web01.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:24:33 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Play Saves the World - Episodes Tagged with “Representation” https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/tags/representation Sun, 05 Feb 2023 15:00:00 -0500 Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. en-us episodic On games and spirituality Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. no play, gaming, game theory, work, human flourishing, the meaning of play Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor thomaskevintaylor@icloud.com Episode 23: Board Games as Devotion, with Daniel Thurot https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/23 f06d932b-dd5c-4b4f-9466-3ef624f00913 Sun, 05 Feb 2023 15:00:00 -0500 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 23 Board Games as Devotion, with Daniel Thurot full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Daniel Thurot of Space-Biff! discusses board games as devotion and religious exploration, Mormonism, and religious identity. 1:02:13 no Daniel Thurot of the Space-Biff! newsletter and podcast discusses board games as devotion and religious exploration, Mormonism, and religious identity. What does it mean for board games to explore religious division, change, and history? CALL TO ACTION: - Subscribe to our newsletter (https://buttondown.email/BoardGameFaith) - Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/boardgamefaith/) - interact with us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boardgamefaith/) - Discord us Discord (https://discord.gg/MRqDXEJZ). religion, spirituality, board games, game theory, Mormonism, representation, religion and board games Daniel Thurot of the Space-Biff! newsletter and podcast discusses board games as devotion and religious exploration, Mormonism, and religious identity. What does it mean for board games to explore religious division, change, and history?

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]]> Episode 20: A Muslim Perspective on Representation in Gaming, and on Jesus Christ https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/20 f685bd99-b341-458f-b535-9623dfc208b5 Sun, 01 Jan 2023 15:00:00 -0500 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 20 A Muslim Perspective on Representation in Gaming, and on Jesus Christ full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Our second discussion with Ali Karar, a Muslim living and board gaming in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ali shares his view on representation in board gaming and how to make it better, along with how Muslims view Jesus Christ. 1:15:49 no This thoughtful conversation moves from traveling, gaming with parents, representation in board games, the stereotypes of Muslims as either extremists or as hijab enforcers, the common sense decency of Muslims that is rarely reported in the media, questions of Islamic theology and interpretation, and the place of Jesus Christ as a prophet of Islam. Find Ali Karar on the internet! (https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/277219/karars-story-mode-campaigns-board-games) https://linktr.ee/karar2k CALL TO ACTION: - Subscribe to our newsletter (https://buttondown.email/BoardGameFaith) - Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/boardgamefaith/) - interact with us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boardgamefaith/) - Discord us Discord (https://discord.gg/MRqDXEJZ). religion, Islam, Jesus, board games, spirituality, representation, Muslim theology, hijab, extremism This thoughtful conversation moves from traveling, gaming with parents, representation in board games, the stereotypes of Muslims as either extremists or as hijab enforcers, the common sense decency of Muslims that is rarely reported in the media, questions of Islamic theology and interpretation, and the place of Jesus Christ as a prophet of Islam.

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