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Brainstorm Brewery #147 – #SVUHQBBQ

Sometimes we predict the future on this cast. Last week, on a Monday Jason said that Serum Visions was likely to be an FNM in the future and the next day it was announced. This week Jason pretended to fall asleep in the intro and Ryan actually fell asleep during the outro. Want to hear some more future predictions? The gang talks about the fate of foil Promo Thunderbreak Regent, the future of Collected Company, the bottom falling out of cards inflated on Tiny Leaders hype that never panned out and even threw in 75% of the Pick of the Week action you expected. All that and they sound good doing it. Doing get the impression that this episode is phoned in – that’s next week when the cast will be recorded live from Las Vegas. Get. Hype.

 

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  • Corbin doesn’t hate his wife. He feels the need to say so
  • Finance 101 concerns foil promo Thunderbreak
  • Collected Company? What’s going on?
  • Why is Smokestacks tanking?
  • Pick of the Week.
  • Vegas
  • Ryan naps
  • Support our Patreon

Sometimes we predict the future on this cast. Last week, on a Monday Jason said that Serum Visions was likely to be an FNM in the future and the next day it was announced. This week Jason pretended to fall asleep in the intro and Ryan actually fell asleep during the outro. Want to hear some more future predictions? The gang talks about the fate of foil Promo Thunderbreak Regent, the future of Collected Company, the bottom falling out of cards inflated on Tiny Leaders hype that never panned out and even threw in 75% of the Pick of the Week action you expected. All that and they sound good doing it. Doing get the impression that this episode is phoned in – that’s next week when the cast will be recorded live from Las Vegas. Get. Hype.

 

If you like the cast and want it to maintain its level of excellence and are honest with yourself and can admit it’s made you a lot of money, consider giving back, Patreon style.

 

  • Corbin doesn’t hate his wife. He feels the need to say so
  • Finan
  • ce 101 concerns foil promo Thunderbreak
  • Collected Company? What’s going on?
  • Why is Smokestacks tanking?
  • Pick of the Week.
  • Vegas
  • Ryan naps
  • Support our Patreon

 

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Brainstorm Brewery #146 – Comet Storm

We realize you rely on these show notes to get a grip on what’s in the episode. Doesn’t that feel a bit like a spoiler, though? Speaking of spoilers, that person who “leaked” Modern Masters 2015 early sure did get most of his information right. It’s too bad getting some of it wrong pretty much means that it was all guessing. And that’s too bad. The gang discusses that, the future of Tarmogoyf, the controversial inclusion of Comet Storm in the set and even some picks of the week. Because we’re good to you like that.

 

  • A rolling start? Hot damn! It’s been a while since we did that
  • Finance 101 is all about foreign cards
  • Vegas talk is smothered in the cradle. You’re welcome
  • Modern Masters!
  • What is the future of Tarmogoyf
  • Pick of the Week.

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Brainstorm Brewery #145 – Fragments of Imagination

It’s not all Vegas talk this week. Not that much of anything really happened financially this week. Mike Flores played a weird Dragon deck and made some cards that we wanted to go down not go down but other than that, it’s all gas as this frees us up to talk about what we want. Was the Modern Masters 2015 spoiler real? The gang can’t agree. It’s a contentious episode where only one cast member is introduced, other podcasts are insulted and no one thinks to make a Fogo bet this close to the whole gang getting together to eat at Fogo for the first time in two years. This is a wild one, and don’t miss it or you’ll regret it to your dying day.

 

  • Finance 101 is an e-mail and it’s all about MODO and real dollas
  • Was the Modern Masters spoiler real?
  • VEGA$
  • How do we handle being in Vegas at the biggest GP ever? Tips abound.
  • Pick of the Week almost doesn’t happen. We spoil you listeners.
  • Support our Patreon! We will use the money to make the cast better, not pay ourselves.
  • Need to contact us? Hit up [email protected]

 

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MTG After Hours #12 – Saclings

Brainstorm Brewery After Hours is a collection of outtakes and stories that aren’t fit for publication on respectable websites. While Brainstorm Brewery is a podcast that strives for a PG-13 rating, After Hours has no such aspirations.
This week on After Hours, we are joined by Houston Whitehead and Jon Celso from the Tap N Sac podcast. This is from last year when Marcel and Jason were guests on episode 96.  Lots of hidden gems were covered with no regard for feelings. You’re welcome.

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Brainstorm Brewery #144 – Accessorizing

Do you want to be ready for GP Vegas? Sure you do. If you want to be truly ready, there are a few things you want to get nailed down. You’ll want a BSB Tee shirt for sure. Keep your eyes peeled for the new Goblin token illustrated by Aaron Miller. And make sure you keep your earholes peeled for special events involving our cast including secret, listener-only parties.

 

We’re getting close to episode 150 which doesn’t really matter since we’re not planning on making a big deal out of it. So basically you need to wait a year for either Jason to get murdered or for episodes 200, whichever comes first. This week was a good one, with discussions about the nature of the podcast, mistakes made in the past, hope for the future, the state of various formats. Finance, obviously. Always finance. And that’s what you want, isn’t it? We’re your finance monkeys, and when you tell us, we’re just supposed to dance. Dance, monkey. Dance. Fine, you’ll have your dance. But we’ll do it our way. This is Brainstorm Brewery.

 

  • Intros are getting longer every week. You asked for it, frankly.
  • Finance 101 is from a listener and it’s all about accessories.
  • There was a GP in Japan. Guess how many Brainstorms were in the Top 8
  • What is the future of Legacy like?
  • Did anyone predict how valuable Dragons of Tarkir would be?
  • What were each cast member’s Top 8 cards?
  • Pick of the WEEEEEK
  • Support our Patreon! DO IT. You know this cast makes you more than $1 a week
  • Need to contact us? Hit up [email protected]
  • Seriously, though. The Patreon will help us expand our offerings and improve as a cast.

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Brainstorm Brewery #143 – Double Down

VEGAS HYPE.

 

Sorry, that slipped out. But, you know. Vegas. Ummmm you know. Hype.

 

If the gang wasn’t hyped enough already, the cast of the Command Zone EDH podcast on Rocketjump, Jimmy Wong (@jfwong) and Josh Lee Kwai (@JoshLeeKwai)  come by to talk Vegas, EDH, the PT, the CHEATERS at the PT and more. It’s a great discussion and it goes a little long. BONUS cast! It’s not quite double length, but what do you expect with double the guests? You expect professional quality EDH, finance and Magic gossip information. So put it in your head already.

 

  • The gang is joined by Josh Lee Kwai (@JoshLeeKwai) and Jimmy Wong (@jfwong)
  • VEGAS HYYYYYYPE
  • Finance 101 is all about EDH sealed product
  • EDH is discussed at length. Marcel is sad.
  • Buy a shirt, nerd.
  • There was a PT!
  • Cards got played!
  • Cheating was perpetuated!
  • Chapin? Cheater or no?
  • Should Magic get instant replay like sports?
  • Pick of the week!
  • Support our Patreon! DO IT. You know this cast makes you more than $1 a week
  • Need to contact us? Hit up [email protected]

 

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Brainstorm Brewery #142 – Strange Brew

Brainstorm Brewery is a nighttime podcast. There are things that do not bear discussing in the daytime. Imagine how out of sorts the gang was recording a podcast at 3 PM. That’s just… that’s so early.

 

  • You know how an episode works, right? A 15 minute “intro”
  • Finance 101
  • Finance talk
  • Listener submitted questions
  • Pick of the Week.

 

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MTG After Hours #11 – Final Straw

Brainstorm Brewery After Hours is a collection of outtakes and stories that aren’t fit for publication on respectable websites. While Brainstorm Brewery is a podcast that strives for a PG-13 rating, After Hours has no such aspirations.
This week on After Hours, Corbin is “forced” to tell a story about a trip to Buffalo Wild Wings that went badly. Corbin wasn’t comfortable with the world knowing that his wife consumed alcoholic beverages and had him pick her up and give her a ride. If anything, making the responsible choice and calling for a Designated Driver is a great example. What’s not a great example is showing up at Buffalo Wild Wings A) right before closing and B) ever. Enjoy After Hours episode number 11 and look forward to getting these a lot more frequently. You’re welcome.

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MTG After Hours #10 – Lost Cause

Brainstorm Brewery After Hours is a collection of outtakes and stories that aren’t fit for publication on respectable websites. While Brainstorm Brewery is a podcast that strives for a PG-13 rating, After Hours has no such aspirations.
This week on After Hours is a lost episode that never made it to be published. You’re welcome.

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Brainstorm Brewery #141 – Patreonic

The gang is assembled and it’s a very Patreonic episode. New segments are launched, rants are initiated and vocabularies are expanded.What makes the episode Patreonic is the reading of a Patreon finance question and a Patreon pick of the week. Do you want your question addressed and your name mentioned on the cast? Support the Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Now sit back and put some finance in your head holes.

 

  • Finance 101 is all about the new rotation cycle
  • A Patreon supporter has a question
  • Pick of the Week is supplemented by a Patreon supporter pick
  • Ryan goes on a weird rant
  • Support our Patreon! DO IT. You know this cast makes you more than $1 a week
  • Need to contact us? Hit up [email protected]

 

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Brainstorm Brewery #140 – Judge Dread

All kinds of announcements this week and with Corbin out of commission with a debilitating migraine, it’s up to a very special guest to step in. Unfortunately, a very special guest could not be located and the gang was forced to resort to inviting Chris Lansdell (@lansdellicious) on the cast. Topics include new judge foils, the EDH ban list update (it’s probably not what you think) and Chris even comes correct with a pick of the week or two. Not bad, Lansdell. Not bad at all.

 

 

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Brainstorm Brewery Episode 139 – Dragons of Tarkir Set Review

It’s the Dragons of Tarkir Set Review. We review cards from Dragons of Tarkir. All of the rares and mythic rares. And Marcel pronounces things wrong and it’s funny.

 

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Brainstorm Brewery #138 – Everybody Gets One

Most of the set is spoiled. How do you not talk about cards? You HAVE to, right? There are so many spoiled cards that warrant discussion and the gang had to restrain themselves. You will hear them restrain themsleves when they say “OK, we will talk about spoilers, but everyone only do one card each” before they talk about like 20 cards. That’s how it goes.

  • Spoilers! But they happen at the end, so putting this at the beginning of the show notes is funny
  • Jason announces a moratorium on “the R word”
  • Picks of the Week happen!
  • Support our Patreon! DO IT. You know this cast makes you more than $1 a week
  • Need to contact us? Hit up [email protected]

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Brainstorm Brewery #137 – I Choose You, Pucachu

The miscreants behind PucaTrade, Eric and Mitch, stop by the cast to talk turkey about the fastest-growing way to trade Magical cards. What is PucaTrade? What’s a Puca even? Is this actual peer-to-peer trading or is it a Ponzi scheme? All these questions and a few submitted by you, the listener, are addressed in a timeless interview episode that will teach you everything you need to know about PucaTrade. Is it for you? Is the game about to change? Don’t ask me—listen already.

  • Eric and Mitch from PucaTrade stop by!
  • Finance 101 is all about trading up and trading down.
  • How did PucaTrade get started?
  • Is it a Ponzi scheme?
  • How do they plan to deal with haters?
  • Support the Indiegogo campaign for a free bonus for BSB listeners.

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Brainstorm Brewery #136 – Facile Arguments

Luckily for us, we had another opportunity to debate the Reserved List. Excellent. We like nothing better than spending our time debating the merits of something that is literally never going away ever. It’s always a great expenditure of our time. We love it. We even found some time to talk about a few other things in the meantime. That’s how we roll. Enjoy this episode—as contentious as it became.

  • No guest. No need.
  • Finance 101 is one not to miss. It’s all about picking.
  • Boring Reserved List debate?.?.?.
  • Pick of the Week is always a thing.
  • What is the state of Magic Online?
  • Contribute to our Patreon. You know it’s worth it.

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Brainstorm Brewery #135 – From The Aether

The gang is joined by self-styled financier Kyle Lopez (@itsyourboyLOPE), CEO of Aether Games. As you may have guessed, Kyle deals in Magical cards. As you may have guessed, he knows some things about it that you want to know. The gang facilitated this transfer of knowledge from his head to your head painlessly. You like that? You should. That’s what we do. We drop knowledge bombs and stack scrilla. Feast your ears on podcasting gold, nerds.

  • The cast is joined by Kyle Lopez (@itsyourboyLOPE) from Aether Games.
  • We have a rare rolling start. How will we know if it’s a very special episode?
  • Modern Masters (2015 Edition) is coming up, and it will be a game-changer. The cast and guest discuss.
  • From the Vault: Angels is a thing. Don’t Google the phrase “FTV Angels” at work. There will be genitals.
  • Finance 101 is all about foreign cards and their changing situation.
  • The gang answers an e-mail about collections.
  • Kyle talks about himself. We let it happen; it’s fine.
  • Picks of the Week are some of the best ever. Some prices are wrong.
  • Like the podcast? Did we make you money? Do we make your week? Consider supporting.
  • Questions? Concerns? E-mail brainstormbrew at gmail dot com.

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Brainstorm Brewery #134 – Sure. I Don’t Hate It

We skipped a week. We’re really, really sorry about that. The important thing is that we’re back, and we’re in your face with so much value that you’ll need to buy a spare trade binder to hold all of it. You’ll be like that dude trying to hold too many limes, but instead of limes, it will be value, and instead of that dude, it will be you. That will be your life—limes everywhere.

  • Corbin shows up late, but we summon him like Beetlejuice.
  • Finance 101 blends seamlessly with a rant, so that’s cool.
  • E-mail time concerns promo Ugin, the Spirit Dragon.
  • A Modern Pro Tour happened, and it was weird.
  • Picks of the Week can’t help but be influenced by Modern.
  • Support our Patreon campaign if you like this ‘cast and want it to continue.
  • Questions? Concerns? E-mail [email protected].

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Brainstorm Brewery #133 – Greater Fools

There’s a lot to talk about. Things are upside-down right now, and it’s hard to know what to make of it. No one on the cast saw Tasigur, the Golden Fang coming. There is an Ascendancy combo deck, and it’s not in Jeskai colors. Corbin’s drinking actual beer. Finance experts are being used to Kiblergoogle the price of cards. How do you navigate such a topsy-turvy world? Obviously, it’s with the aid of your favorite Magic podcast. Tune in to an episode that will help you put your life in perspective.

 

  • Corbin drinks real beer?
  • Jason and Ryan teach you to Google.
  • E-mails bring up good questions about cards like Scion of the Ur-Dragon and Sunforger.
  • Finance 101 is all about the Greater Fool Theory.
  • Modern is recovering from the bans.
  • Standard is shaping up nicely.
  • Questions? Concerns? E-mail brainstormbrew at gmail dot com.

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Brainstorm Brewery #132 – Gains & Loses

Those who didn’t value it less than a Garth Brooks concert were able to play the prerelease this last weekend and look forward to Monday morning when the DCI dropped a bomb and banned Treasure Cruise, Dig Through Time, and Birthing Pod and ruined lives. We help you navigate the post-ban landscape.

We do all the normal podcast episode stuff, too. Finance 101? Boom, nailed it. Pick of the Week? Happened. Was it a jumbled mess and it’s unclear in what order things will appear in the final episode once it’s been through the editing process? You guessed it. Do we alienate half of our listeners? Maybe. You’ll have to listen to find out.

  • No guest. No need.
  • Finance 101 is going strong but needs suggestions. E-mail us.
  • Prerelease!
  • Picks of the Week happen, and everyone comes up with one.
  • Questions? Concerns? E-mail brainstormbrew at gmail dot com.

 

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Brainstorm Brewery #131 – Fate Reforged Set Review with Conley Woods

  • Fate Reforged set review with Conley Woods (@Conley81)

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Brainstorm Brewery #130 – Dargons

So. Here you are—the half of the original listener base that wasn’t alienated last episode. That’s excellent. We’re glad to have you back. You passed our test, and you can be our friend now. This was an episode just for you, the fans. We talk about Grand Prix Denver, spoilers, and Finance 101, and we even make time for Picks of the Week. We hope you like it. If you don’t, keep it to yourself.

We can actually use the exact same bullet points from last week, and they (basically) line up. That’s fun. This is not out of laziness, but rather because we have a winning formula and we are not going to tamper with it. We’re professionals.

  • No guest. No need.
  • Finance 101 is going strong but needs suggestions. E-mail us.
  • Spoilers!
  • Picks of the Week happen, and almost everyone comes up with one.
  • Questions? Concerns? E-mail brainstormbrew at gmail dot com.

 

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Brainstorm Brewery #129 – Manifest Destiny

Spoilers have started, confusing mechanics are announced, the new year is upon us, and audiences are alienated. Some of you are going to reread that last sentence and try to figure out where it changed tense. Some of you are going to disagree with a few of the Picks of the Week. Some of you will not care that someone didn’t come up with one. The important thing is that you’re tuning in to the number-one MTG finance podcast in the world. You’ve read the show notes, and doing so was a solid decision. Keep the good-decisions train rolling, and put the podcast in your headholes for the next hour or so, and be whisked away to a land where no one cheats with manifest creatures, Soulflayers are powered with Chromanticore blood, and that has all of your densities and manafests. Join us for Brainstorm Brewery.

  • No guest. No need.
  • Finance 101 is going strong but needs suggestions. E-mail us.
  • Spoilers!
  • Picks of the Week happen, and almost everyone comes up with one.
  • Questions? Concerns? E-mail brainstormbrew at gmail dot com.

 

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Brainstorm Brewery #128: Getting With the Times

This week, the guest is Douglas Johnson (@Rose0fthorns). Doug is a finance writer for Brainstorm Brewery‘s content website, penning the wildly popular Conjured Currency series that is nearing its milestone fiftieth iteration. If you haven’t been reading, checking the backlog now and getting caught up is an acceptable use of your time. If you’re enjoying this podcast in audio form during some holiday traveling, you’re not reading the show notes, so I’m not sure why I’m even pretending I can interact with someone whose activities preclude reading this. It’s pretty clear you’re at a computer right now, since you’re reading the show notes, so I will make this very simple for you: His articles are at this link.

When he’s not writing a finance series described by the readers on Reddit as “informative” and “groundbreaking” and “easier to read on the toilet than trying to do a crossword puzzle,” he attends university, partially subsidized by the Gamers Helping Gamers scholarship. It’s true; they even wrote an article about it in the New York Times, a publication Corbin refers to as “The Times”—presumably lingo he picked up in a 400-level journalism class.

Strap in, nerds, because we’re about to take you to value town with a four-financier blitzkrieg of information that will make you so good at Magic finance that you stop playing the game altogether, citing “poor EV.” Learn how to sell collections, what constitutes bulk, and how to apply for a GHG scholarship of your very own on an episode of the best conceivable Magic podcast that will leave you asking, “Did Doug really nail Jason’s pick of the week or was that staged?” This is Brainstorm Brewery.

  • Our guest was Douglas Johnson (@Rose0fthorns). Yes, he spelled it out on the episode.
  • Finance 101 is all about bulk rares. Yes, it’s new stuff. Don’t worry.
  • What’s Doug Johnson all about? No, seriously. Who is this guy?
  • Doug made it sound like it’s easy to get on this podcast. It isn’t. He’s special.
  • We read so many e-mails. No, it’s the right amount—probably. It’ll be fine; relax.
  • Picks of the Week happen, and the guest goes first. Guess whose pick he steals.
  • Apply for a scholarship at GamersHelpingGamers.org if you’re eligible.
  • There’s a special cameo at the end of the episode.
  • Questions? Concerns? E-mail brainstormbrew at gmail dot com.

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Brainstorm Brewery #127 – Bergeowned

The gang was joined by a very, very special guest this week: director of organized play for Wizards of the Coast Helene Bergeot! Helene answers some questions about Modern Masters (2015 Edition) and changes to the Friday Night Magic structure, and she hints at some possibilities for the future of the game! You won’t want to miss this.

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Brainstorm Brewery #126 – Too Many M Sets

Modern Masters (2015 Edition) is confirmed. Grand Prix Las Vegas 2 is confirmed. There isn’t much else to talk about, but that’s okay because why would we talk about anything else? Modern Masters 2 is extremely significant financially. Grand Prix Las Vegas is extremely relevant socially. It’s Jason’s birthday, and the cast has a house booked, with a second house being investigated. Did you miss Vegas the first time? Correct that—you have half a year to save your bulk rares. Speaking of bulk, Finance 101 and a reader e-mail are all about bulk, but not the exact same way as last time this happened. Different stuff is discussed. The gang is starting to become used to Corbin not being around by this point. There are more awkward silences, but the silence isn’t broken by Corbin, so it’s a net positive. Also, if you haven’t ordered a t-shirt or hoodie, you have until Tuesday before the campaign closes. Represent the brand.

 

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