Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast! It is Mental Health Awareness Month! Today we have a solo episode with Alex discussing the use of mindfullness and how introduced the "3 Good Things [https://www.uchealth.org/today/identify-three-good-things-daily-to-boost-happiness/]" exercise to his family on a recent trip!

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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])

Goblin Lore is proud to be presented by Hipsters of the Coast, and a part of their growing Vorthos content – as well as Magic content of all kinds. Check them out at hipstersofthecoast.com [https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/]

Episode 283: Solo Episode with Alex on Mindfulness

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast! We have a very special episode today as Hobbes makes his triumphant return to the cast. Oh and more importantly, we get to sit down with Seanan McGuire and discuss her New York Time's Best Selling Magic the Gathering Lore Novel! OMG y'all it's finally happening. We have Magic Novels back and we want more!

It is also Mental Health Awareness Month!

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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])

Goblin Lore is proud to be presented by Hipsters of the Coast, and a part of their growing Vorthos content – as well as Magic content of all kinds. Check them out at hipstersofthecoast.com [https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/]

Episode 282: Omens of Chaos with Seanan McGuire!

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast! Alex and Taya are back with a final look at the Time Spiral Block. Today is centered around Future Sight with a dive into flavor and form with our Melthos Review!

We also finally have a Linktree [https://linktr.ee/GoblinLore] with all of our discounts/resources including how to join our Discord

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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])

Episode 281: Future Sight Fancies

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast! Alex is back to discuss Planar Chaos from the Time Spiral Block with a dive into flavor and form with our Melthos Review!

We also finally have a Linktree [https://linktr.ee/GoblinLore] with all of our discounts/resources including how to join our Discord

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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])

Episode 279: Melthos through the Chaos of the Planes

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast! Taya interviewed Seanan McGuire [https://www.seananmcguire.com/] at the launch party for her new book Strixhaven Omens of Chaos. They discussed the primary characters and the behind the scenes development story of the book. This conversation is mostly spoiler free with the discussion limited to the character information already revealed. This was followed by a very amusing audience Q&A. Thanks to Crow’s Nest Comics for hosting this event.

Warning: Some Adult Topics and language cause it's Seanan :)

We also finally have a Linktree [https://linktr.ee/GoblinLore] with all of our discounts/resources including how to join our Discord

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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])

Episode 280: Omens of Chaos Q&A!

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast! Taya and Alex are back to talk about the Time Spiral Block with a dive into flavor and form with our Melthos Review of this block!

We also finally have a Linktree [https://linktr.ee/GoblinLore] with all of our discounts/resources including how to join our Discord

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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])

Episode 278: The Melthos look at the Time Spiral Block

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast!

We are excited to be back on Lorwyn/Shadowmoor for a whirlwind trip through day and night. Today Alex and Taya finish off the storyline!!! Also we announce that we will be moving to putting out episodes on a biweekly schedule given all the *gestures wildly at the world*

We love Seanan and you should always check out her DVD Extras!

https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2025/12/08/out-of-this-wood-the-dvd-extras/

We also finally have a Linktree [https://linktr.ee/GoblinLore] with all of our discounts/resources including how to join our Discord

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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])

Episode 277: We say Goodbye to Lorwyn for now

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast!

It's the New Year and we are excited to be back on Lorwyn/Shadowmoor for a whirlwind trip through day and night. Today Alex and Taya continue going to through the main story

We love Seanan and you should always check out her DVD Extras!

https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2025/12/08/out-of-this-wood-the-dvd-extras/

We also finally have a Linktree [https://linktr.ee/GoblinLore] with all of our discounts/resources including how to join our Discord

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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])

Episode 276: We move deeper into the Lorwyn/Shadowmoor dichotomy

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast!

It's the New Year and we are excited to be back on Lorwyn/Shadowmoor for a whirlwind trip through day and night. Today Alex and Taya continue going to through the main story (see two episodes ok for part one)

We love Seanan and you should always check out her DVD Extras!

https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2025/12/08/out-of-this-wood-the-dvd-extras/

We also finally have a Linktree [https://linktr.ee/GoblinLore] with all of our discounts/resources including how to join our Discord

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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])

Episode 275: Lorwyn and Shadowmoor are introduced to our Students!

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast!

We have a lot going on here, which seems evergreen at this point. Alex does discuss some of what is happening in Minneapolis and while Hobbes is not on the recording he wanted to also just say that people need to pay attention to what is happening in Minnesota right now. Alex today returns to a topic we love during the new year... Planning... Purposefully... or at least planning to plan... purposefully

We also finally have a Linktree [https://linktr.ee/GoblinLore] with all of our discounts/resources including how to join our Discord

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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])

 Episode 274: The Ouroboros of planning to plan (or a better title Hobbes comes up with)

A Magic:The Gathering podcast that sometimes talks about characters, lore and
story, but always centers the community and mental health.