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Lingua Sports Cards

Lingua Sports Cards

By: Brian Hayes
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A podcast about baseball cards, basketball cards, football cards, and the players depicted on them. For collectors who love sports, art, personal finance, archeology, and community.

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Episodes
  • Episode 9: A Suggestion for Sports Cards Auction Houses
    Feb 2 2026

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    Episode Segments:

    1. Review & Feedback: A discussion on offering constructive criticism
    2. How Good Was He?: Emmitt Smith
    3. Main Segment: A suggestion for sports cards auction houses: Why descriptions for high-end cards at auction are often insufficient, and how I would improve these descriptions

    Word of the Day: diffident*

    • Meaning: hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
    • Examples: she was diffident about stating her opinion; for someone who makes a living performing for other people, the actress is remarkably diffident in real life

    *Word and definition collected from Merriam-Webster

    Thanks for listening, and please consider subscribing on the following social media platforms:

    Instagram: @lingua_sports_cards

    YouTube: @linguasportscards

    Apple Podcasts: Lingua Sports Cards

    Spotify: Lingua Sports Cards

    I can also be reached via email at linguasportscards@gmail.com

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    45 mins
  • Episode 8: Random Thoughts (Sports Analytics, NFL All-Pro Running Backs, Optic Gold Vinyls, More)
    Jan 12 2026

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    I try a new, faster-paced format in this episode. Discussion topics include:

    1. Instagram Etiquette
    2. Mount Rushmores Make No Sense
    3. Mailbag
    4. Fantasy Football isn't Real
    5. Sports Analytics Don't Make Decisions
    6. 2025 All-Pro Running Backs
    7. 2011 Finest Superfractor Pricing
    8. New PC Addition: A spectacular Josh Jacobs Rookie Card

    Word of the Day: disabused*

    • Meaning: to free from error, misconception, or fallacy
    • Examples: he was quickly disabused of the idea that anything had changed; let me disabuse you of your foolish notions

    *Word and definition collected from Merriam-Webster

    Thanks for listening, and please consider subscribing on the following social media platforms:

    Instagram: @lingua_sports_cards

    YouTube: @linguasportscards

    Apple Podcasts: Lingua Sports Cards

    Spotify: Lingua Sports Cards

    I can also be reached via email at linguasportscards@gmail.com

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    35 mins
  • Episode 7: Why 1980's Topps Football Cards May be More Interesting Than you Think
    Dec 29 2025

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    Episode Segments:

    1. Review & Feedback: 1988-1990 Topps Football Box Bottoms
    2. How Good Was He?: Craig Biggio
    3. Main Segment: 1980's Topps Football Inserts


    Word of the Day: concomitant*

    • Meaning: accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
    • Examples: the drug's risks increase with the concomitant use of alcohol; an improvement in the facilities led to a concomitant improvement in morale

    *Word and definition collected from Merriam-Webster

    Thanks for listening, and please consider subscribing on the following social media platforms:

    Instagram: @lingua_sports_cards

    YouTube: @linguasportscards

    Apple Podcasts: Lingua Sports Cards

    Spotify: Lingua Sports Cards

    I can also be reached via email at linguasportscards@gmail.com

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    38 mins
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