The Shallow End

Just because you're a fan of a team, or a player, or even a comic book, it doesn't mean you have to collect their sports cards. In this episode, Aaron (@collect_like_a_champion) shares his story of how his collecting journey became more rewarding once he stopped trying to collect so much and focused on what was most important.

The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

Sometimes we have moments that put life into perspective. What is important? What matters? When that happens, it's also a chance to re-evaluate how we feel about our sports cards.

The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

Shohei Ohtani's performance in the Dodgers' NLCS clincher drove us back to the microphones a few weeks early. We talk about his cards, his performance, his cards, his legacy, and his cards.

Overthinking Baseball Cards is hosted by Jason @contrarian_cards and Dave @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

Jason (@Contrarian_Cards) and Dave (@Iowa_Dave_Sportscards) pick out the most eye-catching individual cards, sets and genres of baseball cards throughout the decades. Agree? Disagree? Let us know. This episode is also available on YouTube.

Aaron (@Two2Sportscards) drops by to talk about his own approach to collecting: how he ignores the noise, only listens to content that enriches his experience, and surrounds himself with the right people.

The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

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Support fellow collector Luke (@LukeJBrowning) as he takes part in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to raise money for breast cancer research and support. Luke will be taking part in a 60 mile (!!!) walk over three days and, to raise money, is offering sports cards when he hits certain milestones. Learn more at his Komen webpage.

You might be asking yourself, didn't The National end two months ago? Yes. Yes it did. But one card I picked up there extended how I thought about The National. Depending what PSA thought of this card, my overall National experience could have tipped one way or the other.

The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

In this podcast audio essay, Dave confronts two infections living inside the sports card hobby.

The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

The Shallow End is off this week, so welcome back to Overthinking Baseball Cards. Episode 2. In this episode, we each draft one baseball card from nine different eras of baseball card collecting (plus three bench spots). Who and what will make the cut? And who will end up on the outside looking in?

Overthinking Baseball Cards is hosted by Jason @ContrarianCards and Dave @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

The show comes out monthly on YouTube. Here's the link, and thanks for following along.

From Aug. 14-31, 18 brave sports-card collectors shared with you their stories of mistakes, failures, and perspectives. Before we move on to other topics, let's stay in this world just a little longer. In this episode of The Shallow End, I'll share my 18 takeaways — one from each collector. If you want to catch up on the limited series, 'Failing Up' is available in full on the Shallow End's podcast feeds.

The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

In this 18th and final episode of Failing Up, we welcome Dave, known on IG as @paperstreetsportscards. When Dave came back to the hobby, he did a little exploring and discovered cards he found interesting. But when he approached the so-called experts about his interests, they told him his point of view was wrong. They preached a "better" way of doing things. Spoiler alert: the experts were wrong.

The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards