Episodes

June 26, 2021

504A - Six Listener Questions 6.0

Six more listener questions from various platforms and venues - send your questions to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!

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June 25, 2021

504 - Impeached from the Hall of Fame?

What would it take to get impeached from any of the Halls of Fame - how could it even happen and how might that affect sports card values?

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June 24, 2021

503 - Out-Takes from Go GTS Live with Rob Bertrand and Ivan Lovegren

I was featured on an interview segment of Rob and Ivan's excellent show - listen to the whole two hours - but in case you don't, here's ten minutes of hopefully fresh insight extracted from that enjoyable time.

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June 23, 2021

502 - Father/Son: Ron and Rhett Palmer

Ron and Rhett are mainstays on the Dallas card show scene working their diverse inventory - truly something for everyone - and great customer service.

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June 22, 2021

501 - Father/Son: Mike and Sam Fruitman

Mike and Sam enjoy Denver sports and the hobby - they both, in a sense, have two jobs - both of which sound like a lot of fun. Sam is a locker room attendant for the Denver Nuggets.

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June 21, 2021

500 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 479-498

A brief recap of the past four weeks of our daily episodes - as usual a diverse mix of eclectic sports card hobby topics.

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June 19, 2021

499B: Father/Son: Palmer and Mike Moynihan, Baseball Collector

Popular YouTuber Mike Moynihan joins in with his dad Palmer and together they explain their collecting gene (and love of baseball) with some great stories along the way.

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June 19, 2021

499A - Grandfather/Father/Son: Barry, John, and Jordan Newman, Part 2

The second half of our Father's Day interview - we were having too much fun to stop considering three generations - a lot of laughter about the world's greatest hobby.

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June 18, 2021

499 - Grandfather/Father/Son: Barry, John, and Jordan Newman

Sports Card Nation podcaster John Newman guests along with his dad and his son for an episode of all things Newman - hobby is the people - an enjoyable conversation!

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June 17, 2021

498 - Father/Son: Bill and Ricky Huggins, Huggins and Scott Auctions

Long-time auction house Huggins and Scott has a unique approach - Bill and his son Ricky have enjoyed the ride together over the decades.

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June 16, 2021

497 - Father/Sons: John, John Jr., and Jeff Broggi

Rich Klein joins me as we interview the Broggi's on their sports card hobby involvement and leadership and experience together.

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June 15, 2021

496 - Fathers/Sons: Brittons and Mills

Stephen Britton and son Ryan and Brandon Mills and son Jackson share their hobby stories in father and son sports card collecting including their families' friendship.

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June 14, 2021

495 - Origin: Jay Swartz

Jay discusses the wild ride he has had in his hobby journey recovering from a devastating theft, but now riding high, as he has applied his professorial marketing savvy to his collecting excellence.

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June 12, 2021

494B - Out-Takes on Lud Denny with Bill Chandler, Hawaii Pro Bowl

More discussion of a fallen comrade who had a huge impact on our hobby thirty years ago - literally trying to bring his cards into every home!

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June 12, 2021

494A - Out-Takes on Retail from Hobby Hotline 052921

Brad Bethune and Rich Klein joined me in a discussion of retail - this was a small part of the hour-long live show, that you should check out.

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June 11, 2021

494 - Tribute: Lud Denny with Bill Chandler, Hawaii Pro Bowl

Bill and I (with Mike Conroy contributing in the background) discuss the meteoric rise and fall of Lud Denny and his huge impact, marketing wise, on the non-baseball side of the sports card hobby.

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June 10, 2021

493 - Interview: Dr. Eric Strachan, Research Psychologist

Eric looks at our hobby through the lens of a research psychologist and he questions what's going on with grading and how to make sense of that.

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June 9, 2021

492 - Origin: Brett McGrath, Stacking Slabs

We listen to fellow podcaster Brett McGrath's sports card hobby journey as well as his vocational journey.

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June 8, 2021

491 - Origin: Mike Steveline

Mike brought his passion for collecting baseball cards and his technical expertise to the Baseball Card Hall of Fame in simplifying its voting structure as the project continues to take off.

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June 7, 2021

490 - Stepped Up Basis Considerations with Eddie Healy

Stepped Up basis may be eliminated by the Congress, which would affect hobby generational wealth transfer in a big way.

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June 5, 2021

489B - Instagram Questions

An accumulation of related questions and themes from Instagram on how I do hobby - spoiler alert - I am not typical.

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June 5, 2021

489A - Out-Takes on Shows from Hobby Hotline 052921

Co-Hosts Brad Bethune (TX Card Dude), Rich Klein, and I fielded questions from this live Saturday morning hobby show about shows, old and recent.

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June 4, 2021

489 - Origin: Ray Fonio aka Ray from Philly

Ray shares his baseball card collecting journey - leading him all the way to the founding of the Baseball Card Hall of Fame.

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June 3, 2021

488 - Content Convo: Sustainable Growth

How do we maintain momentum and continue to sustain the remarkable recent growth in our great hobby?

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