{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Enlighten Me","title":"The Trading Card Economy | Dr. Jesse Backstrom","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6d3fd859\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1039,"description":"Trading cards have been around for more than a century. They were first used as inserts in cigarette packs, like the famous Honus Wagner baseball card. There are various reasons why people collect trading cards, including collecting the ones they like as a hobby, holding sealed boxes as investments, and buying and selling cards when the value is right. \nIn this episode, Dr. Jesse Backstrom, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Sciences, discusses using the trading card market as field experiments for economic questions, how the trading card hobby became so popular, how the hobby has changed over the last few years, what economic factors are driving the current market, and more. \nListen to new episodes of Enlighten Me every month on the TXST Podcast Network. Other podcasts on the network include Try @ TXST, Office Hours, The Current, and States Up. \nFor questions or inquiries about the TXST Podcast Network, email podcasts@txstate.edu.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mwCr3k9JviDgFigZv8fxgkZ3bQ902IrsqpXcT2IkFno/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZmNm/NDIzMmNlMDZiYmY5/MTZkNGU0YjMyNDk4/NTVhMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}