Ponder

TJ Rogers, Jamie Rigatti, and Melvin the Muppet ponder all things from the world of Magic: the Gathering. Each episode, your hosts will discuss anything and everything related to the world of Magic and will answer listener questions of any kind.

Episode 201 - Bonus Content: Outtakes 12/31/2022

Episode 201 - Bonus Content: Outtakes The show may be over but we have one last parting gift! It's a collection of outtakes from all our episodes. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/25472871

Episode 200 - Pondering Beginnings and Endings 12/08/2022

Episode 200 - Pondering Beginnings and Endings It's our 200th official episode! It's been a long journey, and we take a look back at the beginning and some good times along the way. We also ponder what to do when it's time to say goodbye. Thank you again to all our Patreon patrons, past and present. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/25263822

Episode 200 - The Three Moons Lounge 12/01/2022

Episode 200 - The Three Moons Lounge There's too much in this lounge episode to describe here. We celebrate hitting 200 episodes! A lot of laughs in this one, and a little peek at next week. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/25184991

Episode 199 - Jamie's Magic30th, Brothers War, and Taking Stock 11/24/2022

Episode 199 - Jamie's Magic30th, Brothers War, and Taking Stock We all heard about how Magic 30 in Vegas went, but we get Jamie to give us her first hand experience of the weekend. Then she gives us her insight into early Brothers War limited, and we all ponder what Hasbro's stock is doing. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/25120851

Episode 199 - The Three Moons Lounge 11/17/2022

Episode 199 - The Three Moons Lounge TJ marries some folks, we ponder Twitter's potential demise, and we explain why you're overrating fast food places. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/25045908

Episode 198 - Pondering Halloween Planeswalkers 11/03/2022

Episode 198 - Pondering Halloween Planeswalkers It's Halloween time, and without Jamie here, TJ and Melvin decide to play a little game of Pondering. They go through a bunch of planeswalkers and ponder who they would dress up as for a Halloween party, and what their favorite candy might be. Would Jace bring back the sexy pirate look? What candy does Ugin like? They try and figure it all out. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24888963

Episode 198 - The Three Moons Lounge 10/29/2022

Episode 198 - The Three Moons Lounge How much does the recipe matter in drinks? What better to chat about in a bar than cocktails? /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24840081

Episode 197 - What if we bought a bunch of Magic 30th boosters? 10/20/2022

Episode 197 - What if we bought a bunch of Magic 30th boosters? There's a bunch of ways to celebrate Magic 30, and some are better than others. Jamie's going to Vegas to celebrate with friends, which is a much better way than buying Magic 30th Anniversary Edition boosters for $1000. We pretend to buy a bunch and see what happens. And speaking of boosters, are regular collectors boosters worth the money anymore? /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24743577

Episode 197 - The Three Moons Lounge 10/13/2022

Episode 197 - The Three Moons Lounge TJ talks about his murder mystery part that sort of isn't. We give some early opinions on Overwatch 2, ponder if She-Hulk is liable for the damages she causes legally, and Jamie tells us why Disney's Dreamlight Valley is really a jump scare game. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24670866

Episode 196 - Un-derstanding Unsets 10/07/2022

Episode 196 - Un-derstanding Unsets To Unfinity and Beyond! Today we go over the new Un sets, as well as Magic 30! What cards are exciting? Are we looking forward to Black Borders? What's cooking at the Summit in Salt Lake City!? /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24622947

Episode 196 - The Three Moons Lounge 09/30/2022

Episode 196 - The Three Moons Lounge Early Mornings, Furbies, Art, Chasing Dopamine, favorite games, and sorting the steam library, we get ready for the next episode with drinks, games, and cheese /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24540483

Episode 195 - Are You Playing Magic or Solving It? 09/22/2022

Episode 195 - Are You Playing Magic or Solving It? Jamie sparked a debate this week when she asked Twitter if people were playing magic or just trying to solve it? We ponder what we're doing when we play, and why. Then, Melvin has a Dominaria United game to play: Precon Stud or Draft Dud? /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24455571

Episode 195 - The Three Moons Lounge 09/15/2022

Episode 195 - The Three Moons Lounge TJ regales us with Vegas stories, and how it made him feel old. He also talks about his new job and where the term "cocktail" comes from. Melvin went to an actual party (gasp!) and we ponder guy smells, Portland, and a Marvel viewing party for Jamie. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24380355

Episode 194 - Dominaria Days 09/08/2022

Episode 194 - Dominaria Days Dominaria has been brought to the world! Jamie has had early access and we go over the new card game from Disney! Beyond that we have a healthy heaping of tangents. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24314304

Episode 194 - Three Moons Lounge 09/01/2022

Episode 194 - Three Moons Lounge What defines fast food? This week we dive further into food and really try to determine what makes food fast. Also it's home repair season for Melvin and Jamie! Hooray for cleaning the carnage. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24246108

Episode 193 - Spellslingers and Special Events 08/25/2022

Episode 193 - Spellslingers and Special Events Melvin is a little burned out on Limited right now, and TJ fondly remembers some of the better special events that Arena used to run more often. Are those what's missing? We also ponder the new mobile game Magic Spellslilngers and the odd lack of news or marketing around it. Is no news good news? /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24159162

Episode 193 - The Three Moons Lounge 08/18/2022

Episode 193 - The Three Moons Lounge We ponder how great Fleetwood Mac is and still don't know if Stevie Nicks is a witch. We catch up on our Netflix recommendations and grump a little bit about why D&D Twitch streams kind of suck. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24090255

Episode 192 - State of Design '22 08/11/2022

Episode 192 - State of Design '22 It's time for another year's State of Design article from Mark Rosewater, Jamie, Melvin, and TJ go through the last four sets and discuss the highs and lows. Concerts and Storybook Brawl are also fresh on our minds. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/24027216

Episode 192 - The Three Moons Lounge 08/04/2022

Episode 192 - The Three Moons Lounge It's the Three Moon's Lounge and Summer is fresh on our minds. With sunburns on backs and cool drinks in mind we ponder the Old Fashioned, the truth about goobers, and our ideal sleep environments. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23956527

Episode 191 - Topples Tournament Reports 07/28/2022

Episode 191 - Topples Tournament Reports Melvin's back from vacation, and he's just in time to get some tournament reports from Jamie who has been playing actual constructed decks in actual tournaments. What did she play and how did she do? We also ponder what it actually means to be the best at a game like Arena and Storybook Brawl, and if it's even quantifiable. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23871396

Episode 191 - The Three Moons Lounge 07/21/2022

Episode 191 - The Three Moons Lounge Jamie has super grown up bank stories, TJ and Melvin talk jorts, Melvin willingly subjects himself to Morbius, and everyone loves hammocks /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23811026

Episode 190 - Raising Standards 07/14/2022

Episode 190 - Raising Standards This Week Melvin is on vacation! Jamie and TJ take over the show and talk about upcoming tournaments for Jamie, fun new sponsorships, and the glory days as paper boomers. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23740613

Episode 190 - The Three Moons Lounge 07/07/2022

Episode 190 - The Three Moons Lounge Melvin is on Vacation and Jamie and TJ take the wheel! We discuss top hats for your fingers, the holidays, and plus an exclusive look into new music by Jamie! /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23675753

Episode 189 - Modern and Masters Memories with Coleman 06/30/2022

Episode 189 - Modern and Masters Memories with Coleman With Jamie out this week, but probably not dead, we asked long time friend of the show Coleman to join us once again. He shares his recent experience at an actual paper modern tournament, talks about the current meta, and we all ponder what's good in Double Masters. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23570540

Episode 189 - The Three Moons Lounge 06/24/2022

Episode 189 - The Three Moons Lounge We're joined in the lounge by special guest Coleman, who talks with us about old TV shows, TJ recounts almost being murdered by a murder, and we decide to sell knockoff fantasy novels online. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23529773

Episode 188 - Doom Scrolling in New Capenna 06/16/2022

Episode 188 - Doom Scrolling in New Capenna Can New Capenna Alchemy drafts save Jamie from burnout? We try and figure out why we can’t stop doom scrolling. We also ponder which dragons from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's gate would be cool to party with. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23446157

Episode 188 - The Three Moons Lounge 06/09/2022

Episode 188 - The Three Moons Lounge Is TikTok turning into every other platform? What’s a good candy for old people? What do you do when your mom gives you a Dutch oven? /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23374067

Episode 187 - New Capenna Bait and Switch 06/02/2022

Episode 187 - New Capenna Bait and Switch What happens when you expect a set to play a certain way, but it varies wildly from expectation? New Capenna Limited is nothing like what people expected it to be, and we ponder how this effects players interest. We also check in on how the Weekend Qualifiers went and suggest a few changes. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23300126

Episode 187 - The Three Moons Lounge 05/26/2022

Episode 187 - The Three Moons Lounge TJ gets some life advice from Jamie, we talk about Scythe and our other favorite board games, and we ponder things that spark joy. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23230565

Episode 186 - Unsealing New Capenna 05/19/2022

Episode 186 - Unsealing New Capenna Jamie is back from SCG CON to tell us how her team sealed did and what she thinks of the format. She shares what it was like to be back at a big tournament. We also ponder how good New Capenna is as a limited set, using the cheeseburger scale. /episode/index/show/ponder/id/23159297

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