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Hot Damn! Duress Crew made a podcast? Join our rotating band of merry hosts as we navigate Dominaria.
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S2E22 Lobstercon 2026 Organizer's Recap
Lobstercon 2026 Organizer's RecapHooray! 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…
S2E21 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…
S2E20 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…
S2E19 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…
S2E18 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…
S2E17 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…
S2E16 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…
S2E15 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…
S2E14 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…
S2E13 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
S2E12 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.…
S2E11 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…
S2E10 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…
S2 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…
S2E9 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…
S2E8 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…
S2E7 Episode 25: Halloween at the Zoo
OoooOOooOOoooooOooo Spoooooky! This 'Weeny episode follows our intrepid hero Billy during the Shoe City Showdown 2, a tournament series run surprisingly well for a crew as incompetent as the Zoo…
S2E6 Episode 24: TO Fatigue and Fred Durst lore
Back to our regularly scheduled programming, this one's a twofer: part one is with Nick and he has a chat with Billy about TO Fatigue and the cost of doing CREW BUSINESS. Part two is Mike's…
Episode 23.5: The Eternal Falafel (+ bonus Phil Villain EWPM T8)
The final episode of our Eternal Weekend miniseries, Billy walks around and ruins everybody's meal at several locations. Bonus Andy (OST) and Phil Villain (Zoo Crew).
S2 Episode 23.4: EW day 3: Hardcast is now The Rob Show
Due to popular demand, Hardcast is now the Rob Show. Eternal Weekend Saturday with the whole gang at the spot.
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