We welcome author and former Magic the Gathering Lead Game Designer, Brian Schneider. Brian talks about how to create a Magic set and explores the surprising convergence between professional Magic and Poker players! Then wWe cover Gen X’s apotheosis, John Cusack’s 2000 classic, High Fidelity! Spoilers, Jason thinks the soundtrack kinda sucks.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:21:02)
High Fidelity Roundtable (00:22:59)
Your Letters (01:15:38)

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High Fidelity (2000)

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