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Seldomo & The Tomorrow Trio are…

Michael Corrado – Lead vocals, guitar

Sam Yannotti – Bass guitar

Justin Baer – Drums

Someone In A Tree is…

Steven Murillo – Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer

Doug Forrester – Guitar, Synthesizer

Ben Scott – Bass guitar

Jake Beers – Drums, Vocals

When one thinks about Baruch College as a business school, the immediate image people conjure up about graduates starting companies that would hopefully grow into enterprises worth billions of dollars. But for one avid sports fan, the entrepreneur drive steered him into a more low key, but intimate direction.

One classic sports tradition that is the trading and selling of baseball cards. Knowing that there is quite a sizable amount of money to be in this hobby, Baruch alumnus Ralph Schneider dived headfirst into this area with a rapidly growing enterprise exclusively on social media called Ralph’s Rips.

“I’ve played a lot of sports when I was younger, but it’s always been baseball. I’ve been collecting cards for ten years. It started with my local card shop in Brooklyn. And I still go there to this day.”

After a decade of collecting baseball cards from various eras, Schneider realized that his simple hobby could also turn out be very lucrative business. Earlier this August, Schneider opened both a Facebook and Instagram page for Ralph’s Rips. While sharing sentimental memories towards brick and mortar card shops, the decision to make it as an online only enterprise was due to changing trends in retail.

“As much as I love the local card shop, as a platform for buying and selling cards it’s dying out unfortunately. While people should always support their local stores, it’s not a wise decision business wise to do physical retail in the world of internet commerce.”

While Schneider started the business on his own accord, he gives a lot of credit his father, who encouraged him to start collecting cards—perhaps as a means of vicariously living out his own dreams.

“My dad really started taking me to purchase cards and it made me interested in the hobby. In fact, he used to have a complete set of 1969 Topps baseball cards that would be worth a lot of money today. But his mom, my grandma, made him get rid of them. So I guess he wanted me to keep all my cards.”

People interested in checking out Ralph’s Rips can follow them on their Facebook and Instagram pages.

Independent musicians are a common sight in New York City. But one has to sometimes stop and wonder about their story and what inspired them to come to the city. Today, we speak to one of these musicians, Townshend Bailey.

Working Title: In the Studio With Neckbeard

Inspired by In the Studio with Redbeard and This American Life, my podcast would take a look at the various local musicians that can be found all across New York City. With a city as diverse as ours, a wide variety of musicians doing various genres of music is bound to flourish throughout the five boroughs. Rather than just talk about the work they’ve put out, the podcast could also talk about their creative process, how their experiences in the city inspire their music, and maybe some anecdotal stories from the studio and stage.

Eddie Trunk is a radio personality well known for hosting shows dedicated to hard rock and heavy metal. His presence is well known in places like Sirius XM and New York’s own Q104.3 FM. Serving as an expansion to his Trunk Nation radio show, this podcast includes through interviews with artists, commentary on the latest hard rock and metal news, and reviews of the newest albums.

What makes this show unique compared to other music podcasts is how down to earth this show feels. Whenever musicians come onto the show, they’re not so much special guests but more like close friends of Trunk coming into the studio to casually hang out while promoting their latest endeavors. Trunk’s enthusiasm for the genre also wears off on the listener, especially with the interviews.

One recent episode featured the band Nickelback. Aside from talking about their newest album, the band brought up their early days and even brings up their thoughts on the hatebase that has followed them through the course of their careers.

While many of the recent episodes can be found on the show’s PodcastOne page, all episodes can be downloaded for free on iTunes.