Antique Auction Podcast, Free Audio Podcast Show on Antiques & Auctions

July 3, 2010 - PRLog -- For the last year, auctioneer and appraiser Martin Willis and co-host Phyllis Kao have reported on nearly every facet of the antiques hobby through their independent Website antiqueauctionpodcast.com Across over 40 different segments, the two record and broadcast live interviews with notable personalities, dealers and artists on topics ranging from a world record $1 million map to what it's like to be a real-life American picker.

Guest range from Reyne Haines on her book Vintage Watches, the Huber’s on American samplers, Wayne Hilt on early pewter, expert William Whetstone on World Hallmarks, as well as collectors on decoys and vintage autos with celebrity Adam Carolla. The two interview auctioneers, dealers and artists as well. Several guests make regular appearances on The Antiques Roadshow.

Some future podcasts will be in video and will include Brimfield Antique Show, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, behind the scenes at auctions. They will record interviews on travels as far as Switzerland and Russia.

Willis is an independent appraiser in Marin County, California. He's got more than 35 years of experience as a second generation auctioneer working in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Colorado and California, who's handled tens of thousands of antiques, collectibles and fine art pieces. Kao is a classical violinist and scholar who has recently returned to her antique roots by immersing herself in antique auctions, specializing in silver flatware and silver hollowware.

The Antique Auction Podcast is available via a free subscription on iTunes so that new installments are downloaded automatically.

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A free show you can listen to on your computer or iPod. Focusing on antiques, decorative and fine arts as well as auctions and the full range of collecting. Interviewing guests, specialist in their fields, auctioneers, dealers and artists as well as hosting interviews with avid collectors. Enjoy our 30-45 minute free audio shows.