
Small Subjects
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!
Episodes
Episode 55: Artificial Intelligence and Modeling: A Talk with Jake McKee

Episode 54: Barry & Jim's Adventures (and Frustrations) with the 1/16th Universal Carrier Kit

Episode 53: Francois Verlinden

Episode 52: Our Beginnings

Episode 51: The 2025 MMSI Chicago Show

Episode 50: Doug Cohen

Episode 49: Scott Primeau

Episode 48: Natalia Oracz

Episode 47: Joan Biediger Talks About "Algorithm As Art"

Episode 46: Verko's Vault

Episode 45: Erik Swinson

Episode 44: Abstraction in Miniatures and Digital vs Traditional Scratchbuilding

Episode 43: Jon Harbuck

Episode 42:Current Projects, Various & Sundry

Episode 41: Bob Sarnowski

Episode 40: Barry and Jim on their Favorites (and their Failures)

Episode 39: A Conversation About the Open System With Marijn Van Gils

Episode 38: Dave Youngquist and IPMS 2023 Nats

Episode 37: Gary Baker, hair and Historex

Episode 36: Mike Hilleary

Episode 35: MFCA 2023

Episode 34: Joe Berton

Episode 33: Ingvild Eiring

Episode 32: Travis Haussener

Episode 31: Tools (and Other Stuff) We CAN Live Without
