Episode 101: Niko and Queerness

Episode 101 of the Goblin Lore Podcast podcast, hosted by Hobbes, titled "Episode 101: Niko and Queerness" was published on February 3, 2021 and runs 62 minutes.

February 3, 2021 ·62m · Goblin Lore Podcast

Summary

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to the Goblin Lore Podcast! We are now on the other side of our 100th episode and ready to bring all new content. This episode is a collaboration with our friend Meghan (aka Sheepwave [https://twitter.com/sheepycutie]) and an exploration of Niko, a Non-Binary Planeswalker that shows up on Kaldheim. This episode uses the discussions found on the mother ship [https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/creating-niko-aris-2020-12-14] (as well as this tweet thread [https://twitter.com/LoreleyWrites/status/1354912495333474308]) to explore this character and why their identity is important for representation within the game. Meghan also discusses her relationship with Alesha, the fantastic short store The Truth of Names [https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/truth-names-2015-01-28], and what brought her back to Magic after a break when she was younger.   Again we would like to state that Black Lives Matter [https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/] (with a link to where you can offer support both monetary and not).   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]. You can use our partner code [https://grindingcoffee.co/?ref=GOBLINLOREPODCA] for discounted coffee! ____________________________________________ As promised, we plan to keep these Mental Health Links available moving forward too. 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/]1-800-273-TALK (8255) * 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 ____________________________________________ You can find the hosts on Twitter: Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ [https://twitter.com/HobbesQ], and Alex Newman at @Mel_Chronicler [https://twitter.com/Mel_Chronicler]. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod [https://twitter.com/GoblinLorePod] on Twitter or [email protected]. Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan [https://twitter.com/wintergatan]). Logo art by Steven Raffael (@SteveRaffle [https://twitter.com/SteveRaffle]). Goblin Lore is proud to be presented by Hipsters of the Coast, and a part of their growing Vorthos c

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