Chris HOJ-Cast
As of June of 2025, this feed features new uploads of the Chris HOJ-Cast — a sports card podcast that discusses collecting, market trends, and sports in general.
It also serves as an archive of the 42-episode run of the "House of Jordans" podcast, which spanned December of 2018 through August of 2020.
Episodes
67 episodes
Constructing Meaning (Chris HOJ-Cast #35)
This episode has five parts. 1) A quick dive into my Luka fandom. 2) Reflections on how research shapes collecting—and how research builds meaning. 3) Using my recent pickup (2024-25 Silhouette Holo Platinum 1/1 Luka Doncic) a...
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1:58:31
Jokic Collecting in 2026 (Chris HOJ-Cast #34)
This episode has 5 parts. First, a discussion of PER and who has won its crown in each NBA season. Second, a review of two headline Jokic card sales with Goldin last weekend. Third, a deep dive into Joker's Totally Certified H...
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1:49:55
The Holiest of Grails (Chris HOJ-Cast #33)
This episode analyzes the two 1/1 MJ sales from Heritage Auctions last weekend—the Platinum Masterpiece, which sold for $2.1m, and the Purple Masterpiece, which sold for $625k.
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1:48:52
The First 15 (Chris HOJ-Cast #32)
This episode revolves around my recent pick up of the "Heart and Soul" Gold 1/1 of Michael Jordan—using this card as a springboard into discussing: (1) MJ's first fifteen 1/1s ever made, (2) the historic "Heart and Soul" 30-card set, (3) my rec...
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1:28:22
Valuing Michael Jordan 1/1s (Chris HOJ-Cast #31)
This episode has three parts. First, a registry of the 72 first MJ 1/1s is introduced—identifying the 37 cards that are publicly owned, the 21 that are privately owned, and the 14 that have yet to surface. Second is an exercise in 1...
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1:54:19
At A Collecting Crossroads (Chris HOJ-Cast #30)
This episode has 3 parts. First is a discussion sparked by the recent Flawless 1/1 Jokic sale. Second is introspection around whether to pursue a very special Michael Jordan 1/1 that is coming to auction soon. And the final se...
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1:35:56
Pickups of 2025 (Chris HOJ-Cast #29)
This episode has four parts. The first contrasts two styles of sharing cards: (1) the yearly pickup recap and (2) the "card tree." The second section discusses my recap of eight cards added in 2025. The third segment investiga...
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1:33:47
Storytelling Approaches (Chris HOJ-Cast #28)
This episode has two major segments. First, a new Jokic 1/1 is revealed, which is then used as a case study for contrasting a human-based presentation of its properties versus an artificial intelligence description. Second, two styl...
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Reviewing the PC Players (Chris HOJ-Cast #27)
This episode has three parts: (1) a review of my PC players, plus some commentary on how I'm currently collecting each, and which cards I'm looking for next, (2) meditations on the idea of evolving as a collector from the "aesthetic" state to t...
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1:45:14
Rarity (Chris HOJ-Cast #26)
This episode has 3 parts. The first questions the role of market price in card rankings. The second and third use rarity to rank Michael Jordan cards.The document ranking MJ cards can be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/5an...
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2:00:51
Classification Science (Chris HOJ-Cast #25)
This episode has four parts. The first poses the question: what is the most misunderstood card in your collection? Second is a discussion of "commemorative" cards—culminating in the reveal of a recent MJ pickup. The third sect...
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1:10:35
Known Unknowns (Chris HOJ-Cast #24)
This episode has 3 sections. The first investigates how "known unknowns" induced a bout of collecting paralysis—and how I plan to prevent it from happening again. The second tells the story of a "One of a Kind" Michael Jordan 1/1 fr...
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1:42:28
Michael Jordan's Rarest Cards (Chris HOJ-Cast #23)
This episode opens with a segment on what "utopia" might teach us about card collecting. The next segment investigates how ownership of a card triggers a learning process. The third segment introduces the "90s MJ 1/1" taxonomy. ...
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1:57:41
An Antidote To The Bull Market (Chris HOJ-Cast #22)
This episode has three segments: 1) September supply increases and how they might counteract runaway prices in this bull market, 2) a deep dive into storytelling about sports cards, and 3) does the "better player hypothesis" predict that Duncan...
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1:22:06
The Goal of Collecting (Chris HOJ-Cast #21)
This episode puts forth 12 segments. Several of the highlights include: a thought experiment designed to figure out the goal of collecting, reflections on successful market predictions in a bull market, and photo-matching a recent pickup....
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1:20:04
The Trade (Chris HOJ-Cast #20)
This episode dives into my recent trade. I received the 1997-98 Upper Deck PowerDeck White Jersey 1/1 Michael Jordan (plus six more MJ 1/1s). I sent out the 1998-99 Skybox Molten Metal Fusion Titanium /40.
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1:33:41
Thoughts on The $12.932m MJ/Kobe Sale (Chris HOJ-Cast #19)
This episode analyzes the $12.932m sale of the MJ/Kobe 2007-08 Exquisite Dual Logoman Autograph 1/1 PSA 6. What will be its ripple effects on the sports card industry? What does it imply for the market? Was it an overpay? ...
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1:28:24
The Omniscient Collector (Chris HOJ-Cast #18)
This episode has two segments. The first dives into the concept of "iconic" while reviewing the process I used to create my rankings for Adam and Ryan's "25 in 25" project. The second replies to a listener question about how lesser ...
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1:09:53
Navigating a Bull Market (Chris HOJ-Cast #17)
This episode dives into the current bull market in sports cards. Topics include: what proof is there that it exists, what are its impacts on daily collecting activities, and how long will it last? The episode concludes with a few th...
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2025 National Experience (Chris HOJ-Cast #16)
This episode has two parts. The first reviews my experience at the 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, sans the pickups and grades I received at the show. The second segment then dives into the pickups and grades....
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1:46:27
To Spreadsheet or Not To Spreadsheet + An Intro to Jokic (Chris HOJ-Cast #15)
This HOJ-Cast, likely the last for the next 3 weeks or so, has four segments. First is a deep dive into my Pre-National Bounty List. Second is a review of Nikola Jokic's basketball career to date. Third is a review of two comp...
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1:47:42
The Card That Brought Me Back to MJ Collecting (Chris HOJ-Cast #14)
This episode takes the scenic route to revealing a recent Michael Jordan card acquisition. Along the way I explain the series of events and revelations that led to it.
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1:49:16
The Purdy Episode (Chris HOJ-Cast #13)
This episode dives into collecting Brock Purdy. It starts with a review of his storybook first two seasons and disappointing third. Then, Purdy's career metrics are reviewed. Next is a walk through my 8-card Purdy collection.&...
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1:43:12
The Prizm Black Finite Run of Christian McCaffrey Continues (Chris HOJ-Cast #12)
This episode has two (lengthy) segments. The first discusses the acquisition of Christian McCaffrey's 2024 Prizm Black Finite 1/1—which keeps alive the run. The second takes a Wittgensteinian turn into the language games played when...
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1:57:42
Why is the '78 Topps Dorsett #315 So Expensive + NBA Finals MVP Thoughts (Chris HOJ-Cast #11)
Welcome, House of Jordan listeners, to the Chris HOJ-cast, episode 11! I've been recording these episodes for a few weeks for YouTube, where you can find the previous 10. I hope you don't mind that I'll be bringing them to the House...
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