Pie Break // Commander Sphere

Dan Sheehan

The archived podcast episodes of both Pie Break (2023-2025) and Commander Sphere (2019-2022) read less

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High Time For Bye Time.

High Time For Bye Time.

The show (and my content career) is coming to an end. If you'd like to continue supporting my work, you can do so at either of the below links. The substack will be periodically updated with news about Magic sets I've written and other projects I'm involved with and my website is the best place to keep up with my work more broadly. Thanks for all the time you've given to the show over the years, everybody. See ya somewhere down the line. My website: www.ReallyVeryHuman.com The Pie Break Substack: www.PieBreak.Substack.com

Episodes

High Time For Bye Time.

High Time For Bye Time.

The show (and my content career) is coming to an end. If you'd like to continue supporting my work, you can do so at either of the below links. The substack will be periodically updated with news about Magic sets I've written and other projects I'm involved with and my website is the best place to keep up with my work more broadly. Thanks for all the time you've given to the show over the years, everybody. See ya somewhere down the line. My website: www.ReallyVeryHuman.com The Pie Break Substack: www.PieBreak.Substack.com

Universes Beyond: Studio Ghibli - A Custom Card Episode

Universes Beyond: Studio Ghibli - A Custom Card Episode

AD and I walk you through some studio ghibli inspired custom cards

How I Put Cigarettes Into Magic The Gathering: A Custom Cards Episode

How I Put Cigarettes Into Magic The Gathering: A Custom Cards Episode

The long awaited "Universes Beyond: Mad Men" set has been revealed

Nic Cage Movies with K. Arsenault Rivera

Nic Cage Movies with K. Arsenault Rivera

We make our way through the films of Nic Cage, figuring out what color identities and cards we'd assign to his characters. Enjoy!

Universes Beyond: Game of Thrones

Universes Beyond: Game of Thrones

Mike and I did a fake Universes Beyond for Game of Thrones! Come check out our hypothetical precons!

Architectural Styles with Eric Oh (Manga Book Club)

Architectural Styles with Eric Oh (Manga Book Club)

Eric (Writer of Manga Book Club/Tales of the Mana Crypt) joined me to talk about his love of architecture! He walked me through the history of architectural styles and we figured out some color identities along the way! This is a really informative one so if you've ever wanted to learn some cool architecture facts to impress your friends, this is the episode for you!

Dan & Kyra Present: Pop Girlies II

Dan & Kyra Present: Pop Girlies II

Kyra returns to finish the work we started in her Pop Girlies episode last year! More pop! More girlies! And we finally figure out which color trio is for the gays!

Dragonball Z With Grace Freud

Dragonball Z With Grace Freud

TV Writer Grace Freud joined me to talk about Dragonball and Dragonball Z. Distract yourself from whatever's going on in American politics with this deepling important piece of journalism.

Secret Lair: Over The Garden Wall

Secret Lair: Over The Garden Wall

Aaron David DeFazio is BACK for a month of design-centric episodes and we're starting with a much-needed dose of autumnal calm: OVER THE GARDEN WALL

The Art of Magic with Vorthos Mike

The Art of Magic with Vorthos Mike

Mike joined me on the pod to talk about Magic's art, the artists who make it, and the ever changing game that commissions it. We also talked about the color identity of various Dorm Room posters

Beer with Tyler Lieb

Beer with Tyler Lieb

After the cocktail episode, it was time to give the beer drinkers the color pie treatment! Tyler (@BasicLandBin) and I had a great chat about where different types of beer would fall on the color pie while also discussing how beer could be integrated into the game mechanically. It's a Universes Beeryond! Universes Brew-yond? Anyway, it's an episode about beer!

Monster Hunter with Ify Nwadiwe

Monster Hunter with Ify Nwadiwe

Ify (Dropout) joined me to talk about his love of MONSTER HUNTER and how it might look in a hypothetical Universes Beyond set!

King of the Hill with Kyle Javelli

King of the Hill with Kyle Javelli

Kyle Javelli (Cute Monster Props) joined me to talk about our love of King Of The Hill. We figured out where the main cast and a bunch of niche characters fall on the color pie! That is, after all, the concept of the show. Find Kyle on Twitter @CuteMonsterProp

Curse Words with Aaron David

Curse Words with Aaron David

Aaron David (Director, Filmmaker, Stang Gang Member) joined me to talk about curse words. We go from the benign all the way up to the big ones. We say 'em all. Grandmothers, babies, et cetera...please exercise caution. Seriously, do not get mad at me if you play this in the car and your kids learn a bad word, I warned you!!!

SNEAK PEAK: Game Of Thrones: A Hypothetical Universes Beyond

SNEAK PEAK: Game Of Thrones: A Hypothetical Universes Beyond

Mike and I swung for the fences, designing 4 precon commanders for a potential Game of Thrones UB set!

Pasta Sauces With Mike Carrozza

Pasta Sauces With Mike Carrozza

Mike's residency continues with an episode about pasta sauces!

Sodas with Mike Carrozza

Sodas with Mike Carrozza

This month's guest host is comedian Mike Carrozza (Am I The Bolcast, Commanders Herald) and we've got some bangers to share with you! This week's episode is about SODAS and their color identities. Listen in and enjoy!

Summer Reading with Professor Jehan Silva

Summer Reading with Professor Jehan Silva

Jehan (Another Commander Channel) joined me to talk about the color identities of various high school required reading stalwarts. Why not put down the cards and think about BOOKS for once in your life, huh???

SNEAK PEAK: Nic Cage Movies

SNEAK PEAK: Nic Cage Movies

Kyra's August residency concludes with an all-timer! We make our way through the films of Nic Cage, figuring out what color identities and cards we'd assign to his characters. Enjoy!