Heartfelt Streaming

James and Jae both have a family history of health problems. One of the biggest areas of concern is heart health. Family members have had heart attacks, had to have stints added, had bypass surgeries, and struggled with strokes, seizures, and more. That’s why for Heart Month 2023, and every February since 2021, we have been supporting the American Heart Association on Twitch. We also plan to begin raising money for the British Foundation every September. On this episode, James and Jae talk with Bradly of the American Heart Association. We discussed his background in charity work and the steps that the AHA has gone through as they’ve been embracing the medium of streaming as a charity fundraising tool. While discussing the work that AHA does, we also talk about aspects of heart health that individuals may not realise, and some steps we can all take to improve our daily heart-health. As a fair warning, this episode contains a number of heartfelt puns from Jae.  We’d love to hear your stories and experiences with not only heart-health, but also ways in which technology may have helped you raise funds for charities. Drop us a note to [email protected] or come join the discussion in our Discord Supporting Crossed Wires This week, we’d love yout o support AHA where possible, but if you’re also able to help us pay the bills around here it would be hugely appreciated. The best way to do that is to head over to our KoFi page and drop us a tip for as little as $1. If you’re looking for a home for your latest Linux based project, our friends at Linode provide top-quality servers and have been doing so since 2003. Best-of-all, their pricing is incredible! So, if you want great pricing with fantastic customer support for all your Linux-based cloud computing needs, you can get $100 of free credit when you sign up here. Episode Links American Heart Association American Heart Association on Tiltify American Heart Association Discord Charity Fundraising Tools: Tiltify Twitch Charity Functionality PayPal Giving Fund YouTube Giving Crossed Wires on Twitch Chapter Times 00:00:04: Introductions 00:03:34: Why AHA Is So Important 00:09:21: Why Fundraising? 00:18:25: Streaming to Fundraise 00:30:53: Incentives to Donate 00:38:23: Other Ways to Give 00:41:23: Hands Only CPR & FAST 00:44:32: Some Closing Thoughts Credits Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW TranscriptJae: Hello, and welcome to Crossed Wires. I am Jae. So James minus the Ms.James: Oh, dear, no. that’s not how we’re going to do stuff. No. At this point, our guest is thinking, what have I come into? What’s goingJae: I’ve known Bradly a little bit. We’ve talked in voice chat before,...