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Eternal Masters is announced and there literally isn’t much else to talk about. Really. Check below if you think we talked about more because we didn’t. Help us prep for episode 200. Seriously. Hit us up to find out how to help. Baby finance! No more duel decks? Eternal Masters. Alllll day. New format?…
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Sleep is for the weak. At least that is what Jason and Marcel want you all to believe as they both pick the first week of February to have their kids. Marcel has to bow out this week due to child-related obligations so the gang gets a very special guest to fill in – Mr….
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Topics include: The impact of Oath of the Gatewatch on Modern, “garbage tier finance”, Legacy Cube, JR’s art and mid-century credenza search, the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, The London Beer Flood of 1814, and a call for favorite parliamentary brawls. ** This cast is for mature listeners** Your Hosts: Jason Alt —…
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A new year is upon us and the Plan must go on. Em, Shane, Tommy, and Ken all managed to get some streaming in but schedules continue to elude us. Then we briefly check in on Proxypocaplyse 2016 and the series of related missives from WotC. Oath of the Gatewatch has everyone juiced to play…
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The eldrazi are great, but their names could be a lot more distinct. World Crusher? Reality Bruiser? I sometimes think the price of Thought-Knot Seer is so high because it’s the only Eldrazi people are able to identify and buy on purpose without trying to buy something else. The gang keeps getting tripped up on…
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There were lots of happenings the last few weeks and since we didn’t get to talk about anything last week due to the set review, we decided to jimmy jam everything into one action-packed episode and get caught up. There were prerelease weekend shenanigans, GP Oakland was a thing, multiple bannings happened and Reddit showed…
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All-time great Jon Finkel joins us in a very special episode where discussion includes: the state of Magic and its viability as an E-sport, Jon’s thoughts on Cube and Storm, “mtg finance”, hedge fund styles, our recurring debate on the pace of technological change, and Scotch. ** This cast is for mature listeners, and contains…
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Oath of the Gatewatch Set Review Support our Patreon! DO IT. You know this cast makes you more than $1 a week We’re serious about the Patreon. Expect new perks. Need to contact us? Hit up [email protected] Contact Us! Brainstorm Brewery – Website – E-mail – Twitter – Facebook – RSS – iTunes –…
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We made it to 10 episodes. Pigs have frozen over and hell is flying. Sorry about that. The gang recaps what 2015 meant to us all. Em gets dizzy remembering how much has actually happened. Tommy and Shane battle over our Naughty & Nice list. WotC drops the mic about spoilers and we are awash…
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Topics include: “Reverse power creep”, Bx Eldrazi’s breakout in Modern, Vintage Cube, JR’s Mizzix’s Mastery Dragonstorm brew, Romanesco broccoli, Jenkem, sources of iridescence, Moiré patterns, Shepard tones, and thoughts on The Force Awakens (MODERATE SPOILERS). ** This cast is for mature listeners, and contains spoilers ** Your Hosts: Jason Alt — @JasonEAlt Slick…
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Stop saying “Buyout” because you’re almost certainly using it incorrectly. There were some price corrections, some runs and some hype this week and the gang gets to the bottom of what happened. With Oath of the Gatewatch nearly spoiled and EDH cards heating up in Financial markets, there is a to to discuss. You won’t…
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The episode begins like all good episodes with a slip of the tongue that derails the cast for ten minutes. When you hear that, you know it’s going to be a good one and this is no exception. Oath spoilers, talk about past technology and resolutions for the new year are all on the docket….
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2015 was a wacky year for this Children’s card game. Jobs were gained and lost, cards were leaked, tournaments were won, Vegas happened and what happened in Vegas needs to stay there for the most part. 2016 will be full of diaper changes and a lack of a core set and leaks being severely punished….
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Corbin starts us off by regaling all of us with a tale of his pocket getting “picketed” and we’re off to the races with a great episode where clearly we know there isn’t a lot to talk about Magic-wise until we start discussing it and, holy crap there’s actually a lot to talk about. The…
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Money Draught 50 — Nailing Theses Topics include: Leaked spoilers, event coverage changes, cube, Aspic, weird historical riots, energy markets, the rate of technological change, and some of our favorite Money Draught moments. ** This cast is for mature listeners ** Your Hosts: Jason Alt — @JasonEAlt Slick Jagger — @slickJagger JR…
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This patch is no longer being distributed, it contained images which infringed WotC’s copyrights. I did not consider this was occurring, I apologize for my transgressions. -Marcel I am working on a tutorial on how to custom the card art for any card on Magic Online, it should be live before the new year at:…
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Two podcasts, three hosts. What could go right? Jason chats with Marcel on Monday and Ryan on Tuesday because that’s how it could happen. Is Jason up for an interview-style cast? (No) Is Marcel willing to take the secondary role and allow himself to be passively interviewed? (No). Is this a good episode? (Yes) …
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England’s finest griddle cakes, whisking you away in a whirlwind of comfort. Can you handle the storm of wonderful being served up for you? Toss us in the toaster and see. Who loves pauper? We love pauper. The latest in GP shenanigoats. Honey, WotC shrunk the information. Charity streams. Ken’s knife handling tips. …
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brainstormbrewery/Brainstorm_Brewery_173.mp3 I’m going to level with you. I don’t remember anything about recording this episode. I think it was a good one. We talked about a lot of non-Magic stuff, so, you’re welcome, I guess. We discussed Animorphs at one point? I’m not entirely sure that even made the cast. We talked about…
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brainstormbrewery/Brainstorm_Brewery_172.mp3 Whipped Potatoes – 1) boiled potatoes that are blended using a whisk or an electric mixes to integrate air into the mixture. the process creates a creamier texture compared to mashed potatoes. 2) potatoes too timid to stand up to their wife. The gang is lost without Marcel Tournament results PES a…
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Streaming is a lot like a first date. You better watch what you say, and you can’t take it back. The Plan address a crummy incident and tries to find some sense in the nastiness and find a lesson in it all. We stop pretending we are smart and drool about Overwatch. Em is…
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Topics include: The Eldrazi mana spoilers, Legendary Cube, the value of incremental trades, and why JR considers Wil Delvoye the greatest artist. (JR was incorrect in stating that the American Airlines 587 crash was due to a bird strike. It was pilot error.) ** This cast is for mature listeners ** Your Hosts:…
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Magic sure is funny. GP Atlanta was a Commander 2015 release party. Wizards doesn’t want MTG Goldfish providing MODO match data. Patrick Chapin is a corner case. It’s a weird children’s card game we play and weird stuff happens. GP Atlanta recap There was a middle part to this episode. I just re-listened and…
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Topics include: A dalliance with Legacy, publishing match-up percentages, Legendary Cube, The Force Awakens fears, Slick’s gaming and e-sports outlook, video game nostalgia, JR’s Daily Fantasy Sports legal update, multiplayer Magic, the Goiânia accident, and the “Baghdad Battery”. ** This cast is for mature listeners ** Your Hosts: Jason Alt — @JasonEAlt Slick…
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chafe (verb) 1.(of something restrictive or too tight) make (a part of the body) sore by rubbing against it. “the collar chafed his neck” 2.rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation. noun wear or damage caused by rubbing. “to prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat” 2.archaic a state of annoyance….
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