With big events coming up and a couple of key new prints impacting the format, it’s time to take another look at Historic. The guys are breaking down the format in their classic style, letting you know what they think of the usual suspects and trying to identify what has the potential to be the next big thing. Hint: it’s Death’s Shadow.

Music:
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Timestamps: 
Death's Shadow - 8:44
Dealing with Shadow mirrors - 29:17
Company decks - 35:16
Angels - 39:40
Goblins - 42:39
Elves - 44:25
Vampires - 49:17

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Strixhaven’s initial appearance on the Standard stage didn’t really blow anyone’s socks off, but beneath a static top of the metagame, Gerry and Bryan see some potential. They’ve bonded over a love for a surprise deck that you won’t see coming, and they’re still holding on to hope that Sacrifice decks are starting to figure things out. If you’re not satisfied with the status quo, let Gerry and Bryan guide you forward!

Music:
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15:12 - Sultai Titans' Nest
33:37 - Dimir Rogues
43:40 - Adventures Decks/Izzet Dragons
52:11 - Mono-Red
53:39 - Mono-White
58:14 - Cycling
1:00:38 - Rakdos Sacrifice
1:16:40 - Transmogrify

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Strixhaven Schools Standard... Sort Of

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Author and scholar Norman Finkelstein discusses the global outrage at Israel's murderous assault on Gaza and how Palestinian resistance and solidarity, after a dormant period, has been revived. (This interview was recorded before the Hamas-Israel ceasefire took effect.)  

Guest: Norman Finkelstein. Author and scholar whose books include "Gaza: an Inquest into its Martyrdom."

Finkelstein: Gaza assault a disaster for Israel, while Palestine solidarity is revived

I just realized I've never really written about how I make a living doing what I do, which is odd because it's easily the most interesting aspect of my weird little operation here. I'll put the information out there just in case it's useful to anybody.

Reading by Tim Foley. Article with links and sources: https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/my-experiments-with-hacking-capitalism

My Experiments With Hacking Capitalism

Gerry T has been living in the queues since Modern Horizons 2 dropped, and he’s whipped up the best version of the best deck. The combination of Asmor and Urza’s Saga is this set’s Hogaak, and if you want to win in Modern, you owe it to yourself to learn how Gerry has positioned this deck for success.

Music:
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Deep Dive: Golgari Food is the Best Deck in Modern

Hi all, I’ve decided to release my 2019 Halloween 🎃 👻 set early this year because I’m traveling over the next few weeks. Its heavily influenced by the “original works of Equinox “ release, Bizzy B and Peshay. 

Equinox (aka Marlon Sterling) kicked off his music career back in 1993, when he released The Brain Crew EP with Bizzy B; he was only 15 at the time. Now, 8205 Recordings has managed to convince Sterling to go back to his archive and dig up a slew of other tracks from the era and the result is Early Works 93-94 (The Demos).

If you love the early Amiga computer darkside style , you're in for a Halloween treat!!

The DL is full AIFF - Original Quality - Sounds fucking amazing!

Tracklisting

Taking Over A1. - Equinox - Early Works 93-94
E1. Phineus II - Time To Play Vinyl (Jungle Techno) July 2019
Relapse - Mad Dog - VFS 003 - 1993
Kano - Electronic Experienced - BRSS031 - 1994
Dark Phantasy's The Interrelate E.P. - DHR 002 - 1993
Untitled - 1.9.30 Nice O-Clock E.P. A1. -1993
Mega City 2 - Darker side of evil (Tormented mix - Unreleased)- 1993
B1. - Globex Corp Vol 8.0 - 2019
The Future (Now) - Chalke (Lom) - Force Of Nature - 1993 
Untitled - X.T.C. EP A2. - VINYL - 1993
Intensive Force C1.- Equinox - Early Works 93-94
DJH A1.Anglia's No. 1 Dance Music Specialist - 1993
In Effect- Spinback - Spinback and Windmill - 1993
Sinister Crew B1. - Equinox - Early Works 1993
B2N - So Be It Jedi Version 1 - 92 ish, but 2017ish - 2017
20th Century Jungle (Original Mix) - FFF, Deformer - 2018
Nightmares(Ricky Force Remix) - DJ Monita - 2014
Snuff Practice - Tactical Aspect - 2018
Power Mood C2. - Equinox - Early Works 93-94
Angel Of Death - X.T.C. EP AA1. - VINYL - 1993
Brain Crew - Mix 4 (VIP Final Mix) - Bizzy B - Brain Records - 1993
On The Firm - Dj Peshay - RIVET 1248 - 1993
Know Yourself - Studio Pressure - CERT1803 93 
F About PT2. - Equinox - Early Works 93-94
Bobafett . A1 - Boba Fett (White) - 2019
Intruder - Essence Of Aura EOA002 1993
We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes - Dead Man's Chest x Response - 2019
Curve 1 Side A. Crul-T 1993
Right Guard (VIP Dub) - Out Of Order - 1993
Get Busy Cru - Scott & Keith - RIVET1241 - 1993
Jack Horner - White - Rain 001 1993
Candy Man B1. White 1993
Everybody Bizzy B And Equinox - 1993
Dreams - DJ Peshay - RIVET 1248 - 1993

Halloween 2019 - Spirit Of 93 - Darkside - Rikochet

What's the solution to this far-right Supreme Court steamrolled over the feckless Democrats?

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Episode 94 - Abby Martin: Abolish the Supreme Court!

Welcome, gentle listener, to the 2020 Electronic Wireless Show game awards special! No, not an entire show like Geoff Keighley's cavalcade of trailers (and some awards sometimes), but a bumper episode where we make up our own award categories, and then give them to the deserving games of 2020. 

These include The Ronseal Award for doing what it says on the tin (podcast not actually sponsored by Ronseal, so it does sort of feel we're missing a trick here) and the Very Tiny Men award for tiniest men.

Full show notes: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/12/17/electronic-wireless-show-podcast-episode-121-the-2020-awards-special/

Discord: discord.gg/rockpapershotgun

#121: The 2020 Awards Special

Ravinder Kaur joins PTO to talk about her new book, 'Brand New Nation: Capitalist Dreams and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Century India'. We spoke about how in both India, and around the world ethnonationalism in alliance with domestic and international capital seeks to rebrand entire nations as attractive investment opportunities. We talked about who and what is left out of the airbrushed picture of the branded nation, why it is that nationalism and capitalist globalisation are not antithetical as was commonly supposed in the 1990s, and we also talked about how India's democratic history and self-portrayal as open and convivial is used to favourably contrast India with China, even in the era of Hindu nationalism.

#108 Capitalist dreams and nationalist designs w/ Ravinder Kaur

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After The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal reported on newly leaked documents exposing a massive UK government propaganda campaign against Russia, Twitter added an unprecedented warning label that the material "may have been obtained through hacking." Although Twitter may have intended to restrict the article, the warning had the opposite effect: it quickly went viral. 

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Maté discuss the suppression effort and the damning UK government leaks at the heart of it. After years of fear-mongering about Russian interference in Western democracies, these UK government files expose a sprawling propaganda effort that explicitly aims to "weaken" Russia. The documents reveal that this propaganda campaign has also enlisted major media outlets Reuters and the BBC, as well as the NATO member state-funded website Bellingcat. 

Guest: Max Blumenthal, editor of The Grayzone and author of "The Management of Savagery."

As leaks expose UK op to 'weaken' Russia, suppression of Grayzone reporting backfires

Another day, another huge announcement from Wizards of the Coast, and to the surprise of no one Gerry and Bryan are... fine with it? Are we sure this is right? Why are the guys happily taking their Magic cards to Mordor and beyond? Plus, a look at the decks currently dominating Standard, and an impassioned defense of Nickelback.

Music:
Mega Man 2 "Ending theme"  
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Timestamps: 
Wizards news announcement - 0:57
Nickelback discussion - 3:08
D&D set - 9:27
Is there an IP you're hoping for? - 22:40
Standard - 28:06
Naya Adventures - 37:21
Mono-Red Snow - 46:42
Mono-White - 51:54
Rogues - 1:00:15
Sultai - 1:05:02
Rakdos - 1:05:50
Temur Obosh - 1:08:01
Dimir Rogues - 1:18:18

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How to Get Ahead in Historic

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