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Am I the Bolcast?

The Magic: The Gathering podcast based on the Commander’s Herald column Am I The Bolas?

Hosted By:

Mike Carrozza aka “Mark Carbonza”

Michael Celani aka “GamesfreakSA”

Morgan Sanchez [superproducer/genius]

Copyright: © Space Cow Media 2023

Latest Episodes:

24 - Defending Group Hug with Michael Almond of The Social Contract: An EDH Podcast Oct 22, 2024

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, we get a call from Michael Almond of The Social Contract: An EDH Podcast to defend the group hug archetype. Fuelled by a call to the show by previous guest Kurohitsuki whose pet peeve was group hug, Almond calls to chat about his favorite cards and ways to play. Play to win, but love to play.

Follow The Social Contract on Twitter and Michael on Twitter.

00:00:12 - Skip intro button.

00:02:07 - Bonebox Games Sponsor! Promo Code: BOLCAST at checkout at boneboxgames.com Tarot preorders start on Halloween!

00:05:01 - Cardsphere.com Get your cards here! Check out our referral code below!

00:10:00 - Michael Almond calls into the Bolcast!

00:53:44 - Bolas verdict

01:01:00 - Apply for a writing job at Cardgamer.com! Message Morgan!

01:03:20 - Changes to the podcast! Celani is no longer on the podcast. We're moving from the scheduling nightmare of the current format to try something new!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza write.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

23 - Focused Threat Assessment with CCOBrando Oct 08, 2024

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, another Canadian gem and another half of the Commander Cookout podcast joins us - it's CCOBrando!

Brando talks about knowing his playgroup, focusing on his biggest threat, and playing taboo cards responsibly for a win.

Follow Brando on Twitter and check out the CCO page here.

00:00:12 - Skip intro button, addressing new changes coming and a brief ad for Cardsphere - get your cards here Cardsphere.com - Here's the referral link! Thanks for sponsoring us Cardsphere!

00:04:04 - Interview with CCOBrando! Chatting about sets from a few months ago!

00:19:43- Brando's Bolas story

00:48:21 - A solo verdict

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

22 - Hot Pepsi Armageddon: Live at Commander Sealed Sep 24, 2024

IT'S OUT FIRST LIVE EPISODE!

Live from Commander Sealed in Rochester, New York's neighboring Henrietta at the RIT Conference Centre and Inn's very own Treaty Room, Am I The Bolcast? had a few folks step up to the mic for some stories and pet peeves.

Huge shoutout to Matt Morgan of EDHRECast and Space Cow Media, to the crew over at Commander Sealed, and to the pals who showed up and asked questions - thanks Matt, Angelo, Shannibal, and the second Angelo.

00:00:00 - Mike intros the episode and says thanks to everybody.

00:02:46 - Skip intro button

00:07:40 - Matt Morgan from EDHRECast asks if he is the Bolas

00:17:23 - Angelo Guerrera aka TheJesGuy asks if he is the Bolas

00:25:34 - Shannon aka ShannibalMtg asks if she is the Bolas

00:36:20 - Angelo asks if he and his playgroup are the Bolas and this is a doozy.

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle normally, but this episode is edited by Carrozza very little but still he did something with it.

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

21 - White with Davy (@DavyFJones) Sep 10, 2024

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, fellow Québecois Davy calls in to chat about her least favourite colour: White. Davy hates Elesh Norn and finds no joy in the colour! But why not? The goblin-voiced Heckin' Murder Queen gets into it in a call with Carrozza.

Michael owes Mikey $50 after this episode. Find out why by listening to the end! ahahahahaha it's so stupid!

Follow Davy on Twitter and on Twitch.

00:00:00 - We're going to be at Commander Sealed in Rochester, NY this weekend!

LIVE AM I THE BOLCAST? ON SEPTEMBER 15th at NOON in the TREATY ROOM!

00:01:20 - Skip intro button

00:04:56 - A chat about Morgan's continued use of Cardsphere - get your cards here Cardsphere.com - Here's the referral link! Thanks for sponsoring us Cardsphere!

00:10:13 - Interview with Davy!

00:50:17 - The verdict on if Davy is the Bing Bong Bolas and Michael bets Mikey $50 he can't name another black Dinosaur creature

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

20 - Silly Decks and Shenanigans with AD DeFazio Aug 27, 2024

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, the silly boys reign supreme when Aaron David DeFazio calls in to have a chat about his brew style and shenanigans. AD is a filmmaker and director out in Los Angeles and a friend! He's also Rachel Weeks' sweetiepie and a member of that Discord group of pals I tend to reference a lot.

AD's building style sings to me and all those whose love of Magic extends to the unconventional and the goofy.

Follow AD on Twitter, on Instagram, and check out his work on his website.

00:00:12 - Skip intro button - Intro with Celani and Morgan.

00:01:57 - An update on Morgan's Odyssey block adventure follow by a Cardsphere ad - get your cards here CardSphere.com - Here's the referral link!

00:09:26 - Interview with AD DeFazio!

00:40:18 - The verdict on if AD is the Bing Bong Bolas

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Music:

"Aerosol of my Love" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

19 - Knowledge Pool and No Plans for Board Wipes with Mr. Bevers Aug 13, 2024

Hey! Bit of a strange one today - I (Carrozza) have been sick for a couple of weeks dealing with a new health complication. I'll be alright! I'm already recovering. However, I unfortunately had to cancel on Celani and Morgan twice leading up to this episode, but did not want to stall on Bevers' episode. I promise we will comment on the Knowledge Pool stuff in the next one!

That said, our guest today is a Canadian Champion of Chaos, the Commander in Chief of the Chat Chaos Commander stream, Mr. Bevers! Our maple sweet boy Bevers calls in to talk extensively about his show before diving into a chat about Knowledge Pool and having no plans for a board wipe when a game has gone long (a topic, we've touched on before and will likely chat about again).

Follow Mr. Bevers on socials. Find all his stuff here on his Linktree.

00:00:12 - Skip intro button - Intro with explanation of why no bookending chats this week.

00:02:13 - Cardsphere ad - get your cards here CardSphere.com - Here's the referral link!

00:06:04 - Interview with Mr. Bevers

00:51:35 - A little wrap up with Ken before we scoot the day

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Music:

"Aerosol of my Love" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

18 - Playing to Win with Angelo Guerrera aka TheJesGuy Jul 30, 2024

Today, we get a call from a real sweetie pie! Angelo Guerrera of EDHREC calls in to talk about wanting to win...by any means necessary! Is that such a bad thing? We get into it much like we get into talking about his Innistrad cube which you can follow here on CubeCobra. This is my favourite cube! Check it out!

Follow Angelo on Twitter!

00:00:11 - Skip intro button - Introductions (We're sorry we forgot to advertise for CardSphere this week but get your cards here CardSphere.com - Here's the link!)

00:08:15 - Interview with Angelo Guerrera

00:47:27 - Back to the Crew for the verdict on all of Sam's pet peeves

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

17 - Grubby Sleeves (and more) with Sam of Rhystic Studies Jul 16, 2024

Today, the gang gets a call from Sam Gaglio, the mind behind the incredible channel Rhystic Studies!

There's no other way to put it: Sam is my favourite creator in Magic: The Gathering. Rhystic Studies is a phenomenal channel with videos that treat Magic with the wonder and appreciation that such a beautiful game deserves. Sam has put out many videos about different aspects of Magic's history with a focus on the art of Magic. I sincerely cannot recommend the channel enough.

Rhystic Studies on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RhysticStudies

Here are a few links to Sam's videos that we reference.

Red Deck Wins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5oc_9ObMzc

Faithless Looting Mystical Archive Art by Carly Mazur - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9P58YG4axY

A video on the history of foiling in Magic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50b5x1GM-jQ

Follow Sam on Twitter

00:00:11 - Skip intro button - Introductions

00:02:01 - CardSphere.com ad - Here's the link!

00:03:55 - I wish there was a way to find specific sleeves!

00:06:27 - Interview with Sam Gaglio of Rhystic Studies

00:44:54- Back to the Crew for the verdict on all of Sam's pet peeves

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

16 - Being a Woman in Magic with Beth Queenofcardboard Jul 02, 2024

Today, the gang gets a call from Beth QueenofCardboard! A champion for all, Beth is a member of the Birds of Paradise, a revolving collective of players & creators highlighting the voices of marginalized identities in Magic: The Gathering.

Follow Beth on Twitter

00:00:11 - Skip intro button - Introductions

00:02:21 - CardSphere.com ad - Here's the link!

00:03:21 - Talking about Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed

00:16:34 - Interview with Beth QueenofCardboard

00:55:45- Back to the Crew for the verdict and a serious conversation about being better people in the community!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

15 - Walking Away with Joey Schultz of EDHRECast Jun 18, 2024

Today, the gang gets a call from the one and only Joey Schultz from EDHRECast calls to chat about what it takes to walk away and why it's important to work out how to do right by you. Be sure to follow Joey and EDHRECast online (EDHRECast on YouTube).

00:00:11 - Skip intro button - Introductions

00:03;13 - CardSphere.com ad - Here's the link!

00:07:09 - Talking about legends from Modern Horizons 3

00:16:36 - Interview with Joey Schultz!

00:55:13 - Back to the Crew for the verdict

01:05:07 - Denouement and The Crew dips into the mailbag!

CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

14 - Indecisive Targeting with The Howling Salt Mine Jun 04, 2024

It's "Howl Am I the Bolcast in this Mine?" part two! Michael, Tony, and Sam of The Howling Salt Mine call into the Bolcast to chat again because they can't get enough!

The boys of The Howling Salt Mine call in to let Michael and Tony get a story in this time! Michael's harping on a draft of Mental Misplay's Cube and Tony hates when you don't make up your mind when you're targeting stuff! This is also a funny one and I know you'll love it!

(@thehowlingsaltmine on IG, @howlingsaltmine on Twitter)

00:00:11 - Skip intro button - Introductions and How Many Precons Does Mike Have???

00:12:51 - Interview with The Howling Salt Mine!

00:52:11 - Back to the Crew for the verdict

01:05:17 - The Crew dips into the mailbag!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

13 - A Particular Amonkhet Rare with The Howling Salt Mine May 21, 2024

It's The Howling Salt Month! But we started late, so it's spread across May and June so it's "Howl Am I the Bolcast in this Mine?" part one!

The boys of The Howling Salt Mine call in to goof about and chat about their Bolas stories and Sam has a gripe with Tony playing a particular, powerful Amonkhet rare. This is a funny one and I know you'll love it!

(@thehowlingsaltmine on IG, @howlingsaltmine on Twitter)

00:00:11 - Skip intro button

00:03:25 - Modern Horizons 3 Leaks Discussion and WotC's recovery

00:11:17 - Interview with The Howling Salt Mine!

00:56:09 - Back to the Crew for the verdict

01:13:00 - Michael wants to know why not put a gun in MKM + Plugs

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

12 - How Long Do You Take Per Turn? with Jake Browne May 07, 2024

It's time for another episode of Am I The Bolcast? - the podcast where you ask "Am I the bad guy?" and we say "Probably!"

This week, Pro Tour qualifier and former Star City Games writer Jake Browne calls in to chat about a little secret project of his. Jake is a pal who's blended in comedy and Magic words much like Mikey.

00:00:13 - Skip intro button

00:05:10 - Outlaws of Thunder Junction Prerelease talk

00:08:36 - Celani tricks a teenager at a Prerelease! Oh, No!

00:14:00 - Interview with Jake Browne!

00:42:46 - Back to the Crew for the verdict

01:02:13 - Morgan opens a pack of Alliances

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Celani and Carrozza write.

Find us on Twitter:

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Celani - @gamesfreaksa

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

11 - Farewell and Wasting Time with Jason Alt Apr 23, 2024

This week, Jason Alt of Brainstorm Brewery and our bossman over at EDHREC and Commander's Herald joins in to talk about the sin of wasting people's time and the card Farewell.

Follow Jason on Twitter @JasonEAlt

Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

@Load3r

Thanks for listening!

10 - Being Mindful of Your Playstyle with CCORyan of Commander Cookout Apr 09, 2024

This week, CCORyan of the Commander Cookout media empire calls to chat with Mike about being mindful of how your playstyle can impact other players.

Follow CCORyan on Twitter @CCOPodcast

Head to https://www.commandercookout.com for all things CCO, BBO, DDO, and all the other letters they'll eventually get to!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

@Load3r

Thanks for listening!

09 - Not a Group Hug Deck! Please! with Kurohitsuki Mar 26, 2024

This week, Kurohitsuki calls in with a spicy, spicy take right off the bat!

Follow Kurohitsuki on Twitter @Kurohitsuki

https://linktr.ee/kurohitsuki for all Kuro's links including his Twitch where Mike will be joining a pod on release day!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

@Load3r

Thanks for listening!

08 - Challenge Accepted with Emmara, Goddess of Blunder Mar 12, 2024

This week, Emmara, Goddess of Blunder calls in to chat about the Planechase variant of EDH and asks if she's the Bolas for taking on a challenge to beat an undefeated deck. This was recorded a while ago and our excitement for the Dr. Who decks containing Planechase cards could not be contained so we're dating this episode a little bit!

Follow Emmara on Twitter @GoddessofBlundR

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

@Load3r

Thanks for listening!

07 - Distracted Players with Cal Jones (@MTGCal) Feb 27, 2024

This week, on the most chaotic episode to date, MTGCal Callahan Jones asks the gang Am I The Bolas? on this week's Bolcast! Heads up, Ol' Mikey and Cal get a little too silly even on this episode. Little hypocritical for these two ding dongs who can't stay on topic to be chatting about distracted players, but this is a high energy and absurd episode. Get into it!

Follow Cal on Twitter @MTGCal

Check out Cal's Herald's Horn podcast and his writing on CommandersHerald.com

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

@Load3r

Thanks for listening!

06 - "Long Turn, No Win" with Shivam Bhatt! Feb 13, 2024

This week, a member of the Commander Advisory Group and host of two fantastic Commander podcasts calls in to talk about a game that didn't quite go his way. The host of Casual Magic and Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic, Shivam Bhatt asks the gang Am I The Bolas? on this week's Bolcast!

Follow Shivam on Twitter @ghirapurigears

Check out Casual Magic https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFii8lW7l7YEI9M-ZxCl-g

Check out Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic https://open.spotify.com/show/4ng34QAusqc5xHwQoyZLPS

Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

@Load3r

Thanks for listening!

05 - Pulling Punches with Rachel Weeks! Jan 30, 2024

This week, a host of one of the most important Magic: The Gathering podcasts, The Command Zone, joins us - It's Rachel Weeks!

Mikey's old pal Rachel calls in to chat about pulling punches in deckbuilding and in gameplay.

Check out The Command Zone on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts! And follow @wachelreeks!

https://www.youtube.com/@commandcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

04 - Know Your Deck with Jimmy Wong Jan 16, 2024

This week, a host of one of the most important Magic: The Gathering podcasts, The Command Zone, joins us - It's Jimmy Wong!

Check out The Command Zone on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts!

https://www.youtube.com/@commandcast

Edited by Ken Peddle

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

03 - Experiences for the Table with VeggieWagon Jan 02, 2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Our first episode of the year features a phone call with the one and only VeggieWagon, the trickster of the Decked Out EDH YouTube channel. He calls in to discuss his preferred brewing style!

Check out Decked Out EDH https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQWD7nQu9svbJjDmX7p5gg

and follow VeggieWagon on socials https://linktr.ee/veggiewagon

Edited by Ken Peddle

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

02 - Rule Zero Commanders with Dan Sheehan Dec 19, 2023

Author and MTG podcaster Dan Sheehan of Pie Break and formerly The Commander Sphere podcasts calls us to discuss his love of Rule Zero (or technically illegal) Commanders!

Check out Pie Break and follow Dan on socials!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!

01 - "Easy" Commanders with Dana Roach Nov 30, 2023

For our inaugural show we have Dana Roach of EDHREC.

Edited by Ken Peddle

Find us on Twitter at:

@amithebolcast

@mikecarrozza

@gamesfreaksa

@indigogentleman

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