Tales From the Brick is a weekly podcast exploring the powerful, personal, and often surprising ways people use LEGO in their lives - past and present. Hosted by Jon from 8 Bit Bricks, each episode features in-depth conversations with tpeople from all walks of life, uncovering how LEGO has been used for creativity, education, healing, and connection. Along the way, we dive into the history of the LEGO fandom itself - how communities formed, how building evolved, and how the brick became a sh ...
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These are all stories I’ve told for many years, mainly to groups sitting around a campfire. Just like when they’re told around the campfire, the stories aren’t scripted. They’re told from memory, or made up as I go along, or sometimes a bit of both. I hope you enjoy them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Tales From The Brick, where we tell the stories behind our favorite plastic bricks. This week, Jon is joined by Matt Cascone (aka MattsMiniFigs), a LEGO creator known for custom minifigs and MOCs he brings to red carpets, premieres, and live events to meet and photograph celebrities with his builds. We discuss th…
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What was the grisly discovery made at The Grange in the early 1800s? How did a restless spirit come to be bricked in? A tragic tale, with a happier ending than you might expect! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Peter Littlewood
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Are two centuries of unexplained disappearances caused by a ghostly press gang? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Peter Littlewood
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In the 1970s a local man had an encounter with a strange creature late at night. What was it and where did it come from? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Peter Littlewood
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A mysterious story about a ghostly army that is heard at key times in history. Who were they? Where did they come from, and why do they March? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Peter Littlewood
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I've experienced a few things that can't be fully explained. Were they ghosts? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Peter Littlewood
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The path from the village to the sea was used by smugglers to land their contraband. But is it haunted by the ghost of a smuggler who was killed there one night over 200 years ago? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Peter Littlewood
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History has a way of repeating itself. Why does the sound of a tragic event from World War Two still replay in the cold darkness of the night every November? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Peter Littlewood
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Find out more about the church in the village and most importantly, the mirror that hangs inside it. Washed up following a shipwreck in 1786, it was looked in for the first time in the 1970s. But did the boy who looked into it see his own reflection, or something else? As always, this isn't written down, but told from memory. Hosted on Acast. See a…
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Episode 1: Shipwreck. These are stories I have told for years to groups gathered round a campfire as darkness starts to fall. They're not written down, but spoken from memory. Some of the events are real, some aren't. You'll have to make up your minds which are which... This is my first ever podcast and it's a bit of an experiment. Episode 2 will b…
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A brief summary of this episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Peter Littlewood
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