A lot of the Fan Media sites are quick to publish articles when LEGO shows up in popular media or a larger news media site. I caught one yesterday that I haven’t seen posted elsewhere. It was posted on 28 November 2022 on NPR. The article is written by Rakiesha Chase-Jackson. It’s titled “How Legos helped me rebuild my foundation.”

And before I go any further, I will acknowledge that there are some fans out there screaming about the misuse of “Legos” and how she should have said “Lego Sets” or Lego Bricks” or something like that. It’s all good friends. Not the end of the world. We get what she’s talking about.

You can find the NPR article here. It’s a good story about someone stumbling into the hobby and how they came to enjoy it. I think it also does a good job pointing out the benefits of LEGO producing sets in different themes to appeal to different audiences. Not everyone has to be a die hard Star Wars fan. Some people are really into mechs.

Enjoy the read. Happy building!

I usually write about set reviews or LEGO happenings so this one is a bit different. I found a podcast listed last week on NPR. The title is “Wisdom From the Top” and the host is Guy Raz. He interviewed Jørgen Vig Knudstorp who was the CEO from 2004 until 2017 and is known for taking LEGO out of a bad place and then growing it to the strong performing company that it now is. He is currently a member of LEGO’s Board of Directors and the Executive Chairman. You can read his bio on LEGO’s site here.

The podcast is about an hour long, but I found it quite interesting. It’s cool to hear about LEGO from the top versus hearing about it from designers or other members of the fan community. Give it a listen and let me know what you think. The interview was from 2019, but they re-released it this year.

Happy listening! Could be a good opportunity to build at listen at the same time.

MECHS!!!! -- Bricks in the News - NPR

An Interview with LEGO Leadership - Jørgen Vig Knudstorp