The Rated Rabbi Sports Card Podcast: Cards Against Time

Rabbi Dave Spinrad
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The Rated Rabbi returns for another season.

  1. Aug 15

    E22: The Coolest Accessory

    Neither Dr. King's "I have a dream" nor Lionel Richie's "I had a dream, I had an awesome dream." But this dream. My dream: The Family Feud, Richard Dawson, and naming a baseball player's coolest accessory. Thick gold chains with dangling crosses, Mimsbandz, toothpicks, my Did Not Buy Card of the Week, and more. NOTE: I'm joking about the mail day.

  2. Aug 9

    E21: Question Authority

    On inscrutable bumper sticker absolutism, eye appeal stickers, and the hobby's move from overpaying for the opinion of a grader to overpaying for the opinion of the grader who grades the grader. It's been a bonanza for sellers preying on newer collectors who know to "buy the card, not the grade," but it's driving stickered cards way above what some of them are actually worth.

  3. Aug 1

    E20: National Withdrawal

    Recorded on the Saturday of the 2026 National, we welcome back to Dave's Cave Studios Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) for an insightful conversation not about feelings of withdrawal from not attending this year's National, but about his intentional semi-withdrawal from the hobby and his gradual, thoughtful reentry to collecting. Our conversation explores an emotional journey that put him at odds with the current hobby and speaks to feelings many collectors have at times, including me.

  4. Jul 26

    E19: National Pass Time

    A ritual doesn't promise new stories, but rather promises another chance to place ourselves inside of a familiar one. The National Sports Card Convention is a wonderful ritual, but it's not one I need to feel fulfilled as a collector at this time.

  5. Jul 17

    E18: A 1/1 Life

    We collect ourselves, making our collections self-portraits. Episode 18 of The Rated Rabbi: Cards Against Time is “A 1/1 Life,” a deeply personal story about a chapter in my life that was so overwhelming that all I could do was take my oar out of the water and float downstream. It also a story about CC Sabathia who, in 2008, took Milwaukee, the Brewers, and me on a magical ride of pure escapism. Finally, it’s about this 2025 Topps Dynasty Sabathia 1/1 that now represents that time and those memories in my personal collection.

  6. Jul 10

    E17: Bill Davis for Days

    1965 Topps Rookie Stars Bill Davis. 1966 Topps Rookie Stars Bill Davis. 1967 Topps Rookie Stars Bill Davis. 1968 Topps Rookie Stars Bill Davis. 1968 Topps Rookie Stars Bill Davis. I got Bill Davis for days.

  7. Jul 3

    E16: The Wolf I Fed

    As we near the halfway mark of 2026, in this episode I highlight some of my favorite pickups this year. Some of the cards were on the 20-card list I made for myself coming into this year, some were originally "Do Not Buys," and some came out of nowhere to win a place in my heart and in my collection.

  8. Jun 23

    E15: The Wolf You Feed

    Inside me are two collectors. One is curious. Restless. Forever searching for the next. The other is patient. Disciplined. Enjoys what I have. Which one wins? The one I feed. But at times, I feed them both. Plus, a final update on my entering the cutthroat world of buying and selling soccer card "investments."

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