Howdy and welcome to the Minsanity Podcast! I’m your host Phil
Persson. Ever wanted to know the real story behind your favorite
dealers, collectors, and curators that make up our mineral collecting
world? Each episode we bring you fresh, unfiltered and unscripted
conversations with some of the biggest movers and shakers in mineral
collecting. Tune in for a look into the incredible people that make our
mineral world what it is, from elite-level private collectors to down and
dirty diggers and everything in between. On this show, I will dive into
the concept of rules, and talk to the people who
On this episode of the Minsanity Podcast, we will talk to well-known mineral show promoter, collector, and philanthropist Martin Zinn III. Mr. Zinn, better known as “Marty”, is a fixture of the miner…
Episode 6: On this episode of the Minsanity Podcast, we will talk to geology professor, collector, and educator Dr. Geoff Cook. Geoff turned a childhood fascination with minerals into a career as a v…
Episode 5: On this episode of the Minsanity Podcast, we will talk to legendary mineral dealers and collectors Don and Gloria Olson. Don and Gloria, both originally from the Midwest United States, hav…
Episode 3: On this episode of the Minsanity Podcast, we will talk to mineral photographer, curator, and collector Mark Mauthner of Graz, Austria. Mark grew up in Vancouver, Canada and discovered mine…
Episode 2: On this episode of the Minsanity Podcast, we will talk to mineral scientist, collector, and curator Dr. John Rakovan. John is known as someone who bridges different aspects of our mineral …
Episode 1: On this episode of the Minsanity Podcast, we will talk to veteran mineral dealer and all-around good guy Jasun MacAvoy. As the “mineral man” behind well-known eBay seller Mineralman999, Ja…
Howdy and welcome to the Minsanity Podcast! I’m your host Phil Persson. Ever wanted to know the real story behind your favorite dealers, collectors, and curators that make up our mineral collecting w…