liverpoolfan

liverpoolfan

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Jun 10, 2019
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Hey everyone,

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in taking part in a series of podcasts about suicide. There's a lot of good discussion on these forums and I think the subject has been ignored and marginalised outside of semi-hidden forums such as this.

I'm currently finishing up a 20 part set of conversations about how 2020 has impacted people's lives (which I am in the process of uploading to YouTube) and have been thinking of what I wanted to tackle next. This subject seems both under-served and is something that, for obvious reasons, I have a strong interest in.

The previous set of podcasts I've done were very long, discursive and often silly - so obviously that approach wouldn't be the one I took with this. What I'd hope for is 10-15 minutes discussion, ranging from discussions of your own reasons as to how, why and when, to philosophical/legal/ethical issues.

The method I use is zoom so you can keep as anonymous as you wish - fake name, fake email account for me to send the meeting details to, you can keep your camera off, or wear a disguise or show your face depending on your preference. I'll show my face obviously, because I don't give a shit. Also, and this should go without saying, I shan't mention this forum - I need this resource as much as any of you and I wouldn't do anything to shut it down or bring unwanted attention. As far as anyone listening/watching would be concerned, this forum doesn't exist.

I tend not to edit if at all possible so if you're interested, let me know beforehand any topics or details you'd rather not talk about - as well as being clear about the aspect of suicide you're MOST keen to discuss. This will help me to prevent too much repetition across the series.

If this is something you'd be interested in, please inbox me so we can discuss further. The dark humour part of me would ideally like 13 episodes, but I'll take what I can get.

(You can look at my post history to see that I'm not an anti-suicide twat who'll try to dissuade you or mock your wish to take your own life. Also, as a gesture of goodwill, I'll give you a link to my other podcasts - even though they are very different from the way I hope to approach this series.)

Hope to hear from at least 13 of you soon.
 
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Disco Biscuit

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Mar 1, 2020
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This is such a great idea. Long-term social isolation has made it difficult for me to articulate my thoughts effectively so I can't participate but I'd be interested to watch.
 
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Zappfe lover

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Jun 24, 2020
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This is such a great idea. Long-term social isolation has made it difficult for me to articulate my thoughts effectively so I can't participate but I'd be interested to watch.
I'm on the same boat
 
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AnnonyBox

AnnonyBox

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Apr 11, 2018
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If you can provide an RSS feed, I'll gladly listen, but I wouldn't be comfortable being a guest.
 
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wanttodie

wanttodie

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I'll gladly listen, pm me for more info
 
liverpoolfan

liverpoolfan

Student
Jun 10, 2019
189
have you heard of suicide buddies?
I hadn't but I just googled it. From the description it seems quite humour-focused and about the hosts. I shouid have a listen before passing judgement though.
I was hoping to do something a little more sober and make the focus about people fro this community.
Thank you for your replies. It's nice that there is interest in watching this podcast but sadly it won't happen if no one feels able to talk to me.

Again, let me stress that anonymity won't be a problem and the conversations won't be daunting or scary.

I hope those of you who feel you're not capable of taking part will reconsider. There's no expectations of clarity or expertise or confidence or wit - just a willingness to discuss your feelings on the topic, however muddled they may be.

Anyway, again, I hope enough of you are willing to help me make this happen. What's the worst that can happen, right? :wink:
 
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After The End

After The End

The lily whispers, “I wait.”
Jul 31, 2019
135
Hey, I can't believe I did not see this post. I had a similar idea but I was hoping for it to be an on-going project. Would you be interested in something like that? I think something like this has a lot of potential and I'm willing to provide funding to make something serious of it.
 
liverpoolfan

liverpoolfan

Student
Jun 10, 2019
189
Hey, I can't believe I did not see this post. I had a similar idea but I was hoping for it to be an on-going project. Would you be interested in something like that? I think something like this has a lot of potential and I'm willing to provide funding to make something serious of it.
Yes I'm definitely interested.
 
After The End

After The End

The lily whispers, “I wait.”
Jul 31, 2019
135
Yes I'm definitely interested.

That's fantastic news and you have a history with this sort of stuff, which is fantastic. I have some experience making youtube content but I think the most important thing I can bring to the table is funding.
 
restingspot

restingspot

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May 30, 2019
224
I'm interested but I have time constraints and people in the house so I'm not sure if I could make it work with the time difference (UK vs US) ;-;
 
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WornOutLife

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Mar 22, 2020
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I'm interested in participating both as guest and as an extra host if you feel like.
I've been actually a youtuber for some years so I have no problem talking on the camera or mic and also, I don't give a f*** about showing myself so, no problem with that.
I think talking about suicide in general (the taboo, experience, most used methods, etc) is amazing because it'll lead to other topics such as religion, karma, eternal nothigness, the universe makes no sense, etc and I really love philosophical stuff.

All in all, I'm in.

PS: you said you'd use Zoom right? Do you have the premium version? Because I think the limit is 45 minutes. Google Meets or hangouts lets you have a videocall as long as you want. But you decide! :D
 
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Ardesevent

Ardesevent

It’s the end of the line, cowboy
Feb 2, 2020
358
I'm willing to be a guest. I'm not the greatest at conversation, so I should probably be a last resort.
 
After The End

After The End

The lily whispers, “I wait.”
Jul 31, 2019
135
I'm not sure if I could make it work with the time difference

I, at least, can make myself available at any hour.

I'm interested in participating both as guest and as an extra host if you feel like.

I think it'd be a good idea to get some of us into a Discord chat or something and see what sort of chemistry there is.

I also have some experience with youtube content (my boring Let's Plays) and podcasts, and was actually in the process of starting up an LOTR podcast but I'm not sure about the commitment level of the others, and I think this is way more important.
 
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liverpoolfan

liverpoolfan

Student
Jun 10, 2019
189
This is good news. I'm in Thailand so I'm used to my hours always being fucky when I'm talking to people in US/UK. I'm doing some stuff this weekend but I'll start getting in touch with people next week.
 
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LetzteAusfahrt

LetzteAusfahrt

Swiss gay, will definitely ctb on October 10th
Jun 27, 2020
590
Interesting, I recently did a podcast myself on the same topic :smiling:

However in German, I don't speak English very well. Too bad I would have loved to be there






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After The End

After The End

The lily whispers, “I wait.”
Jul 31, 2019
135
However in German, I don't speak English very well. Too bad I would have loved to be there

I don't know how everyone else feels, but I would be happy for anyone to try it out.

On that note I'm going to create a server for anyone who is interested in being part of a regular podcast. Send me a message here if you want the link.
 
After The End

After The End

The lily whispers, “I wait.”
Jul 31, 2019
135
OK, I'm just going to post the server here: https://discord.gg/jDrKbv if anyone is interested feel free to drop in. I'll leave it up until the 13th. At which point I'll move on and do something else.
 

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