Am I the Bolcast?
by Commander's Herald
The Magic: The Gathering podcast based on the Commander’s Herald column Am I The Bolas?
Hosted By:
- Mike Carrozza aka "Mark Carbonza"
- Michael Celani aka "GamesfreakSA"
- Morgan Sanchez [superproducer/genius]
Podcast episodes
Season 1
34 - Bad Faith Bracketeeting with Matt Morgan of EDHRECast
With the brackets making waves in LGSs all over, our pal Matt Morgan calls in to chat with Mike about a new pet peeve that's taken hold since - Bad faith racketeering. Matt Morgan is a sweetiepie you might recognize from EDHRECast, the companion podcast to a celebrated deckbuilding tool edhrec.com Check them out here https://www.youtube.com/c/EDHRECast For reference here are the brackets and what they mean: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/introducing-commander-brackets-beta As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com! Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below! 00:00:11 - Skip intro button - A Chicago recap, chat about brackets 00:03:36 - We talk about the Spongebob Secret Lair drops 00:15:38 - Morgan's got a CardSphere update! 00:19:09 - A conversation with Matt Morgan of the EDHRECast 01:12:00 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict 01:23:29 - One new Final Fantasy card to discuss 01:26:48 - Time to talk a bit about Tarkir: Dragonstorm CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast Edited by Ken Peddle Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas) Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes. Music by Mike Carrozza Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening. Podcast - @amithebolcast Carrozza - @mikecarrozza Morgan - @indigogentleman Thanks for listening!
33 - Deafness and Magic and Combos and Grudges with Wedgi of Commander Spellbook
Of course I named today's episode to be sung along to the tune of My Favorite Things! We get into a recap of Chicago Magic Con proper and cannot wait for the next one! A huge thanks to all who came out and said hi at our meet and greet! This week on Am I The Bolcast?, BJ aka Wedgi from Commander Spellbook and his sign language interpreter Tony join Mike on a Zoom call to talk about combos, multi-game grudges, and accessibility in Magic. There are a few resources mentioned in today's episode and here they all are: Commander Spellbook - https://commanderspellbook.com Morgan's article wherein she chatted with deaf Magic players about accessibility and etiquette - https://commandersherald.com/signs-and-sorceries-deaf-accessibility-in-magic-the-gathering/ Wedgi's Discord invite for his deaf tabletop gaming community DTGO - https://discord.gg/XUzTsNk6 As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com - BJ's been making great use of CardSphere and you should too! Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below! 00:00:11 - Skip intro button - A Chicago recap, chat about brackets 00:11:08 - Morgan's got a CardSphere update! 00:15:57 - A conversation with BJ aka Wedgi from Commander Spellbook 00:58:54- Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast Edited by Ken Peddle Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas) Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes. Music by Mike Carrozza Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening. Podcast - @amithebolcast Carrozza - @mikecarrozza Morgan - @indigogentleman Thanks for listening!
32 - Goin' Hard in 1v1 and Rolling Dice with Ryan Nicholas aka Tronisbad
This week on Am I The Bolcast?, Tronisbad calls in to chat with Mike about 1v1 formats and how far is too far. Then at the end, he drops an incredible pet peeve that I am shocked wasn't the subject of the whole episode. Be sure to follow @tronisbad on all platforms. As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com - Mike's got a story and Morgan's proud of her new squirrel card. We talk about the new treats in Aetherdrift, available now on Card Sphere. Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below! 00:00:11 - Skip intro button. 00:27:32 - A conversation with Ryan Nicholas aka Tronisbad! 00:58:32- Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast Edited by Ken Peddle Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas) Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes. Music by Mike Carrozza Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening. Podcast - @amithebolcast Carrozza - @mikecarrozza Morgan - @indigogentleman Thanks for listening!
31 - In the Tank with Spencer Crittenden
This week on Am I The Bolcast?, a pal from the comedy world who's making a splash in the Magic scene calls in. Writer and dungeon master extraordinaire Spencer Crittenden calls into the Bolcast to talk about getting in the tank among many other things. A wonderful chat! Be sure to follow @thesixler on all platforms and check out Spencer's podcast That Happens! Here is a link to Spencer's Flubs Tarot primer - https://moxfield.com/decks/0cVrqxpSBkas6seQ6oVIRg/primer He's going to be working on adding the explanation for the land art choices as they are meant to also reference tarot. 00:00:11 - Skip intro button. Come hang out with us at our Meet and Greet in Chicago! Sunday Feb 23rd 10:30 AM in Creator Central! 00:03:15 - Mikey's got a Cardsphere.com story and Morgan's proud of her new squirrel card. We talk about the new treats in Aetherdrift Card Sphere, Get your cards here! Check out the referral link below! 00:17:45 - A conversation with Spencer Crittenden! 01:00:00- Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast Edited by Ken Peddle Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas) Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes. Music by Mike Carrozza Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening. Podcast - @amithebolcast Carrozza - @mikecarrozza Morgan - @indigogentleman Thanks for listening!
30 - Sore Losers with MTGMuddstah
This week on Am I The Bolcast?, we begin with a pared down conversation between Morgan and Mike. A discussion about the times we're living in. Love and solidarity to all dealing with the awfulness happening. Be the light in the world. That said, what a delightful guest! Andrew aka MTGMuddstah calls in to chat about his process, his beginnings, the origins of the name, and people who lose and immediately say "I wouldn't have one if..." Fellow Canadian - Montrealer even! Muddstah is good people whose content I consume regularly, sometimes even revisiting games I've already seen. Make sure to follow Muddstah and subscribe to his channel - https://www.youtube.com/MTGMuddstah 00:00:11 - Skip intro button. Mike and Morgan talk about the state of the world. It's edited down to remove more inflammatory stuff Mike has to say, but the spirit remains. Just less work than asking Ken to take out all the cussing. 00:08:41 - We chat about our sponsor Cardsphere.com and Morgan's journey to collect all of Odyssey block in foil Card Sphere, Get your cards here! 00:18:16 - A conversation with Andrew aka MTGMuddstah 01:01:04 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict CardSphere referral link: https://www.cardsphere.com/?referrer=bolcast Edited by Ken Peddle Here is our Linktr.ee (linktr.ee/amithebolas) Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcast Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes. Music by Mike Carrozza Find us on Bluesky - We're moving away from Twitter. Slowly, but it's happening. Podcast - @amithebolcast Carrozza - @mikecarrozza Morgan - @indigogentleman Thanks for listening!