The Tips&Bricks Podcast

All four of our regular hosts are here to wrap up the second season of the Tips&Bricks podcast! Join Alex, Bethany, Clay, and Evan as they reflect on the first half of 2026. Check out the entire episode for a discussion on upgrading existing LEGO sets, goals that the hosts have for their LEGO hobby, and a competitive draft to assemble the best team of parts new to 2026! 01:29 A new masonry bri...

Lou of @afol_productions joins Bethany and Clay for a fun discussion on creativity, moving, and expressing ourselves through LEGO or more! Get a quick taste of what happens when improv meets LEGO, then come see the fun in full if you're at BrickWorld Chicago 2026! Check out the entire episode for a discussion on moving LEGO, the lessons from improv that apply to LEGO building, and a game hoste...

Evan and Clay talk through the new LEGO sets coming out in summer 2026! They each have $1000 USD to spend and must draft a team of the best sets within that budget. They discuss all sorts of themes from Star Wars to Fortnite to Lord of the Rings, sharing their thoughts on some of the year’s most exciting new releases! Let us know in the comments whether Evan or Clay built the better team! ➡️ Follo...

Hosts Evan and Alex are joined by Dave Schefcik, aka Chief Brick Nerd! They discuss the AFOL and LAN community, how they have changed over time, and how to create engaging content with LEGO! They also play “Make It, MOD It, MOC It!” with 3 of the best summer set releases.

Clay, Bethany, and Daniel discuss the LEGO sets releasing March 2026. Tune in for the usual antics and hot takes! ➡️Follow us @tipsandbricks on all your favourite social platforms! 🧱 We also have a Rebrickable page with free instructions! ✅ If you enjoyed the episode, please like, subscribe, and share with a friend! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endo...

Join Alex, Bethany, and Brayden as they discuss LEGO techniques, sourcing parts for MOCs, and play a fun game of Guess the Set! 00:02:15: What’s Brayden’s favorite part of the LEGO hobby? 00:03:29: Techniques: Lighting LEGO builds! 00:18:54: Guess the Set: Which Modular set is Alex thinking of? 00:40:40: Question of the Week: How do you source your LEGO parts? 00:55:08: Outro

In this very special episode of the podcast, all our hosts come together to discuss the newly revealed SMART Brick! They discuss everything from the functions, whether Star Wars was the right choice, MOC potential and the press launch. To find out how the SMART Bricks brought all of our hosts to tears, listen to the full episode now!

We've made it big time now everyone - this episode we were joined by Aaron Newman, an official LEGO Designer! Evan and Clay got as many tips and tricks from Aaron as possible, discussing sculpting characters and animals, plus how you too can build like a LEGO Designer. Also, don't miss Evan and Clay going head to head to pitch their ideas for Creator 3-in-1 sets to Aaron! Tune in for all t...

Bethany, Clay and Evan discuss their thoughts on the new LEGO sets releasing in January 2026. Tune in for the usual antics and hot takes! ➡️ Follow us @tipsandbricks on all your favourite social platforms! 🧱 We also have a Rebrickable page with free instructions! ✅ If you enjoyed the episode, please like, subscribe, and share with a friend! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not s...

This episode Bethany and Clay were joined by Tacos! (@tacobitesandbricks on Instagram)! We talked their favourite colours to build with, played Make it MOD it MOC it with the new Speed Champions cars, and discussed using LEGO as a teaching material!

Alex and Clay were joined by Elizabeth, AKA @brick_built_babe on the most recent episode of the Tips&Bricks podcast! We talked strange parts, played Guess the Part (with a special theme!), and discussed some tips and advice around collaborating with others on LEGO builds. Intro: 0:00 Techniques - Unique and Uncommon Parts: 5:50 Guess the Part - Pretty in Pink: 18:10 Question of the Week - Buil...

This week on The Tips&Bricks Podcast, MOC builder and creator Matt aka @matticus joins hosts and Bethany and Evan! They discuss how to keep the hobby fun, go head to head for LEGO Chicken, and finally talk tree techniques! Follow us @tipsandbricks on your favorite platforms! As mentioned in the episode, we also have a Rebrickable page, so check us out there for instructions to custom builds. I...

The latest Icons set is a life-size aquarium. We sat down with two LEGO set designers to go behind the scenes with our exclusive interview. Questions we’ll answer: 🐟 Why an aquarium? 🐠 Why no transparent glass? 🪸 What aquarium accessories are included? 🐟 What are some creative part uses? 🐠 What is this new piece? 🪸 Why have a back wall? 🐟 Why a Medium Azure background? 🐠 Why are there gear...

Clay and Evan discuss their thoughts on the new LEGO just released in October 2025. Tune in for the usual antics and hot takes!➡️ Follow us @tipsandbricks on all your favourite social platforms! 🧱 We also have a Rebrickable page with free instructions!✅ If you enjoyed the episode, please like, subscribe, and share with a friend! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, auth...

This week on The Tips&Bricks Podcast, LEGO Master @duck_bricks joins Alex and Evan! They discuss displaying collections, play a round of Make It, Mod It, MOC It, and finally discuss collecting and the rarest minifigs they own! Follow us @tipsandbricks on your favorite platforms! As mentioned in the episode, we also have a Rebrickable page, so check us out there for instructions to custom build...

S2.2 “We Live in a SNOT World” In this episode: 3:50 Techniques Discussion: Album covers, Studio strategies, and more! 19:43 Guess the Part: Adnan and Clay may be stumped, but can you guess these parts with Bethany's clever clues? 40:10 Question of the Week: Are LEGO sets getting better over time?

Season 2 of the Tips&Bricks podcast is here! Join all four hosts as we kick off another season of burning questions, technique discussions, and our favorite podcast games. 6:58 Techniques Discussion : Let's talk set upgrades! 23:15 Make It, Mod It, MOC It : Three sets that just barely missed a perfect score in our reviews. Which ones will our hosts choose to make, mod, or MOC? 52:08 Question o...

We're back with a special episode of The Tips&Bricks Podcast! Whilst attending BrickWorld Chicago in June 2025, Bethany and Rob sat down with LEGO Ninjago Designer Dimitris "Dimi" Stamatis. They asked him their burning questions about the theme, the new sets based off Ninjago Monstrosity, and much more! The Tips&Bricks Podcast will return for Season 2! With more games, discus...

Welcome back to The Tips&Bricks Podcast, for the final time in Season 1! In the finale, all 4 hosts come together: hosts Alex (he/him), Evan (he/him), Bethany (she/her) and Clay (he/him) reflect since starting the podcast, and play 1 final game for Season 1! Listen to find out who is crowned Champion of the Chickens! Fear not - The Tips&Bricks Podcast will return! Whilst we sort our collec...

Welcome back to the Tips&Bricks podcast! In this episode, hosts Alex (he/him) and Evan (he/him) are joined by fellow Tips&Bricks team member, Daniel (he/him)! To celebrate 10 years of The LEGO Movie, they'll discuss all things LEGO movies. Daniel, as a professional animator, shares his fond memories of the film first releasing, whilst Evan recounts watching The LEGO Movie for the first...

Welcome back to the Tips&Bricks podcast! In this episode, hosts Alex (he/him) and Bethany (she/her) are joined by fellow Tips&Bricks team member, Ben (he/him)! The first segment challenges Alex and Ben to pitch the next LEGO City subtheme to 'Plastic Shark' Bethany. We have to save the evergreen theme somehow! Then they'll move onto LEGO's marketing - specifically the best...

Welcome back to the Tips&Bricks podcast! In this episode, hosts Clay (he/him) and Evan (he/him) are joined by Instagram star 4 participant, Justin (he/they) aka @bradyjoynerbricks! They’ll dive right into a conversation around mosaics and greebling - techniques that earned Justin a MOC feature on the blog last year! Next up is a game of One of These Things, where Clay and Justin work together...

Welcome back to the Tips&Bricks podcast! In this episode, hosts Clay (he/him) and Bethany (she/her) are joined by LEGO Masters US season 4 participant, Kelly (she/her), aka @kellybartlett31! They kick things off by tackling the Question of the Week about building at different scales, where every scale can pose different challenges. They'll then dive into Guess The Part, where Bethany and K...

In this episode, hosts Clay (he/him) and Alex (he/him) are joined by LEGO Masters season 1 participant, Corey (he/him), aka @samzbrego! They start by discussing the benefits and challenges of building with others, something that Corey knows all too well! They’ll then dive into their favourite Ideas sets of 2024, before discussing their hot takes of which LEGO themes should come to an end. Finally,...

Welcome to Episode 11 of The Tips&Bricks Podcast ! In this episode, hosts Evan (he/him) and Alex (he/him) are joined by LEGO expert and Instagram Reels extraordinaire Nicole (she/her). The trio kick things off with Hot Takes , where a discussion on having LEGO as a job quickly derails (yet again) into a tangent about the Icons Mona Lisa set. Then, they dive into a Parts Draft , picking their d...