It’s Not A Toy

About It’s Not A Toy

Ian Boldsworth embarks on a mission of salvation to collect the original vintage Star Wars figures, oblivious to the fractured galaxy awaiting him. In It’s Not A Toy we take a journey through this conflicted landscape, and hear first hand accounts of the baffling battles that rage on. A nine episode limited series from Infinite Hermit Podcasts.

Publisher

Ian Boldsworth Infinite Hermit

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Nov 2024

Latest episode

13 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Dec 2024

   It's Not A Toy Episode 9 - Lost Sanctuary

   The saga concludes. Are we seriously traumatised? Can We nail nostalgia? Does my new collection complete? Does it belong in a museum? Has balance been brought to the collecting community?

2. 

   11 Dec 2024

   It's Not A Toy Episode 8 - The Infinite Voyage

   Insanity becomes normality! The shift in marketing impacts the nerds, and a we look at those who have taken it upon themselves to continue vintage toylines. Oh, and there's another scandal...

3. 

   9 Dec 2024

   It's Not A Toy Episode 7 - Deterrence And Bounty

   We hear about the issues for girls trying to enter a boy's club, and give a stern talking to those who think anything Star Wars is always worth a fortune.

4. 

   6 Dec 2024

   It's Not A Toy Episode 6 - The Plastic Menace

   An opportunistic purchase of unused packaging, second hand figures and an iron, combine to create a scandal that decimates the trust of the vintage toy collecting community.

5. 

   4 Dec 2024

   It's Not A Toy Episode 5 - Settling The Score

   Today we hear about the importance of support from home before it all gets a bit fighty over the topics of opening vintage toys, or sealing them in clear cases.

6. 

   2 Dec 2024

   It's Not A Toy Episode 4 - Threat Of The Clones

   The rise of reproduction weaponry threatens to damage the investment of many a collector, provoking an existential crisis as to our responsibilities beyond the grave.

7. 

   29 Nov 2024

   It's Not A Toy Episode 3 - Pride and Convergence

   Urgent regathering, flawed investments, relinquishing the collection and walking back into a war zone...

8. 

   27 Nov 2024

   It's Not A Toy Episode 2 - Demise and Awakening

   The original toyline comes to an unceremonious end, and forty years later, the hunters become the hunted...

9. 

   25 Nov 2024

   It's Not A Toy Episode 1 - Early Birds

   A chance museum encounter reawakens a dormant obsession, and we go way back to the Seventies to see how some toys captured collectors for life.

10. 

    19 Nov 2024

    It's Not A Toy Official Trailer

    Limited Podcast Series of 9 episodes. Three episodes a week for three weeks. Released 25 Nov, 27 Nov, 29 Nov, 2 Dec, 4 Dec, 6 Dec, 9 Dec, 11 Dec and 13 Dec 2024.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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