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Hobby Hustle

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The ultimate podcast where collecting passion and business collide! Let's face it, we all want to make money by doing something we love. If you could turn your hobby into your job, you'd never work a day in your life. Right? Welcome to Hobby Hustle, in each episode, we'll dive deep into the stories of passionate collectors who have turned their hobbies into successful businesses. We'll uncover the origins of their collections, unravel the threads of their entrepreneurial journeys, and uncove ...
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Welcome to Tales from the Green Room - Backstage conversations from popular music venues around the country curated by Mount Tam Media. Buckle up and listen in, as host Dennis Strazulo and Mount Tam Media founder, Tami Larson, dig up conversations with artists - before and after shows - in the exclusive confines of the green room. Barriers are down with stories abound! Tales from the Greenroom Special Edition (Sweetwater Music Hall's 50th Anniversary Series) Mount Tam Media is thrilled to la ...
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Hosts Dennis Strazulo and Tami Larson sit down backstage with a divergent group of talent at Sound Summit 2024, the annual music festival atop majestic Mt. Tamalpais across the Bay from San Francisco. Fresh off her releasing her debut album, Wine on Venus, and her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, rising Nashville star and Gibson Guitar endorsed phe…
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OVERVIEW: Today’s guest has been a collector his entire life and has been full-time in the Hobby for over 6 years. Over the course of his career he has worked in Professional Baseball with both The Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles. Additionally, he has been a consultant for large Hobby brands like Magpie and the CenterStage app. In 2019 he foun…
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OVERVIEW: Today’s guest has been in The Hobby professionally for 20 years. Over her career she has built an impressive collection of modern sports cards and memorabilia focused on hot prospects and long term investment pieces. She is a pioneer in The Hobby as one of the first women to be a regular dealer traveling the country to set up trade shows.…
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OVERVIEW: Today’s guest has over three decades of experience in creative, strategic, and marketing work within the collectibles space. He is an entrepreneur who over the years has collaborated with a variety of large collectible brands including Arena Club, Bleecker Trading, The RealReal, ComC, and many others. He currently is the Assistant Directo…
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OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is a long time passionate collector who has hustled his way from humble beginnings in Chicago. He is true entrepreneur has been a collector and connoisseur of sneakers, fashion, cards, and culture for many years. He has established himself as one of the top card dealers in The Hobby and travels both the country and world to …
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OVERVIEW: Today’s guest grew up as a collector and had turned his passion for cards into a full-time business. He’s a pioneer in the card art world as he started as early as 1991. He is most well known for his contribution in the custom card artwork world by blending sports and pop art. He has helped elevate the card art world through his own work,…
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Listen in as Tales From The Green Room corrals three star power artists from the 2024 Mill Valley Music Festival! Margo Price joins the green room conversation after her festival performance and moments before her late night exclusive show at Sweetwater Music Hall later that evening - musing on demystifying psilocybin, her journey to “California So…
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OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is a passionate collector of pop culture and a well-established content creator. His expertise spans a wide array of non-sports items, including trading cards, pop culture memorabilia, wrestling, photography, Star Wars, and much more. Beyond his passion for collecting, he has worked as a film and video editor in Hollywood an…
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Today’s guest has over 40+ years of experience in The Hobby, and is a well known content creator who has interviewed over 200 industry insiders, passionate collectors, and fellow content creators. He chose to hang up his Finance and Accounting career in order to pursue his passion within the industry he loves, The Hobby. He is a sports card consult…
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OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is a long-time collector and music lover. His past experiences have included a variety of work within the sneaker space, as well as work in the authentication and preservation space. From humble beginnings as an immigrant from Nicaragua to helping create the music grading industry, it has been an impressive journey! His PC c…
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EPISODE OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is a lifelong collector and has an amazing journey to share…he was born in the Philippines where he started collecting cards at a young age that included Michael Jordan and Magic The Gathering. In 2005 he migrated to the U.S. where he continued his collecting passion. Over the next decade he would continue to fuel hi…
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Ever wonder what it was like growing up as a true child in the Grateful Dead family? Trixie Garcia (Jerry’s daughter), Jess Hunter Keilt (daughter of lyricist Robert Hunter), and Merry Prankster/Author Ken Kesey’s daughter, Sunshine Kesey share fond stories of the circus atmosphere surrounding their upbringing. In a rare interview with these three …
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EPISODE OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is an entrepreneur who pivoted from owning a small electronic repair business into pursuing his passion as a collector. In 2021 he decided to take the plunge into becoming a full time sports card dealer. Since then he has traveled the country setting up at trade shows ranging from small local shows all the way up to …
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EPISODE OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is an LA native who has been a collector his whole life, but has taken a very different path from our other guests to date. His focus has been in the sports content space, and recently shifted over to collectibles. He held multiple positions with NASCAR, including Head of Content. He was the General Manager for The A…
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EPISODE OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is a former tech salesman who decided he had enough of his “day job” and wanted to pursue his passion as a collector. In July of 2022 he decided that he was going to try his hand as a full time sports card dealer. Since then he has traveled the country setting up at trade shows ranging from small local shows all the …
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EPISODE OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is a wife, a mother of two, and a former middle school English teacher who has turned her passion for collecting into a full time business. When she is not doing the “mom thing” or adding to her collection of Baseball and Star Wars cards, she is running an extremely successful breaking business, MamaBreaks. She has w…
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EPISODE OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is a well established content creator in the collectibles space specializing in a variety of non-sports items. His collecting interests range from trading cards, pop culture, wrestling, Star Wars, comics, original artwork, toys and other non-sports items. In addition to being a passionate collector, he is the host of…
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EPISODE OVERVIEW: Welcome to THE FIRST EVER episode of Hobby Hustle! Today’s guest is not only one of the most knowledgeable basketball collectors around, but an amazing person as well. Adam Gray has over 30+ years of collecting experience, and is the Founder & Editor in Chief of Basketball Card Fanatic Magazine. Additionally, since 2023 he has bee…
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We had the pleasure of sitting down with Americana and roots singer-songwriter Jackie Greene before his second of three sold-out shows at The Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA in February 2024. Joined by his wife, Kyle, who reveals some lesser-known stories and behind-the-scenes moments about their life together, Jackie muses about his music…
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Michael Franti, the amazing and crowd loving singer, songwriter, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and rapper. We sat down with Michael backstage at the Mill Valley Music Festival, 2023. In honor of Mother’s Day we are releasing this now as in this interview, Michael reflects on his own Mother and how she influenced his life and music. Micha…
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Elliott Peck, the beloved and multi-talented San Francisco Bay Area singer/songwriter/guitarist visits with host Dennis Strazulo before her sold out “In The Pines” EP Release Party at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA. Elliott is both charming and authentic in sharing her thoughts and emotions before the show, while also reflecting on the pa…
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Wolf Jett founding members Jon Payne (drums) and Chris Jones (guitar/lead vocals) share their evolution from playing in their first band together (Scary Little Friends) leading to their soon-to-be released (March 8, 2024) second album, “Time Will Finally Come.” Their journey took an unexpected turn when they were hunkered down during COVID at Jon’s…
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More interviews from the green room at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco during Grateful Guitars’ inaugural benefit concert with members of Dark Star Orchestra (DSO). Keyboard player, Rob Baracco details his his experiences playing piano and organ on original Grateful Dead gear; drummer Dino English gives a lesson on tone and shares detail…
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Backstage interviews during Grateful Guitars’ Inaugural Benefit Concert at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco: Music director and show participant Alex Jordan talks about herding the group of talented musicians playing at the show; Zach Nugent (Zach Nugent’s Dead Set) chats about his history of playing the famed guitars supplied by Grateful…
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Andy Logan, Founder/President of Grateful Guitars and owner/steward of the famed “Alligator” guitar which was once gifted to Jerry Garcia by Graham Nash, talks about sharing and gifting his amazing collection of instruments with prominent members of the jam band scene. Listen to the story of one of the community’s most beloved members as he talks a…
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Terrapin Crossroads – Sunday Daydream Vol 2 (Featuring Moonalice) – Part 1 Join Tales From The Green Room backstage at the Terrapin Crossroads Sunday Daydream 2 music fest as they visit with members of Moonalice (John Molo, Barry Sless, Pete Sears, Lester Chambers, Dylan Chambers) and sit down with concert host Phil Lesh’s bass tech Brian Rashap an…
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Jerry's Middle Finger founder, Rodney Newman, reflects on Bill Walton's endorsing the band - as he did on on the Dan Le Betard show, revealing that discovering Jerry's Middle Finger at age 70 has given him " the chance of a full and complete life." Listen to the full episode for more surprises and green room fun with the entire band!…
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Take a ride with hosts Dennis Strazulo, Tami Larson, and “Augie” on their journey visiting with Jerry’s Middle Finger, the masterful band recreating the music of The Jerry Garcia Band. Broken up into three parts, the episode features band members talking about the origin of JMF, experiences playing at the famed Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley,…
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Backstage at the summit of Mount Tam at the Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre for the 7th annual Sound Summit 2023 interviewing band members from the days line up which included Lord Huron · Sierra Ferrell · Kevin Morby · Brokedown In Bakersfield · Vinyl with special guests and captivating moments only being in the Green Room can render! Epis…
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An inspirational conversation with Brenden Tacon, creator of the Latin Dead - the ambitious 11-piece band fusing the music of the Grateful Dead with Latin Jazz. Brenden details the 3+ year journey of making his dream a reality, the involvement of Dead music aficionado John Kadlecik with Latin legends and Grammy award winners, Oscar Hernandez and Pe…
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A chat with Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars from the Greenroom at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA, reflecting on his first performance at that storied venue and the genesis of his entry into the world of Grateful Dead music; paired with our sit-down with Jason Crosby, musing about playing in the scene and his new record, “Gi…
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A playful, lively, and informative conversation with all members of Pink Talking Fish (Eric Gould, Zack Burwick, Cal Kehoe, Richard James) moments before their recent performance at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA. The boys delve into some of their favorite stories, including playing with George Porter, Jr, performing Phish kids shows, the…
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Tales From The Green Room host, Dennis Strazulo, and Mount Tam Media founder, Tami Larson visit with Wolf Bros./Dead & Co. drummer Jay Lane, Samson Grisman (son of David Grisman), and renowned sax player, Dave Ellis in Sweetwater Music Hall’s green room as they share their memorable moments at the venue celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Lane and El…
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Welcome to Tales from the Green Room - Backstage conversations from popular music venues around the country curated by Mount Tam Media. Buckle up and listen in, as host Dennis Strazulo and Mount Tam Media founder, Tami Larson, dig up conversations with artists - before and after shows - in the exclusive confines of the green room. Barriers are down…
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Mount Tam Media is thrilled to launch its Tales From the Green Room Podcast with a special season of episodes celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the iconic Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California. The roster of artists that have crowded onto the club's little stages, first at the original Sweetwater location two blocks away, and now at th…
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As Women's History Month comes to an end, we pay homage to the ladies with the re-release of an insightful and lively roundtable discussion with Lisa Marlsberger, Halina Janusz (Jerry's Middle Finger), Sunshine Garcia Becker (Furthur, Zach Nugent's Dead Set) and Lisa Mackey (Dark Star Orchestra) reflecting on the challenges of women navigating thei…
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Good afternoon. In these recent days we've been witnessing the unfolding of one of the most insidious diseases in this history of mankind. Mankind -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. For we will once again be fighting for our free…
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