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I Love You, Mana

300 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratings

Mike Lester, Zach Kagan, Tor Uggen, and Micah (aka Belly) are four pals with varying degrees of experience in stand up comedy and fantasy card games. In I Love You Mana, they discuss Magic: The Gathering and its surrounding culture in a manner accessible to almost anyone, with a level of accuracy that will leave pedants with plenty to correct them on.

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Episodes

Screening Sheen: The Arrival (2009) Patreon Teaser

July 11, 2020 09:27 - 4 minutes - 2.54 MB

Welcome to the 99th and 100th Episode Part 1 (Part 2 Will Be the 101st and 102nd Episode)

July 09, 2020 07:52 - 2 hours - 76.8 MB

There was a point in this episode where i misspoke and said that some of Mike's torment of Zach was justified. This is not the case. Zach does not deserve any of this. That said, Welcome to our 99th and 100th episode. Were joined by the wonderful Micah to discuss some of our history.

Hawktalk

June 18, 2020 08:45 - 1 hour - 45.5 MB

Zach tries to get his mom to do drugs. Tor talks hawk. Mike does a zoom comedy show.

The Sixth Element

June 08, 2020 05:04 - 1 hour - 62 MB

Hi we took some time off because there was more important stuff going on. Sorry for the delay.

Brawl Minded Thinking

May 22, 2020 07:41 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

There's some brawl stuff in this one. Also some thank yous and some poetry!

Dick Pusey

May 14, 2020 01:33 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

We don't cover him in this ep. I spent too long trying to think of a name for this one and now his name is the only thing popping up in my head. We talked to Sam about the current state of play. I think we sell t shirts now too. https://teespring.com/stores/i-love-you-mana  

Dickoria?

May 09, 2020 18:32 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

Mike's dad wrote a book, Zach gives us the rundown on icoria. Whats not to love? 

Quarantine Diary Number Four

May 01, 2020 06:19 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

I forgot to release this 3 weeks ago. I am a fucking idiot. Still feels like a time capsule. Please hit up @bellyofsteel and give him money or just good cheer for putting forth the most effort out of any of us to bring you joy during these strange times.

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April 24, 2020 03:47 - 56 minutes - 33.9 MB

here it is

Innovation

April 15, 2020 04:15 - 1 hour - 39.2 MB

Newsmaster Tor gives Mike the run down on some not so current events.

The Return

April 10, 2020 04:31 - 1 hour - 50.6 MB

Zach has not shown any symptoms for the last three months and has subsequently been released from Mike's laundry room. Tor talks about how soccer players are handling the quarantine. During this ep he says that he can't remember Kyle Walker getting in trouble in the past. That was because he had forgotten about him getting photographed doing nitrous a few years ago.

Friends QD Three

April 03, 2020 05:44 - 1 hour - 53.2 MB

This is the new season of friends.

Quarantine Diary: Retroactive Episode One

March 27, 2020 07:20 - 1 hour - 37.5 MB

Tor was very sad and in a bad mood when we recorded this. Sorry. Were gonna try for two a week during all this stuff. Sincerely though we're looking forward to getting through it all with y'all. I Love You, Mana.  

Quarantine Diary Episode 2: Economy

March 26, 2020 07:01 - 49 minutes - 28.9 MB

Ok, the economy blows up every eightish years, not eleven. Wells Fargo didn't illegally forclose over a million homes during the previous financial crisis. It was only in the thousands. Everything else said during this ep is one hundred percent true.

magic

March 12, 2020 06:49 - 1 hour - 67.9 MB

buddy, we talked magic 

Mike Lesterberg

March 05, 2020 10:15 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

I think this episode was about yeast.

Shakin Off the Rust

February 27, 2020 10:24 - 59 minutes - 37.1 MB

Tor tries to remember what Sam Goodys were called. Mike is lonely. Zach gives us a report on Worlds which I'm told was a tournament.

Didly Ding Dong

February 19, 2020 22:34 - 1 hour - 51.2 MB

Tor had the flu this week and couldn't record. We promise to do magic stuff next week. We watched 70 million dollar smash hit Dudley Do Right.

Yoga Hosers Commentary

February 12, 2020 21:40 - 1 hour - 52.5 MB

Were unlocking an episode from our patreon that exists in the future. Were still gonna do a patreon once our lives settle down a bit. Every month has a theme, the theme for this month was canadian movie commentary. We promise to do a MTG heavy ep next week. Probably. Enjoy.

This is the Ending of the Last Episode part II

February 08, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour - 50.7 MB

For some reason (Tor's foolishness probably) the ending of our last episode was cut off. This is what you all were missing out on.

Skin4Days

February 05, 2020 08:27 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Pic and title basically says it all. I tagged the Iowa caucus for promotional purposes. This ep was recorded almost a month ago.

Bernie's Hall of Something

January 29, 2020 04:56 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

This isn't a political episode. The title is a reference to a joke that mike made. I couldn't remeber the exact wording. Tor does predictions for the future. Mike and Tor sync. Zach talks new Theros.

One Pissed Call

January 22, 2020 07:31 - 1 hour - 43.9 MB

Zach gets a call from the slaughterhouse. Mike spoils 1917 somewhere around like 43min to 49min so watch out if you're that kind of person. Tor couldn't remember the word gamete.

I Love You Murder

January 17, 2020 07:34 - 39 minutes - 26.1 MB

This is a continuation of our last ep. You wont miss anything if you don't listen to them in order. You should still listen to both of them though. 

Some Good Stuff

January 15, 2020 08:55 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

Hey everyone, thanks for bearing with us((me)Tor), We've been very busy and are very sorry for the 14 day wait. We've got a special one for you this week. It was supposed to be a two-parter and is still going to be a two-parter but the second part is going to come out friday and there's a true crime aspect to it. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us at the live show.

Come to Our Show

January 01, 2020 11:50 - 43 minutes - 29.3 MB

Happy New Years. This episode features the first time that I've ever heard mike stear the conversation towards magic and Zach pitches a birthday draft. Come to our live show tomorrow.

Uh Oh

December 20, 2019 11:01 - 1 hour - 54.5 MB

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Double You Double You Pee

December 13, 2019 06:58 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

Mike gets technical. Zach fills in for Mike. Tor languishes in his annual winter depressive episode. Sorry about the amount of wrestling content in this one.

Goons Four

November 29, 2019 09:04 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

Mike eats another bagel and we bring an end to our four part epic. I also had to cut out a lot of identities in this one.

Goons Part Three

November 21, 2019 10:41 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

Goons Part Two

November 14, 2019 12:04 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

Goons of Halcyon part 1

November 08, 2019 08:37 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Time for another spooky rpg. Our completely well thought out and original idea.

Sorry

November 02, 2019 07:09 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB

Really, we have all been super busy lately. Except Mike, he's been on vacation for two weeks. I think he also did a ton of work promoting our show on a vastly larger platform but thats not important. Whats important is competitive, the thing that we talked about on this episode.

Just Some Decks

October 21, 2019 09:05 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

Zach accosts an innocent homeless gentleman. Also some standard deck stuff. 

The Throne

October 10, 2019 09:25 - 1 hour - 52.6 MB

I am extremely sorry to report that there were no audio issues with this recording. This will end our streak of audio fuckups at three weeks. We talked about the Throne of Eldraine prerelease that we went to for the second time. Maybe next year we can try for four.

I Love You, Mana Live

September 26, 2019 08:38 - 1 hour - 50.3 MB

Our live show. Naturally, plan a for recording failed just as the show started so the first couple minutes are missing. Jack Ross is the gentleman telling jokes at the beginning. Thank you to everyone that helped make this show possible.

Tomick Books

September 19, 2019 08:20 - 1 hour - 45 MB

Lots of volcano sounds during this ep; Mike loves his vape. I got the chemical formula for bleach wrong. Sorry about the audio in the second part. We recorded it underneath an overpass. I think we talked about comic books.

Insane in the Throne of Eldraine Membrane Mainframe

September 12, 2019 08:09 - 1 hour - 61 MB

It's all in the title. We do a bet too.

Zach-Handed Compliments

September 05, 2019 08:12 - 1 hour - 43.7 MB

Mike's mom is back. Zach's mom goes to Popeye's. Real mom heavy ep this week.

Nuts and Lightning Bolts

August 30, 2019 07:26 - 50 minutes - 33.7 MB

We dig in deep this episode. Sam's back and were slingin hard hitting questions about Magic Fest Pro Tour Mythic Championship Las Vegas.

Gruul Changes

August 22, 2019 03:23 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Have ya heard about these rule changes? We sure have. We also play a game and talk about open mics, home depot, The Mississippi, and vivisection! Ricky's got a big announcement too.

Bad Rich People Parties

August 15, 2019 10:37 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Not those parties. We get a phone call and talk about sexy magic games and bad parties.

The Monocle Conspiracy

August 08, 2019 08:38 - 1 hour - 47.8 MB

The only thing notable that happened in this ep is that The Silver Jews randomly came up and David Berman is dead now. 

Big Fat Liar 2

August 01, 2019 05:50 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

We discover that Mike does a pretty mean Randy Newman on this episode about financial shit and markets and Big Fat Liar.

The Watermelon

July 26, 2019 04:21 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

Zach's gotta story about a watermelon. We also talked about the Throne of Eldraine announcement. 

Rickytini

July 19, 2019 07:54 - 1 hour - 52.3 MB

This one's a real smorgasbord. Bans, Core Set 2020, True Crime there's literally nothing in the world that we didn't cover in this latest ep. Please come to our live show.

Like Father, Like Jund

July 11, 2019 08:47 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

Tor was having computer trouble last week and also it was a holiday so I'm sorry but also if you're pissed at me you're the one that's kinda being an asshole. This one has Mike's dad on it. Mike now communicates with his parents almost exclusively through podcasts. 

Star Trek v Star Wars v X Men v Halo v Mortal Combat v James Bond v Scientology, A Debate

June 27, 2019 08:44 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB

This ep has very little to do with Magic.

War of the Spark part 3

June 21, 2019 11:29 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

Tor forces Mike and Zach to trudge through another quarter of the novel.

The Pitch

June 13, 2019 07:02 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB

Netflix is doing something with MTG. We're giving you all exclusive access to the pitch that sold them on the show.

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