New MtG Podcast: Eyes on the Mise

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Posted on March 12, 2016, 2:31 a.m. by JWiley129

Hello T/O!

I just wanted to let you guys know that I recently started a podcast with a friend of mine, and we just published our first two episodes today!

They aren't on iTunes yet, but the podcast has been submitted. So I'm just waiting on them to get approved there. Otherwise you can find them here and I'll put a link in the description on my page as well.

VampireArmy says... #2

ChiefBell this is front page worthy.

March 12, 2016 11:37 a.m.

MagicalHacker says... #3

What's it about?

March 12, 2016 12:02 p.m.

JWiley129 says... #4

Just two guys trying to get better at Magic. Episode 1 goes into who we are and bay the theme of the podcast is going to be :)

March 12, 2016 12:08 p.m.

ChiefBell says... #5

Done. sorry.

March 12, 2016 2:53 p.m.

JWiley129 says... #6

My cohost and I have been getting some feedback already that's mostly positive. If you have any specific concerns or comments you can leave them here. We're just starting out, so any comments are welcome!

March 12, 2016 2:57 p.m.

And now I know the sound of JWiley129's voice. Bwahahaha. Seriously. Good intro.

March 13, 2016 12:25 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #8

What's a mise?

March 13, 2016 9:34 a.m.

JWiley129 says... #9

ChiefBell - To mise is to get a lucky topdeck. It's a Magic only slang that is immortalized on the card Mise from Unhinged. The title is a play on words on the idiom "Eyes on the Prize"

March 13, 2016 12:01 p.m.

VampireArmy says... #10

Had a very "morning talk show" feel to it. Very enjoyable man.

March 13, 2016 12:31 p.m.

JWiley129 says... #11

Thanks for the feedback VampireArmy! We're still trying to find our legs, and we're going to be improving from here.

March 13, 2016 10:43 p.m.

To note is that the word mise (pronounced "meez") is part of a French cooking term "mise en place" meaning "everything in its place."

March 13, 2016 10:51 p.m.

JWiley129 says... #13

ItchiUchiha117 - In all MtG circles I've heard it pronounced "mize", and I believe that's how Mark Rosewater pronounced it on one of his podcasts. I'd have to double check though.

March 13, 2016 10:59 p.m.

Well, this is from a half dozen different chefs that have all been cooking longer than I've actually been alive. And those are just the ones that I know personally. It's a very common thing to hear in a kitchen that someone is grabbing their mise for a recipe. Not saying it's not a Magic terminology, it's just that the root of it is much deeper than that.

March 14, 2016 12:33 a.m.

JWiley129 says... #15

Similarly, I'm not saying you're wrong about its proper usage. If that's the case, then cool!

March 14, 2016 12:38 a.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #16

The description of "mise" in the earlier linked MTGS Wiki article gives the origin. It comes from "might as well..." slurred to "mise well...", and if you end up drawing the exact card you needed, you have indeed mised well.

March 14, 2016 2:25 p.m.

Caligula says... #17

@ItchiUchiha117

Different terms, different meaning.

Mise en place is just setting up your line, readying your station before service, ensuring all ingredients and food is in its proper place.

Mise on the other hand Rhadamanthus nailed, I've only hear old schoolers say it though (cough PreZchoICE1 cough)

March 15, 2016 10:27 p.m.

JWiley129 says... #18

For people who are following this thread, we'll be recording tonight. The topic? A farewell to Khans & Fate.

We'll be aiming for closer to 1 hour per podcast, so if you're interested keep that in mind.

March 16, 2016 2:29 p.m.

JWiley129 says... #19

Episode 3 is out now, you can listen to it at the top of the page.

March 19, 2016 8:12 p.m.

alulien says... #20

I've scrolled past this post a dozen times and it always irked me that it read "Eyes on the Meez" since I know French. I've been playing since Urza and have never heard the word mise used in regards to Magic. Interesting.

March 20, 2016 9:18 p.m.

JWiley129 says... #21

alulien - The more you know! heh :)

March 20, 2016 11:44 p.m.

JWiley129 says... #22

We just posted Episode 4, where my cohost and I talk about the Shadows over Innistrad Planeswalkers!

March 24, 2016 1:21 p.m.

Gannondorf says... #23

I love this podcast to pieces.

March 29, 2016 10:49 a.m.

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