Greg's World Podcast: Recent Episodes
Greg's World
The Greg's World podcast is my audio journal where I document my life and things on my mind and serves as a companion piece to my Greg's World YouTube channel for podcast enthusiasts who want a deeper look into my world.
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If you get value from listening to this podcast each week, consider showing your appreciation by becoming a patron. It keeps the show free for everyone to enjoy: https://www.patreon.com/GregsExtras
I discuss how Clark was home sick the majority of the week, but how we made the most of it.
I give an update on this week in buying and selling, an issue with my LEGO order, playing the new FC24 game, and binging the entire season of Silo on Apple TV Plus.
I discuss my growing passion for reselling and making videos along with my decreased engagement in the LEGO hobby. I also share a lesson I learned from reading the online opinions of shows I watched and enjoyed.
I give an update on yard sale season 2024 and my reselling hobby. I discuss the return of RC season and getting back into disc golf. I also got back into gaming and am generally caught up on things. I reflect on how much I am enjoying all these activities and this season of my life.
I discuss the return of yard sale season, my weird sickness, what I watched, AI music, and my efforts in creating LEGO content. Also listener feedback makes its return.
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I recap our trip to Disney World over Easter break and discuss everything I've been up to and into since we returned home.
I discuss our weekend without Clark and then this week where time seemed to fly by. I also discuss reselling, the things I watched, and respond to listener feedback.
This week we got some guys day action and extra family days where we went shopping, played games, and even went bowling. I got back into making LEGO videos, did more selling on Ebay, and of course went estate sale hunting with my favorite in-laws and so much more!
In honor of episode 200, I answer the question of what I would spend $200 on if given the opportunity. I also discuss my week as what has essentially become the life of a full-time ebay seller, listing all of the items that are no longer serving me and clearing space in my storage room.
I discuss our long weekend and a Home Aone with Clark, some lighting projects I'm working on, new estate sale experiences, my LEGO journey, give a keto diet update and so much more!
I discuss my surprise from last weekend and the adventure I went on because of it. I also talk about our bogus snow day, the strange movies I watched, what Clark and I are playing, my LEGO and studio accomplishments, and give a keto update along with listener feedback.
I discuss a funny story from when I picked Clark up and some challenges with family movie night. Clark was sick over the weekend and I had to change our plans. I made my first mobile podcast and made a return to gaming. I got some LEGO accomplished and had yet another funny story, this time from the chiropractor.
I discuss my week getting inspired by Clark into LEGO creating, visiting our friends and going to the Turkey Hill experience, setting up my new Patreon page, our new game obsession, and my other acomplishments this week.
I discuss our unique week of almost no school and all the activities and entertainment we go up to and into this week.
I discuss the fun we had with and during the snowy weather we had this week and how I polled my viewers on the direction of my content strategy in 2024...with very different results on each channel. I share my win of the week, bringing back my gaming channel, the games we're playing, and the movies I watched this week...with a warning. I also read listener feedback and so much more!
I discuss my projects leading into the new year, my personal goals for the first quarter, content creation strategies, and more.
I discuss my week playing around with cameras and LEGO and getting ready for Christmas and what we have in store.
I give a broken foot update and have big wishes for my upcoming doctor's appointment. I discuss how I almost made a big purchase, but settled for a nice small one and what my plans are for it. I give a LEGO update, share a new show we're watching (Ted Lasso) and give several wins of the week.
I discuss how inefficient and expensive our medical system is and how being booted up has destroyed my momentum. I'm not a fan of down time, but it has been nice watching movies with the family and going down YT rabbit holes.
I discuss Thanksgiving break and what we were up to, an update on Clark's progress at school, our trip to Aquatopia, the start of our LEGO amusement park, the new show we're watching, and the worst thing to happen to me in a long time.
I discuss my week and how more than once I learned to give things another chance...to surprising results.
I discuss how everyone but me got sick last weekend and what we were up to: Things we watched, games we played, and the LEGO we got into. I also accomplished my mission in raising chicks.
I organize my week into a collection of "things of the week" and tell story related to each of them. I also review listener feedback.
My mic settings were wrong. Sounds like garbage, but I'm not redoing it. Watch/listen at your own risk.
I discuss the worst episode in Missing Pieces history, the fun times we had this week at Knoebels and a bonus guys day with Clark. I learned an important lesson Estes models, bought a game at Gamestop for the first time in forever, started the Hobbit audio book and went down a few rabbit holes that led to the start of a new collection.
I discuss shooting a crossbow, my new game obsession (that's not Elden Ring) some crazy LEGO purchases I made, my increasingly growing Star Wars Black Series collection, a movie I slept on, and how much I'm loving The Hobbit audiobook. I also share my win of the week: Cleaning up Baritect and my continued success selling on Ebay.
I discuss how an experimental series has potentially ruined this week's Missing Pieces episode. I discuss content creating and it's impact, a continuation of our new action figure hobby, and a big step for me in selling on Ebay.
I discuss a fun new hobby Clark and I discovered, give an update on my ebay sales, share my excitement on a new camera release that wasn't disappointing and my experience with it. I reveal Clark's halloween costume choice and talk about our experience trick or treating. I also did some gaming this week and continued our Star Wars movie journey.
Discussing the highs and lows of the week including some great yard sale days, a chicken attack, buying a pressure washer, finishing One Piece, and Clark's new creative ventures. I also discuss Ebay feedback and how it should be automatic.
I discuss the idea of changing my recording setup and making some upgrades to my desk, camera, and microphone. I review last weekend's fun even during a rainout for the flea market. We continue playing It Takes Two and watch more Ahsoka and The Little Mermaid live action movie. I quit Tik Tok unintentionally and went down a few rabbit holes on YouTube. I also discuss the disappointment of the Apple Event and review listener feedback.
I discuss the return of No Zero Days, playing It Takes Two and Starfield, opening the brickitect store, loving One Piece on Netflix, Ahsoka, and update on what's to come.
I discuss the prospect of keeping this podcast going, experimenting with short form content, my content creation plan going forward, an unexpected bonus day of summer, some entertainment items I want to consume, and my improvements of the week.
I discuss our RC camping trip, the door ding incident, the basement incident, going to see the new TMNT Mutant Mayhem movie, fishing with pap, and our final yard sales of the year. I also discuss my direction for content creation going forward and the future of this podcast.
I discuss getting into organizing things around the house, my return to selling on ebay, our final Knoebels trip of the summer, and Coty's birthday. I also review listener feedback.
I discuss my week of even more summer activities including riding bikes on the rail trail, drone flying, getting back into RC, going to Hershey Park, and more yard sales! I share what I'm playing and watching and review listener feedback.
I discuss yet another busy week of summer where I went hiking, played disc golf for the first time, attempted droning, kept Pizza Hut in business, found an amazing waterpark, and got interested in pinball. Yard sale season also lives on and I got some deals this week. I also talk about growing as a person.
I discuss my week back home from vacation, mostly editing, but also making the most of the summer we have left.
I discuss my week that was dedicated to video editing, lost videos, and my direction in my LEGO journey. I also get caught up on listener feedback.
I discuss how we ended May and kicked off June with lots of activities and the prospect of an awesome summer in front of us.
I discuss the big and small events of my week including my solo run to Cedar Point and helping my in-laws with their yard sale.
I discuss having a cold, going to yard sales, processing videos and items for sale, live streaming again, games I am playing, and what I'm watching. I share my idea of the week (probably already a thing) and the prospect of saying goodbye to an online audience. Also, listener feedback.
I discuss my solo weekend, bad customer service, LEGO life goals I accomplished, video games I played, more community yard sales and Knoebels opening back up for the year.
I discuss my final thoughts on our Punta Cana experience and the videos documenting it while also talking about why I'm living for now and "eating dessert first" instead of always planning for the the future. Beyond editing this week, I spent time outside planting wildflowers, walking Roxy, and going on my first community yard sale day. Also, RC season returns!
I talk about our Punta Cana vacation, the things I liked and didn't like, the consequences of all you can eat, watching the Super Mario Bros movie, getting sick, gardening, and nice weather.
I discuss Coty starting her own channel and Clark's progress on his along with what I accomplished this week and all the things I've been up to.
I discuss lots of health updates, my sleep, what I'm working on in LEGO, gaming, binging entire series of shows, my rabbit hole of the week, my thoughts on Ask Greg It, and read listener feedback on how viewers/listeners found us.
I record a pilot for the replacement of 3 Questions. This is Ask Greg It, where I answer questions from the popular subreddit, Ask Reddit. This is just a proof of concept episode where I try it out and see if I like it and how you feel about it.
I record a rare Saturday morning episode discussing how my hobbies and interests all seem to be coming together. I give a weight loss success story, discuss some new things I'm watching, Apple sleep tracking, and more! Also listener feedback.
I discuss my ongoing effort to edit the Maui vlogs, give a weight loss update, the return of No Zero Days, finding my new direction in creating LEGO content and the cost, give some bad news, and share my video rabbits holes from this week. I also discuss listener feedback!
I give a weight loss update, discuss the ongoing Maui video editing efforts, my progress on brickitect, gaming with Clark, great timing on a gift I received, a strange YT rabbit hole, answer 3 questions (almost done) and review listener feedback.
I discuss my week in gaming, LEGO I purchased, give a weight loss update, answer our weekly questions and field listener feedback including a few would you rather questions. The only thing is...everything is out of order.
I give a fitness/weight loss update, talk about my McDonalds Door Dash temptation, our Sunday pizza adventure, getting into Pokemon, sledding, Farming Simulator, Roxy's surgery, answer 3 questions, and discuss listener feedback.
I give a weight loss update, throw in a three questions session, my week in gaming, my current YT/Tik Tok rabbit hole, a gaming update, and a show you should avoid and listener feedback.
Discussing my week, my weight loss journey, a documentary I watched, Clark's new channel, Roxy update, and the concept of the "last time"
I bring back 3 Questions to finish out the series. We have seven questions left.
What made you smile in the last two weeks?
What is one thing you want to accomplish in your lifetime?
What is a goal you plan on accomplishing this year?
3 Questions:
What is the best, worst of funniest job you have ever had?
What is something you used to believe?
What is something you know really well?
I discuss our fun time last weekend going to a concert then to the casino, finally pulling the trigger on a new car, and more reasons why I'm leaning toward pulling Clark out of school.
I discuss Thanksgiving week, my thoughts on free healthcare, selling on eBay, test driving a vehicle, Black Friday shopping, and more!
Giving some advice to a young listener who feels the need to break away from his cult-like relgious family and go out on his own.
In this episode, I discuss my staircase of a week and talk about our outlet shopping trip, my success in selling on ebay, general thoughts on unused items and getting organized. I discuss Clark getting sick, the return of our gaming channel, and my excitement for this coming week which is Thanksgiving.
3 Questions:
What is one of your favorite topics of conversation?
If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would that be?
What is one of the most meaningful affirmations you have ever received?
Missing Pieces becomes the Business Meeting podcast this week with lots of shop talk and reflections on how things are going and where they are going.
3 Questions:
What is something kind that someone else has done for you recently?
What is your greatest struggle right now?
What is a talent or skill you have always wanted and why?
I got my homeowners insurance renewal and it inspired this episode on the importance of shopping around for insurance.
I discuss my life in the last week including a weekend without Clark, a Halloween video spree, trick or treating, bad things I watched, and a goal update.
3 Questions (and a bonus)
What is one of your favorite places in the world?
What is one crucial ingredient for true happiness?
What part of yourself would you like to improve?
I discuss the future of 3 Questions, give updates on the recent performance for each of my channels and my plans for them, and talk at length about what I want my future life to look like.
I discuss the outcome of my first No Zero Days episode, share our fun weekend activities, getting inside my head, my organization, and video making quest, things I watched, listener YT rabbit holes, and share a productivity quote.
What new tool or app do you think needs to be invented?
What things hold you back from doing what you really want to do?
What is one of your greatest motivators in life?
I answer a listener question regarding retirement. Bonus topic is about selling on eBay and my decision not to buy a thermal label printer.
I talk about my return to daily vlogging through a new series on Greg's World called No Zero Days. I discuss following the "path with a heart" and how it relates to live streaming and my direction. I try to sell you on going to the gym and discuss the things I watched and played this week. Also, Godzilla. Listener feedback makes a return!
Questions:
What is the strangest food you have ever tried?
What is one thing or situation that scares you?
What has been your greatest accomplishment so far?
Sometimes it can be helpful to get a better understanding of who you are and why are you the way you are. In this business meeting, I take an online personality test to answer and makes sense of these things. I encourage you to do one as well. Also, be sure to check out Ronnie's podcast. The links are below: Personality Test: https://www.colorcode.com/ Ronnie's Reflections: https://youtu.be/cVWV8PxBCYs
I discuss our weekend in NYC, finishing a book I didn't like, a fitness update, getting back into gaming, waking up early, and why velcro shoes should be the only option.
3 Questions:
What is something funny that has happened to you?
What are you grateful for?
What are your hopes for what the future holds for you?
Bonus Question: What jobs have you had and what did you learn from each one?
I discuss my history with live streaming, give the pros and cons and try to decide if I'm going to continue streaming in the future.
I discuss a recent trip to the arcade and different it is today versus my childhood and how much we've lost in the physical world because of technology. I also discuss what I am watching and my organization journey and the direction I am looking to go.
3 Questions:
How will you spend your time at the next travel location on your bucket list?
What is an idea you strongly believe in?
What is something you do differently than most people?
I give a health update then discuss how we've entered into the world of organization and how it has inspired the direction of my videos. I also recap the busy end to our week with fairs, movies, and magic!
I answer 3 questions:
What is the most beautiful sound in the world?
What would you do differently in nobody would judge you?
What is a strange occurrence you have experienced but have rarely shared?
I discuss the return of the Missing Pieces name, being sick with a stomach flu and all the movies I watched, furniture shopping, my return to VR workouts, my thoughts on the new iPhone 14 Pro, changes on YouTube, my idea for a new show or segment, and solicit your feedback on comments.
3 Questions:
What is something that amazes you?
How did you learn your most important lesson in life?
What is something that you have recently discovered that you are excited about?
In this week's Business Meeting, I take on a question I received in the YouTube comments regarding out to invest small amounts disposable income. I give my answer and expand the question to people that are currently in debt.
My audio journal for 9/18/22. I give a fitness update, how I'm getting motivated, my new business podcast series, how I'm failing on YouTube, our return to LEGOLand NY, and our new hobby, hiking. Also Watchitect makes a return with Thor Love & Thunder, TMNT, and I give my early impressions of YouTube TV.
I discuss some changes that happened in my life and business in the first week of September 2022
I discuss my experience of working as a full-time YouTuber for the last five years after quitting my job in finance.
I discuss why it's been a few weeks since the last episode and all the things I've done in that time.
I give my thoughts on Top Gun Maverick and the shows we've been streaming this week. I discuss our yard sale and what we did on Memorial Day weekend as well as the adventures and activities I got into this week.
This week I discuss how I am firing on all cylinders even with Clarkman home for a few days due to sickness. I've been getting organized, making lots of videos, and we got our garden planted. I give a weight loss update and give a preview of my upcoming weekend.
I discuss some recent milestones we hit, outdoor projects I'm working on, canceling cable, and an awesome movie that I watched this week among other things!
I discuss my happy, productive week which I attribute to the amazing weather we've been experiencing. I discuss the things I'm working on in the backyard, a health update, Roxy's birthday, and my life hack on how to enjoy MLB. I also cover listener feedback.
I discuss how my week started off great then went downhill due to weather and health related stuff.
I discuss Roxy's foot problem, the Subaru inspection failure, learning piano, celebrating pap's birthday, cutting our tree down, a spontaneous yard sale score, and review listener feedback.
I discuss all the things we did on spring break and take the podcast on a conversational journey through the things going on in my mind and life. Also, we go through listener feedback.
I discuss the first week of my 1000 day journey, how I started journaling and why I moved my gaming streams to Twitch. I talk about my excitement related to yard sale season returning, the upcoming spring break, my thought of the week, and the movie and show I found this week. I also bring back listener feedback.
I discuss podcast statistics then go into our main topic which my 1000 day countdown until I turn 40 and my plan to accomplish as much as I can in that timeframe and work toward my goals. I also give an update on our week and new hobby...arcade fighting games!
I discuss why I made the decision to continue the podcast as a video series after making a compelling case for having it be audio only and doing an audio episode. I also discuss moments of total appreciation and how I've experienced that. I talk about losing memories of dreams, a new app I signed up for to learn from masters, a new auction app I'm interested in, and share some ideas I've come up with this week. I also review some movies I watched. An eventful episode indeed!
An audio only episode? And it's about LEGO? Yep. In this episode, I discuss how I am changing my LEGO collecting journey to one where we create more and encourage others to do the same. I also talk about what it's like to be a live streamer and why I continue to do it even though it often leaves me unfulfilled.
In my return to podcasting, I discuss every aspect of our Walt Disney World trip: The things I loved, the things I didn't, and what I would do differently.
I do an almost real-time episode where I review some positive feedback we got on returning to vlogging our days and how my week was made up of small moments that I want to remember forever. I also discuss how I learned about how live streams (and podcasts like this) can negatively affect your channel. Lastly, I talk about my interest in sim racing, a purchase I made, and of course, my progress in Greg's Fitness.
I discuss how I got inspired to get back into vlogging again, the importance of doing what makes you happy and not worrying about others or making comparisons, how I got back into watching football and playing it...in Madden. I also share my win of the week: Hitting a fitness milestone.
I discuss Clark "losing" his front teeth and how that is one of those special moments. That leads into a conversation about our family snow day and the fun we had with building not only a snowman, but a Sonic LEGO set, and playing a new PS5 game called Rider's Republic. Also in the world of gaming, I express my new love of VR, specifically a game called Superhot. I wrap up the show with a few failures I had with a new style of video and in my weight loss journey.
In this podcast episode, I discuss some name ideas for the podcast post-move. I talk about what a great decision this was to move these episodes to my "life" channel and create a separate/new series on my LEGO channel discussing LEGO content. Other topics include my reluctance to vlog the day to day activities and instead make my videos intentional. I reflect on the recent snow/ice storms we got and the fun they led to. Clark was home a day this week and we got the studio organized. This week also continues my fitness quest. I discuss my progress in losing weight and my workout activities. I reveal what I do while I work out and how I found a new way to burn calories and have fun and I also share my win of the week which is an interesting one to say the least.
I discuss why after 110 episodes I made the decision to move my podcast to a new channel and talk about my new priorities and direction in 2022.
I discuss my audio journal journey and the prospect of moving Missing Pieces to my vlog channel.
I discuss how taking a photo of a LEGO set Clark and I built caused controversy, my fear and hope for the future of humanity, Clark being sick yet again and getting to spend time together, my attempts to become a professional gamer, and of course my dream to get sponsored by Five Guys and buy a town in West Virginia. We also put the spoiled topic to rest for the last time.
I discuss why I didn't film this week on my vlogging channel, why brickitect is still going strong, the fun in growing a new channel, a new Christmas movie we watched, and engage in an awesome listener feedback session.
I discuss Thanksgiving week here at our house and a realization I made about time and how fleeting it is after spending a few days with my now grown up nephews.
I discuss how I've been spending my time, my favorite thing I've done in LEGO, how to defeat $20 LEGO Star Wars battle packs, my thoughts on YouTube removing the dislike button, and the future of humanity. I also read your feedback.
I discuss my final week off with Clark and the things we accomplished including fixing and expanding Minecraft World, building an outdoor storage unit, rock crawling our RC trucks, and building/streaming the LEGO Ideas Home Alone set. I discuss how much that set means to me and the reasoning then go on to discuss value in LEGO videos after being inspired by BrickTsar's comment. I share listening feedback, wins of the week, and a few success stories to get you on your way to your goals.
I give an update on our health and discuss how excited I am to have another week with Clark. I give a channel update on what we've been up to and things that are working and not working. Watchitect got a lot accomplished this week as well.
I discuss Covid hitting the brickitect household and how bitter I am about it along with all the good that has come from it like family time and lots of LEGO backlog building.
I discuss the confusing timeline of the week where Clark was sick and home with me for most of it and how we fell in love with the Bricklink Studio design process. I also share listener feedback.
I discuss my win of the week which was fulfilling my dream of doing a morning live show. 5am LEGO has become a reality and the response has been great. I recap the LEGO items we purchased and worked on and the fun I had with Clark this week. I also read listener feedback that is related to last week's discussion on where we want to be by episode 200. The takeaway from this episode is how important it is to have goals and to not just exist in life.
I list the ideas listeners had for my 100th episode, then come up with a new one: List my goals for where and who I want to be by my 200th episode or roughly two years from now and encourage you to do the same so we can have this episode as a time capsule to look back on. I also discuss live streaming and my future with that before going into listener feedback.
I discuss how Clark got me back into streaming and the pros and cons of live streaming for me. I talk about why we skipped Philly Brick Fest this year and my thoughts on Cobi branded brick built toys. I also reveal what I purchased this week in the world of LEGO and talk about Venom the movie.
I discuss a video I watched this week by the Vlogbrothers titled "How We Spend Our Days" and how that made me think about how I spend my days and what I whether I'm making the right decisions with my time. I discuss all the things I worked on this week in the world of LEGO and share listener feedback.
I discuss how I came to the conclusion that you can in fact have too much LEGO and my thoughts around that. I discuss my satisfaction with getting organized and how it has finally made our LEGO amusement park start taking shape. I also discuss my sleeping schedule, LEGO Masters, Clark's first soccer game, and preordering the iPhone 13. Last but not least, I read listener feedback on one of the best topics we've ever discussed.
I discuss my experience getting an elliptical delivered to our house and how what I thought was a setback ended up being a win. I also discuss Clark getting a cold after his first week of school and now I have it. We ended up having a few extra days together this week and it was great. I talk about organizing and the benefits of knowing where your items are and how unimportant some things really are. We make a return to Fall Guys and have been watching Full House. Lastly, I discuss why I love to record EVERYTHING and finish with some listener feedback.
This week Clark goes back to school and I get to work on my goals for the channel and my studio. I discuss my Non-LEGO build of the week, the return of How Bad Is It, rebranding my gaming channel, my new green screen setup, and so much more. I also discuss being "self-unemployed" for four years and my feelings on my future.
I recap our final week of summer vacation. We went for a hike and finished the Disney Castle. I started building the LEGO Friends summer fun water park and Clark joined a soccer team. We finished watching LEGO Masters Australia and my opinion changed on it. In other news, I discuss Instagram and the prospect of collecting always being a human thing and wrap the episode up with some listener feedback.
I discuss a recent poll I did asking my audience if they prefer Tik Tok or YouTube Shorts for short form content and I was surprised by the results. I discuss my venture into slow cooker meal prep and a bunch of stuff I watched and played last week on a chill week of finally being home and taking it easy after a busy summer vacation schedule.
We just got home from Ocean City Maryland and I decided to go live to not only let people know we are still alive, but to discuss our trip and all the things we did. Clark joins as well and builds a MOC while contributing to the conversation in classic Clark fashion. Later in the episode, I do some Q&A with the chat.
I discuss taking a family trip to our favorite local amusement park, Knoebels, and comparing and contrasting that with our trip to LEGOLAND NY. I also discuss our Walmart LEGO clearance hunting day and my experience playing Microsoft Flight Simulator.
I discuss "Guys Week", a week that Clark and I did everything he wanted and made the most of each day that Mrs Brickitect was on vacation with her best friend in Maryland.
I discuss our experience traveling to Philadelphia and visiting the Mutter Museum, Franklin Institute, and Adventure Aquarium.
I discuss our vacation the Outer Banks, LEGO sets I purchased while I was there, being an introvert, and rekindling a friendship with my best friend from high school.
I read your responses to a recent community post I did asking whether resellers are bad and give my thoughts on the topic as well.
I discuss our rainy Memorial Day, my streaming strategy, moving from Patreon to YouTube memberships, filming my days and creating stories, my progress in getting healthier, read listener feedback and so much more!
I make a return to the podcast to discuss the importance of taking some time to reflect on your life and goals and then making a path to get to where you want to be in the future.
I discuss how I accomplished my goal of filming solo vlogs of my days, my decision to not buy a new car and what I'm doing to mine. I also talk about how I am enjoying my green screen, my space coin issue, my new pokemon card collection, and how I am getting into reselling and being inspired by my friends. I also cover listener feedback from last week's episode on keeping it real.
I share some stories from people responding to last week's hoarder discussion then go on to talk about how I felt after discussing the Apple podcast reviews and how I began to question whether I keep things too real and if I should continue on this path. I also discuss my week and turning negatives into positives. We wrap the show up with an excellent win of the week story.
I read your responses to the question I asked last week: What is the difference between being a collector and a hoarder? I talk a bit about my week, my disappointment with the Apple podcast listeners, and share wins of the week.
I discuss my very busy week and all the things we did over Easter break including going to the outlets in Lancaster, visiting our friends, and car shopping. I talk about Clark's first day of school, getting organized and streaming, and also getting my vaccine. I ponder why people aren't driven and discuss how unlikely viewers are to interact with the content they watch. I cover listener feedback and ask some new questions to cover next week.
I discuss Clark's last day of school, my decision to stop doing monthly contests, how looking at data can help you make decisions, the difficulty you face as a creator putting work out the world, and of course, respond to listener feedback.
I discuss how I am excited for my next chapter and the brickitect renaissance, but also sad about this 3+ year chapter coming to an end. I stress the importance of showing up and being yourself and also discuss some home improvements I'm making including fencing in our free ranging chickens. I also answer some listener feedback.
I discuss YouTube putting ads on my podcast against my will, a copyright strike I received, my most wanted LEGO sets and whether I will ever actually be able to get them, experimenting with a live Q&A series, the concept of low payout sets, my gaming adventures this week, and respond to listener feedback on what you are doing while listening and when to be a quitter.
I discuss my quiet week here on the channel and what I've been up to, upgrading my internet, the weather improving, my week in gaming, LEGO I've purchased and improvements I am making in my health.
I follow up on the past few weeks episodes with more clarity after lots of pondering and taking your feedback to heart. NOTE: The audio gets pretty bad at the 26 minute mark. I'm not sure what happened there. It's a difficult listen and I was going to just cut the episode there, but if you want to listen through it, it's there. Sorry about that!
I follow up on the burnout discussion from last week and discuss some changes I've made this week to help manage my time better. I revisit the polls that I did this week asking you what you want to see from my channel and my content strategy moving forward including the future of this podcast.
I discuss how I might be getting burnt out, why you get clickbaited on YouTube, the concept of LEGO being the vehicle and not the destination, a new way I am doing my gaming streams, and how I am enjoying the same video content as Clark and how much fun that is.
I discuss my new camera equipment, a YouTuber's worst fear, baritect problems, how I got hurt, Clark's first lost tooth, my quest for the perfect gaming headset, moving to Twitch, and something fun we are planning for next weekend.
I discuss all the things that went well and not so well this week along with what turned into a really fun day and challenge. We also discuss listener feedback and I offer some life advice.
I discuss the importance of keeping an open mind regarding your opinions, the things that motivate us, my thoughts on opening collectibles, my problem with YouTube recommendations, the end of snow days, and what I am trying to eliminate from my vocabulary. We also say goodbye to baritect before going into listener feedback.
I discuss our Marvel watchathon and how my enjoyment of the films is leading me to wanting to collect LEGO Marvel sets and especially minifigures. I ponder whether it makes more sense to buy expensive minifigs or entire sets. I mention something I ran into on Bricklink this week, a website I am starting to get addicted to. I wrap the show up with a conversation on motivation and of course share listener feedback.
I discuss the possibility of an extended intro, my thoughts on Ninjago City Gardens, my favorite video of the week, Clark's music career, being a morning person and productivity. I also reveal my newest LEGO purchase, give a studio update, and discuss what I've been watching and what series I plan to watch in the coming weeks. Also, Clark gets in trouble for gaming.
I discuss how I have been enjoying the storytelling aspect of making videos and getting my 2021 goal of organization started. I talk about my week of early morning streams and how important they are to me and possibly to others while at the same time realizing it's not the right place to do my dream streams, but also realizing that I am already doing those streams, just not on YouTube. I also share listener feedback on box storage and what it is to truly live life.
I discuss all of the things I did before, during, and after the big storm storm that hit us this week. This was a very memorable week and I try my best to bring you along with me as I recap all of the events that made this week awesome for me.
I discuss the new carpet in the brickitect studio and the story behind it. I describe the changes I plan to make and how it will serve us better. I share my new haul review series idea and what LEGO we've purchased recently. I also discuss the power of a having a good teacher in your life and how it has impacted Clark. To celebrate our 64th episode, I discuss my favorite Nintendo 64 games. Lastly, I share listener feedback.
I discuss my wins of the week which were seeing our Discord community come together and learning how to create a Minecraft realm. I discuss my experience and thoughts on LEGO advent calendars, why the Star Wars one is the best this year, LEGO shopping at Kohl's and how you can get 20% off LEGO there, my love of the Mandalorian, my idea for a cartoon spin-off that is already being made probably, things I've been watching on Disney Plus, and the future of movie theaters with Warner signing a deal to put their 2021 movies on HBO Max at the same time they are in theaters. Lastly, we wrap up with some listener feedback and wins of the week.
Missing Pieces Life & LEGO podcast Episode 62
I discuss Thanksgiving week, getting my studio cleaned up, spending time with my nephews, my Black Friday purchase (or lack thereof) my first sponsored video, setting up a Discord server for LEGO parents, and of course respond to listener/viewer feedback.
I discuss the positive feedback from last week, my recent attempts to keep trying to get a new video game console, my LEGO VIP weekend purchases, our new hobby, a crazy story from the park, organizing my studio, the things I am watching, playing, and reading, and of course, listener feedback.
I discuss my experience trying to order a new gaming console and our new LEGO review series we started this week. I also answer the question "What LEGO set should I buy for $xx", my recent interest in purchasing LEGO sets from Kohl's, and how the best time to buy LEGO is coming up this week. In watchitect, I discuss The Haunting of Bly Manor and of course I share your feedback and wins of the week.
I discuss the positive and funny feedback from last week, how I see the world changing in the next five years, some things that we did this week related to what some brickitect fans sent us, more feedback on my decision to keep Clark home, and of course your wins of the week.
I discuss a recent comment I received on a Friday Night Patron stream that I shared with the public, a live streaming series I brought back this week, my thoughts on LEGO Ideas Sesame Street, LEGO promos, our Halloween experience and the movies we are making a Halloween tradition.
I discuss our decision on Clark's schooling, a new game that we played, and a new podcast I have been really enjoying along with my newest LEGO build I am working on. I also talk about our Patreon and something fun I am now doing there and my desire to connect with other LEGO parents.
In the first ever episode of Extra Pieces, I read your comments on kids and smart phones. This episode features testimonials and advice from people of all ages on when and how children should have access to technology.
I discuss Amazon Prime Days (now in October?), why I want the new iPhone 12, finishing the LEGO 1989 Batmobile, my next build, and a show we just finished on Netflix: Cobra Kai.
I discuss some health issues Roxy has been having and ponder on the prospect of our school and Clark returning to a 5 day in-person school week. I also mention how our love of LEGO Super Mario continues on and how I've started building the LEGO Batmobile while Clark destroys the backlog.
I discuss how I almost didn't make this episode because I didn't think I had anything to share. In my mind, this week was "just another week." Then I reviewed all the footage I recorded of our daily activities and realized there was all kinds of things that happened...both good and bad. I share those stories with you and bring your comments to life in viewer/listener feedback.
I discuss the "Dave Story", where one of my Bespin Duel sets are going, how a few viewers helped save my Nintendo set, and my attempts to preorder an Xbox Series X and the LEGO Adidas shoes.
I discuss how I've been making this podcast for a year, talk about how a a nice message can go a long way, express my gratitude for all the positivity I've received recently, give a remote learning update, explain how nostalgia plays a big role in my life, and last but not least, share listener feedback from last week.
I discuss week 2 of remote learning Kindergarten then jump into the massive amount of viewer feedback from last week where you guys discuss school, things that would make your life easier, your life goals and so much more!
I discuss Clark's first week of school as a remote student and LEGO sets that have been revealed that I don't plan to buy. I also review viewer feedback and wins of the week.
In this special episode, our Friday Night Patron-Only stream becomes a missing pieces episode. I discuss my win of the week, which was bringing my gaming stream back to YouTube. I also discuss the history of my gaming channel and my goal for it in the future. I also have a conversation about being 3 years "self-unemployed" and how I prefer to work alone and be in control of my own destiny. I discuss school going back in session and my thoughts on Clark staying home with me. Lastly, I reflect on the future of my YouTube career and my life.
I discuss how much we've enjoyed LEGO Super Mario and share my opinion LEGO Stranger Things Upside Down. I show my progress on the LEGO NES and some improvements I've made in the studio. I mention some changes I'm considering for the brickitectLIVE and a new series I'm considering called "Thought of the Week". I also talk about why we canceled HelloFresh and my watch of the week: Chernobyl.
I reflect on the Mrs Brickitect episode and discuss how my studio is now clean and organized. In a cleaning spirit, I bought a pressure washer and fell in love with cleaning even more. I also discuss my new podcast and some other series I plan to bring back on this channel including Breaking It Down and Minifig Monday. In the process, I come up with a great idea to make Fake LEGO History interactive and even more fun. Lastly, I end the show with some listener feedback and wins of the week.
Mrs Brickitect returns to the podcast to answer questions and discuss topics chosen by you!
I discuss my new Reddititect series and taking things less seriously with a fake LEGO history series featuring the one and only Ivan Von LEGO, the CEO of LEGO Group. I also talk about how much fun I had streaming the purchase of my LEGO NES the moment it released and doing an eight...make that nine hour live stream of building the Ninjago City Docks and the power of community and friendship. Also we get into viewer/listener feedback from last week's episode.
I discuss the cancellation of the LEGO Technic 42113 Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, the reveal of the Grand Piano, why my last Missing Pieces episode got demonetized, my new LEGO set, things I've built, boxes I've destroyed, the importance of a video time capsule and so much more.
I discuss how LEGO is releasing a Nintendo Entertainment System set and how excited I am for it. I also talk about my week including our Lunch & LEGO series, our awesome camping trip and how it went bad, my movie of the week (Adventures In Babysitting), LEGO R2-D2, and much more!
I discuss my rejection from LAN, my decision on the Statue of Liberty face, my interest in storytelling through LEGO videos, the joy of cleaning up my studio, my RC adventure of the week with my new Traxxas rock crawler, my movie of the week, and as always, listener feedback.
I discuss the new LEGO theme: LEGO Art, timestamps, our hiking trip and our day at camp. I also discuss timestamps on the podcast, our new trampoline, Clark's new RC truck and get into a ton of viewer/listener feedback.
I discuss my Father's Day experience, some epic sets I acquired this week, my thoughts on the new LEGO Ideas sets, the end of box life, Clark's second season in tee ball, our RC adventures update, and discuss the importance of family along with some viewer/listener feedback
I discuss my new listener inspired podcast intro, life priorities, our fun day at camp, racing games, and finishing the Harry Potter movie series.
I discuss Clark's LEGO haul and building rampage, my Harry Potter movie watching spree, and how I am becoming a HarryPotteritecter, beating Minecraft Dungeons and getting into VR with the Oculus Quest. Lastly, I talk about how Greg's RC World is becoming a thing and how excited I am about it.
I discuss my new recording setup, Clark's first podcast, LEGO shopping, birditect, give a gaming update, talk about our RC park day, and review the first Harry Potter movie.
I discuss the end of Star Wars month and what to expect in June, my recent gaming exploits, March of the Penguins, and game night with friends.
I discuss hitting 100k subscribers and 100 patrons in the same week. I also talk about value in LEGO versus other hobbies, my newest gaming stream setup, a game I bought, my trip to Walmart, and some bad news with my pets. I also apologize to a viewer.
I discuss my new Patreonitecter inspired intro, my new idea for mid-roll ads, our progress on Star Wars Month, my thoughts on the newly revealed LEGO Haunted House, my struggle to set up my gaming streams, why I am disappointed with YouTube, movies of the week, and of course, viewer feedback from the last episode!
I discuss my progress and future plans for LEGO Star Wars month. I share my idea of the week and movie of the week, Bumblebee. I also talk about our first campfire here at our house and finish the episode with some listener feedback.
I discuss all the things that I did this week including building sets, setting up Minecraft World, going geocaching, going to the post office, and of course watching the Sonic movie.
I discuss Patreon and give an update on my quest to find balance in my life. I also talk about a new show I've been really enjoying that might surprise you and lastly answer a fantastic question: Could I not do YouTube for a week..or more?
Missing Pieces life & LEGO podcast Episode 30. I discuss the biggest struggle in my life...finding balance.
Missing Pieces life & LEGO podcast Episode 29. Mrs Brickitect joins me to answer your questions.
Missing Pieces Life & LEGO Podcast Episode 28: I discuss what is really getting me excited each week, why I'm holding off on the Pirate Bay set, my response to the 501st Battle Pack, and why I think the LEGO Community on YoutTube is boring and what I plan to do about it.
Missing Pieces life & LEGO podcast episode 27. I discuss how the q word has affected me the last few weeks and what I do to relax and unwind. I also discuss how Chima will potentially impact our culture and some things that I would like to see changed.
I discuss how I am spending my time stuck at home...streaming LEGO builds with my friends and community. I also discuss my experience going into town for groceries and the questionable future of mail time.
Missing Pieces life & LEGO podcast Episode 25. I discuss hitting 90k subscribers, my thoughts on LEGO Super Mario, and discuss people preparing for the apocalypse by buying all the toiler paper in the store.
I discuss how I finally acted on my idea to create fake LEGO YouTuber drama and the consequences of that decision.
I discuss the process of moving my LEGO sets and my experiment going ad free and making a Patreon intro. I ask you to help me name my new sorting series and you opinion on my idea for the Late Night Radio Show. Lastly, I discuss my idea behind uploading videos and scheduling them for years in the future as a sort of "video time capsule".
I discuss my plans to be more creative and make my channel better by making adding new series of videos and upgrading my video editing style. I also reflect on a comment I read about LEGO boxes that helped me see them for what they are. Lastly, I talk about my $100 Patreon tier. Also, viewer/listener feedback.
After a few very personal episodes, I attempt to make Missing Pieces a "LEGO" podcast again. I discuss LEGO Masters, the LEGO community, answer a Patron question about breaking down sets to build MOCs, my struggle finding the DC CMFs, and my plans for Philly Brick Fest. I also tease another podcast I want to start.
In episode 20 of the Missing Pieces Life & LEGO Podcast, I discuss how Patreon has impacted my sense of worth and how the effects of COPPA have led me to the decision to no longer monetize the LEGO videos I make with Clark.
I discuss our productive week of building and how a few messages from current Patrons are helping me improve my Patreon campaign.
I discuss why I didn't make an episode last week, feedback from a Patron, how COPPA is impacting the channel, and share listener feedback from Missing Pieces #17 discussing the importance of spending time with family.
I discuss how sickness set us back this week, the concept of collections being a burden (especially when it comes to LEGO boxes) and how I want to change my approach in the future. I also share an email that had a very strong impact on me.
We missed our usual upload date because Mrs Brickitect had food poisoning. I really wanted to have a record of this week, so I bring Clarkman down to talk about what's going on and what it's like to be 5 years old.
I discuss what I've been doing during my longest break from this channel in over two years.
Missing Pieces Life & LEGO Podcast Episode 14
I discuss how busy this week was and why I couldn't watch Rise of Skywalker right away.
Missing Pieces life and LEGO Podcast Episode 13.
I try to persuade you to leave a listener review, join our Patreon, and subscribe to all our other channels while discussing how December is half over and the fact that Star Wars month has been dominated by Minecraft. We are now streaming gameplay and I started a morning live stream series on brickitectLIVE. I also discuss AliExpress and share some listener/viewer feedback from the previous episode.
Missing Pieces Life & LEGO Podcast Episode 12.
I discuss how far this channel has come in the last six years, how Cloud City has impacted me, my thoughts on the DC CMFs, our continued interest in Minecraft and give my thoughts on whether I am spoiling Clark.
I discuss the satisfaction of having a clean studio, Thanksgiving the family, passing on Black Friday LEGO deals, missing out on the UCS Millennium Falcon, playing Minecraft with Clark, and how much I am loving Disney+ along with some discussion of what I've watched so far.
In this week's episode of the Missing Pieces LEGO Podcast, I cover more COPPA talk, selling my last eBay item, my recent LEGO order, and what I'm planning to cover this week.
Missing Pieces Episode 9. I discuss COPPA, how it will affect Youtube and how I plan to react.
I discuss my busy week and the outcome of last week's eBay auction for the brickitect logo. I also talk about my new LEGO collecting strategy and my plans for the next week.
I discuss some feedback from the last episode regarding the podcast feeling rushed and offer advice to someone having bullying issues. I also discuss my week in LEGO and my efforts to have the best quality videos I can make. Lastly, I discuss my eBay store and the possibility of selling a $100+ brickitect logo.
I discuss the importance of staying true to yourself and doing what is in your heart. I talk about my day off, why I feel compelled to make videos, my new eBay store, Clark's Brickheadz, deal shopping plans, and an idea for a video series for Greg's World.
I discuss the performance of Missing Pieces #4 and talk about my studio and my plans to possibly start selling LEGO on eBay to free up space and funds to buy more sets.
I discuss a question I got for a Breaking It Down episode: What Advice Would I Give My Younger Self?
I respond to a viewer question about what I'm passionate about and discuss my quest to find that passion and give advice on how to find yours.
I discuss my history of brickitect and answer some common channel related questions I get.
The Federal Trade Commission has determined Youtube has been violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. As a result of this violation, Youtube has been fined $170 million and will be making major changes to kids content on the platform.
Changes include: Creators must identify if a video is intended for kids. If so, there will be no personalized ads on the video, no likes/dislikes, and no comments
Videos that fall into this category have an emphasis on kids characters, toys, themes, or games.
I discuss all of this and how these changes will affect creators and viewers.
I discuss my biggest goal at the moment...Starting a podcast. I'm calling it Missing Pieces and this is what you can expect from it.