Casual Magic with Shivam Bhatt

This time I am joined by Pro Tour champ, content creator, and all around delightful human Thoralf Severin, aka Toffel. We talk about playing Magic in Germany, winning tournaments, and playing as much magic as you can.

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This week I'm joined by Pro Tour Competitor Nicole Dubin to discuss finding your place with competitive magic, and how to build a better magic-life balance.

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Casual Magic is on break for a week or two while I am off on vacation with the family! See you soon!

This week I am joined by Christian of the UK collective Chad Magic, and we discuss community, content, and MagicCon Amsterdam!

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This week I'm joined by my old friend and cohost of the popular Talking Simpsons podcast, Henry Gilbert, to talk about Magic and Simpsons!

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This week we chat with Thomas Girard, a Canadian pro from the dawn of the game to talk about the earliest Pro Tours! Incredibly cool memories from Necro winter and playing in the 90s as a pro at the age of 14.

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This episode we are joined by Usman Jamil, one of the grandmasters of Cube design, to talk about one of the coolest ways to play Magic!

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This week on Casual Magic I'm joined by comedian, actor, and video producer Brian David Gilbert!

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This time we have a true casual legend in the house, Nick Floyd, the creator of Dandan! 

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This episode I'm joined by World Champion Jean-Emmanuel Depraz to discuss what its like playing at the highest levels and dealing with anxiety and imposter syndrome, and what it was like to make his own card!

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This time, I am blessed to talk to one of the most beloved artists in Magic the Gathering history, Richard Kane Ferguson. He is going to be launching a kickstarter on June 10th, and you can check it out here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rkftokens/richard-kane-fergusons-tokens-and-playmats

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This week we're joined by David K Wilson, director of the forthcoming documentary The Gathering Is The Magic! We discuss the stories and communities that make this game great, and talk about the making of the film. You can check out the Kickstarter here for more details and late pledges!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/391665896/the-gathering-is-the-magic

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This time I am joined by Steven Brust, one of my favorite authors of all time, to discuss his long running series of Vlad Taltos novels! Sadly, the sound quality in this episode is not the best, but the discussion was great.

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This time on Casual Magic, I'm joined by creator and showman k0ppk0pp to discuss Shoebox, sobriety, and the challenges of addiction and Magic!

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This week we're joined by the incredible investigative journalist and author Tal Lavin to talk about Russia, White Supremacy, Sandwiches, and a little magic on the side! Just a super cool conversation with one of the coolest people I've gotten to know.

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This time we speak to returning guests Eduardo Sajgalik and Sahar Mirhadi to discuss how Team Worldly Council applied psychology and project management techniques to enhance their constructed deck building for Pro Tours!

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This time I'm joined by former Magic, Destiny, and Fortnight developer Robert Schuster to discuss the art of game design!

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This week I'm joined by Magic artist Tyler Walpole to discuss his path into making art for the game, and his experience at cons!

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This time I'm joined by my dear friend, the game developer and cosplayer Milly Wales, to talk about Magic's influence on game design!

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This time I'm joined by the developers of cult classic Caves of Qud, to discuss the impact of Magic on their game design! Live and Drink!

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This week I am rejoined by famed fantasy author Seanan McGuire to discuss her forthcoming Strixhaven novel, Omens of Chaos!

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This time we are joined by Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed winner Chris Larsen to discuss his path to the top!

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This time I'm joined by Magic artist Allen Panakal to talk about his adventures in becoming a new artist for the game, and translating genres of art!

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Beloved artist Schmandrew returns to discuss what it was like to do his first art pieces for Magic cards!

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This time I'm joined by hyper bubbly cosplay and content creator PeachyPop! We talk about our shared love of Neera and her incredibly cool and utterly destroyed pet deck, made of all damaged cards!

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This week, we are rejoined by friend of the show Alex Kessler to talk about running a game company and his upcoming kickstarter!

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This week we're joined by Gramps of the Casual Compliance podcast to discuss Australia, Ante, and Slivers! 

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This time I'm joined by the incredible artist Paul Scott Canavan to discuss his path towards painting Magic cards from the highlands of Scotland!

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This week I'm joined by Magic's great raconteur, Brian David-Marshall, to talk about his new game Cataclysm Arcade!

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This time we're joined by pro Magic player Ryan Condon, member of team Sanctum of All to discuss the merits of competitive play, and what it's like being on the Pro Tour!

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This week I have the award winning writer of the Judge Dredd comics, Arthur Wyatt, on to talk about Magic and storytelling!

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Magic's data fiend Sierkovitz returns to the show to discuss his journey through Magic, and the surprising political history of his family!

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Starting off 2026 with a delightful conversation with multiplatform content star Joel of Joel are Magic!

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This week we explore fan art and final fantasy cubes with Interesting MTG Art from bluesky!

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This episode we're joined by artist proof dealer and agent to the stars, Donny Caltrider, to discuss Magic's art, and working with artists!

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This time I'm joined by Kelly Ackerman, head of events at Face to Face Games, and we talk about the upcoming Magic Spotlight as well as the challenges of running huge events!

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This episode I'm joined by games journalist and author Aiden Moher to talk about the impact of Universes Beyond!

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This week I'm joined by Kyle of Cute Monster Props, one of the artists behind the huge sculptures and trophies we see at Magic Events!

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This week, frequent guest Ben Wheeler stops by to talk about Canlander, Cube, and other conversations. I know we have a whole other show, but sometimes you want to just talk about magic holistically and not just set by set =)

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This week I'm joined by famed political and MtG vtuber Suris to talk about the frustrations of internet culture. 

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