Inside The Bubble

On the 17th episode of "Inside the Bubble", it's time to get something off my chest - my feelings on Former Jags/Buckeye Coach Urban "Myth" Meyer.  Joining me to add insight and analysis is Adam Fowler!

This is the Penultimate Episode of Season 1, don't miss our next Pod which will feature 10 guests!!!

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On the 16th episode of "Inside the Bubble", our Chief Mad Scientist (CMS) Joe Wagar joined us to discuss what it's like to be the creative and marketing arm of BG&L.  Joe has been with me since the beginning of BG&L, and was responsible for bringing to life the vision I had!

Our discussion started with a story from Joe about a chance encounter with a Polish man, then moved into NFL Football, before finishing with Hobby talk and some discussion on the "State of Bubblegum & Leather"

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On the 15th episode of "Inside the Bubble", Brandon Bindl of Spring River Card Grading joined us to discuss what it's like doing large group submissions for each of the major grading companies!  Ben's group has almost 3,000 members and they submit hundreds of cards monthly.  

Our discussion touched on what to think about when choosing where to submit, some of the customer service plus and minus with each organization, and the future of card grading.

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On the 14th episode of "Inside the Bubble" my guest was Luis Hernandez.  We discussed the current grading market, including PSA, BGS, CSG, HGA, and SGC.  I got Luis' thoughts on Jay-Z's presence at CSG, which companies he's subbed to, and more!

After the grading discussion, we moved into the interview phase wherein I asked Luis about how we met, including my initial reticence, as well as his best pulls.  You won't want to miss his story about 1996 Topps Chrome!

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On the Thirteenth episode of "Inside the Bubble" Adam and I discussed the news yesterday the the MLB, NFL, and NBA will all be terminating their licenses with the current card producers and link in with "Fanatics", who will be starting a trading card division.

All that and more on this week's episode.  Sorry for the audio, it was a little rough this time.

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On the 12th episode of "Inside the Bubble" we went to our resident hoops expert Steve Lane to discuss NBA Free Agency, WTF teams, rising card stars in basketball, and then some talk about current products, both pros and cons and things we miss about the Hobby!  

Would love to hear your favorite product that is no longer printed!

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Quick reaction pod to NBA Draft & MLB Trade Deadline (and some other random stuff) with our boy Francis Estepan!

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On the 10th episode of "Inside The Bubble" I spoke with our longtime friend brother and guest Adam Fowler.  Adam and I discussed the British Open, UFC, NBA Finals & More.

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On the ninth episode of "Inside the Bubble" my longtime friend Steve Lane joined me again to talk hoops.  The playoffs are coming up, and we dove into a wide range of topics including NBA Seeding Battles and the Rise and Fall of Miami Heat.  From there we moved to the impact of play In games (and will it be used going forward?) before I went on an Indiana Pacers rant (please stop winning!).  Finally we discussed which player's cards to watch in playoffs and closed up with an Ebay Corner!!!

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On this episode of "Inside the Bubble X In The Box Collection" Francis and I hit a wide range of topics, from MLB opening Weekend reactions, to PSA/SGC/HGA Hobby Talk, to NBA!

Back to our normal format this week!

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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.

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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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Emergency Pop Up Pod! Special announcement within!

Stay tuned to the end for info on new segment!

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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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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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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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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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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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