Kitchen Table Magic

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Cedric Goes to London - Season 2 Promo Jan 18, 2017

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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!

Tim's Jet Story - Season 2 promo Jan 09, 2017

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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.

Mark Rosewater - Ep 22 Nov 01, 2016

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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!

Helene Bergeot - Ep 21 Oct 25, 2016

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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.

Richard Wheatley - Ep 19 Oct 11, 2016

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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!

Jennifer Long - Ep 18 Oct 04, 2016

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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!

Josh Monks - Ep 17 Sep 27, 2016

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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!

Chris VanMeter - Ep 16 Sep 20, 2016

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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.

Brian Braun-Duin - Ep 15 Sep 13, 2016

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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

Ep 15 Preview - Brian Braun-Duin Sep 09, 2016

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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.

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