The Howling Salt Mine
A comedy/advice podcast reading salty stories from the Magic the Gathering community.
Episodes
Welcome to Episode 168!
Today, a rules dispute on thopters leads to an awkward interaction, a salty experience at an LGS while traveling, and when a spelltable opponent won't stop bragging.
Also, canoe camping, wild toilets, and big hoops!
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 167!
Today, when ignorance of the rules starts to look like cheating, a game night ruined by a foolish Flubs, and an alignment of chaos cards that blooms into salt!
Also, Sam is sleep deprived and exhausted from moving, and remember when Fabio got hit in the face with a goose?
Also also, send us salty stories for the MC Atlanta Live Show! (Friday from 2 to 3 pm in the Spin Down panel room!)
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike,...
Welcome to Episode 166!
Today, our first mailed in salty story about Wishclaw Talisman deals, getting banished from the pod to go play Mario Party, and a story of spell stealing and 1v1 commander salt!
Also, Tony discovers the joy of reading and the greatest Yargling yet!
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Get it? Like the cook book? Welcome to Episode 165!
Today, we have a trippy tale from the past with an Atraxa pubstomper, when someone in your pod rewinds the game just to screw you over, and a cautionary tale of why you should never play with your food when playing against a landfall deck.
Also, Sam gets a pedicure for the first time and Zuran Orb is OP.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 164!
Today, Mike and Sam get ground to dust by Aminatou, when your partner girlbosses the salt out of you, and when new bracket and old power level terminology gets crossed. Mike and Sam also talk about their time at Command Fest Worcester!
Also, we are wearing toe socks and we are sorry. This episode has a lot of grippers.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 163! Today we are joined by our good friends Kyle and Yah from That's A Good Card Podcast! (it's a good podcast!)
Today we talk cEDH! We talk about a casual deck in a cEDH pod with some unexpected salt, navigating uncomfortable table talk, and how getting spite played with a Pact of Negation might be good?
Also, Pact for Points, Tony can read, and Jordon strikes again!
Also also, GO CHECK OUT THE CARDMILL KICKSTA...
Welcome to Episode 162!
Today, a pod gets hamburgled by a greasy spider, the local LGS jerk tries to spread his salt, and a deja vu of Farewells.
Also, they don't make tools like they used to, Jelly's redemption, and hashtag vegetable.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 161! Our live show from MC Vegas 2025!
Today, we have boyfriends playing too much interaction, the perils of hand-shake deals in front of opponents, stomping the table with a Niv deck that you don't know how to pilot, and teaming up to defeat a salt-inducing Kroxa player.
Thank you to everyone that came out to our show in Vegas! We will see you at our next show in Atlanta!
Welcome to Episode 160! IT IS OUR 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Thank you all for three lovely years of salt. It has been a wild ride, and we're excited for the next three years!
Today, a player gets hit with a sneak attack because of the Big Game, an opponent too faded to function, and the most insufferable LGS employee we have ever come across.
We also celebrate our anniversary, sip on cursed beverages, and eat lollipops for some reason.
S...
Welcome to Episode 159!
Today we are talking MC Vegas! We'll walk through what we did each day and cap the episode off with our recorded Salty Tales where we asked you what makes YOU salty!
We'll talk about Barry Manilow, buying Cradles, epic cEDH turns, and all the Final Fantasy hype!
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 158!
Today, we talk about a salty story about losing your commander in your graveyard permanently, paying back spite from a stranger with overwhelming force, and hiring your cousin to pubstomp your friends.
We also talk about smart houses, dog sitting, and Bill Withers.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 157!
In today's episode, surprise land destruction ruins a new player's game, we learn to butter the nugs and kudo the clapper, and when vigilante justice just leaves everyone feeling salty.
Also pizza toppings, Tony hates beef, and Mike's forced segues.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 156 and the first video Gremlin Boys episode!
In a weird twist, today we really focus on the rules! First, a blocker gets blinked and a friend denies the ruling, then confusing eldrazi rules getting you kicked from a pod, and lastly a cautionary tale about why you should always beware the Protean Hulk!
We also talk about our shared love of amari and other liqueurs. Like a lot. We talk about it so much.
Stay Salty...
Welcome to Episode 155!
Mike and Sam are here to workshop duo names and still be pretty gremliny even in Tony's absence.
Today, what happens when LGS beef leads to a back alley rumble, the salt of trying to play perfectly, and when your precious Sheoldred leaves you for another.
Also, new Sisay tech from Final Fantasy, co-captains, and GF4P.
Stay Salty!
Sam & Mike
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Welcome to Episode 154!
Today, we talk about a salty game that ended in kingmaking (or was it just a deal?), a long saga of salt with all the red flags you'd expect, and when someone pubstomps a new player with an Ur-Dragon deck (but not that Ur-Dragon deck I swear).
Also, Kotis is cool, blind box socks, and printer go brrrrrrrrr!
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 153!
It's the Gremlin Boys! Today, we talk about someone that doesn't know dockside is banned (or do they?), a player dealing with a gelatinous bully in their pod, and when backseat piloting loses you the game.
Also, new tattoos, big fonts, and cougars.
Stay Salty!
Sam & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 152!
Today, we talk about the targeting priority of a stoner, getting knocked out early because you played a repeatable boardwipe, and when your least favorite person says you always play decks that are too strong.
Also, Sam mourns malls and is it pronounced Hakbal or Hakbal?
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 151!
Today, we talk about crushing a player when you aren't really paying attention, a father teaches their son about salt, and a kingmaking situation that has Tony and Mike reliving the past.
Also, board games and ping pong tournaments.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 150!
Today, we talk about playing 1v1 with the LGS owner, the guilt of a reformed bully, and setting up your wife for salty failure at a holiday deck exchange.
Also, the worst EDH mistake you can make, Tony deals, and delicious beer!
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 149!
We kick off today's episode with a discussion on the new unbans for commander and the new article on brackets.
Then we dive into the mine with a story about getting banned from a store for playing "cEDH" Norin, a massive overreaction from Tyler, and nuking your friend's deck when it was just supposed to be a chill night.
Also, Tony consults demonically, and the home...
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