Burnie and Ashley discuss snow days, screen time, CES, Lego Smart Brick, Lego lore, Harry Potter, Twilight, retail teleportation, packing for holiday returns, Alpha & Beta bricks, PBS shutdown rumors, iPods, media libraries, and eliminating minutia.
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LEGO Gets Smart
- Lego just unveiled its new Smart Brick sets at CES 2026 | CNN Underscored
- How we made the LEGO® SMART Play™ system | Official LEGO® Shop US
- The LEGO® SMART PLAY™ system brings builds to life like never before.
- LEGO® SMART Play™ System | Official LEGO® Shop US
- Licensed themes | Brickipedia | Fandom
- Diagon Alley™ Wizarding Shops 76444 | Harry Potter™ | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop GB
- I Made a Powerful Redstone Computer!
CPB Shutting Itself Down
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolves itself | AP News
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes to shut itself after funding cuts | CNN Business
- Is PBS Shutting Down? Everything We Know and What Happens Next | IBTimes UK
- CPB, PBS, NPR: Public Media Explained
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