All Episodes

Ep. 123 - Grading in First Half of 2025 with Ryan from GemRate

Ep. 122 - How To Dominate Fanatics Games with Third Place Winner Matt Dennish

Ep. 121 - Fanatics Fest Recap from the Vendor POV

Ep. 120 - Saying Goodbye To My Best Hobby Friend (Come On A Walk With Us With Our Dogs!)

Ep. 119 - Planning for Fanatics Fest with Clark of Five Card Guys and the Cards to the Moon Podcast

Ep. 118 - My Number One Problem with Jac Caglianone

Ep. 117 - Choosing Between Fanatics Fest and The National

Ep. 116 - 20 Minutes with Lance Fensterman, CEO of Fanatics Events

Ep. 115 - Video Killed the Radio Star

Ep. 114 - Trading a $7000 RC Card With Your Favorite Baseball Player Bobby Witt Jr. with Bryan of Goatz Sportz Cardz

Ep. 113 - Breaking The Breaking Cycle with Alyx of Collectors MD

Ep. 112 - Opening Up a LCS with Chris and Jake ⁨@JakesBreaksUK⁩ from the United Kingdom

Live Stream with Ryan McCormick of the Mid Atlantic Card Show

Sports Cards and Taxes with Ryan from the Mid Atlantic Card Show

Ep. 109 - Plugging Into The Hobby with Dan of Epic Breaks

Ep. 108 - Center Stage takes Center Stage! w/ John Wie, CEO of Center Stage

Ep. 107 - Promoting a new card show with a baby on the way with Dakota

Ep. 106 - Opening up a new LCS w/ Bryan Goatz Sportz Cardz

Ep. 105 - The Effect of a TikTok Ban on Hobby TikTokers

Ep. 104 - Is an eBay Store monthly subscription worth it?

Ep. 103 - Player Collecting with John @zbocards

[BONUS] Part VI of the Road to 1K Subs - Livin' On A Prayer (We're Halfway There!)

Ep. 102 - Fire and Ice and Everything Nice

Ep. 101 - 2024 Year in Grading Review with GemRate and Neo Cards and Comics

Ep. 100 - It's Just a Number, but the Guests Are Not

Ep. 99.5 - The Origins of Breaking Sports Cards and How It Can Feel to Break Cards

Ep. 99 - Taking the Hobby S. Thompson Concept to the Next Level - Nick Andrews, Boston Card Hunter

Ep. 98 - Giving Thanks

Ep. 97 - Post Card Show Impromptu Live AMA (and How to Card Show Vlog)

Ep. 96 - The Mid-Atlantic Sports Card Show with Promoter Ryan McCormick

Ep. 95 - Military Veterans in The Hobby

Ep. 94 - Wemby Wemby Wemby with Ryan from GemRate

Ep. 93 - Fanatics Collect Orlando Round Table Discussion

Ep. 92 - Take Two with Prizm Gawd

Ep. 91 - Regional Card Show Roundup

Ep. 90 - East Coast National vs. Culture Collision

Ep. 89 - Card Art with The Card Carver

Ep. 88 - Show Promoter Spotlight with Prizm Gawdess of Culture Collision Trade Show

Ep. 87 - Show Promoter Spotlight with Fire Sports Cards

Ep. 86 - eBay Sales and Lessons Learned

Ep. 85 - Plans for Fanatics Fest and the Durant Curry LeBron Triple Auto 1 of 1 Topps Now Card

Ep. 84 - Special Joint Podcast Episode with Clark (@fivecardguys) from the Cards To The Moon Podcast

Ep. 83 - Special Road Trip Episode - Post Show Thoughts

Ep. 82 - Special Road Trip Episode - Setting Up As A New Dealer

Ep. 81 - Five Things I Learned from Hosting a Moderately Successful Hobby Podcast

Ep. 80 - Eddie Murray

Ep. 79 - Intro to Eddie Murray Episode and Plans for The National

Ep. 78 - Growing Pains

Ep. 77 - Full Audio Redo of Having Some Data Pancakes with Tom Ferrera of Pancake Analytics

Ep. 76 - Having Some Data Pancakes with Tom Ferrera of Pancake Analytics

Ep. 75 - Reporting The Hobby With Cage Lawyer of The Hobby With Cage and Cage Six Part II

Ep. 74 - Reporting The Hobby With Cage Lawyer of The Hobby With Cage and Cage Six Part I

Ep. 73 - Breaking Break Comps with BreakComp of BreakCompCards

Ep. 72 - Investigating Baseball Cards with TA24 Cards

Ep. 71 - Reporting on Grading Companies with Ryan from GemRate

Ep. 70 - Journalism and Watchdogging in The Hobby

Ep. 69 - Meet the Breaker Series with Stephen, Owner of FIlthbomb Breaks

Ep. 68 - Meet the Breaker Series with Sarah, Mrs. Squirts Cards

Ep. 67 - Meet the Breaker Series with Wizey Official

Ep. 66 - Meet the Breaker Series with Valor Sports Cards

Ep. 65 - The Start of Season 2

Ep. 64 - eBay Seller Conundrum - Denouement [Bonus]

Ep. 63 - YouTube Hobby Content Creator NEO Cards & Comics Part II

Ep. 62 - eBay Seller Conundrum - What Would You Do?

Ep. 61 - YouTube Hobby Content Creator NEO Cards & Comics Part I

Ep. 60 - Adult Friendships Are Hard And So Is Hosting Trade Night

Ep. 59 - 2023 Wrapped in Grading with Ryan from GemRate

Ep. 58 - Where Are They Now? With Dan Nguyen, The Great Curator Part II [Bonus]

Ep. 57 - Where Are They Now? With Jesse Gibson, Sports Boi from Sports Cards Nonsense [Bonus]

Ep. 56 - The Sick Episode

Ep. 55 - Repacks with Matt from Ultimate Sports Breakers [Bonus]

Ep. 54 - Repacks with Jonathan Rotonda from Roto Breaks and Roto Box [Bonus]

Ep. 53 - $12 Pineapple, $8K HVAC, $30K Flawless Case, and Finding Hobby Balance [Bonus]

Ep. 52 - Sports Card Self Help Therapy Session [Bonus]

Ep. 51 - 10X-ing The Hobby with Hobby Outsider TK, not Tony Kornheiser [Bonus]

Ep. 50 - Veterans Day Special with Army Veteran, Alex Tressler [Bonus]

Ep. 49 - Where Are They Now? With Dan Nguyen, The Great Curator Part I [Bonus]

Ep. 48 - Chantilly Card Show Recap [Bonus]

Ep. 47 - Vintage Basketball Card Collector and Dealer, Jim Doyle [Bonus]

Ep. 46 - The Hobby is not a Casino [Bonus]

Ep. 45 - Hobby Casino [Bonus]

Ep. 44 - Chantilly Card Show Day 1 Vlog [Bonus]

Ep. 43 - Live recorded demo run through with Ezra Levine, CEO of Mascot [Bonus]

Ep. 42 - The End of Season 1 - All Good Things Must Come to an End

Ep. 41 - Grading Chapter Wrap-Up

Ep. 40 - Meet the Grader Series with Aaron from AGS RoboGrading

Ep. 39 - Meet the Grader Series with Shaun from Card Boss

Ep. 38 - Meet the Grader Series with Sophia from CGC Cards

Ep. 37 - I'M A MAN! I'M 40! Birthday Interlude

Ep. 36 - Meet the Grader Series with Eddie, President of C3 Grading

Ep. 35 - Meet the Grader Series with Craig from Forensic Card Grading

Ep. 34 - A Really Grade Interview with Ryan from Gem Rate, Part III

Ep. 33 - A Really Grade Interview with Ryan from Gem Rate, Part II

Ep. 32 - A Really Grade Interview with Ryan from Gem Rate, Part I

Ep. 31 - Chapter 4: Grading [I Didn’t Have a Gem Mint Childhood]

Ep. 30 - Hobby Group Therapy Session with Rob Girard, The Sports Card Therapist

Ep. 29 - Sports Card Therapy Session with Rob Girard, The Sports Card Therapist

Ep. 28 - Hobby Hangover, The National 2023 Recap

Ep. 27 - Fireside Chat with Courtney Reckless of Reckless Cards Part II

Ep. 26 - Fireside Chat with Courtney Reckless of Reckless Cards Part I

Ep. 25 - TCG Nonsense with Jesse Rhodes Gibson, Sports Boi of Sports Cards Nonsense, Part II

Ep. 24 - Clean Content Creation with Jesse Rhodes Gibson, Sports Boi of Sports Cards Nonsense, Part I

Ep. 23 - Fireside Chat with Blake Grice of The Blakedown, Part II

Ep. 22 - Fireside Chat with Blake Grice of The Blakedown, Part I

Ep. 21 - The Hobby Multiverse, The National 2023 Episode

Ep. 20 - Fireside Chat with Darryl Garner, Doctor Collectible, Part III

Ep. 19 - Fireside Chat with Darryl Garner, Doctor Collectible, Part II

Ep. 18 - Fireside Chat with Darryl Garner, Doctor Collectible, Part I

Ep. 17 - Chapter 3: Creating Content and Social Media

Ep. 16 - Fireside Chat with Keane, Singles Stream Seller, Part II

Ep. 15 - Fireside Chat with Keane, Singles Stream Seller, Part I

Ep. 14 - Fireside Chat with Jason Hickey, Logo Bro, Part II

Ep. 13 - Fireside Chat with Jason Hickey, Logo Bro, Part I

Ep. 12 - Fireside Chat with David Spinrad, The Rated Rabbi, Part II

Ep. 11 - Fireside Chat with David Spinrad, The Rated Rabbi, Part I

Ep. 10 - Father's Day Interlude

Ep. 9 - Fireside Chat with Nick Sostak, The Million Card Man, Part II

Ep. 8 - Fireside Chat with Nick Sostak, The Million Card Man, Part I

Ep. 7 - Fireside Chat with Brian Pirrip, LCS Explorer and American Adventurer, Part II

Ep. 6 - Fireside Chat with Brian Pirrip, LCS Explorer and American Adventurer, Part I

Ep. 5 - Fireside Chat with Dan Nguyen, The Great Curator Part II

Ep. 4 - Fireside Chat with Dan Nguyen, The Great Curator Part I

Ep. 3 - Chapter 2: BTS Part II

Ep. 2 - Chapter 1: BTS

Ep. 1 - Prologue

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson (Trailer)