Christophe Vaugeois and Michael Van Vaals join the show after their top 8 performances at the Vancouver Regional Championship. We cover: Derek's 1st year as a full-time MTG content creator Christophe's run with his Grixis Midrange list Did the field feel stronger at the Pioneer RC in Toronto vs. the Standard RC in Vancouver What gave Michael in adv…

We got Keith Capstick to come on for his 4th appearance on the pod after winning a huge tournament in Toronto last weekend. We go over: - Hammer in Modern - State of competitive Magic - Two 4-slot RCs vs. one 8-slot RC - What to play in Standard - Self-help advice from Keith that will nurture your soul --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.s…

Ash Loraas (@DreamsOfAshiok) joins the show after top-8ing F2F Saskatoon with some new ONE cards. Topics discussed: - The misplacedginger scale - Ash Loraas's Tyvar Devoted Druid deck, what tier is it in? - Impact of ONE on Pioneer - Derek & Andy's prep and expectation for Pro Tour Philadelphia - Best player of all-time, who is the GOAT? - Controll…

Pure Canadian Magic goodness in this one as this episode features 4 players going to the first Pro Tour of the new system! Topics include: Turn 1 Thoughtseize in Pioneer Dan Snider's 8-0 Day 1 run with Mono-Green Devotion Dan's prep for the Pro Tour Joseph Karani's win and the friends that helped him get there Who are some of the top players in Win…

Playing in the F2F Tour Championship this weekend? This one is going to be a banger for you! The guys got Dan Snider and GP Calgary Champion Attila Fur to join the show. Topics include: The expected meta in Calgary Best version of Mono-Green Devotion The Rakdos vs. Mono-Green matchup Best Rakdos mirror option? Hazoret? More Bankbusters? Gruul Vehic…

KYT brings the band back together and what a comeback it is with both Derek Pite and Andrew Peters top 8-ing the F2F Tour Championship in Toronto this past week. Topics include: A quick summary of both top 8 runs How good is the Pioneer format? Is Mono-Green Devotion as overpowered as Trudel thinks it is? Is Rakdos Sacrifice an actual thing? What t…

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy welcomes Felix Sloo (xfile on MODO/MTG Arena) to the cast! 🍎 iTunes: bit.ly/MTGFirstStrike 🎧 Anchor: anchor.fm/firststrike Andy Peters – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Guest: Felix Slo…

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy welcomes Spencer Mazur to the cast! He has the most Modern Challenge Top 8s this season and if you are playing Hammer Time, you don't want to miss this episode! 🍎 iTunes: bit.ly/MTGFirs…

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy invites Andrew Traynor who has made 3 F2F Modern Open top 8s in a row! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firststrike/support…

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players and content creators. On this episode, Andy invites Haiyue Yu and Carolyn Kavanagh to talk about the VML. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firststrike/support…

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players. Who is the next Alexander Hayne? On this episode, Andy invites Dalia Morin who has been putting up stellar performances on the Face to Face Games tournament circuit. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players. Who is the next Alexander Hayne? On this episode, Andy invites Jonny Guttman @ginky_mtg who most recently finished 4th at the Neon Dynasty Championship. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firststri…

In a new podcast series from the First Strike team, Andy Peters is searching for the next wave of great Canadian players. Who is the next Alexander Hayne? Andy starts his search with Ontario's Jack Potter who happened to finish 2nd in the F2F Toronto Open this past Saturday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firststr…

KYT brings Andy back for a quick reaction on Magic's big Organized Play announcement. They then discuss Modern with F2F Edmonton Open Champion Ash Loraas. Should players pilot 4C Elementals? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firststrike/support

In this week's episode, we cover how corporations are whining about giving you a raise that doesn't even cover inflation. We also talk about students striking back for their safety, a former preschool teacher who found happiness and more money doing sex work, and how the biggest grocery chain's workers can't even afford food.…

This week we talk about how teachers are fighting back going to the classrooms due to Omicron cases rising and what the democratic mayor's responses have been. We also talk about signs that your employer is trying to get rid of you and other news.

We're back from the holidays and ready to talk about what is happening in America as Omicron surges start to begin. We talk about the CDC recommending shortening isolation, the child tax credit expiring, and how the rich are protecting themselves while pushing the average worker back to working while yet another variant spreads.…

This week we talk about the Santa shortage that is hitting malls across America, Billionaires pleading for workers not to form unions, and how the rich are profiting off of inflation. We also discuss the idea of Two Week notices and why you don't always have to work through them.

Are you ready to do your patriotic duty and work for poverty wages to keep this society going? What sort of tactics are scam recruiters using to lure you into their jobs? We talk about it many more topics on this week's episode!

This week we cover Starbucks trying to union bust, a story of a parent deciding their sandwich shop is more important than their child's education, and Zillow laying off thousands of workers after their buying spree houses goes south. We also discuss employers misleading potential hires during the labor shortage.…

It's the very first episode! It covers 4.3 million workers who have left their jobs, the undoing of child labor laws, and how the corporate media are trying to scare you back into low-wage jobs. The main topic deals with toxic work environments and the signs you may be in one.

Mani Davoudi joins the show after winning 15K USD at DreamHack Anaheim (2nd place). The guys pick his brain on what's good in Standard moving forward. Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com…

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the…

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the…

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the…

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike (1:00) David Rood & GP New Jersey Champion Isaak Krut join the show! (2:00) Why was MF New Jersey so popular and how was it? (15:10) DRood wanted to ditch thoughts on current competitive scene (18:10) What was Isaak's prep? Kyle Rose (@TheHamTV) the best resource for Limited? (24:15) How was Isaak's …

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the…

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the…

Support the show: http://patreon.com/FirstStrike Find us on Twitter: Kar Yung Tom – https://twitter.com/kytmagic Elliot Fortier – https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier Andy Robdrup – https://twitter.com/AndyAWKWARD Jonathan Zhang – https://twitter.com/finalnub First Strike is a Magic: The Gathering debate-style podcast hosted by KYT that discusses the…