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For several decades, baseball cards were a key staple in a young man's life. Some cherished their Henry Aaron rookie cards and kept them in mint condition, while others clipped their Mario Mendoza card onto his bicycle's spokes.
Author and science professor Brad Balukjian took his obsession a step further: he snagged a wax pack of baseball cards, chewed (and promptly spit out) the bubblegum, and went on an 11,000+ mile journey to track down the players in this particular stack from 1986.
Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked to Brad about why he decided to write his book, Wax Pack, and what he not only learned about the former players he met, but what he learned about himself along the way.
Visit Brad's website for more information on the book: https://waxpackbook.com/
Follow Tony on his various social media platforms:
Twitter - @TonyMazur
Instagram - @tmaze25
Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
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For several decades, baseball cards were a key staple in a young man's life. Some cherished their Henry Aaron rookie cards and kept them in mint condition, while others clipped their Mario Mendoza card onto his bicycle's spokes.
Author and science professor Brad Balukjian took his obsession a step further: he snagged a wax pack of baseball cards, chewed (and promptly spit out) the bubblegum, and went on an 11,000+ mile journey to track down the players in this particular stack from 1986.
Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked to Brad about why he decided to write his book, Wax Pack, and what he not only learned about the former players he met, but what he learned about himself along the way.
Visit Brad's website for more information on the book: https://waxpackbook.com/
Follow Tony on his various social media platforms:
Twitter - @TonyMazur
Instagram - @tmaze25
Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].

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