<p><strong>Topics Covered</strong></p><p>The episode covered various topics, including:</p><ul><li>Pop culture cards</li><li>The Super Bowl</li><li>Ryan’s appearance on Whatnot</li><li>Reality TV</li><li>Tyler mentioned that he had recently been up in Stratton, Vermont, on the slopes.</li></ul><ul><li>Lou joined first, then Ryan and Lou, followed by Max Norris.</li><li>Ryan and Lou were scheduled to join about 10 minutes after the hour.</li><li>Max Norris, also known as Putnam Cards, was set to join after Ryan and Lou wrapped up. Max Norris is described as a &quot;real Michigan man&quot; and someone the host was looking forward to speaking with.</li><li>Lou&#39;s dog&#39;s name is Asher.</li></ul><ul><li>New podcast episodes are expected every Wednesday morning on all audio and video platforms.</li><li>The host announced a March Madness pool would be coming.</li><li>A &quot;big release day&quot; was scheduled for the day of the video&#39;s recording (February 17, 2026), for the &quot;VeeFriends Spectacular Series Super Stickers&quot;.</li><li>The biggest product launch the host had ever worked on, the VeeFriends Spectacular Super Sticker launch, was going live the day after the video&#39;s recording. This product is expected to be in 200–250 retail stores across the country, as well as internationally in places like the UK, Dubai, and Australia.</li><li>A launch event for the VeeFriends Spectacular Series Super Stickers was scheduled for Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in New York City at David Adams (6 to 9 p.m.).</li></ul><ul><li>The host (Tyler Schmitt) mentioned he brokered Logan Paul&#39;s first-ever Pokemon card purchase on August 25, 2020. He is trying to have Logan Paul on the show soon to talk about his new Rip It business.</li><li>The host offered his services to help people sell cards, noting that he has been seeing success with this, using &quot;Card Talk stories&quot; and other means to help move product.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Logan Paul&#39;s Pokemon Card:</strong> Logan Paul&#39;s interest in Pokemon was discussed, including the purchase of a card by AJ Scaramucci, who was in the mix for the purchase. The card&#39;s value includes &quot;social capital&quot; and marketing opportunities.</li><li><strong>Ryan&#39;s Whatnot Appearance:</strong> Ryan was praised for being the &quot;face in many ways of sports cards on that stream&quot; during a Mr. Beast Whatnot show. He was on a stream with 580,000 people when he walked out.</li><li><strong>Live Shopping:</strong> Live shopping was discussed as a continuing trend, including Mr. Beast&#39;s Whatnot show, TikTok Live, and the potential for Instagram and X to integrate live shopping. The host also mentioned that Gary did a segment on CBS Mornings with Nate Burleson about live shopping and AI.</li><li><strong>X (formerly Twitter):</strong> There were &quot;rumblings&quot; about X having crypto and stock trades built into the platform, rolling out over the next few weeks.</li><li><strong>Tops Chrome Olympics:</strong> Ryan commented on the Tops Chrome Olympics product, calling it &quot;not super&quot; hot but a lot of fun because it features many different sports. Autos and patches are included in the boxes.</li><li><strong>Baseball Season:</strong> Lou confirmed that it is &quot;firmly baseball season,&quot; with pitchers and catchers having reported and the World Baseball Classic starting soon.</li><li><strong>MLB Players Union:</strong> The resignation of the head of the MLB Players Association due to a federal investigation and an affair was discussed. It is believed that a strike after the current season is nearly guaranteed.</li><li><strong>March Madness:</strong> The host expressed excitement about the upcoming March Madness, predicting a &quot;real big comeback&quot; due to the high quality of NBA prospects in college basketball this year.</li></ul>