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In this episode, our heroes crack a pack of Champions of Kamigawa, discuss whether free-for-all or team-based formats are preferable in multiplayer, and explain why a chocolate cupcake is very good to get 8th pick in a draft.

Your Hosts: Kendall Halman, Ian Miller, and Will Boehm
Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com
Kendall’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/khalman
Will’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChewTerr
Show’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kitchen-Finks-Podcast/372169306131124

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #29 – Build a Hand Build a Deck

Chewie — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:23:46 +0000

In this episode, our heroes try out a potentially recurring segment called Build a Hand Build a Deck.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #28 – Brewing with Lazav

Chewie — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:26:54 +0000

In this episode, after finishing rambling, our heroes brainstorm ideas for a commander deck using Lazav, Dimir Mastermind.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #27 – Thoughts on the Gatecrash Prerelease

Chewie — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:45:32 +0000

In this episode, our heroes discuss the prerelease of the Gatecrash set.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #26 – All About Gatecrash

Chewie — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:54:52 +0000

In this episode, our heroes give us their thoughts on Gatecrash.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #25 – Geralf’s Messenger

Chewie — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:26:48 +0000

In this episode, the crew discusses Will’s standard decks.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #24 – Warhammer is Magic

Chewie — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:37:45 +0000

In this episode, our heroes discuss how Magic and other games, such as Warhammer, relate on a casual level.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #23 – 2012 Year in Review

Chewie — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:48:59 +0000

In this episode, our heroes give a review of the past year and discuss their philosophies on the changes of casual Magic.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #22 – Taboo Multiplayer Strategies

Chewie — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:59:44 +0000

In this episode, our heroes have a debate about taboo strategies in multiplayer.

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman, Ian, and Will Boehm
Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com
Kendall’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/khalman
Will’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChewTerr
Show’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kitchen-Finks-Podcast/372169306131124

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #21 – I Don’t Play That Color

Christopher E Otwell — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:44:36 +0000

In this weeks episode, our heroes talk about how players gravitate to certain colors, and why that is.

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman and Ian
Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com
Show’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/khalman
Show’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kitchen-Finks-Podcast/372169306131124

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #20 – Playing the Villain in Multiplayer

Christopher E Otwell — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:22:53 +0000

In this weeks episode, our heroes discuss a different approach to multiplayer- beating everyone.

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman and Ian Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com Show’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/khalman Show’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kitchen-Finks-Podcast/372169306131124

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #19 – Chris Lansdell Hates Cube People

Christopher E Otwell — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:21:14 +0000

On this weeks episode, we have the full line-up of hosts, plus Chris Lansdell. We discuss the casual side of

cube.

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman and Ian Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com Show’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/khalman Show’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kitchen-Finks-Podcast/372169306131124

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #18 – Something clever about updating decks

Christopher E Otwell — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:30:25 +0000

In this week’s episode, our heroes share and brainstorm ideas for some of their casual decks. Ian brings a Malfegor deck, Kendall brings his Spider deck, and Will brings an Izzet deck.

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman and Ian Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com Show’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/khalman Show’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kitchen-Finks-Podcast/372169306131124

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #17 – Going from Standard to Multiplayer

Chewie — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:32:16 +0000

In this week’s episode, it is just Ian and Kendall. They discuss how to transition rotating standard decks into casual multiplayer decks in the abstract and the specific. Will is still in Internetless California visiting family. Also, Kendall suggests changing the format of the podcast without changing its name.

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman, Ian, and Will
Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com
Show’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/khalman
Show’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kitchen-Finks-Podcast/372169306131124

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #16 – Budget Building with Chris

Chewie — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:58:37 +0000

In this week’s episode, our heroes discuss budget deck building and the pauper format. Unfortunately, Will is in an internetless place called California. In the mean time, we have Chris Plummer, host of Pauper the the People, showing how he is smarter than the average podcaster.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #15 – Prerelease Stories & Why Rotation is Good for Casual Players

Chewie — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:55:28 +0000

On this week’s episode, we launch season two with a new lineup of hosts. In addition to Kendall and Ian, we have MTGCast veteran Stephen Rogers (@offeastandfamin on Twitter) and Twitter personality Will Boehm (@ChewTerr on twitter). We discuss our prerelease stories as well as some of the rotating Standard cards that we will be sticking in our casual decks.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #14 – Meta-gaming in Casual Multiplayer

Chewie — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:43:03 +0000

In this week’s episode, Kendall and Ian discuss casual meta-gaming and get off-topic discussing Avacyn Restored (we recorded this a while back). That’s why we don’t talk about current news.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #13 – In My Experience, There’s No Such Thing as Luck

Chewie — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:42:47 +0000

Kendall and Ian discuss luck in casual magic, from mana screw to topdecking to multiplayer matchups. They also discuss some Avacyn Restored spoilers, but try to keep that to a minimum knowing how long it takes Kendall to edit these episodes.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #12 – At Least M13 Isn’t Out Yet

Chewie — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:51:41 +0000

As usual, this episode is late. However, Ian and Kendall discuss their predictions about what Avacyn Restored cards will be previewed. They also discus M13 and a Return to everyone’s favorite plain. That’s right Kamigawa!

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #11 – Control Decks Suck!

Chewie — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:34:13 +0000

Kendall and Ian discuss playing control in a casual multi-player setting.

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman and Ian
Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com
Show’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/khalman
Show’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kitchen-Finks-Podcast/372169306131124

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #10 – Playing Magic Makes You Better at Magic

Chewie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:03:04 +0000

At long last, Chewie of The Mana Pool and Monday Night Magic Guest Stars! We discuss how playing casual multiplayer can help make you a better competitive player. Chewie also talks about how The Mana Pool got started. We had planned to have Jonnie Cain of Chaos Confetti on this podcast, but he got his time zones mixed up. Another time perhaps!

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #9 – No Animals Allowed. Only Pet Decks

Chewie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:28:56 +0000

In the lead up to our spectacular 10th episode, Ian and Kendall discuss their pet decks. I want to apologize for the delay between episodes 8 and 9. We’ve got several recorded and hopefully will be updating more regularly from here on out.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #8 – Ian is able to find good cards from Magic’s history

Christopher E Otwell — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:42:28 +0000

This is our long awaited Spike episode. Kendall and Ian discuss winning in multiplayer Magic. They also talk about how to deal with Spikes and how Spikes can win too. Check us out on Facebook! Follow Kendall @khalman. Look up Kendall’s band, 7 book trilogy, who provides our in and out music!

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #7 – Johnny’s Valentines day special

Christopher E Otwell — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:30:23 +0000

In this week’s episode, Ian and Kendall bring on a very special guest. Molly talks about life as a female magic player. Then they discuss being a Johnny in casual magic. Also, they talk a little about some limited experiences with Dark Ascension.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #6 – Timmy doesn’t need intro music

Christopher E Otwell — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:29:13 +0000

I had some problems with the computer this episode was recorded on, so unfortunately there is no theme music. That shouldn’t stop you from listening though. Kendall and Ian talk about what it means to be a “Timmy” and how to deal with one if you aren’t one. Also, we introduce our new Facebook page!

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #5 – Another podcast submitted without an Episode Name

Christopher E Otwell — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:19:50 +0000

In this week’s episode, Ian and Kendall discuss things casual players should be aware of when going to their first Pre-Release, Launch Party, or FNM. They also briefly discuss some Dark Ascension cards, and if you listen very close, you can hear Kendall’s phone ring in the middle of it all.

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #4 – Giants with varying numbers of heads

Christopher E Otwell — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:48:20 +0000

In this week’s episode, Kendall and Ian discuss some common multi-player formats that are defined by the number of players who show up to play. Also, Kendall addresses the controversy over his statement that 60-card decks should have 60 cards, and makes an exclusive(and entirely false) announcement about some Dark Ascension spoilers.

Follow Kendall on twitter @khalman

E-mail us at kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com

Music is provided by Kendall’s band 7 Book Trilogy. Look them up on Facebook!

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman and Ian
Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #3 – Commons and Commanders

Christopher E Otwell — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:45:47 +0000

In this week’s episode we discuss some alternative casual formats. First Ian talks about his experience with some weird formats. Then Kendall discusses getting Jace the Mind Sculptor. Our main topics are Pauper and Commander and how they can be casual or competitive depending on your playgroup.

Follow Kendall on twitter @khalman

E-mail us at kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com

Music is provided by Kendall’s band 7 Book Trilogy. Look them up on Facebook!

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman and Ian
Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #2 – Deck-building

Christopher E Otwell — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:23:53 +0000

In this week’s episode, Kendall and Ian discuss deck-building. Ian says you should build from boosters and your collection, while Kendall is more likely to buy the cards he needs online. They also go a bit off topic, discussing tribal and why you should always play with 60 cards.

Email us your comments at kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman and Ian
Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com

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Kitchen Finks Podcast #1 – Maintaining a Million Decks

Christopher E Otwell — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:11:02 +0000

Kitchen Finks is a casual magic podcast. We focus on 60 card multiplayer, but are not afraid to discuss alternative formats.

Kendall, the Johnny with Timmy tendencies, talks about his un-cube and a few decks. Ian, the Timmy with 45 decks, talks about his Cagebreaker deck.

In the featured segments, we discuss how to maintain a huge collection of decks and how to keep casual Magic casual.

Email us your comments at kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com

Your Host(s): Kendall Halman and Ian
Show’s Email: kitchenfinkspodcast@gmail.com

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