Extra Voices

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 modera...

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 infec...

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 w...

Today, on a very special episode of Extra Voices, I feature a guest that has nothing to do with Extra Life. Ryan Nanni , of the Shutdown Fullcast and Every Day Should Be Saturday (RIP), joins me to talk about their annual Charity Bowl benefitting New American Pathways . The expertly crafted image above (for those of you reading the show notes on Podcast mediums, click here ) features one of Ryan’s...

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 and StressfulGengar of the Extra Life Winnipeg Guild . 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...

Heroes, I am pleased to bring you the latest episode of Extra Voices, featuring Frosty , aka the World-First-Race-Guy of Final Fantasy XIV and the host of the weekly MogTalk podcast . As an avid FFXIV player, I get extremely hyped for the world first races of the game’s toughest content. Not because I ever participate—that’s a whole other level that I do not have the time, and likely the skill, to...

Extra Voices has now returned in its original, proper fashion: talking with other Extra Lifers! My first guest of 2023 is Max, aka happymaxidents. This is Max’s ninth year doing Extra Life in support of Penn State Children’s in Hersey, PA. He also has a very personal reason of why he got involved: his own story. Max’s experience and witnessing how the Children’s Miracle Network helped not just him...

Well, I guess I’m going to have to stop being podcast lazy and get fresh episodes up because the final replay of my 2022 Game Day is here. This interview features my old Her Loyal Sons podcasting co-host Shane. After spending a few years chatting about Notre Dame football, college football, and casting NCAA ‘14 sims, even the most loyal listeners will get to experience us talk about stuff we usual...

I know Extra Voices is meant to highlight the charitable work, but I’m beyond honored to give one of my donors, Rachel, a platform to share the awesome things she does as an extension of her day job. Sure, she’s tossed in $1,000 (!!!) the past two years during my marathons, but this interview is focused on how she does other things besides changing kids health through Extra Life donations . And at...

Lou Holtz has a famous quote about how to explain Notre Dame to someone: “Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s necessary. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.” I feel like this episode absolutely falls well into Lou’s sage wisdom. If you know, you know. If you don’t, buckle up for a hilarious ride. Also, don’t forget that I’m streaming on YouTube (most) Wednesday nights and that wi...

It has been far to long since I’ve gotten a podcast out. With life, holidays, my Game Day marathon, plus putting in ground work for my 2023 effort, this venture has been on the backburner for far too long! To kick things off this year, I’m replaying all the interview segments that I had during my Game Day marathon back in December 2022. This is a great introduction to the kind of content that I do...

Thanks to another wonderful $100 donation to my Extra Life Campaign , I am proud to bring another NCAA ‘14 Sim to the masses. This wonderful reprieve from my various house projects features this weekend’s Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh between Notre Dame and Southern Cal. Don’t forget, next weekend, starting Friday, December 2, I will start my Extra Life 24-hour marathon that will feature me pl...

A huge thanks to good ‘ol Milfy for the $100 and his request to make this Notre Dame sim a reality. Also, a big shoutout to Sapipa, who tossed in $100 during this stream for a future Notre Dame @ Southern Cal sim as well! For the second time this season, I return to the virtual pressbox where I found myself immediately greeted by what I can only assume is an elaborate Halloween prank a couple nigh...

When I had the concept of Extra Voices rattling around in my head, I had a list of who I wanted to interview for the show. Within that list were was a smaller group of reaches and I’m happy to say I’m one-for-one on them. Eve, aka cuten00b, hosted Extra Life United this past spring. I had only two interactions with her the entire event. I thanked her for her work while among a group doing the same...

It was only a matter of time before severe technical issues invaded my latest project, and God himself brought down the thunder upon this venture. It’s only fitting that this happens the first time I interview a Children’s Miracle Network employee as well. Travis Mantooth, the man now in charge of our Extra Life efforts at the Children’s Health Foundation of Oklahoma City, joins me in this episode...

Yes, it’s been longer than I wanted between uploads; however, my voice finally doesn’t sound horrid from a cold and I finally got a few breaths in from life! This panel, a solo effort from Kris Kuss, Associate Professor of Movement at the University of Oklahoma City’s School of Theatre, focuses on the world of tabletop RPGs. More specifically, Kris focuses on the character work and interactions in...

After the initial content blitz, it’s time to settle back in to a much more relaxed posting schedule! This episode of Extra Voices features the Gaming for Good panel that I participating in at MiracleCon 2022 in Oklahoma City. The panel is hosted by yours truly, guest of the pod, Amber Hanneken , and Jaku from Warp World. We discuss all the different ways to using our passions for gaming to raise...

The opening week launch of way-too-much-time-sensitive content is finally complete with this lasted donor pod. Sure, I've retired from Her Loyal Sons, but a $100 donation to Change Kids Health will absolutely bring me back. In fact, another such donation has been made to sim Notre Dame vs. Clemson later in the year. Keep those donations coming in to and I will keep the sims coming--or any pod...

Another day, another pod and this time it’s of the $100 donation variety. I would like to thank Joe Siler for his continued generosity to Gamin’ 4 Aven and being the first donor to not just cash this incentive in, but to be the first donor guest as well. Remember, while $100 can let you do a full podcast episode (and we have one more time sensitive one tomorrow…), just $5 will let you add to the E...

Enjoy the flurry of podcast content while it lasts or, if you aren’t the biggest fan of this many emails, worry not, weather this storm, as they will slow down! I’m happy to have my debut my first interview with Amber Hanneken, who helps run the second largest Extra Life fundraising event (behind yours truly!) at Game HQ in Oklahoma City . Amber is a fantastic representative of the tabletop commun...

I am excited to launch Extra Voices, a new podcast highlighting the efforts of Extra Lifers and Children’s Miracle Network staff from across the nation. This podcast idea has been rattling around in my head for some time, even well before I introduced the $5 podcast mailbag and $100 choose a podcast episode incentives. I’m beyond thrilled to finally have this out and can’t wait to see where it goe...