Episode 397: Simeon Lipman

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by SIMEON LIPMAN.

The pop culture specialist and longtime appraiser joins the boys to talk about his gig as the go-to guy when it comes to sports memorabilia, the first thing he saw when he joined “Antiques Roadshow”, what you can find in his own personal collection (and why), the hot genre people are buying up, one of the most unique bidding wars he’s even been on the sidelines for and that time he was asked to help sell body parts.

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Episode 396: Ken Karl

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by KEN KARL.

The sports artist joins the boys to talk about how he got his start in mixed media, explains his “process” (and how that has cost him physical harm), what makes his one of ones so special and, most important, why he’s thrilled to be part of the card art community.

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Episode 395: John Benedeck

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JOHN BENEDECK.

The classically trained pianist-turned-ballpark “spackle” joins the boys to talk about his journey from Western Illinois University to Chicago’s northside, how he got his gig with the Chicago Cubs, getting paid to play with his organ, using social media to connect with his audience inside and outside of Wrigley Field and where to find the best beer in Wisconsin.

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Episode .394: Andy Strasberg

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by ANDY STRASBERG.

The former San Diego Padres executive returns to talk to the boys about his 60-plus year bond with the family of Roger Maris, the relationship he had with the late-Tony Gwynn, Tony’s quest to honor baseball history (even though he was afraid to meet a certain “legend”) and the one thing Tony doesn’t get any credit for.

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