Today we'd like to introduce you to another great show from the Fable & Folly Network - Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective

That title was enough to grab me on its own, but in case you need more, here's what it's about.

From their base at Solomon College, Oxford, Jack Valentine and her colleagues are tasked with keeping the existence of vampires secret from humanity. Mostly they hunt those of their number who’ve got carried away while blood-drinking and killed a human by accident, but occasionally they encounter the most dangerous kind of predator: a vampire serial killer.

Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective is an LGBTQIA+-led comedy drama that mashes vampires and police procedural together into a fast-paced, sometimes gritty, sometimes romantic, and darkly funny mix.

This isn't the first Jack Valentine story - the series' creator Josie Jaffrey has written 7 books starring this character. The podcast is a prequel, so you don't need to have read the books to enjoy it, but this is a seriously fleshed out world with a whole load of lore and stories to get lost in. 

You can find all the info here, and you can subscribe to the podcast in all the usual places

Once you've listened to this, the second episode is coming out on June 19th, so head over and subscribe to Jack Valentine Vampired Detective to keep listening.

And now, here's episode 1 - Dead Man's Hand.

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Here's the link to our Bandcamp page

And here's the link to our Ko-fi page

Hello, listeners! It’s us again. Hopefully you listened to our last message. If you didn’t, it was about how we’re taking all our shows off Spotify.

And now, that time has come: as of today, we’ve requested their removal. Spotify makes the process as opaque as possible, so we don’t have a definitive date for when they will disappear, but it is imminent.

So, where can you find us once we’re off Spotify?

Where are we putting our brand new season of Mockery Manor?

Are we making sure there’s always a free way to listen to it?

Firstly, yes, there are many ways to listen to our shows for free. They will continue to exist on almost all podcast platforms - except Spotify. The free versions include adverts, although we try to keep those to a minimum.

If you’d prefer to listen to Mockery without adverts - and who wouldn’t - then the most ethical way to do that is one we’ve just launched, where for only £3.49, you can purchase a whole season of Mockery on Bandcamp. And if you’re wondering why we chose £3.49, that’s because that was the average cost of a CD single in around 2002, when I started buying music.

All our scripted podcasts are now available on Bandcamp, and they sound much better. The audio quality of a podcast is higher there than on any other online platform. MUCH higher. That’s because podcast platforms use compressed MP3s, while on Bandcamp, everything is CD-quality, high definition lossless audio.

And unlike other online services, Bandcamp pays artists fairly. In a world that seems to be trying to destroy creators, services like Bandcamp means we can keep going.

Also, Bandcamp’s profits DO NOT go into the pockets of mass murderers! What a world, where that’s even a thing.

We’ve always given our monthly supporters free access to our music albums on Bandcamp, but going forward, they’ll also have access to unlimited plays of our podcasts in high definition, so join us over on Ko-fi for that delicious perk.

Mockery Manor season 4 is due out this summer, so please do listen to it for free on any other podcast platform, or for £3.49 on Bandcamp.

See you on the other side!

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Hey everyone, Laurence here!

We are deep into the production of Mockery Manor Season 4! 

Recording actors, editing, making songs - all that good stuff.

We're really excited to be back in the Mockery world, and we can't wait to share it with you soon. 

We're also putting little behind the scenes snippets on all our social media as we go along, so do follow us @LongCatMedia on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky to see some sneak peeks of the new season.

But before all of that, we would like to bring you the first episode of We Fix Space Junk, from our friends BattleBird Productions.

'We Fix Space Junk' is a sci-fi comedy that follows a seasoned smuggler and a socialite fugitive as they travel the galaxy, dodging bullets and meeting strange and wonderful beings as they carry out odd jobs on the fringes of the law.

If you're into your Firefly, your Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, your Terry Pratchett, you'll be right at home in the world of Space Junk. 

It is a classic UK audio fiction podcast, we have shared it before, and we are delighted to share it again. 

And they have also just begun releasing their long awaited Season 4! They're a few months ahead of us. So if you've listened to Space Junk before, head on back there, there's new episodes landing now! And if you listen hard, you will hear me and Lindsay in the voice cast of Season 4.

But right now, we're going back to the beginning to introduce you to the world of We Fix Space Junk - this is Season 1, Episode 1. 

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Mockery Manor - Season 4.

Coming soon.

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Hello, Laurence & Lindsay here. We've got a big problem, and we need your help.

If you're listening to this on Spotify, we're asking you to stop, and switch to another podcast player.

As I'm sure most of you know, there's plenty of evidence that Spotify is a terrible company with a long history of exploiting and underpaying artists, but that's only part of why it's so bad.

It's been reported that Spotify's CEO, Daniel Ek, has recently invested millions of Euros of your subscription fees in an AI weaponry company called Helsing. This company has developed an automated target identification system, with the option to keep a human in the loop. In other words, it's machines selecting which humans to kill on the battlefield.

It's also been reported Spotify donated $150,000 to the Trump campaign, and it's recently been running ICE recruitment ads. It is a powerful force for bad.

So here's our problem. Almost half of our total listenership comes from Spotify, and the adverts that we run are how we make our money. If we just pulled our podcasts straight away, that would be a huge financial blow for us.

So we would like to urge you to listen elsewhere, on another podcast player. Lots of people recommend one called Pocket Casts, we've also heard good things about Podcast Addict. In the last month, we've had downloads from about 50 different podcast players, so there are plenty of alternatives.

We've going to take our podcasts off Spotify as soon as it becomes clear that there is a real movement to cancel Spotify subscriptions and move to other platforms, and that movement is growing.

For you, thankfully, this doesn't cost anything. Podcasts are, and will always be, free to listen to on any platform. Like we said, a lot of people seem to like Pocket Casts, and as far as we know, they're not evil. There are also a ton of others to choose from - all very accessible, and all free.

If you've ever enjoyed our podcasts, or you're about to discover them, thank you so much for listening. Let's try and do the right thing.

ANTENNAPOD is another one we are hearing good things about!

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Madame Magenta and Bernard are doing a YouTube Livestream THIS TUESDAY 15th July!

Tune in to the ⁠Long Cat Media YouTube Channel⁠ from 6pm-10pm BST (that's UK time).

We're going to be raising money for MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) all evening. Please do check out ⁠our JustGiving page⁠, and if you want to submit a question for Magenta in advance of the stream, all you have to do is make a donation and ask your question in the comments box!

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Today we're featuring the award winning fiction podcast How I Died - big thanks to them for sponsoring Mockery Manor. 

How I Died follows a coroner with a secret ability to speak to the dead.

As bodies start piling up in the morgue, coroner and forensic pathologist Jon Spacer uses his ability to talk to the dead to help the local police solve the case-of-the-week, while also tracking down clues about a mysterious serial killer.

It's like an X-Files-y police procedural that's both sinister and smart.

How I Died has received nearly four million downloads over three seasons. The series has over 40 episodes already released and available to listen to, with a new season currently in production.You're about to hear the very first episode from their first season.

You can find and listen to How I Died on any of your favourite podcast platforms. Our thanks to How I Died for sponsoring Mockery Manor!

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Today we would like to introduce a new murder mystery podcast: Who The Fuck Killed My Sister?

Who The Fuck Killed My Sister? follows amateur detective and reluctant true crime celebrity, Quinn. The story picks up a year after her sister's unsolved murder when Quinn finally gets her first big lead, which puts a target on her and everyone close to her. 

The entire 8-episode first season is available to binge right now on all of the usual podcast platforms, and you can find more info on their website whothefkilled.com

Our thanks to Who the Fuck Killed My Sister for their support.

And now, sit back, strap in (if you're driving because you shouldn't drive without doing that) and listen to Who The Fuck Killed My Sister Chapter 1

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The Matty Tapes - Episode 3.

Christmas 1996.

Written by Lindsay Sharman

Directed by Lindsay Sharman & Laurence Owen

Music, Sound Design and Editing by Laurence Owen

Laurence Owen - Matty, Dr Zecker, additional voices

Lindsay Sharman - Margot, Dr Tallow

Beth Eyre - Nurse Debbie

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The Matty Tapes - Episode 2.

Christmas 1991.

Written by Lindsay Sharman

Directed by Lindsay Sharman & Laurence Owen

Music, Sound Design and Editing by Laurence Owen

Laurence Owen - Matty, Jenkins, Dr Zecker, additional voices

Lindsay Sharman - Dr Tallow

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