Best Jay Ong Podcasts (2025)

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S5E7 - Extra Pieces: Book Nooks, Nike, One Piece and More 1:01:36

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We are back: both life and LEGO have intervened, and there is a lot going on! Richard Jones (Ramblingbrick.com) and Jay Ong (Jaysbrickblog.com) discuss recent LEGO releases, upcoming conventions, and dive deep into several new sets, including Nike collaborations, One Piece anime sets, and Book Nooks. Its event season: Richard is off to Japan Brick …

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S7E4 - S07 E04 Extra Pieces: Brickvention 2025 40:47

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Welcome Back to Brickvention 2025. While Jay is away in Japan attending Star Wars Celebration, the time has come to catch up with interviews we held on the convention floor at Brickvention 2025, here in Melbourne, Australia back in January.We had visitors from all over Australia and all round the world attending Australia’s Premier LEGO Fan Event.H…

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S7E3 - Extra Pieces: 10354 The Shire 58:59

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10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire And we are back. We’d like to thank you for your your ongoing support, but if you are a first time listener - Welcome. After a chat about Jay’s upcoming trip to Star Wars Celebration, we launch headlong into a discussion about 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire.The latest LEGO® ICONs set to depict a locati…

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S7E2 - Extra Pieces: Pokémon! 55:27

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Gotta Catch 'Em All! Welcome back. We'd like to start by apologizing for the long time between episodes: Life gets in the way sometimes.Jay is really excited about the LEGO Group's announcement of their ongoing partnership with Pokémon Company International from next year. He's been collecting the cards and playing the games since the first generat…

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S7E1 - Extra Pieces: Happy New Year, Tudor Corner Modular, Blacktron Renegade and More! 1:00:34

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Happy New Year: Welcome to 2025.Episode Notes Welcome back after the...’ break’. Well, it was a break from podcast recording, anyway. We hope you got some great LEGO®sets for Christmas.Pardon the quality of Richard's voice. It is getting much better! While we are getting ready to attend Brickvention in Melbourne next weekend, we look at some of the…

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S6E9 - Extra Pieces: Insider Weekend/Black Friday/Endurance/Minifigures 59:42

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We're approaching the End of the Year! Amidst the LEGO Insiders Weekend and Black Friday shopping madness, Richard and Jay discuss some of the big launches coming soon, including new 2025 sets! Sets discussed include: 10335 The Endurance LEGO Minifigures Series 27 Lunar New Year 2025 sets LEGO Ideas Minerals DIsplay revealed 10359 Fountain Garden a…

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S6E8 - Extra Pieces in Denmark! Chatting with AFOLs at LEGO House, Skaerbaek Fan Weekend 56:00

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Extra Pieces in Denmark for Fan Media Days 2024! Richard and Jay are back from our pilgrimage to Denmark for Fan Media Days 2024! We recount our experiences at Fan Media Days, however most of the juiciest things we saw can't be discussed yet for obvious reasons. We were lucky enough to attend AFOL Day at the LEGO House, which kicks off Skaerbaek Fa…

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S6E7 - Extra Pieces: The Legend of Zelda, The Nightmare before Christmas and DREAMZZz 53:52

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September's Super LEGO sets!Welcome back! This is Richard and Jay's final episode recorded in Australia before we both head off to Billund, Denmark for Fan Media Days 2025. We'll be interviewing and chatting to LEGO Designers, so let us know if there's any specific questions you'd like us to ask! In today's episode, we cover some of the recent Sept…

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S6E6 - Extra Pieces: Awesome August - Technic, Dungeons and Dragons, Jaws 1:08:51

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Extra Pieces: Awesome August - Technic, Dungeons and Dragons, Jaws Welcome back to the Extra Pieces, bringing you the latest views and reviews from Jay's Brick Blog and the Rambling Brick.Today we kick off by considering the newLEGO® Technic 42174 Emirates Team New Zealand AC75 Yacht, the Team New Zealand entry in the 2024 America's Cup, due to get…

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S6E5 - Extra Pieces: Japan Brickfest; Robot World; Technic Vehicles; Jaws 56:22

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Welcome back. This prolonged break has been brought to you by travel and winter sickness! Richard went to visit Japan Brickfest in Kobe on the second weekend in June.Some of his highlights include: @fukutaku10‘s amazing phoenix and dragon Orchestra by Sachiko Akinaga Masao Hidaka's monorail Great Ball contraption Check out Planet AFOL on Youtu…

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S6E4 - Extra Pieces: Barad Dûr - a slice of life in Mordor 47:03

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Barad Dûr: A Slice of Life in Mordor Welcome back to another special episode of Extra Pieces! Today's episode takes us to the Land of Mordor, where the shadows lie, any by shadows, we mean a 5,471-piece 73cm tall Barad-Dur LEGO set, that's due to be released on the 1st of June! Last year, we dedicated an entire episode to Rivendell, and we felt lik…

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S6E3 - Extra Pieces: May the 4th and LEGO Summer 2024 Previews 47:38

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Episode Notes Well, that was an unexpected hiatus: no sooner did we get the last episode up onto the inter webs, and Jay went on holiday! We are back, well partially! We are back! Well, partially: Richard is out of town at a conference, and it was from the hotel bedroom that he recorded this episode. In case you got any weird background noises, or …

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S6E2 - Extra Pieces: Dungeons and Dragons 46:35

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Series 6 Episode 2 Episode Notes Welcome Back: We apologise again for a slightly extended break: in this episode, you can hear the full story why. It’s not what you might expect! In this episode:Jay talks us through the long-awaited 21438 Dungeons and Dragons: A Red Dragon’s Tale set that was revealed a few weeks ago. https://jaysbrickblog.com/revi…

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S6E1 - S6E1: Extra Pieces: March Madness! 56:32

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Welcome Back to Series 6 and a little bit of March Madness - there are so many new sets out this month, we have almost lost track!https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/buying-guide-every-new-lego-set-march-2024/ In this episode, we take a closer look at some new releases, and accidently overlook others. NEW LEGO Animal Crossing: Is it the Spritual success…

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S5E10 - Extra Pieces: LIVE! at Brickvention 2024. 48:03

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Extra Pieces Live! Expect audio anomalies galore as Jay and Richard record an episode in front of a live audience on Convention Day (January 19th) at Brickvention 2024, in Melbourne Australia. Not only is it our first live episode, it's also the first time we have recorded an episode while being in the same room, during daylight hours! We talk abou…

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S5E9 - Extra Pieces: Happy New Year: Roses, Andrea’s Mansion, City Space 56:47

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Happy New Year and welcome to the first Extra Pieces episode of 2024! January has flooded us with plenty of new releases, and Jay and Richard discuss some of them in this new episode. We will be at Brickvention 2024 in Melbourne, Australia and are looking forward to saying hi if you're there! Tickets for Brickvention are available online: https://w…

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S5E8 - Extra Pieces: LEGO 2024 Previews Friends, City, Creator, SPACE! 59:38

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Extra Pieces: LEGO 2024 Previews Friends, City, Creator, SPACE! Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces. As we close out the year, we're turning our eyes towards 2024 and the new year and the past week has seen most of the January 2024 releases revealed, and it would appear that there is space for everyone! In today's episode, we cover some…

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S5E7 - Extra Pieces: Black Friday 2023: Avengers; Majisto’s return; Orient Express 1:01:47

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Welcome back to podcast. By the time you have listened to this Black Friday will be but a distant memory. In this episode we discuss the virtues of the reimaginined 40601 Majisto's Magical Workshop - celebrating 30 years since the debut of the Dragon Knights and the first appearance of Majisto the Wizard. You can read Richard's review of this set, …

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S5E6 - Extra Pieces: Tiny Botanicals, Modular Museum and Lunar New Year reveals 1:09:14

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Extra Pieces: Modular, Botanicals, Chinese New Year and More Welcome back: In this episode we consider some of the Big Philosophical Questions:There’s a new Modular and Botanical to be released in December - not January as we have become accustomed.Is it my imagination, or are Christmas and New Year starting sooner than usual?The silly season (for …

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S5E5 - Extra Pieces: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Reveal / Fabuland Heritage 51:19

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Animal Crossing: New Horizon sets revealed. Welcome back: Podcast episodes can be like buses. You see none for ages, and then several arrive all at once.This week, Jay and Richard unpack the reveal of the Animal Crossing New Horizons sets, the first official reveal of new sets for 2024. We look at the history of the game and the contents of the upc…

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S5E4 - Extra Pieces: Skaerbaek Fan Weekend; RLFM Days; Super Mario's Future 56:03

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Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces! Sorry about the unexpected break: Richard's been sorting some stuff out and then Jay went on a whirlwind trip to Denmark! There were a few audio issues with this episode, with Richard occasionally sounding like he was trapped in the bottom of a deep, dark hole. Hopefully we will be in a more acoustic…

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S5E3 - S05E03: Extra Pieces - LEGO Insiders; Boxed Minifigures, Ideas Insects, Passenger Airplane and more! 1:21:24

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Episode Notes Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces. We're shrinking down and exploring tiny things, and big changes in today's episode. Jay and Richard have a robust discussion on LEGO Insiders, the rebranded VIP program and what it means for fans. We also talk about some recent sets we've built like the LEGO Ideas Insect Collection, Pas…

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S5E2 - LEGO Concorde reveal; Three Spider-men in one set; LEGO Donkey Kong; Tranquil Gardens and more 1:21:21

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LEGO Concorde reveal; Three Spider-men in one set; LEGO Donkey Kong; Tranquil Gardens and more Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces. We're taking to the skies at supersonic speed with the reveal of the LEGO Concorde, which is set to be released in September 2023. In the meantime, we've been continuing on with our coverage of new LEGO Aug…

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S5E1 - Extra Pieces: We Are Back! City! Pirates!! DREAMZzz!!! 1:14:11

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Extra Pieces is back for a brand new season! After a couple of weeks of holidays, we are here to discuss the massive wave of new August releases! After a couple of months away, we find ourselves up against the huge wave of August Releases. Sets provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. all opinions are our own. What we did on our holidays (sp…

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S4E7 - Extra Pieces: Upcoming Releases: City, Friends, Monkie Kid and Ninjago 1:01:33

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Extra Pieces: Upcoming Releases: City, Friends, Monkie Kid and Ninjago Welcome back to Part 2 of our Second Half of 2023 release previews! Be sure to check out our previous episodes for our thoughts on LEGO DreamZzz, Creator 3-in-1, Disney, Gabby's Dollhouse, and Super Mario! In today's episode, we cover: The modernised LEGO City: https://jaysbrick…

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S4E6 - Extra Pieces: Introducing LEGO DREAMZzz and Second Half 2023 Reveals 1:22:56

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Extra Pieces: Introducing LEGO DREAMZzz and Second Half 2023 Reveals Happy May the 4th! Did you manage to order anything on the 1st or were you dissuaded by LEGO's website crashing, items and GWPs going out of stock rapidly or are just waiting for the Second half of 2023 sets? It's a big episode today, and as we approach the second half of 2023, we…

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S4E5 - Extra Pieces: Star Wars Day 2023 sets, Tales of the Space Age, Disney 100 Minifigures; Ninjago Core 1:03:16

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Star Wars Day 2023 sets, Tales of the Space Age, Disney 100 Minifigures; Ninjago Core Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces! In this week's episode, we look to the stars, both for Star Wars Day and towards the next LEGO Ideas set - Tales of the Space Age. Elsewhere, we talk about the Disney 100 Minifigures Series, Ninjago Core and more! I…

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S4E4 - Extra Pieces: Cancelled LEGO sets, Up House, return of LEGO Indiana Jones, and new themes that make sense. 1:06:35

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Cancelled LEGO sets, Up House, return of LEGO Indiana Jones, and new themes that make sense. Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces! In this week's episode, we cover a raft of topics, from the latest LEGO Indiana Jones sets, to cancelled sets and more. If you're in Victoria and looking for a fun school-holiday activity, be sure to check ou…

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S4E3 - Extra Pieces: A LEGO Lord of the Rings: Rivendell deep dive 1:12:56

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Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces, and we have dedicated the entire episode to a very precious set - 10316 Lord of the Rings: Rivendell LEGO Lord of the Rings is back in epic fashion, with a 6167-piece Rivendell, featuring all 9 Fellowship of the Ring minifigures and some additional characters. We take a deep dive into Imladris, and debate…

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S4E2 - Extra Pieces: LEGO® The Lord of the Rings is Back Also... Friends, City and more 58:19

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Welcome to Series 4 Episode 2 Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces! We’re trying to be a lot more consistent with our upload schedule in 2023, and so far so good! We’ve been up to a lot, and still basking in the glow of new 2023 LEGO sets. Richard has been busy exploring LEGO City, with reviews of 60389 Custom Car Garage, and 60384 Penguin Sl…

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S4E1 - Extra Pieces: Brickvention 2023, A-Frame Cabin, Clone Wars 20th Anniversary Helmets 58:07

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Episode Notes Welcome back to another Extra Pieces episode! We had a big weekend, heading to Brickvention 2023, back at its home in the Royal Exhibition Building after two years away! In today's episode, we also discuss the newly announced Clone Commander Cody and Captain Rex helmets, and the upcoming A-Frame Cabin! Some of the builders mentioned i…

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S3E10 - S03E10: Happy New Year, City, Friends, Otters, Botanical Preview, Brickvention 23 1:13:50

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Episode Notes Happy New Year and welcome to our first episode of 2023! Lots to cover with new LEGO set reviews and all the new LEGO smell with all the January 2023 reveals! Thanks for listening and tuning in! If you've been a fan, why not leave a review or give us 5 stars on your favourite podcasting app. You can even drop us a line at extrapiecesp…

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Extra Pieces Extra: Blacktron’s Back 40580 Reveal 4:06

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Episode Notes Blacktron’s Back! What better post-Christmas present than to hear about the looming release of 40580 Blacktron Cruiser as a gift with purchase. It got Richard and Jay just a little excited. So here is just a little episode. Here are their initial reactionsJayhttps://jaysbrickblog.com/news/blacktron-returns-in-2023-with-lego-40580-blac…

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S3E9 - Extra Pieces 2023 Previews; Merry Christmas 1:05:10

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Episode Notes Welcome Back. This will be our last episode before Christmas 2022, and we would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, wherever in the world, you might be. Thank you so much for having us along this year - we are really excited to see how the podcast has grown this year. Your recommendations and reviews…

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S3E8 - S03E08: Extra Pieces: LEGO® Australia General Manager, Troy Taylor 35:14

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In this special episode, Richard and Jay pay a special visit to LEGO Australia's brand new office, and sit down with Troy Taylor, Vice President & General Manager of LEGO ANZ. As a two decade veteran at LEGO Australia, we chat about Troy's journey and how the Australian LEGO fanbase have changed throughout the years, and what local fans can expect …

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ExtraPieces Extra: Eiffel Tower Revealed - First Impressions 22:12

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Episode Notes Today, 10307 Eiffel Tower was revealed:Richard and Jay had a chance to see the model up close, with designer Rok Žgalin Kobe, earlier this year at the Recognised LEGO Fan Media Days, and offer their thoughts about this Flagship Icons set for 2022. Is this set Too Big? Is it Too Small? Is this set for you? You can read our reveals here…

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S3E7 - Extra Pieces: Vale LEGO MINDSTORMS with Special Guest: BrickJournal's Joe Meno

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Vale LEGO MINDSTORMS with Special Guest: BrickJournal's Joe Meno In the final week of October, the LEGO Group announced that the 51515 Mindstorms Robot Inventor set will be retired at the end of the year, a little over 2 years after its release. The App will also enter its sunset phase - with the development team deployed throughout the LEGO group.…

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S3E6 - Extra Pieces: Meet your new LEGO Friends, Paper Bags in sets, and LEGO's financial results and cost of living problem 48:13

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Episode Notes Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces and thanks in advance for tuning in! This time, Jay and Richard preview the new paper bags that are being used as part of the LEGO Group's efforts to eliminate single-use plastics by the end of 2025.https://ramblingbrick.com/2022/10/27/we-stress-test-the-new-in-box-paper-bags/https://jay…

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S3E5 - S3E05: Extra Pieces In Denmark: Skaerbaek Fan Weekend/RLFM Days/Table Football/ Significant sets 53:35

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Welcome back to a very special Billund-themed episode of Extra Pieces. Jay and Richard have just got back from Denmark, where they attended Skaerbaek Fan Weekend, and LEGO Fan Media Days at the LEGO Campus. After many years of isolation and no travel, it was an excellent time catching up in person with other LEGO fan media, LEGO designers and more.…

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S3E4 - Extra Pieces: Collectable Minifigures Series 23; LEGO Ideas Motorised Lighthouse

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Episode Notes Welcome back to another Extra Pieces episode! In today's episode, we go on a deep dive of LEGO's newest Minifigures Series 23, which is both Costumed and Holiday-themed! We also muse about the latest LEGO Ideas set, 21335 Motorised Lighthouse which has been slightly divisive due to its high pricetag. Jay and Richard will be heading to…

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S3E3 - Extra Pieces: Celebrating 90 Years of Play 1:13:42

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Episode Notes Welcome to a special LEGO 90th Anniversary episode of Extra Pieces! It's 10 August, and The LEGO Group celebrates an incredible milestone - a 90th birthday! From humble beginnings making wooden toys, to the great leap forward to ABS plastic, and now, a cultural phenomenon that has redefined how fans young, old and everyone in between …

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S3E2 - Extra Pieces S03E03: Brixpo, Inflation, Galaxy Explorer, Lion Knight's Castle 1:09:13

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Welcome Back July has been an incredibly eventful month, with early reviews of the massive slate of August releases in the lead up to LEGO's 90th Anniversary. Since we last met... Richard visited Brixpo - a LEGO Fan run expo in Adelaide There was an awesome, Minifigure-scale Imperial Light Cruiser from Star Wars on display https://www.instagram.com…

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Extra Pieces EXTRA: LEGO® CON 2022 Wrap-up. 1:04:59

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LEGO® CON Wrap up. On June 18th 2022, The LEGO Group streamed their second LEGO CON - a product Showcase full of designer interviews, product reveals and more.You can still watch the stream at https://LEGO.com/LEGOCON Jay and Richard look at some of the set reveals from LEGO CON and share their thoughts of the event. Sanctum Sanctorumhttps://rambli…

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S3E1 - We are Still here. Price Rises #LEGOCON Ninjago Starry Night and More 1:03:45

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Welcome Back to Series 3 Welcome back. Sorry it has been a few months of radio silence. Life got in the way, and we have also both been focusing extra hard on our blogs - which meant that our schedules were almost impossible to line-up! That said, we are glad to be back in your ears, and things have improved (slightly), so we aim to be back to our …

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S2E11 - Extra Pieces: Back to the Future Time Machine, Star Wars Delorean and Classic: 90 Years of Play revealed 50:10

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S2 E11:Back to the Future and More! Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces: delayed in post production - sorry!This time, we acknowledge that it's our first birthday.We look at the LEGO Back To the Future Time Machine AKA Deloreanhttps://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10300-back-to-the-future-delorean-time-machine/https://jaysbrickb…

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S2E9 - Extra Pieces: Lunar New Year, Brickheads, Ninjago EVO Dragons, Monkie Kid, LEGO Super Mario, Star Wars,Space , Black history Month 1:07:35

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Welcome to the Year of the Tiger Happy Lunar New Year of the TigerSets Discussed:Jay had had the chance to review some of the new releases for February:Brickheadz https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-40553-40552-toy-story-brickheadz/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-40559-wile-e-coyote-road-runner-brickheadz/https://jaysbrickbl…

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Extra Pieces Xmas Extra: A Seasonal Greeting, and Reassurance that we will be back soon 19:32

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Extra Pieces Xmas Extras As 2021 came to an end, the LEGO Group's announcement schedule got a little out of hand. And Real Life got busy. Before we knew it, it was a month since our last episode. We will be back with a full length episode soon - looking at some of the latest news, and possibly looking back over 2021 We will be back Real Soon Now™. …

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S2E7 - Extra Pieces: Lunar New Year and Monkie Kid Announcements; First look UCS ATAT 1:04:26

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Episode Notes: S2E7 Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces! We love hearing your feedback, or thoughts, so why not drop us a line at @extrapiecespod on twitter or instagram or go old school and send us some email at [email protected] In today's episode, we chat about: Announcements at the 4th Chinese International Import Expo: 2022 LEGO …

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S2E6 - Extra Pieces: Home Alone; Shopping for M-tron; Gender Bias in Marketing 1:00:17

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Episode Notes Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces! We love hearing your feedback, or thoughts, so why not drop us a line at @extrapiecespod on twitter or instagram or go old school and send us some email at [email protected] In today's episode, we chat about LEGO 21330 Home Alone: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-21330-id…

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Extra Pieces Extra #1 : 10290 Titanic Revealed 18:53

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Bonus Episode: 10294 Titanic: Revealed Last night, the LEGO Group announced the 10294 Titanic - One of the largest LEGO sets ever released, its due in early November, at LEGO Branded Stores.It will cost €629.99 / $USD629.99 / £569.99/ 999.99 AUD/799.99 CAD. Jay and Richard discuss their initial impressions and just who they think this set might be …