715- A Toy Store Near You with Producer/Director Brian Volk-Weiss
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Brian Volk-Weiss (Comedy Dynamics, A Toy Store Near You, The Toys That Made Us, The Movies That Made Us) has always loved toys, but in college he started buying them, not to play with, but to collect. When Covid19 started, independent toy stores were hit hard. Brian came up with an idea to help save them. And wait till you hear how he did it. We all love toys and you're going to LOVE this episode! Listen!
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| 0:00.0 | You're finally at that hot new spot, the one your friends keep raving about, sitting across from your date. |
| 0:06.6 | It's going another round? |
| 0:08.3 | Really well. And that dish you've been dying to try? Oh, it's headed your way. You can smell it. |
| 0:14.2 | Here it's sizzling fresh off that skillet as it comes closer, closer, and served. Go ahead, Enjoy. After your phone sneaks a bite first, |
| 0:23.7 | when you're with Amex, it's not if it's going to happen, but when? American Express, don't live |
| 0:28.5 | life without it. |
| 0:35.3 | Hey, it's Christine with Storyworthy. |
| 0:44.2 | Today on the show, producer-director Brian Volkwise talks about how he made a toy store near you. |
| 0:49.3 | Just like anyone else, my parents bought me toys, and I played with the toys, and I liked the toys. |
| 0:53.1 | I don't think there was anything special about how I got introduced to toys. The unusual thing is that I never stopped buying them, like ever. |
| 0:59.4 | In college, I remember very specifically buying for the first time ever a toy I knew I would put on a shelf and not play with. |
| 1:09.7 | Today on the show, producer-director Brian Volkweiss talks all about how he made a toy store |
| 1:15.7 | near you. |
| 1:17.1 | Stay close. |
| 1:23.3 | Hey, it's Brian Volkweiss, and you're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 1:39.6 | Yeah. Hey, it's Brian Voquoise, and you're listening to Storyworthy. Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:45.2 | Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of over 11 years or you're a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:53.0 | I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with... |
| 1:57.1 | One on my second. Oh, who was it? God, that's terrible, isn't it? I know who it was. It was my good |
| 2:04.5 | friend, my new good friend and a wonderful guy, Jeff Dwaskin from live from Detroit, the Jeff |
| 2:10.8 | Woskin show. Jeff Dwaskin told a really great story about being on jury duty. And the takeaway, Brian, the takeaway here is that he says, |
| 2:21.4 | if you happen to get chosen to be on a jury, be the foreman. |
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