While I wish politics never slipped in, I understand they are going to. Regardless, I've listened to a lot of podcasts over the years, I've ignored a lot of people asking for money. I've been a member ever since the YouTube algorithm thing a few months ago and I don't plan on going anywhere.
Shane Z
2025-11-14 21:58:12 +0000 UTC
I was a member of the Escapist discord community. I was online the day the firing happened. I remember the sudden panic in all the chats, everyone wondering what the hell was going to happen next. I got invited over to another server directly by some of the people who quit. It was just a "let's rally the troops" type basic discord, no channels, just a place for us all to hold together. And the last thing I did before leaving the Escapist server to stick with the people who had made it possible, was spam post the Helluva Boss 2 Minutes Notice song on the team's behalf, on every single Escapist channel before leaving ahead of any attempt to ban me.
What I have seen since has astounded me. That little emergency discord became Ground Zero for an explosive growth of success and creativity, with friends and ideas coming up from every corner. New shows popped up left and right, Fully Ramblomatic was put, and Second Wind began with "bum, balls, wankity wank, labia flatulent GUSH". And if that didn't set the stage for the laughs to come I don't know what did.
I'm happy and proud to be one of the first patrons of Second Wind, and I plan to stick around for a long time to come. You guys rock, both on and off screen. Here's to years of fun to come!