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S3 · E3
August 20 · 1 hr 53 min
Cultivate your OWN damn play experience! (ft. The Edgewalkers)
The Edgewalkers Premodern Brewhouse are a scattered, secretive crew who choose a Premodern play experience which emphasizes aesthetic process and creative integrity over playing the best cards. Billy sits down with Cody and Lilypad to discuss how their approach to deckbuilding brings them the most joy and/or justifies their being massive haters. Meet Hopper the Dog at Second Chance Animal Services.
August 13 · 25 min
THE FINAL PUSH!
ONWARDS! This off-cycle bonus mini episode is a pile of mail from our listener voice mailbox. In it you will hear the tales from former NAPM Champions, prominent community members from near and far, treasured members of our community, and some guy named Lilypad. Their chorus is one: DuressFest is the future. Tune in to hear a bunch of perspectives as to why they (and hopefully you) backed DuressFest. Kickstarter closes Tuesday (yes this one) at noon. https://www.duressfest.com Meet Ravioli the Guinea Pig at ⁠Second Chance Animal Services⁠
S3 · E2
August 6 · 2 hr 16 min
Andy Voellmer, NEPM Summer Regional Winner (+bonus DuressFest prologue)
HE'S NOT SORRY! Andy Voellmer led a pack of rabid New Yorkers up to Massachusetts to take our lunch money and got away with it. Piloting his fearsome Landstill deck, Andy beat 126 other wizards. Shane and Billy have a congenial chat with him about his magic history, deck, and tournament experience. ⁠Andy's Landstill decklist⁠ This episode's Adoptable Pet is Dante the dog. Please consider supporting ⁠Second Chance Animal Services⁠ and don't forget to sign up for ⁠DuressFest!
S3 · E1
July 23 · 54 min
DuressFest: the new home of the NA Premodern Champs (and how we're gonna pay for it)
Jay and Brad offer an inside peek on the unique challenges of expanding a beloved in-community event, Lobstercon, into it's evolved, larger form - DuressFest. It takes great care and great perspective to balance all the interested parties, especially all the venues and vendors who need to get paid. Listen in for an inside peek of what DxC is thinking as they organize and fund the largest PM tournament in the world. Please consider supporting this endeavor at ⁠duressfest.com⁠!
S2 · E22
June 12 · 1 hr 24 min
$19,000 Raised: a Lobstercon 2026 Organizer's Recap
Hooray! A bonus episode for you. The gang sits down together to give the organizer's perspective on Premodern Lobstercon 2026: the event, the stream, and the vibes. Adopt a pet or consider donating to: https://www.secondchanceanimals.org/ sign up for the NEPM Summer Regional at: https://go.duresscrew.com/summer26
S2 · E21
May 21 · 1 hr 52 min
Season 2 Finale: 2026 North American Premodern Champion Brian Siu
You've been waiting for it folks. Here we are. 317 wizards entered the arena at the world's largest Premodern event to date, and among them Brian Siu emerged victorious, piloting his fearsome Replenish deck. Ben, Jay, and Brad hop on to ask him about his Magic background, his experience at LC, and his team, Squee's House of Pizza. Congratulations Brian, 2026 NAPM Champion! Brian's List: https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=84398&d=841314&f=PREM
S2 · E20
May 7 · 43 min
A post-LC note and bonus Aiden EsperTog Carcast, T32
Well - thanks to y'all - Lobstercon fucking ripped. We're all fucking beat so we weren't gonna publish on-cycle this week. BUT THEN, Aiden Johnson revealed that he recorded a carcast on his way home from LC. Please enjoy this tournament report from him on the newest development in Tognology. Aiden's List: https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=84398&d=841346&f=PREM
S2 · E19
April 23 · 1 hr 21 min
Lobstercon 2026 Hype
HARK! The lobster molts! Lobstercon is the largest Premodern event in the Americas and is the coronation of the North American Premodern Champion. The whole gang piles into the studio for a hype episode. A few minor updates and an itinerary of how to enjoy yourself can be found inside. HAIL THE CLAW The AAA peace treaty between Zoo Crew and DxC can be found here: ⁠The Worcester Accord⁠ Effectively convey your desires for LCPM27 here: ⁠LCPM Feedback Survey⁠
S2 · E18
April 9 · 1 hr 24 min
Phil Villain and the Zoo Crew
Billy sits down for a MASSIVE shoot-the-shit with Phil Lorrain of the Zoo Crew, DxC's most unworthy rivals. They chat about PM, Phil winning his own event, AAA, and sprinkle in some New England punk lore. Check out Zoo Crew's website at: ⁠https://www.zoocrew.team/⁠ Check out Phil's winning list at: ⁠https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=83050&f=PREM⁠
S2 · E17
March 26 · 1 hr 22 min
Lore Whores Chapter II: The Eternal Ice
Having tasted forbidden knowledge, Lore Whores Ben and Matty drink deeper from the chalice that is the histories of Dominaria. Their second tome is The Eternal Ice, by Jeff Grub. This sorcerous scripture is book II of the Ice Age Cycle.
S2 · E16
March 12 · 1 hr 32 min
Postban Replenish with Sara Schaefer (DxC Winter 1st)
SILENCE, FOOL! A champion is speaking! Sara Schaefer managed to slay 120-sumfin lesser wizards at the Duress Crew Winter regional. Billy has an enlightening chat with her about how she got into Premodern, what's it like to be a Replenish homie in a tideless world, and her tournament experience. Sara's list: https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=80894&f=PREM
S2 · E15
February 26 · 1 hr 14 min
MTGO and Michigan PM with NeonMushroom
Billy had the good fortune to visit Adrian aka NeonMushroom during a work trip to Michigan. We chat MTGO cold takes, building a scene from scratch, and what PM looks like in the frigid north. You can follow him on Twitch and YouTube by his various monikers: Neon Mushroom, Fluorescent Fungus, and maybe some others I forgot.
S2 · E14
February 12 · 1 hr 11 min
Rochester Winter Ballers
After yet another stunning performance, Duress Crew has decided to celebrate with none other than a carcast. Join T8 finisher Brad, T4 finisher Sac, T8 finisher Brendan, and . . . Jay on the way back from the Roc Royals' Winter Ball.
S2 · E13
February 5 · 1 hr 40 min
2025 Year in Review
2025 was a hell of a year for Premodern and Duress Crew. Jay, Brad, and Nick go over the gang's achievements for the year preceding. Check out our shit at duresscrew.com
S2 · E12
January 15 · 1 hr 47 min
The Federalization of Premodern (Hodge, TQ, Phil N)
Not only is the PM playerbase getting wider, it's also getting taller. Recently, several PM scenes have developed a second-tier of tournament, or meta-tournaments linking several events together. Never afraid to experiment, Billy does a sequence of small interviews with Hodge (New England), TQ (Portland), and Phil N (NYC) about the recent changes in both the length and girth of the PM paper scene. As a reward, this episode's soundtrack is from Hymns to Tourach II, by Ben Gauthier - one of us!
S2 · E11
January 1 · 1 hr 33 min
The Fittest and its Survival (Sac, Justin P, Billy)
Justin "Pro-ven-sall," Sac, and Billy have a nice chat about recent developments in Suvival decks. We each bring a perspective on different subspecies of the archetype. Note that this episode was recorded somewhere in early December so some info about LC signups is dated. https://www.duresscrew.com/
S2 · E10
Dec 18, 2025 · 46 min
Growing Pains
So, uh, Lobstercon just sold out in 90 seconds. Brad and Jay speak for the gang on this one. While we're definitely not going to apologize for being the baddest game in town, we thought we'd speak to what we learned REAL QUICK about what we could (and couldn't) do to make it a smoother experience for y'all. Postscript for clarity: We are at currently 339/320 registered due to a bug in Spicerack. Slots up to 339 will get into the event. Waitlist spots will begin filling in once drops get us below 320. leave us a shitty voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/duresscrew our shitty linktree: https://linktr.ee/duresscrew read more about not-shitty LC here: https://sentineloldschoolmtg.com/2025/11/09/premodern-lobstercon-2026-info-and-registration/
Dec 10, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
Breaking News: Premodern support comes to MTGO
Piping hot! Daybreak Games, the keepers of MTGO, have created a new research tool for niche formats, Contraption, and the first tranche of sanctioned formats is none other than Premodern. Join Jay as he performs an actual act of journalism, while Aiden, Sac, and Billy come along to give their hot takes. Read the Daybreak PM on MTGO announcement: https://www.mtgo.com/news/premodern-on-mtgo-2025 Cry about missing LC registration because you didn't hit this link: https://sentineloldschoolmtg.com/2025/11/09/premodern-lobstercon-2026-info-and-registration Leave us a shitty voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/duresscrew
S2 · E9
Dec 4, 2025 · 1 hr 48 min
What's a crab rangoon to a crab rangoblin? (Jonathan Phillips, #1 NEPM Fall)
Billy interviews Jonathan Phillips, who had slain 113 other, lesser wizards at the NEPM Fall Regional. Wielding a mildly spicy version of RG Goblins, he goes through his tournament. Listener mail at the end. decklist: https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=76330&d=779172&f=PREM leave us a shitty voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/duresscrew
S2 · E8
Nov 20, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
Lore Whores Chapter I: The Gathering Dark
Duress Crew ventures deep into Dominaria's forbidden archives in their newest project: Lore Whores. Hosts Matty and Ben light a candle, brush the cobwebs, and crack open an ancient tome: The Gathering Dark, by Jeff Grub. This arcane scripture was the first book of the Ice Age Cycle of MTG novels, and you're invited to listen to an eldritch book review.

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