Crossing the Northern Border

Interview with an Angel

First, please pretend that I didn’t skip a month due to Game Day. Have you done that? Awesome! This month, I’m joined by Lora, who plays a very important role in the Extra Life community: Tori’s Angel. Tori’s Angels are the names given to the volunteers that make Extra Life United, our wonderful annual meeting of Extra Lifers, happen. This name also extends virtually to volunteers that help moderate the official Extra Life Discord. Lora takes part in both of these roles. Much of our discussion centers upon the work done at Extra Life United, but we also chat about her Extra Life journey and also the work she does musically with Clearly Guilty [https://open.spotify.com/artist/13CtjO0p7qIbIXD996uKoJ?si=f2WkEoqmT86HadJQAz3peA], who you heard during my Game Day breaks this past year. I want to thank Lora for joining me in this awesome conversation and highly suggest tossing an Extra Life donation to this Angel on her Extra Life page [https://www.extra-life.org/participant/509829]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gamin4aven.substack.com [https://gamin4aven.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Extra Voices: Diving in the with Garbo Gang

For this month’s Extra Voices, I have hit yet another unique type of content creator: a VTuber. When my guest, Blair, streams, she does so as a lovable raccoon version of herself. In this episode, she talks about how she got into VTubing and how she’s integrated it into her Extra Life campaign. Wether she’s spinning blocks in Tetris 99 or taking a dive into one of her favorite games, Blair’s infectious, joyous personality shines through in everything she does. Hell, you’ll be able to hear it yourself in this episode. Find all of Blair’s socials (and Extra Life campaign) here [https://blairbears65.carrd.co]. As with all my guests, I highly recommend subscribing and following her everywhere you can! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gamin4aven.substack.com [https://gamin4aven.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Exploring the Persona of Summer Rain

On this episode of Extra Voices, I’m joined by Summer Rain, aka weebwitched. Summer is the first cosplayer and singer that I’ve had on the show because yes, she does both. Find out how she started this unique combination and how she got involved with Extra Life as you enjoy cuts from her Persona 5 concert from last weekend’s MiracleCon. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gamin4aven.substack.com [https://gamin4aven.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

A Tale of JNCOs & Spite

Today, on a very special episode of Extra Voices, I feature a guest that has nothing to do with Extra Life. Ryan Nanni [https://twitter.com/celebrityhottub], of the Shutdown Fullcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/4RnuFiR6Q2AJovur2vLTvE?si=729a6b8c1a7d4dfb] and Every Day Should Be Saturday (RIP), joins me to talk about their annual Charity Bowl [https://edsbscharitybowl.com] benefitting New American Pathways [https://newamericanpathways.org]. The expertly crafted image above (for those of you reading the show notes on Podcast mediums, click here [https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e41319d-b7b0-4a49-abfe-d714b22e345b_600x840.png]) features one of Ryan’s cohosts and founders of EDSBS, Spencer Hall. Why is he wearing 50-inch JUNCOs? It’s a charity incentive unlike any other…all because Spencer refuses to shoot a basketball. I wanted Ryan on the show how their crew has grown a wonderous community of college football nuts and channeled our innate spite into good humored fun for a great cause. Yep, that’s the tie-in every Extra Lifer is familiar with: a grassroots communal effort to raise money mixed with silliness and fun that each of our individual communities love. Did I make this non-Extra Lifer play D20 questions despite learning what Extra Life was pretty much right before the show? Yes. Did it matter? Probably not. Oh, and I get to detail how I completely derailed a game of Simon Says during Extra Life United. This might all make sense when you listen. It might not too. That’s par for the Fullcast course. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gamin4aven.substack.com [https://gamin4aven.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Crossing the Northern Border

The Extra Voices podcast machine has laid dormant for far too long! I’m happy to hop back in the saddle featuring the first Canadians to grace the pod: KaptainKirk [https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=509862] and StressfulGengar [https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=510025] of the Extra Life Winnipeg Guild [https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=63651]. We chat about how they got started with Extra Life, how their guild formed, and some of the stories and memories that they’ve made throughout the years through Extra Life—including a story about a streaming marathon that is so crazy that I’d never dream of attempting it! Make sure to follow the Winnipeg Guild on Twitter [https://twitter.com/Extra_LifeWPG] as well as Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/ExtraLifewpg]. They stream every Thursday, typically a couple hours before I do, so go check them out! You can also follow KaptainKirk on his personal Twitter [https://twitter.com/kaptainkirk28] and Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/kaptainkirk28] and StressfulGengar on Twitter [https://twitter.com/stressfulgengar] and Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/stressfulgengar] as well! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gamin4aven.substack.com [https://gamin4aven.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]