I think that with just two blues with a bunch of tasks to complete, thinking of theme week topics is just not up there in priority. I'll try to accumulate some ideas with other inputs to stockpile some ideas for the future to potentially help out. I agree, we need some freshness to it, but I do enjoy getting to do dream team again after about a year and a half of experience meeting new folks and building new relationships.
As for podcasts, we actually do allow non-VHL specific content as long as a decent chunk of the podcast is still VHL related. I'd say half makes sense, and just talking about personal stuff, answering questions or just providing entertainment can factor in as well. I think Bek used to do CODcasts literally playing Call of Duty, and we've seen other podcasts just playing games or ranking completely non-VHL related things that then get claimed for 3 weeks. Podcasts seem to get a lot more leeway, which I don't know if I love - but it is all claimable to your point.
Cheers Tate, have a nice day