Adventures in Collecting Toy Collecting Podcast

By Dave & Erik Weinbrecht

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From Funko and WWE to Star Wars, Bandai, Marvel, LEGO, and more, grab the cart and hit the aisles with Dave and Erik as they talk toy news, collecting, culture, and more!

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Adventures in Collecting Toy Collecting Podcast episodes:

06.17.2024
Premium Toyetic Event: WWE Clash at the Castle 2024
In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down their favorite looks from WWE Clash at the Castle 2024! See who they think should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into...
06.10.2024
Bend it Like Kanik: A Major Bendies Update from Michael Kanik
Kanik's back, jack! Returning guest Michael Kanik of Major Bendies returns to the show after over a year to discuss all things Major Bendies and Big Rubber Guys... and maybe a little hint at what's to come in the not-so-distant-future!...
06.03.2024
AIC NEWS: Week of June 3, 2024
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
05.27.2024
Creating the Anti-Comic Con: An Interview with Toy Pizza's Jesse DeStasio
This ain't no "Toy and Pizza" Con anymore! Friend of the pod Jesse DeStasio of Toy Pizza returns to update us on his latest projects, GLYOS developments, and of course, his upcoming Toy Pizza Expo on June 16th in Beacon,...
05.24.2024
McFarlane Toys and Marvel?! Todd Talks His New Deal with Marvel Comics!
Cats and dogs, living together! Joining Erik for this special bonus pod, returning guest and friend of the pod Todd McFarlane of McFarlane Toys talks about his two most recent deals: Marvel Comics and UFC! Follow McFarlane Toys on Instagram...
05.20.2024
AIC NEWS: Week of May 20, 2024
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
05.13.2024
To Me My X-Men! An Interview with X-Men 97's Gui Agustini
X-Men 97... EVER HEARD OF IT!??! Ahead of the season finale on Disney plus this week, we're joined on the pod by none other than the voice of Roberto Da Costa AKA Sunspot himself, Gui Agustini! Learn how this Brazilian-born...
05.06.2024
Premium Toyetic Event - WWE Backlash 2024
In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down their favorite looks from WWE Backlash 2024! See who they think should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the Main Event,...
04.29.2024
AIC NEWS: Week of April 29th, 2024
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
04.22.2024
New Figures from Beyond the Stars: Fox Forge Toys' Galactic Valor
This week we're joined on the pod by New Jersey's own James from Fox Forge Toys to talk about their latest 1:12 scale sci-fi toyline, Galactic Valor! Learn about James' history with the toy industry, how he got his start...
04.15.2024
Kickstart My Heart: Series 2 of Animal Warriors of the Kingdom
Friend of the pod Jason Bienvenu from Spero is back on the show to talk about his latest successful Kickstarter campaign for Animal Warriors of Kingdom Series 2! With just a few days left, see why you should back this...
04.13.2024
Premium Toyetic Event: Wrestlemania XL Sunday
In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave breaks down his favorite looks from Wrestlemania XL Sunday! See who he thinks should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the Elite and Ultimate lines!...
04.08.2024
Premium Toyetic Event: Wrestlemania XL Saturday
In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave breaks down his favorite looks from Wrestlemania XL Saturday! See who he thinks should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the Elite and Ultimate lines!...
04.01.2024
Nuggets, Burgers, and Chocolate Bars with Captain Yuma
It's crazy to think that we've done 134 episodes about junk food and nothing else, right? Friend of the pod and returning guest Captain Yuma joins us for this VERY NORMAL AND DEFINITELY NOT SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE AIR DATE...
03.25.2024
AIC NEWS: Week of March 18th, 2024
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
03.18.2024
Fall in, Maggots! A G.I. Joe Special with Emily, Lenny, and Tony!
Reveals! Details! Answers to burning questions! Our friends Emily, Lenny, and Tony from Hasbro's G.I. Joe team return to the show and hold very little back! In this nearly 90-minute epic, we're talking all about G.I. Joe Classified Series and...
03.11.2024
Premium Toyetic Event: The 2024 AEW Revolution
In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down their favorite looks from the 2024 AEW Revolution! See who they think should get put over by the folks at Jazwares to find their way into the Unrivaled,...
03.04.2024
Ska, Comics, and Action Figures w/ Max Beckman of Half Past Two
Ska isn't dead! On the heels of their new album and tour announcement, Half Past Two's guitarist/vocalist Max Beckman joins us to talk about his toy collection, comics, and the art of Ska! Follow Half Past Two and Max on...
02.26.2024
Premium Toyetic Event: The 2024 WWE Elimination Chamber
In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down their favorite looks from the 2024 WWE Elimination Chamber! See who they think should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the...
02.19.2024
30 Years of McFarlane Toys with Todd McFarlane
The Toddfather himself Todd McFarlane joins us to talk 30 years of McFarlane Toys! From Spawn and DC Multiverse to Super Powers, Sports, and more, join us as Todd answers a bunch of questions and dives into the 30th anniversary...
02.14.2024
Bonus Pod: Talking Up for Auction with Chris Hardwick
Oh, you thought we were done talking about "Up For Auction?" Joining us on this special bonus edition of Adventures in Collecting is comedian, actor, and host of Nacelle's "Up For Auction" is none other than Chris Hardwick! Follow Nacelle...
02.12.2024
AIC NEWS: Week of February 5, 2024
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
02.05.2024
Disney, Auctions, and Action Figures with Nacelle's Brian Volk-Weiss
Returning once again to the pod is our good friend Brian Volk-Weiss from the Nacelle Company! Here to discuss his latest show, "Up for Auction" featuring Chris Hardwick, Brian fills us in on the series as well as updates for...
01.29.2024
Premium Toyetic Event - The 2024 Royal Rumble
In this inaugural edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down their favorite looks from Pro Wrestling's biggest live events - beginning with the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble! See who they think should get put over by the...
01.22.2024
An Interview with Jada Toys' VP of Marketing, Mike Jimenez
Our first interview of 2024 welcomes a first-time guest to the show! For over two decades, Jada Toys has been a die-cast leader in collectibles, but over the past couple of years they've entered the 1:12 scale action figure game:...
01.15.2024
AIC NEWS: Week of January 8th, 2024
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
01.08.2024
Best of 2023: Dave and Erik's Top 10 Toys of 2023
Let's put a clear exclamation mark on 2023 before we put our focus on 2024 and beyond - on our annual list episode, Dave and Erik break down their top 10 toy releases of the year! Who made the cut?...
01.01.2024
You Made Our Wishlist: What We Want to See in 2024
Happy New Year! Before we hit you all with our best of 2023, let's look ahead to 2024 (and beyond). In this episode Dave and Erik sit down to chat about some of their favorite toy lines and what we...
12.25.2023
Ghosts of Christmas Past Vol. 5: The Joys of Holiday Catalogs
It's that time of the year once again! It's Christmas and we're turning back the clock to take a look at our pasts and enjoying the bygone art of the Christmas/Holiday Catalog! From the Sears Wishbook to Toys R Us's...
12.18.2023
AIC NEWS: Week of December 11, 2023
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
12.13.2023
Bonus Episode: A Roundtable Discussion with Jing and Chris of the Hasbro Star Wars Team
May the Force be with you! We're closing out 2023 with one more Hasbro roundtable chat with Jing and Chris of the Star Wars team. Dive in with us and other esteemed members of the toy community as we get...
12.11.2023
Getting Primal: Animal Warriors of the Kingdom & More with Jason Bienvenu From Spero Toys
It's a jungle out there! This week we're joined by Jason Bienvenu, managing partner at Spero Toys to talk all about their Animals Warriors of the Kingdom. In this episode we dig up the roots of the story behind the...
12.04.2023
AIC NEWS: Final Week of November 2023
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
11.27.2023
Toys on FIlm: Godzilla Minus One
Welcome back to Toys on Film! This week we're talking all about the new Toho Godzilla release celebrating 70 years of the King of Monsters, "Godzilla Minus One!" We had the opportunity to see an early press screening of the...
11.20.2023
AIC NEWS: Week of November 13, 2023
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
11.13.2023
Keeping the Retro Dream Alive: A Chat with Plastic Meatball's Mark Morse and Roman Cortez
Keep 375 Alive! This week we're joined by Plastic Meatball's Mark Morse and Roman Cortez where we discuss the design, direction, and creation of Plastic Meatball products. From reviving retro IPs in the ultimate "What If" scenarios, to bringing modern...
11.09.2023
Bonus Episode: Busted! A Roundtable Discussion with the Hasbro Ghostbusters Team
We ain’t afraid of no ghost! Dave had the opportunity to sit down and chat with friend of the pod Emily Bader and the rest of the #Ghostbusters team ⁠ to chat all things HasLab. Sit back, and enjoy! Back...
11.06.2023
AIC NEWS: Final Week of October 2023
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
10.30.2023
2023 Halloween Special!
Boo! It's Halloween! This year we're once again joined by best friend of the pod Dave (@cr33py on Instagram) to talk about some truly monstrous toys! From the classic REMCO Universal Monsters to WWE Zombies and beyond, the boys break...
10.23.2023
AIC NEWS: Week of October 16, 2023
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
10.16.2023
2023 New York Comic Con Recap Featuring the Hasbro Marvel Legends Team and Shartimus Prime
The 2023 New York Comic Con is in the books! Dave and Erik spent 3 days among the masses of con-goers to talk about toys with a variety of creators, and got to see a lot in the process. In...
10.09.2023
AIC NEWS: Week of October 2nd, 2023
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
10.02.2023
Oh So Very Surreal: 2023 New York Toy Fair Thoughts and Interview with Nacelle's Brian Volk-Weiss
Dave and Erik took on Toy Fair and came out the other end! Join the brothers Weinbrecht for some quick thoughts on 2023 New York Toy Fair and then listen as they sit down with friend of the pod Brian...
09.25.2023
Legends Among Us: Talking Giant Man and More with Hasbro's Dwight Stall
There are legends, and then there are Marvel Legends. Completing the set of the Android, the Alien, and the Wizard, we are joined by real life Wizard and Marvel Legend Dwight Stall from Hasbro to talk all things Marvel Legends,...
09.22.2023
Bonus Episode: A Fireside Chat with Funko's VP of POP! Yourself and Retail, Dave Beré
Hey you... yeah, we're talking to you. Listen buddy, go POP! Yourself. And while you're at it, POP! your friend, your partner, and your parent! No... seriously... turn yourself and your loved ones into Funko POP! vinyl figures! Listen to...
09.18.2023
AIC NEWS: Week of September 11, 2023
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
09.11.2023
Wrestling with Box Art: Designing Toy Packaging with Jazwares' Chris Metzger
You only get one first impression, and the packaging has long been that first impression in the toy world. Joining us today on the show is longtime toy packaging designer, currently at Jazwares, Chris Metzger! Hear about his long history...
09.04.2023
AIC NEWS: Final Week of August 2023
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...
08.28.2023
A 1:18th Scale Galaxy Far, Far Away with Hasbro's Emily Cantelupe
Do you sense it? There are tremors in the force... long have we waited to welcome Hasbro's Star Wars the Vintage Collection Designer Emily Cantelupe to the pod! This week we're talking all about TVC, Emily's design journey through Hasbro,...
08.21.2023
AIC NEWS: Week of August 14th, 2023
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the...

What's Adventures in Collecting Toy Collecting Podcast about?

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Adventures in Collecting Toy Collecting Podcast episodes:

Premium Toyetic Event: WWE Clash at the Castle 2024

Bend it Like Kanik: A Major Bendies Update from Michael Kanik

AIC NEWS: Week of June 3, 2024

Creating the Anti-Comic Con: An Interview with Toy Pizza's Jesse DeStasio

McFarlane Toys and Marvel?! Todd Talks His New Deal with Marvel Comics!

AIC NEWS: Week of May 20, 2024

To Me My X-Men! An Interview with X-Men 97's Gui Agustini

Premium Toyetic Event - WWE Backlash 2024

AIC NEWS: Week of April 29th, 2024

New Figures from Beyond the Stars: Fox Forge Toys' Galactic Valor

Kickstart My Heart: Series 2 of Animal Warriors of the Kingdom

Premium Toyetic Event: Wrestlemania XL Sunday

Premium Toyetic Event: Wrestlemania XL Saturday

Nuggets, Burgers, and Chocolate Bars with Captain Yuma

AIC NEWS: Week of March 18th, 2024

Fall in, Maggots! A G.I. Joe Special with Emily, Lenny, and Tony!

Premium Toyetic Event: The 2024 AEW Revolution

Ska, Comics, and Action Figures w/ Max Beckman of Half Past Two

Premium Toyetic Event: The 2024 WWE Elimination Chamber

30 Years of McFarlane Toys with Todd McFarlane

Bonus Pod: Talking Up for Auction with Chris Hardwick

AIC NEWS: Week of February 5, 2024

Disney, Auctions, and Action Figures with Nacelle's Brian Volk-Weiss

Premium Toyetic Event - The 2024 Royal Rumble

An Interview with Jada Toys' VP of Marketing, Mike Jimenez

AIC NEWS: Week of January 8th, 2024

Best of 2023: Dave and Erik's Top 10 Toys of 2023

You Made Our Wishlist: What We Want to See in 2024

Ghosts of Christmas Past Vol. 5: The Joys of Holiday Catalogs

AIC NEWS: Week of December 11, 2023

Bonus Episode: A Roundtable Discussion with Jing and Chris of the Hasbro Star Wars Team

Getting Primal: Animal Warriors of the Kingdom & More with Jason Bienvenu From Spero Toys

AIC NEWS: Final Week of November 2023

Toys on FIlm: Godzilla Minus One

AIC NEWS: Week of November 13, 2023

Keeping the Retro Dream Alive: A Chat with Plastic Meatball's Mark Morse and Roman Cortez

Bonus Episode: Busted! A Roundtable Discussion with the Hasbro Ghostbusters Team

AIC NEWS: Final Week of October 2023

2023 Halloween Special!

AIC NEWS: Week of October 16, 2023

2023 New York Comic Con Recap Featuring the Hasbro Marvel Legends Team and Shartimus Prime

AIC NEWS: Week of October 2nd, 2023

Oh So Very Surreal: 2023 New York Toy Fair Thoughts and Interview with Nacelle's Brian Volk-Weiss

Legends Among Us: Talking Giant Man and More with Hasbro's Dwight Stall

Bonus Episode: A Fireside Chat with Funko's VP of POP! Yourself and Retail, Dave Beré

AIC NEWS: Week of September 11, 2023

Wrestling with Box Art: Designing Toy Packaging with Jazwares' Chris Metzger

AIC NEWS: Final Week of August 2023

A 1:18th Scale Galaxy Far, Far Away with Hasbro's Emily Cantelupe

AIC NEWS: Week of August 14th, 2023

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