Episode 17: Reality Fracture Prerelease Primer with Hall of Famer Ben Stark
Taxi Steve and the Monk are back for another prerelease primer with one of the all time masters of limited. Hall of famer Ben Stark gives us his thoughts on the newest Magic set as well as his predictions for how things will play out. The group also talks about some team draft stories and rambles a bit.
If you have any questions or comments please send them to Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
9 Sept 2026
Episode 16: More Hartford Testing, the state of standard and our friend Blackie joins the show.
This week the boys discuss more testing for Hartford and what decks they are liking. Our friend Andrew Black joins the show and gives his impressions as well as a little football talk.
If you have questions or comments please email us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
19 Aug 2026
Episode 15: Our Testing for Hartford
This week we talk about some decks we have been trying for the magic event in Hartford CT as well as go over what decks we think are good after the standard bans.
Questions or comments please send them to Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com.
Thanks for listening!
4 Aug 2026
Episode 14: Novelty Popcorn Buckets, The Odyssey, Best Local Stores and the Upcoming Magic Sets
Taxi and the Monk discuss their favorite and least favorite local stores to play at and some of the best players in the area that showed us some moves. We also go over the upcoming magic sets and talk about our plans to play some games to prepare for going to Hartford CT for a standard event.
Have questions or comments? Please email us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com
Thank you for listening!
14 Jul 2026
Episode 13: Best practices for limited and how to transition from being a casual player to a competitive player
Taxi and the Monk tackle a variety of MTG topics and discuss their plans to go see the Christopher Nolan movie "The Odyssey".
Please email any questions or comments to: Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com
23 Jun 2026
Episode 12: Juris of the MTG Potcast, talking about prerelease dominance, the new marvel set and some of our shared experiences at events.
We are joined by one of our longtime buddies, Juris of the MTG Potcast, to discuss his experiences with the new Marvel set. Juris also has a bunch of stuff going on in the New York area if anyone wants to check him out.
As always you can reach out to me and the Monk at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
17 Jun 2026
Episode 11:The Monk dominates in cascade draft, Japan trip, Return the favor as standard tech.
We are back after a hiatus due to me traveling to Japan. The Monk and I discuss what we've been up to with magic lately and I discuss my trip.
Any questions or comments please email us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
23 May 2026
Episode 10. Pokemon beatdowns, pro tour, best/worst tournament cities and Star Wars.
This week Taxi and the Monk discuss the pro tour as well as some tournament memories and end with some plans to play an RPG in the future.
Questions or comments please email us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
16 May 2026
Taxi and Rich 3
My brother and I discuss a bunch of pop culture topics and tease one of the topics for next episode.
If you have questions or comments please send them to Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com.
Thanks for listening!
9 May 2026
Taxi and Bedrock Brendan
This week I'm joined by Brendan Davis, founder and owner of Bedrock Games. You can check him out at:
http://www.bedrockgames.net
https://thebedrockblog.blogspot.com
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/7264/bedrock-games
https://studio2publishing.com/search?type=product&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=bedrock+games
We talk about a bunch of topics in tabletop RPG's along with some sci fi things that were on my mind. Let us know what you think at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com
24 Apr 2026
SOS Prerelease Recap
This week Taxi and Monk discuss their prerelease experience and what they are looking forward to.
Have questions or comments please send them to Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com.
16 Apr 2026
Prerelease Primer with Ben Stark
Taxi and the Monk are joined by professional magic player Ben Stark to discuss their thoughts before the Secrets of Strixhaven prerelease.
Ben can be found at BenS_MTG on Twitter/X and Youtube.
If you have any questions or comments please reach out to us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com.
7 Apr 2026
Episode 3
This whole episode covers a bunch of the spoilers from Secrets of Strixhaven. If you have questions or comments please email us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com.
Enjoy the show!
5 Apr 2026
Taxi and Rich 2
This episode my brother and I go over a range of topics starting with nicknames/call signs. As always we are looking for feedback and comments if you guys have any so please feel free to email us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com.
Also, I started a wordpress site for some of my football thoughts if anyone is interested. Right now it contains one mock draft I did for the Patriots and some thoughts about why I thought my approach would be good. https://stevetalksports.wordpress.com/
You can also follow me on Twitter/X if you want some more of my musings and things related to the show. @Bowdensteve27.
Thanks for listening!
26 Mar 2026
Bonus me and Jay episode
This week I'm joined by my brother Jay (AKA Rich) to discuss my traitors take as well as launch into a bunch of other topics that were on his mind in this interlude between me and the Monk releasing our next episode. Hope everyone enjoys. Please send any questions or comments to Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com.
Side note: At one point I accidentally called Myles Garrett, Garett Wilson. I realized after we recorded.
20 Mar 2026
Episode 2
The Boys discuss everything from Alaska to new card ideas. Have questions or comments about the show? Send them to us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!
17 Mar 2026
The beginning
The boys introduce themselves and talk about various topics before diving into the state of Magic the Gathering. Send your questions or comments to Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!
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