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Am I the Bolcast?

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

Hosted By:

Mike Carrozza aka “Mark Carbonza”

Morgan Sanchez [superproducer/genius]

Copyright: © Space Cow Media 2023

Latest Episodes:

Bolcast 78 - Mike and Michael are Really Good at Mailbags Apr 22, 2026

Show notes

What's up, Bolcuts! Another mailbag today! Mike and Michael are really stoked about Strixhaven. Get into it! It's fun!

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

CHECK OUT CASCADE CASCADE! My article for the site is now up! - https://www.cascadecascade.com

I'm really, really proud of my work over there and the work of my fellow writers. You'll love it. It's worth it. Get into it!

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and Sponsor talk! Thanks again to CardSphere and BoneBox Games!

00:04:57 It's Mailbag time!

00:58:49 LOL okay fine, this was funny.

Haha, no more timecodes, listen to the whole deal!

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza -https://linktr.ee/mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

Bolcast 77 - Jumping Back into Being New to Magic with Hunter Saling of Business Casual Apr 15, 2026

Show notes

What's up, Bolcuts! It's another day and another Am I the Bolcast? This week Hunter Saling from the crew of silly sweetiepies Business Casual joins Mikey to chat about getting back into Magic after time away. We discuss Commander and the effectiveness of precons (specifically new Tarkir) and we get into deckbuilding on a budget.

Follow Business Casual on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/businesscasualcomedy/?hl=en

Follow Business Casual on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@businesscasual_comedy

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

CHECK OUT CASCADE CASCADE! My article for the site is now up! - https://www.cascadecascade.com

I'm really, really proud of my work over there and the work of my fellow writers. You'll love it. It's worth it. Get into it!

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and Sponsor talk! Thanks again to CardSphere and BoneBox Games!

00:02:30 Mike and Hunter chat Magic

Haha, no more timecodes, listen to the whole deal!

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza -https://linktr.ee/mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

Bolcast 76 - Being New to Magic with Tyler from Stars Hollow Apr 08, 2026

Show notes

What's up, Bolcuts! It's another day and another Am I the Bolcast? This week Tyler from the band Stars Hollow hops on the Bolcast to chat with Mikey about music and Magic. The new album comes out in a couple of weeks!

Stars Hollow's new album Kind of Hoping comes out April 24th. Check them out on bandcamp - https://starshollowia.bandcamp.com/album/kind-of-hoping

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

CHECK OUT CASCADE CASCADE! My article for the site is now up! - https://www.cascadecascade.com

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and Sponsor talk! Thanks again to CardSphere and BoneBox Games!

00:02:00 Mike and Tyler chat about Stars Hollow and getting into Magic: The Gathering

Haha, no more timecodes, listen to the whole deal!

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza -https://linktr.ee/mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

Bolcast 75 - The Cards No One Plays! A Mailbag Ep with Mikey and Celani Apr 01, 2026

Show notes

What's up, Bolcuts! It's another day and another Am I the Bolcast? and today's episode is a chill time with Celani and Mikey. We've got a mailbag from Discord, we talk Recommander.Cards, and we talk about the face commanders from the Secrets of Strixhaven precons. Lots to get into!

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

CHECK OUT CASCADE CASCADE! My article for the site is now up! - https://www.cascadecascade.com

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and Sponsor talk! Thanks again to CardSphere and BoneBox Games!

00:02:25 Talking Recommander.Cards, about Michael's deckbuilding prowess, TMNT legends

00:18:33 The cards NOBODY is playing according to Recommander.Cards

00:29:55 Mailbag from a Discord pal

00:47:12 Talking new Strixhaven precon face Commanders

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza -https://linktr.ee/mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

Bolcast 74 - Taking Commander Too Seriously with Commander's Herald Head Writer Command Zoe Mar 25, 2026

Show notes

FOLLOW ZOE AND CHECK OUT ALL HER CONTENT AND SHOWS HERE! https://linktr.ee/commandzoe

What's up, Bolcuts! It's another day and another Am I the Bolcast? and today's episode is, you guessed it, a really fun one. We've got a big gun from over at Commander's Herald joining me today - Head writer Command Zoe comes on to talk Magic, jokes, and of course, Commander's Herald. We get into the recent unbanning of Biorhythm, Cube, and of course, Commander.

You need to go watch some VODs on Zoe's YouTube, she played several fantastic Cubes. You've absolutely got to watch.

CHECK OUT CASCADE CASCADE! My article for the site is now up! - https://www.cascadecascade.com

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and Sponsor talk! Thanks again to CardSphere and BoneBox Games!

00:01:48 It's time to chat with Command Zoe

00:14:11 We talk a little bit about 1v1 formats (yes, Modern)

00:16:34 Command Zoe Pet Peeve #1 - Taking Commander too seriously!

00:20:48 TANGENT TIME! A Necromantic Gun to Your Head mailbag submission (article: https://edhrec.com/articles/am-i-the-bolas-necromantic-gun-to-your-head)

00:41:10 Command Zoe Pet Peeve #2 - Complaining about deck strength

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza -https://linktr.ee/mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

Bolcast 73 - Rolling a "Real" D20 with Magic Hall-of-Famer Brian Kibler Mar 18, 2026

Show notes

What's up, Bolcuts! It's another day and another Am I the Bolcast? and today's episode is a really fun one. The Dragonmaster himself, co-host of Commander at Home, Magic Hall-of-Famer Brian Kibler joins ol' Mikey on the podcast to talk about Commander, competitive Magic, if lands really can bump you up a bracket, before finally talking about "real" D20s.

Follow Brian on Youtube @bmkibler and don't forget the show he hosts with his fiancee Olivia Gobert-Hicks - Commander at Home! @commanderathome

This episode might be short in time, but it is big on fun. Thanks for chatting with me, Brian!

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and welcome to the show!

00:0:35 Sponsor talk!

00:03:13 It's time to chat with Brian Kibler!

00:23:10 Can a tuned mana base be the difference between Bracket 2 and 3?

00:30:12 Is Commander the worst way to learn Magic?

00:35:56 We talk about Riftbound

00:41:34 Brian's pet peeve: "Real" D20s.

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast

Also, listen to Efren on the last episode!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza -https://linktr.ee/mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

Bolcast 72 - Mailbag: Retaliation with Efren from CardSphere Mar 13, 2026

Show notes

Sorry we're late!

It's CardSphere day! Congrats on the millionth trade, CardSphere! Heck of a milestone!

Efren, the guy behind the site and our sponsor, joins us for a mailbag! Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA couldn't make it for this one, but he says hi! Mr. CardSphere himself hops on with Mike and Morgan to talk about CardSphere, nostalgia for older Magic, retaliation for removal, and new player's eagerness. It's a breezy hour of good times!

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and welcome to the show!

00:01:30 Sponsor talk!

00:09:27 Let's get to know Efren a little more

00:24:06 Efren's Bolas Habit

00:37:02 It's Mailbag time!

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

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

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

Bolcast 71 - Hullbreacher Trauma and Mischievous Arena Opponents with Abrupt Decay Mar 04, 2026

Show notes

Mikey jams out with the MTG-inspired metal band Abrupt Decay about Cube, Arena players, the Hullbreecher era (RIP you were a real one) and even more fun stuff in this week's episode of the Bolcast!

Follow Abrupt Decay on Instagram and Facebook (they don't post a lot, but they're there!)

Listen to Abrupt Decay's bops and their newest album The Illusion of Our Choices In A World of No Options on Spotify, Bandcamp, and your streaming service of choice.

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

Timecodes and topics:

00:00:00 Intro and welcome to the show!

00:00:40 Sponsor talk!

00:04:50 Music track jam sesh and intro with Abrupt Decay!

00:19:50 Abrupt Decay's journey into Magic, LSV streams, and Cube adventures!

00:33:40 Timetwister story time!

00:56:30 Hullbreacher trauma dump!

01:08:10 Magic Arena pet peeves!

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

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

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

Bolcast 70 - Adjusting to Playgroup Changes with Nick Wolf, Crossword Creator for EDHREC Feb 25, 2026

Show notes

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

Another mailbag with a special guest today! EDHREC's newest editor and the man behind the very popular EDHREC crosswords, Nick Wolf hops on the Bolcast to chat with Mike and Michael about how to approach meeting each other's level with a new or existing playgroups.

Mike has already covered this story at this article here:

https://edhrec.com/articles/am-i-the-bolas-big-happy-playgroup-family

Don't forget to check out the crossword here:

https://edhrec.com/games/crossword

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

Timecodes and Highlights

00:00:00 - Intro to the thick of this episode and cohosts!

00:04:20 - Sponsor Segment!

00:07:50 - Art and mechanics: A little more on Lorwyn Eclipsed - look, this episode was late!

00:17:37 - Nick talks about writing the EDHREC crosswords

00:30:39 - Nick and the Mikes discuss the mailbag submission

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

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

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

Bolcast 69 - Bracket Bonanza with Tyler Bucks Feb 11, 2026

Show notes

Episode notes

What's up Bolcuts!

Another mailbag with a special guest today! This time it's the legendary creature, Tyler "Savesya" Bucks, budget EDHREC writer and The Pillow Fort content creator.

You can find Tyler all over the MTG internet here:

https://edhrec.com/articles/author/tyler-bucks

https://www.instagram.com/thetylerbucks/?hl=en

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUtnBZogc1TSttr8eLUK_w/about

Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to amithebolas@gmail.com.

Timecodes and Highlights

00:00:00 - Intro to the thick of this episode and cohosts!

00:02:00 - Introducing Tyler Bucks on the Bolcast!

00:05:40 - Sponsor Segment!

00:10:27 - Interview w/Tyler Bucks and the gang shenanigans

00:22:10 - Mailbag intro!

00:25:00 - Tyler and the gang discuss the mailbag

00:59:10 - Pressin' the Button on the BOLAS

00:59:55 - Around the horn, where to find our guest!

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com!

Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below!

We are also sponsored by BoneBox Games! Use promo code BOLCAST for a cheeky discount on your deckboxes and accessories over at boneboxgames.com!

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

Edited by Ken Peddle

Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas)

Check us out on YouTube:

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

Check out www.edhrec.com where Morgan directs and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening.

Podcast - @amithebolcast

Carrozza - @mikecarrozza

Morgan - @indigogentleman

Celani - gamesfreaksa.info

Ken - @load3r

Thanks for listening!

Send us feedback! Message me at amithebolas@gmail.com and tell me what you think!

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