{"podcast":{"title":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","slug":"based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","podcast_index_feed_id":6378161,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409.rss","website_url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/s/based-camp-simone-and-malcolm","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409/a478854e7b409f02072d443b587bdd1d.jpg","author":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","episode_count":825,"summary":"We will try to have in depth conversations about intellectually engaging topics in a way that does not fall into simple left right pandering (and thus is both based and camp). This is the podcast by the creators of the Pragmatist Guide series and the Pronatalist movement, Simone Collins and Malcolm Collins.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:17:45.149216+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161"},"episode":{"title":"How Legos Taught The World to Hate Mormons Again","slug":"how-legos-taught-the-world-to-hate-mormons-again","published_at":"2026-06-04T12:33:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/how-legos-taught-the-world-to-hate-mormons-again","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/how-legos-taught-the-world-to-hate","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200602492/197e4c36ff7a98ef922b9e9ff3ccb71f.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Based Camp, Malcolm and Simone Collins dive deep into the viral Bricks & Minifigs Lego scandal that’s rocked the Mormon (LDS) community. What started as a $200k consignment dispute involving stolen Lego collections has spiraled into allegations of corporate theft, police corruption, small-town collusion, and a massive cultural reckoning. Malcolm explores why this story is so damaging to Mormon PR, draws historical parallels to the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and questions the Church’s response (or lack thereof). They discuss Mormon cultural tendencies, MLMs, in-group protection, and what this reveals about trusting religious communities when they hold local power. A must-watch for anyone following the drama, interested in religious sociology, business ethics, or cultural fault lines. Episode Transcript Malcolm Collins: Hello, Simone. I’m excited to be here with you today. Today we are going to be c- talking about the bricks and minifigures story. Ooh ... but I want to take it in a different direction than a lot of people have gone on it, and I wanna g- talk about the meta discussion around it, and the extreme damage. And I’ve noticed that, that one, n- usually, the Mormon Church, and Mormons more broadly, are good at dealing with PR disasters. Like the, the, the way that they, you know, turned, The Book of Mormon into, like- Simone Collins: Oh, yeah. Yeah ... Malcolm Collins: advertising and- Simone Collins: Spinning that Broadway play by Matt Stone and Trey Parker into something where they would just put- Malcolm Collins: Good PR. Well, yeah, Simone Collins: in a way, ... missionaries outside the theaters and be like, “Hey, you enjoyed the play. Why not try the real thing?” I mean, it’s great. Malcolm Collins: Yeah, and in one of the other episodes w…","meta_description":"In this episode of Based Camp, Malcolm and Simone Collins dive deep into the viral Bricks & Minifigs Lego scandal that’s rocked the Mormon (LDS) community…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3563,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/episodes/how-legos-taught-the-world-to-hate-mormons-again/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/how-legos-taught-the-world-to-hate-mormons-again.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}