# Collectables + Maximal Nostalgia (with Bill Tilley)

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Podcast: [Halfsies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/halfsies-1577053)
Published: 2026-03-25T05:00:00+00:00
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Get the video version of this episode on Mondays and listen to all of our episodes ad-free and early: https://www.patreon.com/c/solidlisten In this episode, your hosts are visited by Rob's friend Bill Tilley, who'd just gotten back from a collectables convention in Columbus, OH where he scooped up some King Kong glasses that he'd been looking for and observed the state of the current collector's market and thought: Is nostalgia dead? Then they head over to a TikTok A.I. Slop page called "Maximal Nostalgia" that Molly deems a perfect form of entertainment for people struggling with cognitive decline or traumatic brain injury. It's also alarmingly addictive. LINKS Maximal Nostalgia https://www.tiktok.com/@maximalnostalgia Check out Bill and Robs: An Excellent Adventure https://www.patreon.com/cw/billandrobs?utm_source=campaign-search-results Follow Molly McAleer http://mollymcaleer.com/ Follow Rob Schulte https://www.robschulte.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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