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Small Subjects is a podcast devoted to discussing big topics in the worlds of scale modeling, diorama-building, and sculpting and painting miniature figures, as well as presenting interviews with some of the top artists in the field, including every era, and ranging from historical to fantasy subjects. Co-hosts Barry Biediger, who is based in Salt Lake City, and Jim DeRogatis, who lives in Chicago, are the editors of the Web site boxdioramas.com. Both have decades of experience as modelers, though they maintain that they are always curious and always learning. They are dedicated members of the Military Miniature Society of Illinois, where they considered the great Sheperd Paine a friend and mentor. Barry is also a member of his local chapter of the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society, while DeRogatis has written, co-written, or edited ten books about popular music and two about miniatures and modeling (Sheperd Paine: The Life and Work of a Master Modeler and Military Historian and Shep Paine’s Armor Modelers Guide). You can contact the hosts at smallsubjectspodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 58: Talking about MFCA 2025 with Dennis Levy and Lou Masses
    May 22, 2025 – 01:42:41
  • Episode 57: Why do we abandon some projects? And: Considering the effects of tariffs on the hobby
    May 1, 2025 – 01:10:28
  • Episode 56: What do we do with all of this STUFF? with Joe Berton
    Mar 27, 2025 – 01:29:23
  • Episode 55: Artificial Intelligence and Modeling: A Talk with Jake McKee
    Feb 20, 2025 – 01:42:56
  • Episode 54: Barry & Jim's Adventures (and Frustrations) with the 1/16th Universal Carrier Kit
    Jan 23, 2025 – 01:44:21
  • Episode 53: Francois Verlinden
    Dec 19, 2024 – 01:55:11
  • Episode 52: Our Beginnings
    Nov 21, 2024 – 01:33:38
  • Episode 51: The 2025 MMSI Chicago Show
    Oct 31, 2024 – 01:26:48
  • Episode 50: Doug Cohen
    Oct 3, 2024 – 01:19:31
  • Episode 49: Scott Primeau
    Aug 22, 2024 – 01:25:19
  • Episode 48: Natalia Oracz
    Jul 11, 2024 – 01:17:35
  • Episode 47: Joan Biediger Talks About "Algorithm As Art"
    Jun 2, 2024 – 57:59
  • Episode 46: Verko's Vault
    Apr 25, 2024 – 01:13:14
  • Episode 45: Erik Swinson
    Mar 21, 2024 – 01:30:07
  • Episode 44: Abstraction in Miniatures and Digital vs Traditional Scratchbuilding
    Feb 22, 2024 – 01:32:16
  • Episode 43: Jon Harbuck
    Jan 18, 2024 – 01:39:36
  • Episode 42:Current Projects, Various & Sundry
    Dec 21, 2023 – 01:46:09
  • Episode 41: Bob Sarnowski
    Nov 16, 2023 – 02:09:11
  • Episode 40: Barry and Jim on their Favorites (and their Failures)
    Oct 12, 2023 – 01:54:31
  • Episode 39: A Conversation About the Open System With Marijn Van Gils
    Sep 14, 2023 – 02:27:15
  • Episode 38: Dave Youngquist and IPMS 2023 Nats
    Aug 17, 2023 – 01:32:50
  • Episode 37: Gary Baker, hair and Historex
    Jul 20, 2023 – 01:59:17
  • Episode 36: Mike Hilleary
    Jun 22, 2023 – 01:37:05
  • Episode 35: MFCA 2023
    May 25, 2023 – 01:30:50
  • Episode 34: Joe Berton
    Apr 20, 2023 – 02:32:11
  • Episode 33: Ingvild Eiring
    Mar 16, 2023 – 02:13:44
  • Episode 32: Travis Haussener
    Feb 16, 2023 – 01:58:27
  • Episode 31: Tools (and Other Stuff) We CAN Live Without
    Jan 12, 2023 – 01:23:27
  • Episode 30: Will Pattison
    Dec 15, 2022 – 01:37:39
  • Episode 29: Mike Good
    Nov 17, 2022 – 01:50:06
  • Episode 28: Greg Cihlar
    Oct 20, 2022 – 01:14:22
  • Episode 27: Tools (and Other Stuff) We Can't Live Without
    Sep 22, 2022 – 01:53:06
  • Episode 26: Pat McGrath
    Aug 18, 2022 – 01:14:45
  • Episode 25: John Bonanni/IPMS Nationals
    Aug 4, 2022 – 01:20:05
  • Episode 24: Pat Stansell
    Jul 21, 2022 – 01:43:55
  • Episode 23: Calvin Tan
    Jul 7, 2022 – 01:33:41
  • Episode 22: Box Dioramas
    Jun 23, 2022 – 01:50:07
  • Episode 21: Taesung Harmms
    Jun 9, 2022 – 01:18:51
  • Episode 20: Marion and Alan Ball, plus the MFCA Show 2022
    May 26, 2022 – 01:56:34
  • Episode 19: Marijn Van Gils
    May 12, 2022 – 02:02:10
  • Episode 18: Jack Lynch - Also, a discussion about transporting figures to shows
    Apr 7, 2022 – 01:27:11
  • Episode 17: Chris Meddings.
    Mar 10, 2022 – 01:49:04
  • Episode 16: Talking painting in acrylics and the benefits of modeling clubs with Pat Vess and Joe Berton
    Feb 24, 2022 – 01:39:03
  • Episode 15: Dennis Levy and more (Including Barry almost gets tased by a Swiss security guard)
    Feb 10, 2022 – 01:58:54
  • Episode 14: Bill Horan
    Jan 13, 2022 – 02:12:49
  • Episode 13: Bill Merklein
    Dec 16, 2021 – 01:28:26
  • Episode 12: Game-Changers
    Dec 2, 2021 – 01:18:06
  • Episode 11: Nick Infield
    Nov 18, 2021 – 01:47:36
  • Episode 10: Michael Kontraros/2021 MMSI Chicago Show
    Nov 4, 2021 – 01:59:24
  • Episode 9: Joel Glass and a discussion about collectors
    Oct 21, 2021 – 01:31:43
Recent Reviews
  • Lee Fogel
    Great chit-chat and good laughs
    A cozy and comfy ‘cast with good guests and both hosts are on-point with intelligent commentary and smart questions for guests. Save this one to your playlist, you won’t regret it!
  • combat_artist
    Terrific subject - very well thought out
    A real joy to listen too, excellent topics, EXTREMELY useful and relevant. Thanks for doing this.
  • Emdee406
    Excellent podcast.
    Really helpful to learn more about an aspect of modeling that is not my forte. Looking forward to the next episode.
  • lwopw
    completely enjoyable content
    i trialed this podcast with the Rosengrant episode and immediately subscribed afterwards. Great job. look forward to more episodes
  • Garyjd1166
    A much needed podcast about miniatures and modeling
    Podcasts usually take a number of episodes to evolve to where they are of professional quality. Barry and Jim have managed to deliver a polished product right out of the gate. They defintely deserve additional kudos for making a podcast about a subject that's visual in nature which is no small feat. Best of luck with ffuture episodes.
  • Loud Shirt Don
    Loving the Figure Talk!
    Barry and Jim, I have just binge-listened (if that’s a thing) to the first two Small Subjects pods, and you may count me as a fan! I think you have an array of subjects, and painters, that you can explore in future sessions. Add in your modeling experiences, and your personalities, and the figure community will be both entertained, and well represented, by your entry into the pod-scape. In addition to the examination of discussion topics - what’s up with purple faces, or NNM - blessing or curse, or can a paint job be technically correct but stylistically wrong - one can only hope that October will see the first of the ‘Barry and Jim at the ______ Show’ live pods! (I’m sure your discussion ideas are MUCH better than those above!) Seriously, thanks for expending the time and effort to bring these podcasts to us. Not only do I appreciate your insights, but it is cool to listen in when you actually know the hosts! Best regards, Don Johnson
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