Commander ad Populum, Ep 203: Magic and Learning Difficulties Ryan Peneff August 24, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum Today is a very special episode of Commander ad Populum. I tell a couple stories from listeners who reached out about Magic helping them, or their kids, with learning difficulties. Having not the strongest acad... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 202: Growing the EDH Community Ryan Peneff August 17, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, I do a small recap on a Magic event I attended with my son and friends. I had an awesome game with some long-time friends and one of their sons. In CadPop Episode 202, I reflect on how Magic doesn't ... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 198: Appropriate Game Pacing Ryan Peneff July 20, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week on CadPopCast, I tackle a listener's question about the appropriate speed to play the game. He finds he goes too fast and has to be asked to slow down. At the same time, he's conscious of not wasting ... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 191: Tough Hygiene Conversations Ryan Peneff June 1, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week I tackle a tough topic that's come up a couple times in the last week or so. The topic of personal hygiene. Today, I get into some ways I think this can be helped or solved. Additionally, I talk about... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 188: Managing Your Magic Workload Ryan Peneff May 11, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum Join me to hear my thoughts on how to prioritize things when your life gets too busy. Where does Magic/gaming fit in? What needs to be taken care of first? Does it matter if you don't have all the newest legend... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 184: An Honest Look at You Own Power Levels Ryan Peneff April 13, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum It's been a while since I last took an honest look at where all my decks sit, with regards to power level. It's a good idea that every so often we take a step back and make sure we honestly evaluate where our d... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 181: Organizing your Homelands Ryan Peneff March 23, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum We kick things off today with a piece on why organizing your collection is important. We've hinted at this before, but today, I wanted to remind everyone that respecting our cards and collection is an extension... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 179: Positive Learnings from The Dark Ryan Peneff March 9, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, I take a few minutes to highlight a couple really positive tweets I saw from a friend of the show. Some sentiments that made me happy to be part of such a great online community. After that, I go all... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 178: Magic and World Events Ryan Peneff March 2, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum Every once in a while world events are forced into our lives in such a strong way that they dominate everything around us. This is one of those times. Thankfully, we have Magic to both keep us grounded in a gre... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 174: It’s OK to Build THAT Deck Ryan Peneff February 2, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, I discuss building decks around legendary creatures that have a reputation or the stigma of being that deck. I look at why people might feel the way they do, with examples from outside Magic. We fini... Read More...