Untangling Toys

Try as we might to fill up our day with productive work, oftentimes that business results in never having any quiet time. Even quiet, seemingly unproductive bored times. But boredom is just the beginning, a blank space, for our imaginations to begin playing. So how can you be bored again?  John Cleese's speech Creativity in Managment [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g&t=151s] Learn more about Dr. Stuart Brown, his book "Play: How it Shapes the Brian, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul," and the National Institute for Play herehttps://www.playcore.com/drstuartbrown [https://www.playcore.com/drstuartbrown]  Check out more of Sam's LEGO and toy videos at www.youtube.com/@samsuksiri [http://www.youtube.com/@samsuksiri] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

We covered a lot of games, so if you ever need a refresher on how to play a game, check out Watch It Played [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGK9n7svoIjuaQfRIBJXkqQ] for easy-to-follow game tutorials.  Other games from this episode:  -Chip Theory Games  [https://chiptheorygames.com/] -Too Many Bones  [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192135/too-many-bones] -Fuji Flush [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/203430/fuji-flush] -Cosmoctopus [https://luckyduckgames.com/en/games/453-cosmoctopus] -Arkham Horror  [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15987/arkham-horror] -Arkham Horror The Card Game [https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/arkham-horror-the-card-game/] -Clank  [https://www.direwolfdigital.com/clank/] -Clank Legacy [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266507/clank-legacy-acquisitions-incorporated] -Oink Games [https://oinkgames.com/en] -DroPoulter  [https://oinkgames.com/en/games/analog/dropolter/] -Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective  [https://www.spacecowboys.fr/sherlock-holmes-consultingdetective] Check out your neighborhood to see if there's a board game shop like Games By James [https://gamesbyjames.com/index.php] you can support or a games cafe like The Guildhouse [https://www.guildhouse.gg/] where you can play games and meet other gamers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Has LEGO become too complicated? Is it a building toy where you make things and then take them apart to create more? Or is it a model kit where you carefully follow the instructions and then permanently display your finished work? We'll look at the trends in LEGO models and which themes invite builders to tear things apart and start anew.   Check out more of Sam's LEGO and toy videos at www.youtube.com/@samsuksiri [http://www.youtube.com/@samsuksiri] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How is waking up early to put on an elaborate costume you spent weeks making, walking a long way to a convention center, and standing around in the cold waiting to take pictures a form of play? Welcome to the world of Cosplay. I interview at least five veteran cosplayers about how they got into this form of play, what it takes to be a cosplayer, and what they get out of it year after year. I even get dressed up too for this episode shot on location at Wondercon 2024! A big thanks to all the cosplayers for sharing their love of creativity and costuming. You see more of their cosplays on their instagrams: https://www.instagram.com/erikaalamode/ [https://www.instagram.com/erikaalamode/] https://www.instagram.com/ricknerdvarro/ [https://www.instagram.com/ricknerdvarro/] https://www.instagram.com/sweetheart_cosplays [https://www.instagram.com/sweetheart_cosplays] https://www.instagram.com/abonilla84/ [https://www.instagram.com/abonilla84/] https://www.instagram.com/evilqueencharlotte/ [https://www.instagram.com/evilqueencharlotte/] https://www.instagram.com/sincerelychrista/ [https://www.instagram.com/sincerelychrista/] Check out more of Sam's LEGO and toy videos at www.youtube.com/@samsuksiri [http://www.youtube.com/@samsuksiri] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Is play unique to people? Or do animals also play? Sure, we've all seen a dog play with a ball or a cat play with a mouse or a nematode play with global banking systems, but is that actually play? Is play a crucial part of life in the animal kingdom? And what can we humans learn from our furry and feathered friends?  On this episode of Untangling Toys, I talks to primate researcher Dani Steinberg about her research into play and primates. From the volcanic jungles of Rwanda to the Santa Ana Zoo, Dani has studied the life and play of primates of all kinds.  Check out more of Sam's LEGO and toy videos at www.youtube.com/@samsuksiri [http://www.youtube.com/@samsuksiri] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]