11.09.2022 - By Goblin Lore Podcast
Hello Podwalkers! Today Alex is joined by Amy and Hunter of Two Shrinks Pod [https://twitter.com/TwoShrinksPod], and Dan [https://twitter.com/MightyMegatron0] of Leftover Army Monster podcasts in our first major collaboration with the Fireside Alliance [https://www.firesidealliance.com/], to discuss the Civilization video game series (turn based strategy games where your goal is to bring a civilization from a single city to global dominance through any of a number of different types of victories). This wide ranging conversation includes topics around problematic elements in a game that is supposed to represent real history to some degree, and more technical aspects. There is also general goofiness and fun stories/favorite strategies. While this episode does not discuss Magic elements, the topics of community and mental health are present. It's a fairly big departure from our normal topics, but was a way to higlight collaboration with other creators who are part of the Fireside Alliance. We hope y'all enjoy it!
Again we would like to state that Black Lives Matter [https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/]
We also are proud to have partnered with Grinding Coffee Co [https://twitter.com/grindincoffeeco] a black, LGBT+ affiliated and owned, coffee business that is aimed at providing coffee to gamers. You can read more about their mission here [https://grindingcoffee.co/pages/about-us].
We also finally have a Linktree [https://linktr.ee/GoblinLore] with all of our discounts/resources
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As promised, we keep Mental Health Links available every episode. But For general Mental Health the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) [https://nami.org/Home] has great resources for people struggling with mental health concerns as well as their families. We also want to draw attention to this article [https://www.nami.org/blogs/nami-blog/october-2017/9-ways-to-fight-mental-health-stigma] on stigma from NAMI's site.
If you're thinking about suicide or just need someone to talk to right now, you can get support from any of the resources below.
* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: [https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/] 988
* Veteran's can Press 1 at anytime to be taken to the Veteran's Line
* Crisis Text Line: [https://www.crisistextline.org/] Text HOME to 741-741
* International suicide hotlines [http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html]: A comprehensive resource list for people outside the US.
* IMAlive [https://www.imalive.org/]: Click Chat Now to access a live online network of volunteers through instant messaging.
* TrevorLifeline, TrevorChat, and TrevorText (LGBTQ+ crisis support) [https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/]: 1-866-488-7386, or text "Trevor" to 1-202-304-1200
* Trans Lifeline [https://www.translifeline.org/] (US): (877) 565-8860
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Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan [https://twitter.com/wintergatan]). Logo art by Steven Raffael (@SteveRaffle [https://twitter.com/SteveRaffle])