Temple of the False Pod

By Andy Stocker, Bruce Richard

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A Magic: the Gathering podcast where we discuss casual aspects of both 60 card/kitchen-table and EDH/Commander formats. We’re here for the stories, so come and join us at the Temple of the False Pod, where our decks aren’t optimized but our plays sure as HECK are fun.

Episode Date
Drana is a PERFECT Mono-Black Commander | Deck Tales | Deck Tech
Feb 29, 2024
Don't Use THESE Legendary Creatures as Your Commander
Feb 22, 2024
How Many Lands is Enough? It's 40.
Feb 08, 2024
Targeted Removal in RED?! | Red Instants | Temple's Treasures | Commander
Feb 01, 2024
Are You Winning TOO MUCH in Commander?
Jan 24, 2024
Queen Marchesa WANTS to Give Up the Crown | Deck Tales
Jan 17, 2024
These Cards Are SO 2023 | Best of 2023
Jan 10, 2024
How We Will Become Better (Not Skill) Magic Players in 2024?
Jan 03, 2024
Have you heard of Fractured Powerstone? Play it.
Dec 27, 2023
Is Bootlegger’s Stash GOOD or BAD?
Dec 20, 2023
We Discuss THE Important Things of Magic the Gathering
Dec 13, 2023
These Magic Resources are ALWAYS Helpful
Dec 06, 2023
Mono-Red, Hidetsugu, BIG PUNCH. Andy’s First Deck | Deck Tales
Nov 29, 2023
Glissa Can Answer the Call | Deck Tales
Nov 22, 2023
It’s Over... | Doctor Who Universes Beyond
Nov 15, 2023
Will We Get In-Universe Versions of These? I LOVE THEM | Doctor Who Universes Beyond
Nov 08, 2023
Which of These Planes are BAD?! | Doctor Who Universes Beyond (Pt. 2)
Nov 01, 2023
There’s MORE Planechase?! | Doctor Who Universes Beyond (Pt. 1)
Oct 25, 2023
Removal AND Burn?! | Black Instants | Temple’s Treasures
Oct 18, 2023
Jurassic Park Cards Seem Pretty Powerful
Oct 11, 2023
Lunar Frenzy belongs in EVERY Red Deck
Oct 04, 2023
This Pirate Should See More Play! | Tomb Robber
Sep 27, 2023
Getting ”The Job” Done Together with Lorcan (and a special Guest!) | Deck Tale
Sep 20, 2023
These Mechanics are Game Changing... In a Good or Bad Way?
Sep 13, 2023
Card Draw: How Much Should You Have?
Sep 06, 2023
Our Favorite Cycle is BACK?! In Wilds of Eldraine!
Aug 30, 2023
These BLUE INSTANTS Are HIDDEN GEMS | Temple’s Treasures
Aug 23, 2023
How Do You Know What Changes You Need to Make in Your Decks?
Aug 16, 2023
Muzzio: BIG Blue Artifacts | Deck Tales
Aug 09, 2023
STOP Ignoring Combat, It’s Really Important
Jul 26, 2023
Organization is Your BEST Friend (Mine is Bruce)
Jul 19, 2023
Strixhaven and Commander 2021 Are SUPER COOL and Important
Jul 12, 2023
This Card is SO Bruce, But Is It Really? | Vexing Puzzlebox
Jul 05, 2023
Multiplayer Mechanics are the Best Thing About Current Design
Jun 28, 2023
Cards from Middle Earth: An Extended Finale
Jun 21, 2023
Why Would Someone Play Limited Formats? (Sealed, Draft, CUBE!)
Jun 14, 2023
Why Isn’t Anyone Treating Virtus as The Threat They Are? | Deck Tales
Jun 07, 2023
Bruse Tarl ENDS Games | Deck Tale
May 31, 2023
What is Green Good At?
May 24, 2023
DIY MagicCon
May 17, 2023
Some Of These White Instants Will Blow Your Mind | Temple’s Treasures
May 10, 2023
The End of the Multiverse (Pt. 3)
May 03, 2023
MORE Planes of the Multiverse (Pt. 2)
Apr 26, 2023
Planechase is BACK! (And So Are We!) (Pt. 1)
Apr 19, 2023
Andy Has to Go Fast!
Apr 12, 2023
Bruce Brings a New Classic to The Table
Apr 05, 2023
Ilharg, Sneak Attack, And The Super Secret to Fun | Episode 100!
Mar 31, 2023
The Mimeoplasm Involves Everyone at the Table | Deck Tales
Mar 22, 2023
How Do Theft Effects Play in Casual EDH?
Mar 15, 2023
Why Should We Care About a Healthy Standard?
Mar 08, 2023
You Need to Play These Old Blue Sorceries
Mar 01, 2023
What to Expect and How to Prepare for MagicCons
Feb 22, 2023
The Six Animals You Have in Your Deck
Feb 15, 2023
Tajic: And Then There’s Pump
Feb 08, 2023
Impulse Draw is Actually Really Good in Commander
Feb 01, 2023
Elesh Norn, All Will Be... Fun?
Jan 25, 2023
Courts in Commander are SUPER FUN
Jan 18, 2023
Bruce’s Favorite Card Is Symmetrical
Jan 11, 2023
Commander Centric Design has Changed The Magic Landscape! | FINALE Deck Building! (Pre-EDH)
Jan 04, 2023
Taking Your Decks Apart: A Discussion on What Works
Dec 28, 2022
The Card Draw Episode | 2 Year Anniversary!
Dec 21, 2022
Vazi Just Wants Everyone to Spend
Dec 14, 2022
Breena is BACK! Deckbuilding at Its FINEST (Part 2)
Dec 07, 2022
Red Usually Wants Fast, but Get A Load of THESE Sorceries! | Temple’s Treasures
Nov 30, 2022
We Use TEAMWORK to Build This Deck TOGETHER (Part 1)
Nov 23, 2022
Inniaz Flies in the Face of Chaos
Nov 09, 2022
Preconstructed Decks Are A Good Thing
Nov 02, 2022
We NEED WOTC to Revisit Some Of Our Favorite Things
Oct 26, 2022
Andy Talks About a REALLY GOOD White Card
Oct 12, 2022
Bruce found a Phyrexian Robin Hood!
Oct 05, 2022
These Decks Were Built with LIMITED POOLS
Sep 28, 2022
M21, the LAST Core Set. Great Cards, Amazing Value
Sep 21, 2022
Unblockable Creatures Make for Loads of Fun | Deck Tale: Ukkima/Cazur
Sep 14, 2022
Catch These Ikoria Cards In a Second Pass
Sep 07, 2022
Voltron is Becoming a Viable and Good Strategy
Aug 31, 2022
These White Sorceries Will Make You Rethink White | Temple’s Treasures
Aug 24, 2022
Looking Forward: How to Make Changes and WHY?!
Aug 17, 2022
Is Marchesa an Overlooked Commander?
Aug 10, 2022
Planechase Changed the Game and Is It Coming Back?!
Aug 03, 2022
Are Two Color Decks THE BEST?!
Jul 27, 2022
The Stairwell to the Next Season is Paved with Tombstones
Jul 20, 2022
Backgrounds are Better than You Think, and They Deserve a Slot in Your Deck
Jul 13, 2022
Canada Day Special! BOROS BACKGROUNDS | Season 7 Finale
Jul 06, 2022
The Food Episode
Jun 29, 2022
Laelia, Exile It All. Yes, All.
Jun 22, 2022
Should You REALLY Take Out Your Opponent Now?
Jun 15, 2022
Commander Legends First Impressions
Jun 08, 2022
Dark Sorcery is Afoot, Or More Accurate Sorceries | Temple’s Treasures
Jun 01, 2022
Magic Was the Stuff We Gathered Along the Way
May 25, 2022
There’s Something Uneven about Bruce’s Table | Deck Tales: Yennett
May 18, 2022
Waiting for the Perfect Moment
May 11, 2022
Vengeance: Viable Strategy or Petty Squabble?
May 04, 2022
Can Andy’s Card Do ANYTHING?
Apr 27, 2022
Bruce Brings a DIVINE Card for Breaktime
Apr 20, 2022
The Season-Themed Season Finale of the Season!
Apr 13, 2022
A Casual Deck Starts with the Build and Builds into a Play
Apr 06, 2022
Nadier and Kalain: the Treasure of Hard Work | Deck Tales
Mar 30, 2022
How to Know WHEN and HOW to Upgrade Your Deck?
Mar 23, 2022
A Deck That Only Has Nine Cards In It?!
Mar 16, 2022
These Sorceries are Sure to Make Your Opponents GREEN with Envy - Temple’s Treasures
Mar 09, 2022
What’s The Big Idea?! (and Where Did It Come From?)
Mar 02, 2022
The Lynx Between Us: A Deck Tail
Feb 23, 2022
Do You Understand The Importance of a GOOD Land-base?
Feb 16, 2022
How Multiplayer Limited Formats Can Affect the Way You See Commander
Feb 09, 2022
Kamigawa ETA One Month: Finale Deck Building Spectacular! (ALSO 50th Episode!)
Jan 19, 2022
Don’t Make These Decks, We Wish We Didn’t
Jan 12, 2022
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden: The Dungeon is The Bottom of the Deck: Deck Tales
Jan 05, 2022
Top 12 Cards for Casual Commander from 2021!
Dec 29, 2021
Holiday Cards! (And I Forgot to Mail Mine Out)
Dec 23, 2021
White Enchantments Are Always Sure to Impress - Temple‘s Treasures
Dec 15, 2021
How Important is Deck Originality? Do You Share a Commander?
Dec 08, 2021
Some Super Cool Casual Pirates - Deck Tech Time
Dec 01, 2021
Stranger Things Secret Lair: Completely Broken or Completely Reasonable?
Nov 24, 2021
What Does THIS Standard Rotation Mean for Commander and Other Casual Formats?
Nov 17, 2021
Tresserhorn v Tresserhorn : 60 Card Casual FINALE SPECTACULAR
Oct 27, 2021
Innistrad Cards You‘ll Want to Remember for Crimson Vow
Oct 20, 2021
Bruce‘s Green Monster: Nissa, Vastwood Seer
Oct 13, 2021
The Proxy Episode!
Oct 06, 2021
What‘s in a Seat? A Discussion Regarding All Things Sitting
Sep 29, 2021
Temple‘s Treasures: Blue Enchantments That You NEED
Sep 22, 2021
Friend of the False Pod: Andrew Magrini and the Diametrically Ravnican Project
Sep 15, 2021
Slinging Spells Twice as Fast - Galazeth Prismari Deck Tech
Sep 08, 2021
Incorporating the 5th or 6th Player
Sep 01, 2021
Basic Lands are Not as Simple as You Think
Aug 25, 2021
A King and A Queen Walk into a Bar, One is a Sphinx - FINALE DECKS
Aug 04, 2021
Do You REALLY Need 40 lands?
Jul 28, 2021
Grusilda's Monster Mash is Sure to Scare!
Jul 21, 2021
These Cards are the Cat's Meow
Jul 14, 2021
Utilizing Lands for More Than Mana
Jul 07, 2021
Green's Best Enchantments You May NOT Know: Temple's Treasures
Jun 30, 2021
The Secrets That Lie in the Early Game
Jun 23, 2021
Making Raff Capashen Artifacts: Show & Tell
Jun 16, 2021
Planeswalkers as Commanders: Garnering Loyalty
Jun 09, 2021
Where Does Webcam Commander Fail Us?
Jun 02, 2021
Season Finale BBQ Bash!
May 12, 2021
What Tutors Mean for EDH and Casual Play
May 05, 2021
Assessing Threat: Basic Things to Look Out For
Apr 28, 2021
Engineering Chaos - A Look into Bruce's Brudiclad Deck
Apr 21, 2021
So You Want to Build a Deck
Apr 14, 2021
Temple‘s Treasures is back! But Red Enchantments!
Apr 07, 2021
Broken Mechanics Don't Fix Themselves
Mar 31, 2021
Syr Gwyn is Surprisingly Versatile!
Mar 24, 2021
So, It's NOT Your Turn. What Now?
Mar 17, 2021
Is White (Secretly) The Best Color in Magic?
Mar 10, 2021
Theme Deck Finale Spectacular: Germs!
Feb 17, 2021
Isn't "Bluff" Just a Fancy Word for "Lie?"
Feb 10, 2021
Bruce and Andy Bust Into a Pack of Double Masters
Feb 03, 2021
Teysa Karlov: Fun or Impersonal?
Jan 27, 2021
Could Professional EDH exist?
Jan 20, 2021
Temple's Treasures: Black Enchantments
Jan 13, 2021
Why Buy Sealed Product?
Jan 06, 2021
Ol‘ Buzzbark is His Name, Playing Games is His... Game.
Dec 30, 2020
Why Planechase is So Important
Dec 23, 2020
Commander Legends Are Our Stories
Dec 16, 2020
We Are The Temple of the False Pod
Dec 15, 2020