Synopsis
"A podcast for Magic players who love the game, but don't think they know it all." Chris & GCB pretend to speak constructively about Standard: Chris is an actor & a casual player with recent fascination with competitive play, and his old friend GCB is a technologist & competitive player with a long-standing obsession with the game.tf
Episodes
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Episode 40: Pickpockets, Silvers, and Gifts
09/08/2016 Duration: 01h37minLast month some time, GCB and Chris speculated about things that have now taken place and proven them wrong. Also, we give away a mint Underground Sea. Really.
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Episode 39: Flippin' Coins, Flippin' Tables
26/03/2016 Duration: 01h34minWe play a new game in which Chris asks GCB and our guest, Seamus Campbell of Tiny Heavy Labs, for "quick takes" on hot MTG subjects. Chris then insists we talk about one of our quick takes for 45 minutes. Also, we play games, talk Eldrazi in every format, GCB is full of himself, and Chris invents the worst version of "5 drop or Zombie" ever played. (Shout out to Limited Resources.)
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Episode 38: Games, Games, Games!
14/01/2016 Duration: 01h34minIn our annual holiday episode, Chris makes up a bunch of games to play, because a podcast about games should have games!
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Episode 36: Thrill of Victory, Agony of Defeat, Where are my Keys?
11/11/2015 Duration: 01h18minChris and GCB are old, so they are up to old tricks. What cards does Chris inexplicably think are going to become valuable next month? How did GCB fail to cash another PT? Where are your keys?
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Episode 33: Role Reversals and the Kolos Invasion
24/07/2015 Duration: 01h18minGCB plays along with the speculation game for once, putting Chris into a tizzy. Conrad Kolos joins us for some discussion of Origins limited and constructed first impressions.
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Episode 32: Renewals, Origins, and Goblin Cakecutters
10/07/2015 Duration: 01h11minGCB & Chris find another reanimation spell for the world's greatest Magic: The Gathering Podcast.
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Episode 31: Thespians!
22/12/2014 Duration: 01h29minChris & GCB cast Resurrection on The World's Greatest Magic: the Gathering Podcast to discuss irrelevant formats, announce stuff that already happened, and puzzle through the Magic Online tournament interface.
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Episode 29 - BOMBALICIOUS
02/06/2014 Duration: 01h30minOn this most "recent" episode, GCB and Chris make pathetic excuses for why they fail at scheduling. GCB explains the difference between two identical draft decks, and gives strategy advice on Theros block drafting (spoiler alert: Open King Macar). Chris invents a new game based on card value, GCB bristles but plays anyway. GCB's beautiful girlfriend shows up to distract them both.
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Episode 28:, Badgers, Judges,& Humblebrags
13/01/2014 Duration: 01h16minOur special guest this week is by far the most reputable person to ever join the podcast, but don't hold it against him.
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Lost & Found
25/11/2013 Duration: 01h08minFind out where GCB disappeared to for 2 months, which cards he made Chris speculate on, how long Chris will be homeless, and how to harass us on Magic Online! Also, we join in the kvetching about Magic Online's many problems and make lots of empty promises!
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Episode 22: Streaming, M14 Limited, and Sound!
21/08/2013 Duration: 01h16minChris & GCB win a moderately disasterous M14 draft, discuss all the important cards rotating out of Standard, and make it a whole lot easier for you to listen to us thanks to good man Seamus Campbell.
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Episode 21: Promises, Confessions, and Magic 2014
04/08/2013 Duration: 01h02minChris says "scooze" a whole bunch while GCB mumbles about something. We play a little new standard with a spicy aggro Jund deck courtesy of Henry Romero, and tell some good beat stories. Also, we're going sooo social media! Follow us on the twitter, @CardTalkMTG
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Episode 20: Modern, M14, and Moral Conundrums
13/07/2013 Duration: 01h25minWarning: the audio after the break is terrible, like and ant crawled inside the microphone. GCB and Chris talk about GP Vegas, play some games, and announce the winner of our iTunes promotion!
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Episode 19: Does anyone remember what this podcast is called?
13/06/2013 Duration: 01h27minGCB & Chris reveal a new name for the cast. Chris confesses to speculating on some cards that didn't work out. GCB disappoints himself and others. Chris talks so loud that there's a lot of echoing on the recording. The babbling almost never ends in this long-awaited resurrection of a once semi-regular podcast!
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Episode 18: The Greatest Podcast in the World attends Nevinyrral's Disco
12/04/2013 Duration: 01h10minIn this episode, HOLY SHIT! Earth is shattered by news! Love us on the interwebs! https://www.facebook.com/WorldsGreatestMTGPodcast
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Episode 17: Pro Tours, Guy-liner, and Bor-bor-big-mos
29/03/2013 Duration: 01h03minIn our most embarrassingly sober podcast to date, Chris presents a bunch of theories about card value that you should take as seriously as you take any of Chris' advice. GCB goes on and on about this one time he won a few matches of Magic before babbling incessantly about this other time he won a few matches of Magic. Chris complains about the horrors of being able to play in Magic drafts on the Internet. GCB asks Chris why he hates fun. Chris sets GCB straight about who the more popular podcast host is.