Inside The Bubble

Inside The Bubble

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Inside The Bubble episodes

  • Episode VII - Lance McAlister

    On the seventh episode of "Inside the Bubble", Adam Fowler and I had the great privilege of interviewing our second "wish list" guest - 700 WLW's Lance McAlister! 

    Pardon our audio, mine was especially choppy on this one!


    As per usual, we started our discussion with Lance by discussing Cincinnati sports.  Our first topic as we get deeper into Spring Training was our hometown Redlegs - rotation and bullpen discussion and the shortstop debate.  We then previewed the 2021 NFL draft needs for the Bengals, before moving into our traditional interview portion.


    During the interview, Lance, Adam and I traded stories about collecting as kids.  We discussed differences in the Hobby between then and now, and what can be done to bring it back to those magical memories.  Lance then answered our questions about his autograph collection, he himself autographing items (T-Shirts!), the challenges of maintaining "topical topics" in an ever-changing sports landscape, and I couldn't resist asking Lance about another of my radio icons, Tracy Jones.

    After the episode is Part 2 of our grading Mini-series.

    As a token of our appreciation to Lance, BG&L has donated an additional $50 to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

    To learn more about donating to Cincinnati Children's, go to | https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/giving/gifts

    Follow Lance on Twitter @LanceMcAlister.  Follow Adam on Twitter @FatBoySportsLLC Follow BG&L on Twitter @Bubblegumleathr 

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode VI - Steve Lane

    On the sixth episode of "Inside the Bubble" my longtime friend Steve Lane joined me.  On this hoops-heavy episode Steve and I discussed the 2020-21 NBA Rookie Class, the surging Nets, the puzzling T-Wolves, before moving on to some 2021 NBA Draft talk!

    After the basketball deep dive, Steve and I spent some time talking about the differences between collecting as kids and what he has seen as he has gotten back into the hobby recently.  We discussed our fond memories of our grandmothers purchasing cards for us, and then finished with one of my all time favorite stories, that by happenstance Steve was a part of too! 

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    59 min
  • Episode IV - Mo Egger

    On the fourth episode of "Inside the Bubble" Adam Fowler and I had the great privilege of interviewing ESPN 1530 and 700 WLW's Mo Egger.  Mo shared his thoughts with us on the Reds as Spring Training begins, Joe Burrow's prospects for next year and UD BASKETBALL!, before moving on to National Topics like Mo's Knicks, and asked the question, "Who would you put your money behind in the NFL for the next 5 years, other than the Chiefs?"


    We moved into a conversation on "Mo's Memorabilia" - His favorite personal pieces, and why.  Adam and I gave our best pitch to Mo on why he should rediscover his childhood passion for cards, and then finished up with a FANTASTIC story about the origin of why Willie Bloomquist is Mo's favorite Red.

    Thanks to Mo for his time, his charge to us is to bring Lance McAlister next - and we are also going to try to get Jalen Rose!  We are happy to donate to their charity of choice to bring them on next.

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Episode III - Adam Fowler & Mo Egger Preview!

    On the third episode of "Inside the Bubble" my guest again was Adam Fowler.  We recapped the Super Bowl and then moved into it's impact on card.  Adam and I preview new releases like 2021 Topps Series I Baseball, 2021 Limited Football, and Donruss 2021 Basketball.

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    41 min
  • Episode II - Francis Estepan

    On the second episode of "Inside the Bubble" my guest was Francis Estepan.  We discussed the super bowl matchup (Mahomes V Brady), 2021 NFL Rookies, and some NBA discussion before moving into my one-on-one interview with Francis about his newly found love for the hobby, what his best pulls are, as well as a ton of laughs in between.  Listen for a special announcement about a future guest!


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    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode I - Adam Fowler

    In the debut episode of "Inside the Bubble" I spoke with Bubblegum & Leather member Adam Fowler of Fat Boys.  We discussed this past weekend's division round action and early season NBA thoughts.  After that, I interviewed Adam about his background in the hobby, his personal best hits as well as best break hits, and his love of UFC.


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    1 hr
  • Inside The Bubble - Preview Pod

    Welcome to "Inside The Bubble" Hosted by Andrew Willison, Owner and Co-Founder of Bubblegum & Leather LLC.  This is a preview pod, please check back for new episodes from "Card Friends" and the BG&L community!


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    3 min

About Inside The Bubble

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"Inside the Bubble" with Bubblegum & Leather Owner Andrew Willison, takes a look at some of the week's top sports topics and discusses their impact to the current card market. Additionally, Andrew…