Flavor Profiles, A Magic: The Gathering Podcast

Flavor Profiles, A Magic: The Gathering Podcast

Flavor is everywhere. From text to mechanics; spicy pulls, salty plays, the sweet taste of victory, and the bitter sting of defeat. These can lead to sour faces and umami friendships. But all of these flavors bring people together; for a Gathering. A potluck of creativity, skill, and above all... Magic.

Episodes

March 22, 2025 60 mins

WE'RE BACK!

It's been a long vacation for the Flavor Profiles crew as Matt & Nat did some kitchen renovations and demolition.

It's a little late, but still piping hot, so enjoy our 2024 Year in Review. 2025 is in full swing and there's a #MTGTarkir Dragonstorm coming -- stay tuned for our Flavor Review coming soon on it!

New Episodes are starting again, and we are excited to have you all back with us around the tab...

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We are going back to our, well, Foundations on Flavor Profiles this week!

Join Matt & Nat as they talk about the Magic origin stories, and take a spin through some favorite cards in this phenomenal new set!

#MTGFoundations


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Let us know what you think of the the new set @FlavorProfiles_


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November 7, 2024 47 mins

That's right, we're back!


Hot on the tail of convention season, Matt and Nat are back to talk about the MagicCon Vegas experience! We touch on CubeCon (part of GameHoleCon) from the week prior, and discuss all the big reveals for the next several years of Magic. There are some big changes coming, and you do not want to miss this!


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October 1, 2024 52 mins

Starting off Spooky Month with our Flavor Review of Duskmourn. While this set mostly wasn't for us, there are still some enchanting gems in here for players old and new!


Join Matt & Nat as they explore the impossible plane of Duskmourn, as horrors chase them from room to room!


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This week Matt & Nat welcome their very first dinner guest to Flavor Profiles with @VorthosMike!


Mike joins us to talk about immersion and art in Magic with a focus on Duskmourn, with a bit of side-questing into Universes Beyond!


You do NOT want to miss this one!

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Mike is a curator, the patron saint of art and artists in the Magic Community. He strives to provide opportunities to the Gathering – from...

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September 10, 2024 33 mins

We're Back!

After a summer filled with travel, adventure, and life, Matt & Nat are back with a brand new episode teeing up a big October.

Spooky season brings events galore from SCG DC to Dreamhack Atlanta, Magic Con Vegas, but also CubeCon.

We chat about Cube, some designs we love, and favorite people in the space.


Don't skip this one and be a square.


Let us know what flavor of cube you want to see @flavorpro...

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August 22, 2024 41 mins

What are @giraffanat and @flavorpromatt talking about in this week’s @flavorprofiles_?

Well it’s a complete UNKNOWN, a MYSTERY if you will.


That's right, we're talking about Mystery Boosters -- especially playtest cards, and sprinkling in some of Gavin Verhey's Unknown Event cards


Let us know what your favorite cards, art, mechanics, and flavors are from this set @flavorprofiles_ on Twitter!


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It's time to check out that adorable woodland spread that is Bloomburrow! Matt & Nat talk about the Magic Story, the art, mechanics, and favorite cards for various formats in this week's episode.


Let us know what your favorite cards, art, mechanics, and flavors are from this set @flavorprofiles_ on Twitter!


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Welcome back for Session IV or our DND campaign, Ravnica: Seasons of Change!


A door opens, and once again closes to trap eight strangers in the hidden sanctum of an unknown host. A portrait gazes upon them, magically lit, the sole eye of its subject watching with a hint of mischief. Galin. Prior to this, they followed the trail of Tomato into the kitchen and discovered two things. One: the house is surrounded by the strange be...

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It's time for our next Flavor Review -- and we are doubling the trouble with double coverage of Modern Horizons III and Assassin's Creed! Mostly because our audio imploded on the first MH3 review, so we started from scratch. Matt & Nat go through their favorite cards, mechanics, deck ideas, and honest opinions of each set. Take a listen and let us know what YOU think about these two sets as we roll next into Bloomburrow...

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Welcome back for Session III or our DND campaign, Ravnica: Seasons of Change!


Tonight we are joined by the FULL PARTY in the wake of Nedalya's murder in Session II.


The bonds of food can be as strong as those forged in combat, and our group of strangers experienced both last time when a group of strange armors attacked in the great hall. The group of strangers banded together to fend them off, and found a momentary re...

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Welcome back for Session II or our DND campaign, Ravnica: Seasons of Change!


Tonight we are joined by @ItsAnnaMargaret as everyone's favorite Selesnyan, Nadalya.


Last time, the group found themselves stuck in the foyer of a mysterious mansion with six other strangers. While their memory was shaky at first, they slowly began to remember the events that brought them to the present. They were all in attendance at the mar...

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June 12, 2024 65 mins

Nat breaks out some kitchen social science, polling the Gathering for their least-favorite cards and archetypes to play against. You may be shocked at some, but not all of the results! The reactions are akin to a kid being served Brussels sprouts.


Check out out new YouTube channel, where you can watch the replay of our ongoing DnD Campaign set in Ravnica: https://www.youtube.com/@FlavorProfilesMTG


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It's our 25th Episode, and Matt & Nat have something BIG in store. This is the first session of our DND campaign, Ravnica: Seasons of Change!


Get ready to Untap, Upkeep, and ROLL for Initiative!


This is our bi-weekly group comprising some of Magic the Gathering's biggest personalities


@Zabracus as Vexra

@Voiddyn as Sal

@izadoodle_ as Nailyn

@YawgGoth as Janus

With your co-DMs, Matt & Nat


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Here in the Flavor Profiles studio, Matt & Nat have been cooking up something special for our fans. Tune in for this special taster episode.


Seriously, this is our shortest episode yet, but worth the listen.


It't time to Untap, Upkeep, and Roll for Initiative.


Stay in touch with us on Twitter: @flavorprofiles_


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The temperature is starting to rise in the kitchen as we melt the last remnant of winter for a Hot Eldrazi Summer.


While our impending doom at the hands of existential dread manifest reveals itself starting this week with #MH3 previews, sit back and relax as Matt & Nat cozily discuss the original big three (well big six) Eldrazi titans. Just because the sixth piece of the color pie is DEVOID of color, doesn't mean it&#...

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May 15, 2024 42 mins

Matt & Nat jump in the TARDIS after several references to the Doctor Who Universes Beyond set to finally discuss the release. Sure it dropped before Flavor Profiles started, but we can play with time all we want now! Also the new season just started, so it's fresh in our mind.


Grab your favorite companion, and strap in because we're going to... *checks notes* Victorian London? Again!?


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Matt & Nat take a break from their explorations of archetypal flavors to discuss their deck-building processes, with some insight into upcoming builds to tell a flavorful story through mechanics, art, and lore.


Stay tuned to this episode for a sneak-peak of some upcoming adventures to be had by the Flavor Profiles crew this year! You won't get this information anywhere else!


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May 3, 2024 42 mins

Welcome to Episode 20!


With 19 prior conversations about food, we've accumulated some leftovers perfect for Composting, so pull up a chair to chat about some of our favorite flavors found in the graveyard.


We promise, it's not TOO smelly.


Let us know what your favorite things to dig up from the yard are on Twitter -- @flavorprofiles_


And don't forget to check out Flavor Profiles swag on Bonfire!

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April 17, 2024 55 mins

Matt & Nat give their first "Flavor Review" for the latest Magic: The Gathering set, Outlaws of Thunder Junction with a hardy "Yee Haw!"


This extra long episode touches on the Magic Story for OTJ, favorite cards, precons, and a bit of the Pre-Release experience. If your trigger finger is itching to sling some outlaw spells, you do NOT want to miss this episode!


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