The Shallow End ep 48 - Why Clark Picked Fanatics Fest Over The National
Clark, curator of @fivecardguys and host of the Cards to the Moon podcast, recently committed to attending his first National. Then he changed his mind and will instead go to the first Fanatics Fest a...
14 Juni 202438min
Total Content 6.10.2024
Welcome to an experiment. A new monthly series, "The Shallow End: Total Content," works to shine a light on some of the best, most interesting, and notable recent episodes in sports-card podcasting. I...
10 Juni 202419min
The Shallow End ep 47 - Stranded On an O'Hare Runway
When you spend a good chunk of your week sitting inside unmoving airplanes at one of the world's largest airports, the mind wanders. Mine wandered to sports cards. Please enjoy this abbreviated, hopef...
7 Juni 202411min
The Shallow End ep 46 - Surviving the Hobby When You're Not an Apex Predator
The sports-card hobby is an ecosystem. It has apex predators, parasites and everything in between. If you're among the 99 percent of collectors who fall somewhere between the two ends of the hobby spe...
31 Maj 202414min
The Shallow End ep 45 - The Magic Buying Time Before The National w/ Austin Carlson
A funny thing happened on the road to The National 2023: previously absent or scarce cards suddenly became available in droves. With the 2024 National about two months out, Austin Carlson (@carlson_ca...
24 Maj 202431min
The Shallow End ep 44 - Catching Our Breath
In this episode, it's three stories in 15 minutes. 1. A card negotiation in the shallow end of the collecting pool 2. Dave once again gets tripped up by his hobby nemesis 3. A new, surprising experien...
17 Maj 202414min
The Shallow End ep 43 - The Caitlin Clark Mega Pod
The biggest U.S. sports figure over the last year has been basketball player Caitlin Clark. Now, armed with a fresh Panini contract as her WNBA career is set to begin with the Indiana Fever, the forme...
10 Maj 20241h 34min
The Shallow End ep 42 - Nothing Is Better Than Something
Dave saved up to buy a card that long had been on his watchlist. But when he finally had the funds, something happened: he didn't buy it. This is the story of what made him stop. Host: Dave Schwartz ...
3 Maj 202418min
