Niv Shmuely is a Magic player and medical doctor from Israel. He has played in three Magic Pro Tours and the World Magic Cup as a member of the Israeli team.0:00 Intro3:30 How Niv got into competitive Magic7:37 Pro Tour Valencia and the flood11:50 Worlds Team Tournament - Israeli national team15:52 Med school, Legacy format, COVID years18:34 Pro To…

Magic Con Amsterdam: June 28-30, 2024.0:00 Intro0:38 Why I went to Amsterdam3:59 General experience9:06 Notable moments14:19 Memorable conversations27:48 TakeawaysMemorable conversations:- Justine Jones- Will Hall & Matej Zatlkaj- ZBexx- Josh Lee Kwai- Spice8Rack- Andrea Mengucci- Gabriel Nassif- Kai Budde & Jon Finkel- Rhystic Studies- Reid Duke…

Gabriel Nassif is a Magic Pro Player and Hall of Famer from Paris, France.Interview was recorded at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, during Magic Con Amsterdam.0:00 Intro0:54 Pro Tour Amsterdam and Worlds3:52 Tournament recap - key decisions7:18 Fond Amsterdam (and PT) memories12:07 Getting back on the Magic grind15:01 Streaming competitive eve…

Kurohitsuki is a Magic content creator and streamer from Buffalo, New York.Interview was recorded at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, during Magic Con Amsterdam.0:00 Intro1:10 "Kurohitsuki" name and persona7:15 Kuro's background10:32 A very special gift11:27 Becoming a creator14:58 Favorite creature type18:13 Getting into Commander and Spelltab…

ZBexx is a Magic content creator and cosplayer from Portland, Oregon.Interview was recorded at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, during Magic Con Amsterdam.0:00 Intro0:57 Exploring Amsterdam and Dutch culture6:11 Traveling as a Magic couple8:35 Choosing a Magic content lane11:19 Branching outside of Magic16:09 Keeping up with Magic set releases1…

Vitalii "V" Ponomariov is a Ukrainian Magic player, LGS owner, and IT professional. He currently lives in Lviv, Ukraine.V and I first connected in 2022 when he shared his perspective on Ukrainian Magic on the Magic The Gathering Subreddit. He introduced me to his friends in the Ukrainian Magic community, which allowed me to make the Humans of Magic…

Sam, a.k.a. Rhystic Studies, creates videos about the art, history, and culture of Magic: the Gathering.0:00 Intro1:50 Podcast monologues, Twitter bios7:31 Discord fan interactions10:39 Recent interviews14:08 On being a solo act16:02 Collaboration opportunities18:41 Creative choices and financial viability21:17 The indie game developer22:57 Hbomber…

Rob Bliss is an artist and illustrator for Magic The Gathering. Rob is also a concept artist and has worked on productions such as Harry Potter, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Dark Knight.0:00 Intro1:00 Speaking engagements5:08 How Rob developed his style12:30 Early life as artist15:23 Imitation breeds uniqueness20:21 Strength of initial arroganc…

An introduction to the Israel-Palestine conflict with Spice8Rack, Magic YouTuber and political activist.0:00 Intro3:00 Ground rules and expectations6:47 Resources - journalists9:07 Resources - coordination10:32 Resources - education11:15 Resources - books22:26 How do we know if a resource is legitimate?32:12 How do we know if an influencer is legit…

Alison Luhrs is a creative writer and worldbuilder for Magic The Gathering. She was also the creative lead for Baldur's Gate 3, and is currently the narrative director for Destiny 2.0:00 Intro1:00 Doing improv6:49 Improv's learning curve, embracing failure12:23 Connecting with the audience15:37 "Book Club"19:21 Getting into the games industry21:46 …

Andrea Mengucci is a Magic The Gathering content creator and player.0:00 Intro1:27 Interview start3:14 Content evolution, new YouTube channel, logistics8:32 Connecting with audience, making it fun13:02 Magic content innovation16:29 Why Mengu isn't making Commander content17:56 Modern format bans20:35 Tournament and Pro Tour mindset23:00 COVID chang…

Victor Adame Minguez is an artist and illustrator for Magic The Gathering.Victor's Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/victoradameart/0:00 Intro1:00 Beginning of Victor's creative journey5:53 Making art a viable career6:38 Artistic ability vs. practice9:30 "I don't have any other skills"15:32 Magic art guidelines17:06 Advice for aspiring Magic il…

Evart "Aspiringspike" Moughon is a Magic player and streamer. He is best known for his deckbuilding innovations in the Modern format.0:00 Intro0:50 Streaming Dark Souls6:02 Personal off-stream projects7:58 Value of effective practice13:45 Viewership drop when variety streaming15:53 Deckbuilding process23:17 Innovating (and breaking) the Modern form…

Javier Dominguez is a Magic pro player from Spain. He won the 2018 Magic World Championship.0:00 Intro1:24 The language of Magic3:43 Repeatable decision-making5:23 Leveraging poker skills, studying the game10:20 Frustrations12:49 Being competitive vs. having fun16:46 Choosing Magic over poker (and Hearthstone)24:57 Was the old Magic Pro Tour ACTUAL…

Foil Bug is committed to serving the MTG community by sharing shiny content, creating premium merch, and guiding players to amazing stores around the world.0:00 Intro1:16 What is FOIL BUG?3:55 Spicerack.gg integration5:22 Split player bases across two stores10:31 How the FOIL BUG Store Locator helps new players12:47 FOIL BUG content for foreign lan…

Kyle and Terren Huck are the owners of Apex Gaming, a Magic The Gathering card shop and tournament organizer in Caldwell, Ohio.The Apex Gaming documentary is now on the Humans of Magic YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@humansofmagic00:00 Intro01:49 Kickoff02:35 Kyle and Terren self-intros03:48 Apex origin story07:39 Apex business principle…

Mason Clark is a Magic pro player and coach.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Vincent "Deathsie" Chu is a Magic The Gathering Twitch streamer specializing in the Limited format.Sorry gang, the audio quality wasn't great in this one! We recorded it on a whim with ONE microphone on my table :(Have tried to fix and clean it up, but that's the best I could do. Hope you'll still give it a go, because the conversation was GREAT. T…

Piotr "kanister" Glogowski is a Magic pro and streamer from Poland.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Livestreamed on YouTube on Dec 21, 2023.03:22 Hits21:13 Misses32:37 Favorite episodes52:56 Learnings1:03:28 Plans for 2024For future livestreams, sub to the YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Livestreamed on YouTube on Dec 19, 2023.I answered community-submitted questions.For future livestreams, sub to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Melissa DeTora is a Senior Game Designer at Wizards of the Coast. She is a former professional Magic player and the first woman to Top 8 a Magic Pro Tour.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Zvi Mowshowitz is a Magic player, writer, and Hall of Famer. He currently writes about AI, policy and rationality on his Substack, "Don't Worry About the Vase."Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Todd Anderson is a Magic player, streamer, personality, and caster.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Maria Bartholdi is a host, caster, producer, writer, improviser, podcaster and painter. She is a 10-time Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Award winner and a mainstay of Magic Pro Tour coverage.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Chris Pikula is a former professional Magic player with two Pro Tour Top 8s and a Worlds Top 8. In 2000, Chris won the Magic Invitational and created the Meddling Mage card.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

James (Yimin) Zhi is a professional Magic player and streamer from Shanghai, China. He has one Pro Tour Top 8 and four Grand Prix Top 8s.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Soos_MTG is a Magic content creator and artist from Italy.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Marshall Sutcliffe is the creator of Limited Resources (the premier Limited format podcast for Magic The Gathering) and Wristwatch Revival (a wristwatch restoration YouTube channel).Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Alex Bertoncini is a Magic The Gathering competitor who rose to prominence via the Star City Games tournament circuit. Alex was suspended from competitive Magic play in 2011, 2014, and 2019 - with the last suspension culminating in a lifetime ban.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic…

Sam Black is a professional Magic The Gathering player with three Pro Tour Top Eight finishes. He runs a weekly Limited podcast called "Drafting Archetypes."Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

James Hsu is the creator of the Humans of Magic podcast.James is interviewed by Matej Zatlkaj, a Slovak Magic: The Gathering pro player and commentator.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Evan Ferrante is an actor, producer, and the World's Biggest Tom Cruise impersonator.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Kai Budde is a professional Magic The Gathering player. He was inducted into the Magic Hall of Fame in 2007.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Christian Calcano is a Magic and poker pro from New York.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Seth, probably better known as Saffron Olive, is a full-time Magic content creator for MTGGoldfish.Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Jonathon "Nikachu" Zaczek is a Magic YouTuber and Modern Merfolk Master.0:00:10 who is Nikachu - from Merfolk master to all-around YouTuber0:10:10 why Nikachu is so committed to Merfolk0:16:00 difference in playstyle - Magic, poker and chess0:19:45 edges to be gained in Magic from playing Merfolk0:25:05 tournament notoriety and the YouTube tipping …

Kupla is a musician, producer and Magic player from Finland.0:01:20 who is Kupla?0:05:52 how Kupla started playing piano0:09:57 90's musical nostalgia0:13:05 teenage musical style and influences0:15:51 experiencing Magic The Gathering in Finland0:21:04 James and Kupla grew up on 90's Magic (and InQuest Magazine) 0:25:22 the appeal of older Magic fo…

Eric "Efro" Froehlich is a Magic Hall of Famer and poker pro.0:00:48 recent health situation0:09:27 the day of the surgery0:14:58 family reliance0:21:50 after the operation0:27:51 the role of memory - in life and Magic0:32:33 loyalty, obligation and regret minimization0:35:36 has Eric changed after this life-or-death experience?0:41:51 Eric's onlin…

Justine Jones is an artist and illustrator. She started illustrating Magic cards with her Secret Lair interpretations of iconic cards: Reaper King, Sliver Overlord and The Ur-Dragon.For Magic art-related inquiries, including ordering Justine's artist proofs: Donald.Caltrider@gmail.com0:01:00 moving from Baltimore to Philly0:04:49 Justine and James …

Elba is the creator of the Fazendo Nerdice ("Doing Nerdy Stuff") YouTube channel, which specializes in Magic and all kind of wonderful games.0:01:00 YouTube channel origin story0:08:56 psychology in YouTube0:12:07 advice for beginning YouTubers0:19:16 balancing a full-time vs. YouTube career0:27:54 negative vs. positive content? "choose your words"…

Jake Browne is a Magic player, creative and the founder of the world's first chowder and Jagermeister festival.---Show notes: humansofmagic.com/Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagicΑπό τον Humans of Magic

Will Hall is an MTG streamer and caster.0:01:30 the Ukraine stream happened by accident0:09:36 legal drama with Will's 24/7 Ukraine stream0:16:28 wanting to give to others - where does that come from?0:23:10 on injustice and stopping robberies0:27:18 how Will became a Royal Marine0:39:09 the YouTube grind - what works, what doesn't0:52:58 Will's ca…

Anna Margaret is a scientist, cosplayer, and content creator.0:00:45 setting boundaries and people-pleasing0:04:06 from Disney party princess to content creator0:08:48 on being bubbly and happy0:11:41 science - and talent - runs in the family0:22:56 postgraduate aspirations and forks in the road0:28:44 misconceptions about content creation0:33:51 p…

Sean Brown is a designer, musician and writer from Australia.0:00:40 Sean's Australian-Filipino roots0:08:33 spirituality vs. personal responsibility0:14:02 current relationship with Magic0:29:51 exploring a new career direction0:40:01 "the progress is the point"0:48:42 Sean's current career - the good, bad, ugly0:56:52 James's current relationship…

Lexi McQueen is a performer, world builder and dungeon master. She is known for her creative work in the Tabletop RPG space.0:01:25 selfish vs. selfless Saturdays0:06:01 growing up as a black Christian0:10:56 how Lexi's parents influenced her0:18:42 Lexi's current spiritual beliefs0:20:49 optimizing for the self // this anime gets DEEP0:26:12 hinge…

Michael "Cliffy" Clifford is a Magic player and full-time poker professional.0:01:45 who is Cliffy - his Magic origin story0:09:54 Cliffy and James's shared love of the Legacy format0:13:25 how to learn (and improve at) Storm Combo in Legacy0:21:35 Lurrus the Storm Combo GOAT! and other super-broken cards0:24:20 dropping out of college to pursue fu…

DeQuan "PowrDragn" Watson is a Magic YouTuber and content creator.0:01:15 does DeQuan experience Magic content "burnout"?0:03:47 the creator deckbuilding process0:08:05 "I monitor everything"0:10:46 don't do the same thing and expect a different result0:12:57 DeQuan's creator origin story0:16:44 on doing the work - streamer research0:19:25 YouTube …

Filipa Carola is a Portuguese MTG caster and content creator.0:01:40 jack of all (Magic) trades0:08:22 Filipa's creator origin story0:16:20 on attracting a competitive audience0:19:45 on changing goals, careers and countries0:23:51 Filipa's evolution and approach as a caster0:31:45 working with Will Hall and HarryMTG0:36:38 how to grow as a streame…

Zan Syed is a game designer and entrepreneur. He was the 2019 Star City Games Player of the Year and Captain of Team Lotus Box.0:01:15 reminiscing about Atlanta0:07:48 Zan's multicultural background0:12:21 how Zan's Magic journey began0:20:14 the level-up process and mindset0:26:35 on outworking the competition0:30:52 why Zan is creating a new card…