships. Helene also tells us what goes into putting on a Pro Tour. Helene has big plans to grow the game of Magic by making Organized Play more legitimate and more exciting with bigger future payouts. I hope you enjoy this very special conversation with Helene Bergeot.

I’m talking to Sid Blair. Sid got an 18 month DCI suspension for hard stylin it with butt cracks at GP Richmond and then posting the photos on Reddit. Of course, it went viral and even Time magazine picked it up. Sid shares with us how life has been and what he’s up to now. I hope you enjoy my hilarious conversation with Sid Blair.

I’m talking to Richard Wheatley, a Magic player from the UK. Richard has been featured on Daily MTG, the Nerdist, Reddit, Imgur and SCG for playing in prereleases with braille sleeves. Richard is visually impaired and his love of the game keeps him motivated to learn all the cards from new sets so he can keep an accurate mental concentration of the board state. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Richard Wheatley!

This is episode 18, and I’m talking to popular Twitch streamer and tournament grinder, Jennifer Long, also known as Mrs. Mulligan. Jennifer tells us how she got started streaming Minesweeper to slowly building up thousands of followers on Twitch. She now regularly competes in the SCG Tour and writes a weekly column for SCG.com. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Jennifer Long!

In this episode, I’m talking to Josh Monks, a local Seattle player with a passion for commentary and a wide range of knowledge about different decks of the Legacy format. Josh shares with us about he got into commentary and how that contributes to his learning of the game. Josh really cares about the game and the community and commentates on Card Kingdom’s weekly Legacy stream. We also go over some great tips on how to improve. I hope you enjoy this episode with Josh Monks!

In this episode, I’m talking to the beard master, Chris VanMeter. Chris is an analytical thinker of the game and has a math and computer science background. He’s also affectionately known for his bright red beard as it’s rumored to give Chris special powers! Chris is not only a strong competitor in Magic, he’s also an avid teacher, writer and commentator. I really enjoyed sitting down with Chris to record this a few months back. Please enjoy my conversation with Chris VanMeter.

I’m talking with Brian Braun-Duin, the winner of the 2016 Magic World Championships. Brian shares with us his story, starting from the beginning. How he went from broke, sleeping on the couch, to grinding tournaments, writing for SCG, playing in his first Pro Tours, joining teams, leaving teams, getting fired, getting hired, all the way to locking up Grand Prix Master to earn his fabled World Championship invite. If you’ve been in the MTG community for basically the last week, you know that Brian goes on to win the World Championships, and the cool $70,000 dollar prize. We also talk about what’s coming up next for him, as you heard in the preview, Brian’s hopeful and excited for the road ahead. He’s no stranger to hard work and he credits some influential Magic players in Roanoke Virginia that have contributed to his success. I hope you enjoy my one of a kind interview with Brian Braun-Duin. - Sam

Coming up in the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic… I’m talking with Brian Braun-Duin, the winner of the 2016 Magic World Championships. Brian shares with us his story, starting from the beginning. How he went from broke, sleeping on the couch, to grinding tournaments, writing for SCG, playing in his first Pro Tours, joining teams, leaving teams, getting fired, getting hired, all the way to locking up Grand Prix Master to earn his fabled World Championship invite. If you’ve been in the MTG community for basically the last week, you know that Brian goes on to win the World Championships, and the cool $70,000 dollar prize. We also talk about what’s coming up next for him, as you heard in the preview, Brian’s hopeful and excited for the road ahead. He’s no stranger to hard work and he credits some influential Magic players in Roanoke Virginia that have contributed to his success. You don’t want to miss my interview with Brian Braun-Duin, all on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

In this episode, I’m talking to Jordan Aisaka, local Seattle player that’s known for his high level Legacy skills. Jordan also provides commentary on Card Kingdom’s Monday night Legacy events and also in their Legacy Preservation 1K tournament series. Jordan’s claim to fame was his Legacy UWR Standstill deck that he played in a SCG Legacy Open. He credits his Magic influences to his local buddies and his brother. We had a great time in this episode of Kitchen Table Magic. I hope you enjoy!

In this episode I’m talking to Tifa Robles, the founder of Lady Planeswalker Society. Lady Planeswalker Society is run by volunteers and has a mission to create a warm and welcoming play space for all players. It’s amazing that there are now over 80 chapters all over the world and it’s still growing! LPS is also the official Learn to Play organization for Wizards of the Coast and has taught thousands of new players at premier events such as Gen Con and PAX. I’m so happy to have Tifa as a guest, please enjoy my conversation with Tifa Robles.

In this episode, I’m talking to the legendary, Chris Pikula. You might have seen him featured in the Magic documentary, Enter the Battlefield. Chris is also famously known as Meddling Mage. Chris became Meddling Mage by defeating Jon Finkel in the finals of the Magic Invitational in Kuala Lampur in the year 2000. Chris shares some incredible stories from the past and also gives some serious words of wisdom from playing with Jon Finkel. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Chris Pikula.

In this episode, I’m talking to Brian Rowe, host of the YouTube Channel Mythic MTG Tech. Brian is a wealth of knowledge and knows so much about the the game, the cards, the finances, strategy, the list goes on and on. But what’s most important is Brian’s passion for building community within Magic: The Gathering. Brian is a warm and generous person and enjoys meeting everyone. His day job is in law, so we get to touch on some law stuff. Brian also loves chess and table top games. He’s working on a new project called Meeples Included where he writes strategy. Before talking with Brian, I wasn’t sure what a Meeple was. If you’re not sure either, Brian explains it to us. I had a great time talking with Brian, please enjoy this episode of Kitchen Table Magic!

I’m talking to pro player Gerry Thompson. Gerry and I met while he was in Seattle working for Wizards R&D. He’s been on the pro scene since 2003 with a Pro Tour top 8 and two Grand Prix wins to his name. Gerry is also consistently at the top of the SCG Tour leaderboards. Gerry is an active writer for Star City Games.com as he shares weekly knowledge with video deck techs and articles. In this interview, Gerry shares how he got started and imparts some words of wisdom about how to improve. I hope you enjoy this episode of Kitchen Table Magic with Gerry Thompson.