Episodes

  • The Shallow End ep 106 - Coming Alive Through Your Cards
    Dec 19 2025

    We're still talking about Walter Benjamin's 1931 essay about collecting. In this episode, Aaron @Two2SportsCards jumps on the mic to discuss the Benjamin quote that most resonated with Aaron and his collecting: “… ownership is the most intimate relationship that one can have to objects. Not that they come alive in him; it is he who lives in them.”

    The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

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    39 mins
  • Overthinking Baseball Cards: Ranking the Best Years for Baseball Cards 2001-2025
    Dec 12 2025

    The baseball card landscape has witnessed several shifts since the turn of the millennium. In this tiered ranking, we determine which years stand out, which fall back, and which years do we wish would just go away?

    OBC is hosted by Jason @contrarian_cards and Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • The Shallow End ep 105 - What Being a Collector Means
    Dec 5 2025

    In 1931, German philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote an essay about collecting. Nearly a century later, that essay is as applicable today as it was then.

    The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards (IG)

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    33 mins
  • The Shallow End ep 101 - Collecting at 36,000 Feet
    Nov 7 2025

    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

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    21 mins