I Love You, Mana
300 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsMike 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
Five Four Time
June 06, 2019 08:29 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBFive people talking into four microphones makes lots of work for Tor. There's some stuff about esports and also some other stuff I think. Special thanks to Madi Tentinger and Aaron Isaacs for not violently attacking us as we recorded this ep.
War of the Spunk Part 2
May 30, 2019 08:47 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBHoly cow folks I don't really feel like writing a description for this one.
War of the Spark part 1 of 37
May 23, 2019 10:13 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBTor attempts to summarize the latest novel in the MTG cannon.
MeTGala
May 16, 2019 05:48 - 54 minutes - 36.1 MBWere rating fits live from the Met Gala. Unfortunately, Zach couldn't make it this week so Mike's pal John Mark steps in. Thank you to Anna Wintour for this opportunity to smoke weed around priceless artifacts. Other topics include Hardees and, of course, masturbation.
Ricky Crystals
May 09, 2019 08:47 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBTalkin Nicky B and his zombie army. It's our War of the Spark review episode! Other topics include male pattern baldness, fish tacos, and lakes.
Mike's Mom
May 02, 2019 08:08 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBMike's mom drops in to talk about her beautiful boy and zits.
A Heckin Long Boi
April 26, 2019 07:50 - 1 hour - 63 MBWere joined by the Ihlenfeldt brothers for this somewhat unnaturally long ep. Were talkin War of the Spark and salads.
Pharmagoyf
April 19, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBWere sorry y'all. This ep has nothing to do with the mueller thing.
Inconpisstencies
April 10, 2019 05:06 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBThis one's about inconsistencies in creature power. Mike calls in with a report from the War of the Spark's front lines. Tor and Zach talk Star Trek, John Kerry, and Geese.
Little Shops of Torror
March 29, 2019 09:22 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBEver wonder which game stores are blow friendly?
Tentacle, or no Tentacle
March 13, 2019 07:32 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBMike tells us which animals have tentacles as well as which animals don't have tentacles. This is the podcast now. We also might have mentioned planeswalkers.
PUNishment
March 01, 2019 10:45 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBThis episode is not about puns. It is about punishment.
Cossetta's Orochi Parmeseano
February 21, 2019 08:38 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBThere's nearly 20 minutes of MTG content in this one. We try to build a commander deck for Zach. Tor does the very original character: guy who does blow.
Carpsode
February 16, 2019 01:56 - 1 hour - 48 MBI forgot to hit publish. It's because I have a mental illness. This will happen again. This ones about EDH's impact on legacy. -Tor
Cyanideboard
February 06, 2019 08:08 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBHappy year of the pig! We planned on talking about sideboards and recent rule changes to tournaments. Naturally, we spent most of this ep arguing about Zach's moms cooking. Please don't listen to this if you work for 3arts.
Butthorn
January 30, 2019 10:06 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBYour worst nightmare butthorn! We tried to make another block.
Tawnostradamus
January 25, 2019 09:46 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBWe predicted ravnica allegiance back in 2011. Tor said that he had a candelabra of tawnos. He was confused. He has no such card.
I Love You, Manitowoc
January 11, 2019 12:27 - 43 minutes - 25.1 MBWe explain magic to Robert Baril. Check out his album Sex & Politics https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sex-politics/id1242195664 This was a bit of an impromptu episode so i didn't have all of my recording equipment. That's why the audio sounds a bit funny.
Improv Lobotomy
January 02, 2019 08:13 - 1 hour - 58 MBThis is our new years ep. We talked about 2018. The picture for this ep is mike showing us how to suck your own dick. Happy New Years.
friendship is MagicFest
December 20, 2018 09:43 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBSam is back and he's here to talk about some changes to Magic's tournament structure.
Destined for Lateness
December 15, 2018 03:31 - 41 minutes - 24.6 MBWell, it was bound to happen sooner or later. I think I bragged about always putting an episode out on time last week so this is actually a very funny joke I'm doing. Taco Cat joins us as Mike talks about his trip to LA and Tor talks about going crazy.
Bulking Up
November 28, 2018 10:52 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBAre you ready to increase the mass of your card collection to astronomical levels?
Horse Mike
November 21, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBIt's time to get tribal. We talk about some of our favorite creature types in this racially charged episode.
Playtona 500 Grand Prix
November 14, 2018 10:06 - 59 minutes - 38.2 MBI was eating candy for most of the episode. Zach talked about race cars. Mike talked genital mutilation. Gentlemen, start your engines.
Press Release/Valentines Day Special
November 07, 2018 09:20 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB*Write*An*Article*About*I*Love*You*Mana
M.T.G.M.M.R.P.G.R.1T.A.N.R Halloween Special
October 31, 2018 08:19 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWe talk MTG murder. Spooky right? Then we invent a new game. Move over D&D, there's a new sheriff in town.
Big Deck Energy
October 24, 2018 08:40 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBSmall decks, big decks, red decks, blue decks we build them all, we build them tall. Our friend Ryan is on this one. Also, the audios a bit different cause Tor is going through some shit and can't remember to pack microphones.
Ravnica III
October 10, 2018 09:50 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBThe conclusion of the beginning to our Ravnica adventure. I got Augustin's name wrong in this one. Mike and Zach start making strange noises towards the end. It's because they were having sex.
Guilds of Ravnica Prerelease Extravaganza (1 of 7)
October 03, 2018 07:02 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBWe pause our expedition cause there's a new set coming coming out. Tor breaks something. It was a couch. I broke a couch.
Ravnica: Episode 2
September 26, 2018 04:58 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBWe continue on our slog through Ravnica. Progress is slow and winter is setting in early. Tune in next week to see if all three of us make it through alive.
Ravnica, Part 1
September 19, 2018 07:24 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBWe embark on our journey through Ravnican lore. It took us an hour to get through the guilds.
Funny Buisness
September 12, 2018 09:14 - 54 minutes - 25.7 MBThe fellas attempt to draw comparisons between Magic and comedy. It spins tragically out of control. There's another bonus ep coming this weekend.
The Big Leagues
September 05, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBSam Ihlenfeldt shares with us some of his experiences in the Magic Pro Tour. Tor was busy being sad and forgot how to be funny.
Iloveyoumanababies
August 29, 2018 08:07 - 59 minutes - 41.8 MBThis ones about counterfeiting. That thing Leo Dicaprio did in that movie with Tom Hanks and the fat mom or something. We also made a fart joke during this ep, sorry.
Steamin Demon
August 22, 2018 08:03 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBWe got more art stuff for y'all. Turns out some MTG artists have been ripping off works of classical art. We discuss this scandal and make a new friend.
Human Segmentpede
August 15, 2018 05:52 - 56 minutes - 39.5 MBThis is our most organized episode yet. We covered nearly three semi cohesive topics.
Swamps are Pretty
August 10, 2018 06:09 - 43 minutes - 50.9 MBDamn, we're givin out bonus episodes already. Zach is away on assignment. Mike and Tor sit down shortly after Tor's very first game of EDH and discuss Pizza Hut or something. Keep in mind that we recorded this one well before we decided to become experts at Magic.
Dumbander 2018
August 08, 2018 08:30 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBWe covered Commander 2018. I think we also promised y'all a bonus ep this Friday. I don't actually know for sure because I have to wake up in 3 hours for work tomorrow and haven't listened to the whole episode. Enjoy.
In the Eye of the Cardholder
August 01, 2018 05:18 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBPicasso? He's dead. Banksy? Probably just some EDM musician. Da Vinci? Italian. We get all fucking sophisticated and talk about real art as well as the people that make magic cards fun to look at.
Who the Fuck is Angus Mackenzie?
July 18, 2018 06:15 - 52 minutes - 31.3 MBWe decide that it's time for all of us to fight each other to the death. Only one of us is alive now. Can you guess who it is? We talk magic as equity.
Timmy, Johnny, Spike, and Jane
July 04, 2018 04:47 - 40 minutes - 23 MBThis was the second episode that we ever recorded; before we upgraded to INDUSTRY standard audio recording technology. We aren't slurring our words either. Today's topic is player archetypes. Actually, you're the one that's slurring your words.
The Devil is in the Flavor Text
June 27, 2018 05:36 - 51 minutes - 29.1 MBHoo boy this is a special one. We talk about Magic's run in with some concerned parents. Witch hunts, they're bad folks.
Urza and the Tree
June 20, 2018 05:38 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBWe use our perfect memories to breakdown the story of Dominaria, Magic's most paid attention to plane. Also, this guy Urza gets stuck in a tree.
Tricky Dick Garfield
June 14, 2018 01:43 - 47 minutes - 23.9 MBZach glides through the cold open seemlessly. Mike accuses Tor of scandalous liaisons involving vegetables. Tor relives childhood trauma.