{"podcast":{"title":"Eternal Durdles","slug":"eternal-durdles-412881","podcast_index_feed_id":412881,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7785f4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.eternaldurdles.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2327141/2327141-1758113870304-1b5771210f5c7.jpg","author":"EternalDurdles","episode_count":954,"summary":"Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eternaldurdles/subscribe Eternal Durdles is a weekly Magic: the Gathering podcast focusing on the Legacy format. Hosted by long-time MTG veterans Zac Clark and Phil Blechman.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:18:31.471697+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881"},"episode":{"title":"We're Starting a New Magic Channel?","slug":"we-re-starting-a-new-magic-channel","published_at":"2026-07-22T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881/we-re-starting-a-new-magic-channel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eternaldurdles/episodes/Were-Starting-a-New-Magic-Channel-e3mcr4e","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6471034711.mp3","summary":"With Order of the Sacred Torch just around the corner, Zac and Phil sit down to talk brewing, bizarre deck ideas, and one question that refuses to go away: Can Phyrexian Portal actually win a tournament? From there, the conversation evolves into a broader discussion about the future of Magic's alternative Eternal formats—including Heritage, Classic, Peak, Pre-War, and what the vision for Returnal Durdles could become. Along the way, they react to recent polls, discuss channel direction, and share their excitement for Magic's upcoming in-universe sets. In this episode: Defending the Brewer's Award Brewing with Phyrexian Portal Preparing for Order of the Sacred Torch Heritage vs Classic vs Peak vs Pre-War The future of Returnal Durdles Living vs locked Eternal formats Viewer poll results Thoughts on Magic's upcoming sets Why in-universe crossovers have us excited again Question of the Week: If you could only play one alternative Eternal format besides Legacy and Premodern, which would it be? #MagicTheGathering #Premodern #Legacy #PhyrexianPortal #OrderOfTheSacredTorch 00:00 Nobody Likes Us… We Don't Care 00:25 Defending the Brewer's Award 02:30 Brewing for Order of the Sacred Torch 03:00 Can Phyrexian Portal Work? 05:52 Will Zac Actually Play It? 06:40 The State of Alternative Eternal Formats 07:45 Community Poll Results 09:30 Heritage vs Peak vs Classic vs Pre-War 12:15 What Should Returnal Durdles Cover? 15:58 Living vs Locked Formats 20:10 How Should We Organize the Channel? 28:30 Viewer Feedback & Future Plans 30:25 Thoughts on Zhalfir and Titan Breach 31:55 Why In-Universe Sets Feel Different 35:08 Dream Plane Crossovers 36:20 Wrapping Up & Community Questions Timestamps","meta_description":"With Order of the Sacred Torch just around the corner, Zac and Phil sit down to talk brewing, bizarre deck ideas, and one question that refuses to go away…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2182,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eternal-durdles-412881/episodes/we-re-starting-a-new-magic-channel/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881/we-re-starting-a-new-magic-channel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}