{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Stacking Slabs","title":"History in Hand: Ben (@nonsensenamecards) on Collecting Cultural Icons","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8ff9fb0e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4324,"description":"Ben (@nonsensenamecards) collects stories. And those stories happen to be printed on cardboard.\nIn this collector conversation, we talk about why Ben focuses on historical figures like Geronimo, Einstein, and Amelia Earhart—and what it means to build a collection based on personal curiosity rather than hype.\nThis episode is about connection. It's about how one collector follows his interests, turns research into passion, and treats cards as artifacts that tell us something real about the past—and about ourselves.\n\nWe talk:\nAllen & Ginter, Felix Potin, and the chase for context\nWhy it's OK to collect across sports, eras, and categories\nHow collecting can help you slow down and learn\nBen reminds us that there’s no right way to collect—only your way.\n\nGet exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast Patreon\n[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this link\nCheck out Card Ladder the official data partner of Stacking Slabs\nFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok\nFollow Ben: | Instagram","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MBEEY6L_Eg3XlTtfD_e6LB4wbm-JGqV-0i2jbmCO4I0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwMDA3LzE1ODc5/MTIzMzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}