AFOLs Welcome: A Lego Podcast

In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat are turning the heat up a notch and talking about your LEGO hot takes. Some of these are definitely hotter than others, some I’d say most people agree with. Do you agree with any of them? Let us know your hot take(s) in the comment section below!  As always, happy building and we hope you enjoy the episode!  Socials: https://www.instagram.com/afols_welcome https://www.youtube.com/@AFOLsWelcome https://www.tiktok.com/@afols.welcome https://bleav.com/shows/afols-welcome-a-lego-podcast/ AFOLs Welcome Merch: https://afols-welcome-shop.fourthwall.com/ Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - 9:29 Intro / Brick Banter  9:29 - 28:38 Exciting Lego News 28:38 - 1:14:05 Today's Topic 1:14:05 - 1:21:54 Brick-Mail The music we use in our show is our own, please inquire for questions.  About AFOL’s Welcome: AFOLs Welcome is a weekly podcast where co-host Grinch and Cat have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. Join us as we dive deep into hot topics, LEGO themes, and more from the perspective of two adult fans of Lego.  If you would like to reach out to the podcast and be featured in an episode please email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at AFOLs Welcome.  Reviews and constructive polite feedback are strongly encouraged. Please review, like, or subscribe wherever you find yourself listening to our show!  As always thank you for listening and we'll catch you on the next one! Please Note: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat are going back in time to a theme that was started before either of us were born, Classic Castle. We will be joined by historical voice actor, Nick Banas, of The Para Bellum History Channel to discuss this classic LEGO theme. What makes it so special and timeless?  As always, happy building and we hope you enjoy the episode!  Socials: https://www.instagram.com/afols_welcome https://www.youtube.com/@AFOLsWelcome https://www.tiktok.com/@afols.welcome https://bleav.com/shows/afols-welcome-a-lego-podcast/ Nick Banas:  https://www.instagram.com/nickbanas https://www.youtube.com/@ParaBellumHistoryChannel AFOLs Welcome Merch: https://afols-welcome-shop.fourthwall.com/ Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - 4:45 Intro / Brick Banter  4:45 - 11:02 Exciting Lego News 11:02 - 1:32:38 Today's Topic 1:32:38 - 1:39:30 Brick-Mail The music we use in our show is our own, please inquire for questions.  About AFOL’s Welcome: AFOLs Welcome is a weekly podcast where co-host Grinch and Cat have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. Join us as we dive deep into hot topics, LEGO themes, and more from the perspective of two adult fans of Lego.  If you would like to reach out to the podcast and be featured in an episode please email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at AFOLs Welcome.  Reviews and constructive polite feedback are strongly encouraged. Please review, like, or subscribe wherever you find yourself listening to our show!  As always thank you for listening and we'll catch you on the next one! Please Note: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat are getting into the spooky season spirit (pun absolutely intended), and we are talking all about what makes LEGO Spooky. Does being a children's toy mean that there is only a certain level of creepiness a LEGO set can reach, or is it just another creative problem for MOC builders and fans to solve? As always, happy building and we hope you enjoy the episode!  Socials: https://www.instagram.com/afols_welcome https://www.youtube.com/@AFOLsWelcome https://www.tiktok.com/@afols.welcome https://bleav.com/shows/afols-welcome-a-lego-podcast/ AFOLs Welcome Merch: https://afols-welcome-shop.fourthwall.com/ Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - 9:13 Intro / Brick Banter  9:13 - 25:14 Exciting Lego News 25:14 - 1:29:10 Today's Topic 1:29:10 - 1:39:50 Brick-Mail The music we use in our show is our own, please inquire for questions.  About AFOL’s Welcome: AFOLs Welcome is a weekly podcast where co-host Grinch and Cat have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. Join us as we dive deep into hot topics, LEGO themes, and more from the perspective of two adult fans of Lego.  If you would like to reach out to the podcast and be featured in an episode please email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at AFOLs Welcome.  Reviews and constructive polite feedback are strongly encouraged. Please review, like, or subscribe wherever you find yourself listening to our show!  As always thank you for listening and we'll catch you on the next one! Please Note: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat are joined by ClickBrickWorks, AKA Christopher, and today we are talking about the evolution of LEGO content creation. How has it changed over the past 10 years, what is the current state? Is it in a bad or a good state, and how can we do better as content creators to serve up content that is enjoyable, worthwhile, and responsible.  As always, happy building and we hope you enjoy the episode!  Socials: https://www.instagram.com/afols_welcome https://www.youtube.com/@AFOLsWelcome https://www.tiktok.com/@afols.welcome https://bleav.com/shows/afols-welcome-a-lego-podcast/ Christopher: https://www.instagram.com/clickbrickworks AFOLs Welcome Merch: https://afols-welcome-shop.fourthwall.com/ Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - 9:23 Intro / Brick Banter  9:23 - 20:20 Exciting Lego News 20:20 - 1:51:07 Today's Topic 1:51:07 - 1:56:01 Brick-Mail The music we use in our show is our own, please inquire for questions.  About AFOL’s Welcome: AFOLs Welcome is a weekly podcast where co-host Grinch and Cat have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. Join us as we dive deep into hot topics, LEGO themes, and more from the perspective of two adult fans of Lego.  If you would like to reach out to the podcast and be featured in an episode please email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at AFOLs Welcome.  Reviews and constructive polite feedback are strongly encouraged. Please review, like, or subscribe wherever you find yourself listening to our show!  As always thank you for listening and we'll catch you on the next one! Please Note: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat are joined by returning guest, Krypto_Bricks, to discuss the current state of LEGO Marvel. Unlike DC, Marvel has an abundance of sets every year covering multiple IPs. Is that all sunshine and rainbows, or does that create other problems?  As always, happy building and we hope you enjoy the episode!  Socials: https://www.instagram.com/afols_welcome https://www.youtube.com/@AFOLsWelcome https://www.tiktok.com/@afols.welcome https://bleav.com/shows/afols-welcome-a-lego-podcast/ Krypto_Bricks: www.instagram.com/krypto_bricks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-jV0EX6tkbEDSIbpMDrZIw AFOLs Welcome Merch: https://afols-welcome-shop.fourthwall.com/ Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - 7:24 Intro / Brick Banter  7:24- 21:44 Exciting Lego News 21:44- 2:01:18 Today's Topic 2:01:18 - 2:07:36 Brick-Mail The music we use in our show is our own, please inquire for questions.  About AFOL’s Welcome: AFOLs Welcome is a weekly podcast where co-host Grinch and Cat have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. Join us as we dive deep into hot topics, LEGO themes, and more from the perspective of two adult fans of Lego.  If you would like to reach out to the podcast and be featured in an episode please email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at AFOLs Welcome.  Reviews and constructive polite feedback are strongly encouraged. Please review, like, or subscribe wherever you find yourself listening to our show!  As always thank you for listening and we'll catch you on the next one! Please Note: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat take a time machine to the year 2002 and discuss the state of LEGO at the time. While there were many great memories and lasting sets from this year, it was also a major year of change for LEGO. Learn about that and more in this week’s episode. Do you have any sets from the year 2002? As always, happy building and we hope you enjoy the episode!  Socials: https://www.instagram.com/afols_welcome https://www.youtube.com/@AFOLsWelcome https://www.tiktok.com/@afols.welcome https://bleav.com/shows/afols-welcome-a-lego-podcast/ Wylie Bricks: https://www.instagram.com/wyliebricks/ https://www.youtube.com/@wyliebricks AFOLs Welcome Merch: https://afols-welcome-shop.fourthwall.com/ Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - 12:00 Intro / Brick Banter  12:00 - 21:51 Exciting Lego News 21:51- 1:15:00 Today's Topic 1:15:00 - 1:38:14 Brick-Mail The music we use in our show is our own, please inquire for questions.  About AFOL’s Welcome: AFOLs Welcome is a weekly podcast where co-host Grinch and Cat have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. Join us as we dive deep into hot topics, LEGO themes, and more from the perspective of two adult fans of Lego.  If you would like to reach out to the podcast and be featured in an episode please email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at AFOLs Welcome.  Reviews and constructive polite feedback are strongly encouraged. Please review, like, or subscribe wherever you find yourself listening to our show!  As always thank you for listening and we'll catch you on the next one! Please Note: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat are joined by Colin, AKA Wylie Bricks, to discuss being a parent and an AFOL. This is a fairly important and delicate conversation, how do you balance the passion for the bricks with the responsibility of being a parent? Join us as we discuss tips, tricks, and everything in between.  As always, happy building and we hope you enjoy the episode!  Socials: https://www.instagram.com/afols_welcome https://www.youtube.com/@AFOLsWelcome https://www.tiktok.com/@afols.welcome https://bleav.com/shows/afols-welcome-a-lego-podcast/ Wylie Bricks: https://www.instagram.com/wyliebricks/ https://www.youtube.com/@wyliebricks AFOLs Welcome Merch: https://afols-welcome-shop.fourthwall.com/ Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - 10:21 Intro / Brick Banter  10:21 - 21:44 Exciting Lego News 21:44- 1:33:00 Today's Topic 1:33:00 - 1:40:31Brick-Mail The music we use in our show is our own, please inquire for questions.  About AFOL’s Welcome: AFOLs Welcome is a weekly podcast where co-host Grinch and Cat have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. Join us as we dive deep into hot topics, LEGO themes, and more from the perspective of two adult fans of Lego.  If you would like to reach out to the podcast and be featured in an episode please email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at AFOLs Welcome.  Reviews and constructive polite feedback are strongly encouraged. Please review, like, or subscribe wherever you find yourself listening to our show!  As always thank you for listening and we'll catch you on the next one! Please Note: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

X-Men is all the rage nowadays with the revival/continuation series X-Men ’97 dominating Disney+. So we decided to go back to the beginning and find out how X-Men: The Animated Series got its start and sustained some serious comic book cred for five glorious seasons. And who better to guide us than Eric and Julia Lewald, a showrunner and writer (respectively) on the series! We get into everything, from how the series developed and which characters were chosen to how storylines unfolded and where they mined the comics for ideas. You can follow Eric and Julia on all the socials @xmentas and their site xmentas.com. While you’re there, pick up one of their books on the subject: X-Men: The Art and Making of an Animated Series and Previously on X-Men: The Making of an Animated Series. Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits. If you like this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And if you really like this podcast, support what we do as a member of the Dollar Bin Boosters: buzzsprout.com/1817176/support. Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on X. Dollar Bin Bandits is the official podcast of TwoMorrows Publishing. Check out their fine publications at twomorrows.com. Support the show Check out video versions of this and other episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits! If you like this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you found this episode. And if you really like this podcast, become a member of the Dollar Bin Boosters on Patreon: patreon.com/DollarBinBoosters. You can follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky, or @DBBandits on X. You can email us at [email protected]. Dollar Bin Bandits is the official podcast of TwoMorrows Publishing. Check out their fine publications at twomorrows.com. Thank you to Sam Fonseca for our theme music, Sean McMillan for our graphics, and Pat McGrath for our logo. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat are joined by fellow AFOL couple, Justin and Jessica, to discuss their passion project, Brick Layouts. Brick Layouts is a web-based LEGO planning tool that allows users to plan displays, cities, and so much more. Join us as we talk through the current features and what's to come in the near future with this exciting new tool! As always, happy building and we hope you enjoy the episode!  Socials: https://www.instagram.com/afols_welcome https://www.youtube.com/@AFOLsWelcome https://www.tiktok.com/@afols.welcome https://bleav.com/shows/afols-welcome-a-lego-podcast/ Brick Layouts: https://www.instagram.com/bricklayouts/ https://www.bricklayouts.com/ Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - 10:15 Intro / Brick Banter  10:15 - 27:23 Exciting Lego News 27:23- 1:36:47 Today's Topic 1:36:47 - 1:45:06 Brick-Mail The music we use in our show is our own, please inquire for questions.  About AFOL’s Welcome: AFOLs Welcome is a weekly podcast where co-host Grinch and Cat have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. Join us as we dive deep into hot topics, LEGO themes, and more from the perspective of two adult fans of Lego.  If you would like to reach out to the podcast and be featured in an episode please email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at AFOLs Welcome.  Reviews and constructive polite feedback are strongly encouraged. Please review, like, or subscribe wherever you find yourself listening to our show!  As always thank you for listening and we'll catch you on the next one! Please Note: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat cover a listener requested topic and that is how to build LEGO on a budget. First and foremost, budget isn’t a bad word, anyone who builds LEGO has a budget. Join us as we break down tips, tricks, and common mistakes that people make when building LEGO and learn how to take your budget that much further. Link in Bio. As always, happy building and we hope you enjoy the episode!  Socials: https://www.instagram.com/afols_welcome https://www.youtube.com/@AFOLsWelcome https://www.tiktok.com/@afols.welcome https://bleav.com/shows/afols-welcome-a-lego-podcast/ Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - 6:43 Intro / Brick Banter  6:43 - 20:46 Exciting Lego News 20:46- 1:11:51 Today's Topic 1:11:51 - 1:21:21 Brick-Mail The music we use in our show is our own, please inquire for questions.  About AFOL’s Welcome: AFOLs Welcome is a weekly podcast where co-host Grinch and Cat have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. Join us as we dive deep into hot topics, LEGO themes, and more from the perspective of two adult fans of Lego.  If you would like to reach out to the podcast and be featured in an episode please email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at AFOLs Welcome.  Reviews and constructive polite feedback are strongly encouraged. Please review, like, or subscribe wherever you find yourself listening to our show!  As always thank you for listening and we'll catch you on the next one! Please Note: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.