Thoughtberg!

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Thoughtberg! Is a deep dive podcast uncovering what’s beneath the obvious. In each episode, a new host breaks down a topic layer by layer of their specific iceberg. With a wide range of interests from blind boxes, One Direction, or Legos – our curiosity led us to find a variety of fun facts, leading us further into the unknown.

Episodes

  1. MAR 5

    How Blind Boxes Got Us All

    In this episode, host Carly Clos and guest Tiana Gentry break down the blind box iceberg. Curiosity called. We answered. Find more episodes of Thoughtberg! on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. If you enjoyed Thoughtberg!, check out other AudioVideoLand Productions here: https://linktr.ee/audiovideoland   Key Topics  Intro: [00:00:00-00:02:00]What’s Happening Right Now?  [00:02:00-00:09:40]What System is Driving This?  [00:10:32-00:18:53]Beliefs Under the Iceberg  [00:20:23-00:27:03]Outro: [00:27:12-00:28:48]Audio & Music Credits  •       Theme music by Ryan Kato •       Additional sound design by AudioVideoLand Productions. •       This episode was edited, produced, and written by Carly Clos Sources & Further Reading  King & Wood Mallesons. King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) website. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://www.kwm.com/us/en/home.htmlThe Guardian. “‘My buyer’s guilt is insane. It’s $1,300 on trash’: the adults addicted to blind box toys like Labubu.” Accessed December 7, 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/aug/18/labubu-blind-boxaddiction-gamblingVerified Market Research. “Blind Boxes Market – In-Depth Industry Outlook.” Accessed December 7, 2025. https://www.verifiedmarketresearch.com/product/blind-boxes-market/Business Research Insights. “Blind Box Toys Market Size, Analysis 2033.” Accessed December 7, 2025. https://www.businessresearchinsights.com/marketreports/blind-box-toys-market-124930?

    29 min
  2. FEB 26

    One Direction

    In this episode, host Allison Kelly and guest Ava Kardynal break down the One Direction iceberg. Curiosity called. We answered. Find more episodes of Thoughtberg! on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. If you enjoyed Thoughtberg!, check out other AudioVideoLand Productions here: https://linktr.ee/audiovideoland Key Topics Intro: [00:00:00-03:27:46]Background of One Direction: [03:32:62-10:01:71]Management and mistreatment: [10:40:29-19:46:01]Larry Stylinson: [21:07:44-30:32:15]Outro: [30:39:85-31:56:43]Audio & Music Credits Theme music by Ryan Kato·Additional sound design by AudioVideoLand Productions.This episode was edited, produced, and written by Allison KellySources & Further Reading Steven Bartlett. “Liam Payne Opens Up About His Darkest Moments, Failed Relationships & Entrepreneurship.” The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, FlightStory, June 6, 2021, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liam-payne-opens-up-about-his-darkest-moments-failed/id1291423644?i=1000524444101 Feeney, Nolan. “One Direction: Zayn Malik Quits Band | TIME.” Time Magazine, 25 March 2015, https://time.com/3758321/zayn-malik-leaves-one-direction/ Accessed 9 November 2025. Saunders, Angel, and Rachel Desantis. “What Liam Payne Said About His Mental Health Before His Death at 31.” People.com, 16 October 2024, https://people.com/liam-payne-dead-what-the-singer-said-about-his-mental-health-8729425 Accessed 11 November 2025. Savage, Mark. “Zayn opens up about One Direction split: 'We got sick of each other.'” BBC, 12 July 2023, https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66173761 Accessed 2 November 11 2025. “Zayn Malik reveals he had eating disorder while in One Direction.” BBC, 1 November 2016, https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-37833903  Accessed 2 November 12 2025.

    32 min

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Thoughtberg! Is a deep dive podcast uncovering what’s beneath the obvious. In each episode, a new host breaks down a topic layer by layer of their specific iceberg. With a wide range of interests from blind boxes, One Direction, or Legos – our curiosity led us to find a variety of fun facts, leading us further into the unknown.