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Hosted by Atlanta Brick Co, which is one of largest building-brick toy and LEGO® resellers in the world. We talk about LEGO® products, themes, custom building, minifigures and some tips and tricks for collectors. Join the host, Mark Erickson from LEGO® Masters, as he discusses all about our favorite plastic construction toy with building brick professionals. New episodes are published every Saturday morning at 9:30am ET. For more information, visit www.atlbrick.com or call 470-414-2208.
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! In this episode we discuss some of the weirdest and rarest LEGO® Pieces we could find! We see a lot of LEGO pass through Atlanta Brick Co but we had no idea some of these rare items even exsisted! We also try to imagine interesting uses for these crazy parts besides their original intended use. Did you not know about any of th…
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The Paris Olympics just ended with India securing six medals — one silver and five bronze — to place 71st in the medals tally. The country’s performance led to many questions about the need for a sporting culture. Was India’s performance in the Olympics an outcome of its lack of sporting culture outside cricket? What more can be done? Here we discu…
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Mark, Alex, and Daniel take a tour of one of the most facinating classic LEGO® themes of the 90's! They discuss each set and detail of this iconic theme and explore some interesting and exlusive colors and pieces. Does Spyrius age worse than other classic space themes from this period? Did Daniel seem particularly quiet this episode? Let us know in…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Today Ben Cossy, Daniel, and Mark are here to discuss which 6 LEGO® sets would we bring back from the peak year of 2008! LEGO® made a lot of sets that year and we had some tough choices to make! Which sets from 2008 would you bring back to the present? Which was our best pick? Let us know in the comments! Our Website: https://…
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Opposition leaders have termed the 2024-25 Budget as the “Kursi Bachao Budget.” Chief Ministers have boycotted and walked out the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by the Prime Minister.There are allegations that Centre is discriminating against non-NDA States. This has renewed the interest in the debate about how resources are distributed amongst States.…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Mark, Grant, and Ethan are here with their top 5 DC Comics themed LEGO® Sets! These choices are determined by nostalgia, detail, rarity, and more! Which DC sets would you pick as your top 5? let us know in the comments! Our Website: https://atlbrick.com Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/…
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On July 11, the BJP-led Maha Yuti government tabled the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, in the Assembly. While presenting the Bill, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that it is aimed at curbing the menace of Naxalism in urban areas. He said that Naxalism is not limited to rural areas and is increasing in urban areas throu…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Today Mark, Daniel and Garrett are here to compare and contrast the two LEGO® Themes from deep beneath the surface! Its Rock Raiders VS Power Miners and only one can prevail! Which of these two themes is the best to you? Let us know in the comments! Our Website: https://atlbrick.com Join this channel to get access to perks: ht…
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The recent stampede at a religious congregation in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, resulting in more than 120 deaths, has reignited the debate on whether India has adequate legislation to address exploitative religious and superstitious practices. Experts have advocated for a national law akin to existing legislation in Maharashtra and Karnataka to effecti…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Steven, Alex and Mark are here with their top 6 LEGO® Castle sets! These choices are determined by nostalgia, detail, rarity, and more! Which Castle set would you want the most. Are any of these picks in your collection already? let us know in the comments! Our Website: https://atlbrick.com Join this channel to get access to p…
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In the run-up to the Union Budget, Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Ministers of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, respectively, who are in a position to decide the political fate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, have demanded special financial packages for their respective States. These packages could potent…
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Mark and Daniel take a tour of one of the most facinating classic LEGO® themes of the 90's! They discuss each set and detail of this iconic theme and explore some interesting and exlusive colors and pieces. Does Paradisa age better than other "girl" themes from this period? Did we inadvertently include enough "Para-deez" puns? let us know in the co…
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The conflict between ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) and the military junta in Myanmar has created a serious humanitarian crisis, which the United Nations Security Council took up for discussion on July 3. Some experts on Myanmar have called for India to review its policy and establish channels with the EAOs to help the affected civilians. Should…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Mark, Ella, and Grant are here with their top 5 Jurassic World and Jurassic Park themed sets! These choices are determined by nostalgia, detail, rarity, and more! Which Jurassic sets would you pick as your top 5? let us know in the comments! Our Website: https://atlbrick.com Join this channel to get access to perks: https://ww…
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The Constitution is seemingly at the centre of political rhetoric and symbolism in India right now. Opposition leaders have held up copies of the Constitution while walking into Parliament. They have waved these in the Prime Minister’s face. They have also held these copies while taking oath. Some argue that this is the Opposition’s tip to the mand…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Mark, Grumpy J, and Flounder are here with their top 6 Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit themed Minifigures! These choices are determined by nostalgia, detail, rarity, and more! Big thanks to both @FlounderCollects-gr5vm & @GrumpyJ83 for joining us! Go follow them! Which LOTR/Hobbit minifigures would you pick as your top 6? let…
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India’s road transport sector contributes about 12% to the country’s CO2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency, making it the third most greenhouse gas emitting sector after energy and agriculture. The Union government has been attempting to fast track decarbonising transport for almost a decade with the introduction of the Faster…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Today Chris Daniel and Mark discuss the Grand Opening Celebration event at Orlando Brick Co! A lot of work went into getting everything ready and it was a tremendous success! The following weekend many of our employees were busy with a Brick Fan Expo event just 30 minutes away at Dezerland Action Park! Are you planning on visi…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Mark, Gannon, and Flounder are here with their top 6 DC Comics themed Minifigures! These choices are determined by nostalgia, detail, rarity, and more! Which DC minifigures would you pick as your top 6? let us know in the comments! Our Website: https://atlbrick.com Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.…
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Until the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 282 seats and Prime Minister Narendra Modi rode to power, India had had coalition governments for 21 years. Ten years later, the BJP has 240 seats in the Lok Sabha and India once again has a coalition government in power. Fitch had stated that coalition politics and a wea…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Today Mark, Grant and Garrett are here to compare and contrast the two Asian Fantasy Adventure LEGO® Themes, those being Ninjago and Monkie Kid! Which of these two themes is the best to you? Let us know in the comments! Our Website: https://atlbrick.com Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/…
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On May 22, the Election Commission of India (ECI) asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress to desist from raising divisive issues in the campaign. In recent years, and particularly during the campaign to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, critics of the ECI have accused the body of being late or ineffective or partial in responding to …
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Today Mark, Steven and Daniel are here to compare and contrast the three spy/espionage theme themes to find out which is the best! Its Alpha Team VS Agents VS Ultra Agents and the final results of our intense scoring system may surprise you! Which LEGO® Spy Theme is the best to you? Let us know in the comments! Our Website: ht…
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Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that advocates cannot be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, for deficiency in service. The Court also indicated that its 1995 decision that held medical professionals accountable under the Act may need to be revisited. It suggested that the definition of the term ‘services’ under the Act…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Today Mark, Garrett and Dusty from @dustoffthebricks4102 are here to discuss which 6 LEGO® Themes we think should NEVER return! These themes aren't always the worst, sometimes we just think they would be better left the way they are and not see any more released or remade. Which LEGO® themes should stay gone? Let us know in th…
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During his election campaign, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has often used the slogan ‘Jitni abadi, utna haq’ (the rights of a group are proportionate to the group’s share in the total population). The Prime Minister has lashed out at him for the slogan and others have argued that it is against the spirit of the Constitution. Should reservation in j…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! Today Mark, Joe, and Austin are here to discuss which 6 LEGO® sets would we bring back from the seemingly distant year of 2011. LEGO® had lots of amazing movie themed sets plus their own classic themes during this time and there was a lot to choose from! Which sets from 2011 and why Pirates of the Carribean specifically? Let u…
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In 2022, a Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)-Lokniti survey in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung showed that TV channels dominate as the news source in India, despite poor trust levels in them. In 2023, a Global Fact 10 research report showed that more and more Indians are now placing their trust in YouTube and WhatsAp…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! In this episode we discuss one of the most underrated LEGO® themes of the last few years, MONKIE KID! Steven Garret and Mark all break down their favorite sets characters and moments from the first season of the show! Do you have any Monkie Kid sets? Which ones would you actually collect if given the opportunity? Let us know i…
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Ayushman Bharat, the government’s flagship programme to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), was launched in 2018. The scheme has two inter-related components: health and wellness centres and the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) that aims to provide a health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalis…
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Greetings LEGO® Fans! In this episode we discuss some of the weirdest and rarest LEGO® Pieces we could find! We see a lot of LEGO pass through Atlanta Brick Co but we had no idea some of these rare items even exsisted! We also try to imagine interesting uses for these crazy parts besides their original intended use. Did you not know about any of th…
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The Green Credit Programme, announced by the Environment Ministry in October 2023, is a market-based mechanism where individuals and companies can claim incentives called ‘green credits’ for contributions to environmental and ecological restoration. However, there is criticism that these initiatives may be used to circumvent existing laws, particul…
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Justin Alex and Mark are here to discuss some of the preferred ways to present and display your LEGO minifigures! We have several of these display solutions for sale on our website: https://atlbrick.com/collections/display Which way to display is your favorite? Let us know in the comments! Our Website: https://atlbrick.com Join this channel to get …
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Earlier this month, following a report in The Guardian stating that the Indian government had killed about 20 people in Pakistan since 2020 as part of a broader plan to eliminate terrorists on foreign soil, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh responded that India will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists. A few days later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too…
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