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Across the Table
by Matt Mendoza
As 5 Color Media, I'm dedicated to bringing you quality audio content about Magic and other nerdy pursuits. I'm currently recording three podcasts. Mental Discipline is a weekly "hangout" cast with James Mellish and Dustin Sendejas dedicated to improving your game. The second is an interview show called Across the Table. The third? Well, you're going to have wait for that :)
Episodes
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Mental Discipline 10 - Stuck on land and out of control
In this week's episode, we sat down after a post-tournament pizza party and talked all sorts of Standard, Modern and milling. Matt's setting aside the 2/1's for 1 for some Esper control action. Dustin tries a wacky Chord of Calling deck trying to pay tribute to his beloved Birthing Pod. And James...
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Mental Discipline 9 - Siege Rhy-Nope (I think we have an episode title)
The gang talks Eternal Champs, changes to Mono Black Aggro in Standard, and other topics du jour in this week's Mental Discipline. Also, WHO WILL WIN the battle between the dreaded GIANT TRAP DOOR SPIDER and the funky FUNGASAUR? You decide (and let us know!). Help Dustin win his dreams by…
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Mental Discipline 8 - #Bestowlo
James is woefully absent in this week's episode, so Dustin and Matt try to pick up the slack. They're not as good at bad puns, but they're good at stretching a timeline. This week, on the heels of Grand Prix Los Angeles, it's all Standard all the time. Dustin's required consumption is The Third...
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Across the Table 38 - Newly Resurrected Jason Thurston
Not too long ago, my friend Jason Thurston died. In this week's Across the Table, he's here to talk about mental illness, suicide, brain surgery, and, of course, death. Send any short-form feedback you might have to me on Twitter @mattmendoza. Send any long-form feedback to [email protected]....
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Mental Discipline 7 - As snug as a Sultai in a Temur
In this week’s episode, Dustin talks about his experience in the new Standard. James talks about his observations while watching the new Mdern and Legacy. And Matt talks about his experience with his newly updated Cube. It’s new, everybody! Our metatopic this week is taken over by a Q&A section...
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Mental Discipline 6 - Hopeful Liedolon (The Almost Lost Episode)
The gang is back with a new-ish episode we recorded about a month ago. Thank you for bearing with us. In this episode James talks Modern, Dustin talks about his experience at the WMCQ and about Craig Wescoe's hilarious hand, and Matt talks about his cube experiences. As always, you can find us on...
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Mental Discipline 5 - Flipping the switch...everywhere
Welcome to another episode of Mental Discipline, at long last. Flying in the face of life events, the gang sits down to talk about Magic. James and Dustin share their M15, Modern, and Standard experiences while Matt talks a bit about the one Cube draft he did the one time. Then the boys talk…
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Across the Table 37 - Foretold, Rise of a God from GenCon
Welcome to the new Across the Table. I'm switching up the format! Instead of a one-on-one conversation with a specific person, I'm moving towards a broader format where I can bring to your ears cool people and things I encounter in the gaming world. What does that mean? Well, for my first new...
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Weekly Huegle 1 - Laundry and GenCon
LIVE from the laundromat down the street at 6am, it's the first episode of the Weekly Huegle! The WH is a brief weekly update about what I'm doing as 5 Color Media. After a whirlwind week getting ready for it, I'm off for another whirlwind week at GenCon. During the con, I'm working the…
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Mental Discipline 4 - Deadshot Minotaur. Can't lose.
This one's a Monstr-ous Carabid of a podcast as James and Dustin regail us with their tournament exploits. I accomplish nothing of note whie Dustin Top 8's an IQ and James tightens up his play on his way to the TCGPlayer.com Modern State Championship trophy. As a bonus, Dustin talks about his...
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Mental Discipline 3 - WWWWWWWWWWWinning the Goblin Game
In this week's episode, we discuss our respective PTQ successes and failures, Dustin's M15 spirit tribal deck and good cards. Or rather, we discuss what qualities make good cards good. Or rather, we discuss the terms we need to define these qualities. Or rather... The required reading links for...
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Mental Discipline 2 - #adorbz
In this week's episode we recap James and Matt's whirlwind six days of sanctioned Magic. We discuss M15's changes to Standard. Dustin lets the listeners in on his subtle tech for Mono Black Devotion. Toward the middle we talk about our fun M15 draft and our observations on the new format. Then we...
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Mental Discipline 1 - Introductions, Goals, and M15
Welcome to the first episode of Mental Discipline with Matt Mendoza, James Mellish, and Dustin Sendejas. Three grinders are we and we're on a journey to improve our game, and yours! Join us as we introduce ourselves, establish our Magic goals, and discuss M15 Limited and how you should proceed....
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Across the Table 36 - Vintage Connoisseur Robert Vroman
Robert Vroman’s been out of the game for a while, but his Vintage innovation carved out a place for him in Magic’s history. Inventor of the Uba-Stax deck, he crushed tournaments around the midwest, all the while using Magic as a tool for education. Now, he’s onto bigger things, unleashinghis MtG...
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Across the Table 35 - Financier Jason Alt
Jason Alt has gone and done it. After his job relocated without him, he looked to make money from the one thing he knows best, Magic. Jason is now a pillar of the financial community whose articles are almost (literally) everywhere and you can hear him banter weekly with his co-conspirators on…
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Across the Table 34 - Cubist Usman Jamil
Usman Jamil's about as St. Louis as it gets, with his part Pakistani, part Indian, part nerd upbringing and all. In this week's episode, my roommate John joins us after a late night of 20 Questions, Cubing, Pauper EDH, and drinking. We chat about growing up nerdy, efficiency, cultural rebellion,...
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Across the Table 33 - The Deck Tease's Erin Campbell
Erin Campbell is a self-described handful. Before she was hosting her Magic interview podcast, The Deck Tease on GatheringMagic.com, she was tearing up World of Warcraft and blogging all about it. Oh, and she’s a trangendered woman to boot. Not afraid to talk about it, gaming that is, we had a...
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Across the Table 32 - Walking the Planes' Nathan Holt
Before he was a world-traveling, freelance-filmmaking co-creator of Walking the Planes, Nathan Holt was a giant, basketball-playing theatre geek who worked odd jobs between roles. Inspired by his web series, executively produced by WotC, I decided to drag him on his show to, of course, ask him...
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Across the Table 31 - Good Times Games' Rob Gruber
When it comes to fun, Good Times Games' Rob Gruber is your guy. While he's not exactly a Magic guy (I met him shooting Kaijudo in Dallas), he's definitely a boon for the gaming community in general. When we talked in Texas, I couldn't help but be inspired by his life philosophies and how they...
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Across the Table 30 - GP Detroit Champion Josh McClain
Josh McClain has a case of the run-goods. Earning 2nd place finish after 2nd place finish, he finally cracked the ceiling after a short hiatus to snatch himself a spot on the tour, which he quickly lost. Emboldened by his first PT experience, he put his nose to the grindstone and began one of the...
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Across the Table 29 - GP OKC Finalist John Penick
My first returning guest, John Penick, recently finished 2nd at Grand Prix Oklahoma City. What’s more amazing is the amount of Magic he didn’t play before. But did it change how much he played after? We spoke after his mind-frying GRE about that finish, its effects, depression, steak knives, and...
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Across the Table 28 - Writer Adam Styborski
Adam Styborski works harder than you. Between his marketing gig at Geico, traveling to tournaments for Wizards, managing GatheringMagic.com, being a dad and a husband, and the laundry, he’s a busy guy. We meant to meet up to cast from DC, but I was thwarted by a faulty piece of equipment.…
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Across the Table 27 - Writer Titus Chalk
You've probably never heard of him, but writer Titus Chalk is about to publish one of the most important pieces of Magic writing in the history of the game. A journalist by trade, Titus's book, "So Do You Wear a Cape?" will chronicle twenty years of Magic history and culture from an accessible,...
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Across the Table 26 - Brainstorm Brewery's Marcel White
Armed with a silky voice, sharp business sense, and rough past, Marcel White has made a name for himself in the community as a financial podcaster, above-average player, and media wiz. Marcel and company's podcast, Brainstorm Brewery, is frequently cited as the best in business for financial...
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Across the Table 25 - A Compilation
For my 25th episode, I look back at some of my first ten, warts and all. In order of appearance: grinders Chi Hoi Yim, Gerald “Jim Bob” Sixkiller, John Penick, Cody Jennings, and Adam Boyd. As always, send feedback to me on Twitter @mattmendoza or via email [email protected]. Also,...
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Across the Table 24 - Ogre
Matthew “Ogre” Stevens has made quite the reputation for himself buying, selling, and trading Magic cards in North America. After a wicked bender at GenCon which saw $80,000 in sales, we talked at the shop in which I now work, Ogre’s Games in St Louis. Bonus: his daughter Daisy accompanies us for...
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Across the Table 23 - Level 1 Judge Michael Arrowsmith
Michael Arrowsmith was a bouncer, Naval officer, and semi-professional football player in a former life. Now, he’s one of, if not the only, Level 1 Judge making a living judging and traveling exclusively. I first knew him as the guy I never wanted to meet in a fight. So, I sat down with him at...
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Across the Table 22 - Legion Events' Steve Port
On a shoestring budget and hard work, Legion Events, Supplies, and Games owner Steve Port started his empire. But he’s not only one of the nicest guys around, he’s one of the hardest working. Live from GenCon, we talked about failed marriages, community involvement, starting a new family twenty...
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Across the Table 21 - Writer John Friggin' Rizzo
“Some things do make me angry. When people, you got this whole life, it seems like it lasts forever, and you just tow the line. You don’t ever step out of the line, you don’t ever ask the questions, you don’t ever challenge authority; you just do what you’re supposed to do...What kind of legacy…
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Across the Table 20 - Artist John Matson
“I don’t dance, but I love the music.” Artist John Matson has worked on Magic and other collectable card games for the better part of two decades and has become an expert in appreciation of all things both organic and mechanical. What do I mean exactly? Listen and find out as we delve deep into...
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Across the Table 19 - Executive Producer John Douglass
“I mean, worst case scenario, you make mistakes, it’s a good story, you learn from it and you move on. That’s kind of the philosophy of ‘The Bridge,’ I guess, is publicizing our mistakes because they’re hilarious.” Almost 20 years ago, Executive Producer John Douglass started playing Magic in...
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Across the Table 18 - Musician Bill Boulden aka Spruke
"You are worth it, you are awesome, no one is doing anything wrong if they want to be with you." Before his transformation, musician Bill Boulden aka Spruke, was a wunderkind of sorts. An expert programmer and a budding musician, he was hampered by low self-esteem and self-hatred, the kind...
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Across the Table 17 - GGsLive's Rashad Miller
"Anything you can do in Magic, I've probably done it." GGsLive's Rashad Miller isn't joking when he says this. Credits to his name include: Level 3 Judge, Pro Tour competitor, and now, "contractor for Hasbro." What he means, of course, is that he's a lifelong gamer who turned this love into a...
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Across the Table 16 - Artist Julie Baroh
"To suddenly go from eating Top Ramen to getting these four and five digit quarterly royalty checks was stunning." Twenty years ago, artist Julie Baroh was a troublemaking college student; if it wasn't for wasn't for a spiteful dean, she would have been kicked out. Then, she bought into this…
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Across the Table 15 - Artist Liz Nugent
Artist Liz Nugent has had a bad day, but she put aside her apartment-flooding woes to chat for a bit. We talk about her influences, graphic memoirs, her transformational art school experience, women in Magic art, her time at Star City Games and much, much more. Her playmats et al are part of the...
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Across the Table 14 - Artist Dan Scott
Ponder me this. That was too easy. In my final interview from the trenches of Grand Prix Kansas City, artist Dan Scott and I talk about his roots (spoiler: they're planted very close), his undefined style, and his unappreciated Ogre. It's a shorty, but a goodie. As always, send feedback to me on...
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Across the Table 13 - Limited Resource's Marshall Sutcliffe
A couple months ago, Marshall made the leap and quit his day job to become a professional poker player and Magic content producer. In this episode, recorded at Grand Prix KC, we chat about how that's going for him, how he got started, and what it's like "living the dream" (spoiler: not as…
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Across the Table 12.5 - GP KC Finalist Joe Hemmann
My friend Joe Hemmann will not, sadly, be known as the player who won a Grand Prix with the oft-marginalized Living End deck. He will, however, go down in history as a guy who made a big, big mistake. We all make mistakes. We're all thrown off by the occasional curveball. So, we talked about it,...
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Across the Table 12 - Level 3 Judge Rob McKenzie
Equipped with +2/+1 Sword of Beard and Northern Accent, Rob McKenzie achieved his Level 3 status at our hometown Grand Prix in Kansas City. A fixture in the midwestern judge community, he helps with everything from local events to Grand Prix to SCG Opens and more. To boot, he organizes a slew of...
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Across the Table 11 - CEO of egMats, Alan Hubbard
Part of the team behind the playmat that just might change it all, Alan Hubbard sits down to talk about his project, the egMat. We also touch upon his history with the game and some very prominent players. You can find Alan and the mat at egMats.com. Feedback? Hit me up on Twitter @mattmendoza or...
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Across the Table 10 - ManaDeprived.com's KYT.mp3
Hailing from the Great White North, Kar Yung Tom, or KYT, has been appropriately dubbed "Captain Canada," not only for his recent tournament success, but for his country's rallying site, ManaDeprived.com. We chatted after Day 2 of the largest Magic event in history, Grand Prix Las Vegas.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
As 5 Color Media, I'm dedicated to bringing you quality audio content about Magic and other nerdy pursuits. I'm currently recording three podcasts. Mental Discipline is a weekly "hangout" cast with James Mellish and Dustin Sendejas dedicated to improving your game. The second is an interview show called Across the Table. The third? Well, you're going to have wait for that :)
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Matt Mendoza
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As 5 Color Media, I'm dedicated to bringing you quality audio content about Magic and other nerdy pursuits. I'm currently recording three podcasts. Mental Discipline is a weekly "hangout" cast with James Mellish and Dustin Sendejas dedicated to improving your game. The second is an interview show...
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