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Sports Card Nation Podcast

Sports Card Nation Podcast

Written by: John Newman
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Centered on the Sports Card hobby/industry.
"Sports Card Nation" Friday's a great conversation with a hobby person(s)

Alternating Mondays:
"Hobby Quick Hits"-one topic, weekly hobby news and new product releases.
&
"Card Mensches"-Co-Hosted w/Danny Black. Hobby, Sports & Gambling/DFS discussion with a little life mixed in.

E-Mail:
sportscardnationpc@gmail.com

Website:
www.sportscardnationpodcast.co...

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sports-card-nation-podcast--4761791/support.Copyright John Newman
Episodes
  • "Sharing Grading Expertise" with Mike Baker of MBA E397

    "Sharing Grading Expertise" with Mike Baker of MBA E397
    Jul 17 2026
    Most will agree Mike Baker is one of the most experienced people when it comes to the grading space. He was PSA's 1st employee and now is the force behind MBA. He joins us for the 1st time.


    Talking Points may include:

    *How it all started

    *How grading has changed through the decades.


    *Junk Slab era?

    *Future of SGC

    *What's the deal with MBA

    *Thoughts on altering and cleaning

    *Do the diamonds make a difference

    *The subjectiveness of grading




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    Website:


    https://www.sportscardnationpo....com


    https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna...


    Merch shop:


    https://sports-card-nation.pri...





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    37 mins
  • "Current State of Card Shows" Hobby Quick Hits E233

    "Current State of Card Shows" Hobby Quick Hits E233
    Jul 13 2026
    There are more card shows than ever before and I attend as both a dealer and consumer. On this episode I share my observations and thoughts about the current state of card shows.


    Also:

    *New Product Release Schedule

    *Hobby News



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    Website:

    https://www.sportscardnationpo....com


    https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna...




    E-Mail us at:

    hobbyquickhits@gmail.com

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    33 mins
  • Matthew & Garrett return! E396

    Matthew & Garrett return! E396
    Jul 10 2026
    Part II with Matthew and Garrett Weaver. They invented a baseball card game that can be played with your own cards, build your own teams,etc. It's not just the run of the mill roll the dice type game. Yes there's dice but built on formulas that should bring similar results to real life matchups. Want Griffey jr to play along side Lou Gehrig. Now you can! We talk about it.


    Talking Points may include:

    *Hobby starts and what you enjoy

    *Base cards matter!

    *Inventing a game with Baseball cards

    *Getting through 20 versions to perfect it.


    *Game play- How long per game. How it works.


    *Long term goals


    https://www.baseballcardgm.com



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    Website:


    https://www.sportscardnationpo....com


    https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna...


    Merch shop:


    https://sports-card-nation.pri...





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    27 mins
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