Once upon a time, there was a French Countess who wrote some fun stories... In the first episode of our fairytale season, we talk about Madame d'Aulnoy and the beginnings of literary fairytales, and discuss one of her stories in detail. 

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It's time... join us for a stroll through the Savage Garden as vampire season comes to a close, and we take on Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Content warnings for discussion of abuse, depression, and suicidal ideation.

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Let us introduce you to some old friends... this week Ria and James take you through almost a millennia of real world accounts of vampires and find out how the locals dealt with them as we ask: how do you solve a problem like Magia (Posthuma)?

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Dear Diary... In this episode we travel to Mystic Falls and take a look at the small town with a dark secret. We discuss the lore, the character dynamics, and the often surprisingly mature writing in 'The Vampire Diaries' series. 

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Into every generation a zeitgeist is born. This week we discuss the legacy of Buffy and Angel, the characters and themes explored across the two shows, and Ria invites Joss Whedon to catch these hands. Content warning for brief discussion of sexual violence.

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In this week's episode Ria and James discuss vampires as a diaspora and how their living situations are a rejection of traditional norms and values, as we take a look at 'What We Do in the Shadows'. 

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This week Ria and James discuss how vampirism has been used time and again as a metaphor for the class divide, from Byron to the Bronx.

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This week, we take a look at the tradition of sapphic vampires from 16th century Hungary to the modern day. 

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In this week's episode we take on the world's most famous vampire, Dracula. Join us as we discuss the Count's ubiquitous presence in vampire media, from the novel of 1897 to 'Dracula 3000'.

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This week we discuss the history of vampires in folklore, go on a whistle-stop tour of vampiric creatures from around the world, and explain why "vampire" and "heterosexual" are antonyms.

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