Our Toy Addictions: Recent Episodes
Matt, Ron & Aaron
3 Adult boys who collect and talk about toys. Bringing you news, updates, and our unfettered opinions about the hobby we all love.
Matt and Ron fill the hour with a discussion about thinning out their collections and which lines or items they are collecting moving forward.
Everyone got some new toys this week that we cover before looking ahead to new things coming out soon, and of in the future. We also cover some potential changes to the podcast, at least for a little while.
Ron and Aaron hit a few local spots while Matt hit's a toy museum on his holiday road trip. Also, what will our collections look like in 2025? Stick around to find out.
This week we talk about the ECTO-1 Haslab and preview some toys coming out soon that we think are pretty cool. Ron also plays with his tiny Han.
This week we touch on the price of toys in 1984 vs today with inflation, a very cool website that provides stickers and labels for your old school toy rehab projects, and a bunch of other really cool stuff (toyhax.com) and we realize how big Ron’s bourbon collection really is.
Coming to you from RomeoCon, we sit down with Richie and Chris of Midwest Collectibles, and Parker of Monthly Pops .
Go see Richie, Chris and his team at Midwest Collectibles at 356 Independence Blvd, Romeoville, IL 60446.
Check Out Monthly Pops at https://monthlypops.com/.
Coming to you from RomeoCon, we sit down with Mike Caplan of Mr. Wayne's Pop Culture Collectibles.
Go see Mike and his guys at 10 W Burlington Ave, Westmont, IL 60559.
This week is a two man show since we lost our producer at a flea market while looking at Transformers. All kidding aside, Aaron and Ron hold down the fort on the eve of RomeoCon. Be there or be square!
After a brief, 13 month hiatus we're back together to discuss how each of our collections have taken various shapes. From thinning them down to flat out selling them off, it's a come on her back story for the ages.
This week we talk about recent rumors of a potentially big merger and what it might mean within the toy industry as a whole.
This week we have a couple of new shout outs as the guys talk about a trip Ron and Aaron took to Milwaukee. Of course there are some toy shenanigans along the way.
Ron and Aaron finish up a game of baseball while discussing some of the latest new toy announcements and Valaverse's price drops. We take a little deeper look into some of the new items introduced by Valaverse at this year's JoeFest.
During our hiatus, Matt and Ron were each able to stop at some Toy Shops out of state.
We also review the new G.I. Joe Classified figures that were revealed and went on Pre-Order during Yo Joe June.
This episode we talk about Ron and Aaron's visit to the Chi-Con Toy Show hosted by our good friends at Midwest Collectibles. Another killer show, and we got to meet up with Mike from Mr. Wayne's Collectibles.
Chris from Midwest collectibles drew up a sweet custom Hulk picture for Ron, but you;l have to see that on the YouTube channel!
This week we discuss our semi annual visit to the Chicago Toy Show and Aaron's trip down another toy line rabbit hole. There's also mention of a 60' USS Flagg.
The boys talk about how they prefer to store any toys that are not currently on display. They also discuss how much is too much, or too little, to display and how they prefer to display their toys. We also do a quick look at a 60' custom USS Flagg that has been showing up on our toy feeds in some social media.
This week we do a recap of Aaron's finding's at the Spring Chicago Toy Show in Kane County and how it led to the purchase of a figure from a toy company none of us have bought from yet. We also talk a little bit about what would make us try a new toy company for our collections.
In this episode we discuss whether, Hasbro or Mattel currently has a better method of revealing and putting their items up for (pre) orders.
This week Aaron talks about he recent vacation to Disney World, and how the trip got him into collecting a new property. And of course what he thinks of the figures.
This week talk about some of the things that might actually make us stop collecting toys. In theory, of course.
This episode we talk about how different types media like comics, movies or television may, or may not effect the popularity of a toy line, and vice versa.
Today we review the first two days of reveals from arguably the best toy line on the market right now, Valaverse's Action Force.
Coming to you from the First Annual Romeo-Con, we have a slew of guests join us this week including Richie Sandoval Jr., event host and owner of Midwest Collectibles, and Emmy Award winning animator Doug Rice who worked on The Animaniacs during their initial run in the 90's.
This week we talk about the reality of FOMO when it comes to collecting. We do also talk about the latest reveals from Hasbro's Indiana Jones team. They were not good. (But Retroblasting's take on it was hilarious!)
In our first mega-sized episode of Season 02 we review our favorite toys that we picked up in 2022. A top five from each of us and some honorable mentions means there's a lot to go over.
After a pretty big show and tell we talk about some exciting Batman '66 news, Valaverse's "December Surprises" and the next wave of MOTU Origins. Then, we touch just a little bit on the big, big shakeup of the DCU before finally discussing the lack of action figures that have "action features".
Minus Aaron and his hard partying lifestyle, Matt and Ron discuss some of the recent issues that have come to light with Dorkside Toys. Show and tell is back as usual and some new toys lines are talked about that we're excited about.
We start out this week wishing for our favorite clown to get his own figure before moving on to our weekly show and tell. Then we get into some of the latest reveals that have us excited.
After a couple weeks of MOTU and Transformer news, we finally get some news from Valaverse, and Classified to talk about. Throw in a little discussion in the middle about what could possibly be the goriest horror film of all time, and you've got this week's episode.
Matt and Ron went to TF Con last week and have some things to talk about from the event. We also talk about the latest Haslab for Transformers and other updates from the week.
After an unscheduled week off, Matt and Ron were able to get back into The Pit and chew the fat on some current MOTU news. Eternia will live forever, and there's a new Battle Cat on the prowl by Mondo.
This week we cover the announcement of Mattel Creations' Eternia playset for the MOTU Origins line. Then we talk about some changes happening in the logistics world and what it's like to read an actual toy magazine again.
This week we talk about the Transformers and G.I. Joe Classified figures that were revealed by Hasbro this weekend during their PulseCon. We also talk about the new Indianan Jones lines that were finally revealed by Hasbro.
This week we talk about the recent "leak" that Hasbro is shifting the Classified line to be an online Pulse Exclusive. Is the rumor true and will other's follow suit?
We also talk about our dislike of the new windowless packaging by Hasbro.
This week we talk about the recent Haslab reveal, the recently revealed nominations for the Toy Hall of Fame and how much you're willing to spend on a piece, or pieces, for your collection.
This week we talk about toxicity in the collecting community and how we use it to constantly rib each other a little bit.
After a brief news update we jump into a discussion about what parts of your collection would be the hardest, but most beneficial to trade or sell.
After our weekly updates on the industry, we ask the question on whether or not "girls toys' are collectible or not?
After a weekly update of goings on in the toy industry, we touch on some of our hunting habits when out looking for our plastic crack.
After some updates on our favorite current brands of toys, we discuss some of our favorite toys we had that aren't quite as well known to everyone.
This week we discuss why we are collectors and why we collect the way that we each collect.
We review some of the announcements made last weekend at SDCC, talk about a few new purchases we made at the Chicago Toy Show and then discuss customizing action figures.
Welcome to the show fellow toy collectors! This week we talk about some of our favorite reveals at SDCC this weekend and give a brief synopsis of what this show will be about.