The Mermaid Podcast

Animal Crossing New Horizons has been a popular pastime for many people during quarantine. The latest swimming and diving update brought new mermaid “recipes” for decor and accessories. Luke Stoffel, host of the 5-star island “Neverland” and creator of The Unicorn Cookbook, shares his tips for creating a mermaid dream home to make your ACNH island a perfect fantasy paradise.

This episode is brought to you by Candlewick Press, publisher of The Mermaid The Witch and the Sea, the new YA fantasy novel by Maggie Tokuda Hall and Kensington Books, publisher of Crushing It by Lorelei Parker

Important Links

• Luke Stoffel art and design: https://www.lucasstoffel.com/
• To tour the mermaid dream home in ACNH, email Luke and ask for a code.
• The Unicorn Cookbook: http://www.cinderly.com/cookbook/
• Mermaid Seaquest Game and iOS Stickers: http://bit.ly/MerQuest
• The Standard Miami Hotel and Pool: https://www.standardhotels.com/miami/properties/miami-beach
• This Lesbian Ship Is Intense Podcast: https://frolic.media/podcast/this-lesbian-ship-is-intense/

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Mermaid Chè Monique is a professional mermaid, a DC burlesque performer and the founder of the plus-size apparel company, Society of Fat Mermaids. We chat about mermaid conventions like MerMagicCon, Metro Merfolk and the pleasures of having a mermaid pod, the similarities between burlesque and mermaid life, and the importance of nurturing your fantasy life as an adult.

This episode is brought to you by Candlewick Press, publisher of The Mermaid The Witch and the Sea, the new YA fantasy novel by Maggie Tokuda Hall.

Important Links

• Mermaid Chè Monique: Follow on Facebook and Instagram and website.
• Society of Fat Mermaids: https://societyoffatmermaids.com/
• MerMagicCon: http://mermagiccon.com/
• Merfolk for Black Lives: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/merfolk-black-lives/
• On using the word “fat” as an identifier: https://societyoffatmermaids.com/pages/why-fat
• My Imaginary Friends Podcast with L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/podcast/
• The Mermaid, The Witch and The Sea: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/mermaid-witch-sea-maggie-tokuda-hall/

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Welcome to a special episode in which Black Professional Merfolk discuss their lives on land and under the sea. 

The hashtag #MerfolkforBlackLives was started on Instagram by Mermaid Che Monique. Since her original post on June 3, 2020, the Mer community has really taken up that call to discuss why the Black Lives Matter movement is important to them and the hashtag now has hundreds of posts on social media. 

This episode is a partial replay of an event hosted by Mermaid Chè Monique on Facebook Live and recorded for The Mermaid Podcast. In this conversation, Mermaid Chè Monique is joined by Mermaid JessaLee, Blixunami, Caribbean Pearl, Fernando Delequoix and Keeva Queen Mercorn. The Mermaid Podcast thanks these mer-friends for their time and generosity in sharing their experiences. The full replay can be found on Mermaid Che Monique’s Facebook Page and on YouTube.

Important Links

• Watch the full replay on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=260243788637135

• Watch the full replay on YouTube https://youtu.be/p1JDRDIG3Ek
• Mermaid Chè Monique: Follow on Facebook and Instagram and website.
• Mermaid Jessa Lee: Follow on Facebook and Instagram and website.
• Blixumani: Follow on Facebook and Instagram and YouTube.
• The Caribbean Pearl: Follow on Facebook and Instagram and website.
• Fernando Delequoix: Follow on Facebook and Instagram.
• Keeva Queen Mercorn: Follow on Facebook and Instagram.

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Host Laura von Holt interviews Maggie Tokuda-Hall, the author of a new book entitled THE MERMAID THE WITCH AND THE SEA. Maggie shares her writing process and how her world travels influenced the story. Maggie talks about world-builidng, and her invention of a particular mythology where mermaids act as “the memories of the sea.” 

Important Links

• Buy The Mermaid The Witch and The Sea.  Amazon | Other Retailers
• Let’s Not Panic, Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Travel Podcast. http://www.letsnotpanic.com/
• Dateable Podcast: https://dateablepodcast.com/

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The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! 

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We love #MerMay - a monthlong celebration of artwork and mermaids. Seeing all of the beautiful posts on social media gave us a fun idea for a collaboration. So if you’re a #MerMay artist, we want YOU! 

Tag @mermaidpodcast in any of your #mermay posts, and we may choose to write a short story inspired by your mer character! Your artwork and the short story will be featured on our social media channels and in an episode of The Mermaid Podcast. Please share this post with your friends or tag them in the comments if you think they’d want to participate! Any questions? Just ask!

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HOW IT WORKS:

1. To enter, tag @mermaidpodcast in your #mermay post(s) on Instagram. You may tag us in the comments, caption or image. You may also email your entry to [email protected].
2. Tag @mermaidpodcast in your #mermay posts between May 21, 2020 through June 1, 2020. You may tag us in as many posts as you like.
3. We’ll select at least 5 (five) posts and our host @lauravonholt will write a short story (no longer than 500 words) inspired by your #mermay artwork.
4. The winning posts and stories will be featured on our social media channels and on a special #MerMay episode of The Mermaid Podcast in Summer 2020.
5. Fine print: By participating in this collaboration and tagging @mermaidpodcast, the artist agrees that the artist will retain all rights to their artwork. The artist also agrees to allow their artwork to be re-posted with credit on The Mermaid Podcast’s social media channels and at mermaidpodcast.com. The Mermaid Podcast/Laura von Holt retains all rights, renumeration and royalties to the derivative work. Artwork may appear in promotional purposes for The Mermaid Podcast, including print, media and online. This contest is in no way associated with or endorsed by Instagram. #mermay2020

Important Links

• https://www.mermay.com/

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The Mermaid Podcast Recommends! Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations.

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Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at [email protected].

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The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! 

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Several members of the Frolic Podcast Network have gathered for group mayhem and silliness for your collective amusement! I had the idea to do a group gathering of mayhem and merriment, so in this episode, we have me, Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Kelly from Boobies & Noobies, and Kelsey and Zoë from Tea & Strumpets.

We get very silly and invite you to join us. We forget to introduce ourselves. We tell jokes. We debate which Music Man version is superior. I teach people about ranch dressing on pizza. It’s a thing! We talk about what we’re doing to keep our happiness levels up, too – books, dancing, and studying botany. As you do.

Important Links

My fellow podcasters on this episode:

• Sarah from Smart Bitches Bitches Trashy Books
• • IG: @MermaidPodcast
  
  
• Zoë and Kelsey from Tea & Strumpets
• • Twitter: @TNStrumpets
  • IG: @TNStrumpets
  
  
• Kelly from Boobies & Noobies
• • Twitter: @boobiespodcast
  • IG: @boobiespodcast
  
  

In this episode we mentioned (a LOT of things!):

•  Mark Kanemura on Instagram 
• The British family singing One Day More
• Les Miserables, One Day More, Part Deux
• Robin Bielman’s Twitter feed of jokes
• Ranch dressing on pizza is totally a thing
• GBBO Junior finalist Amal’s Instagram feed, @BakesByAmal
• And the following television programs:
• • GBBO
  • Great Pottery Throw Down
  • Great British Junior Bake Off
  • Monty Don
  
  
• Need a plant identified? r/WhatPlantIsThis
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Illness has always been a part of human history, and mermaid legends have long played a part in offering protection from disease or foretold plagues and catastrophes.  Professor Sarah Peverley returns to share stories of how mermaid cures have helped people through past epidemics. In the 19th century, people drew the Japanese Amabie mermaids as protection against disease, and that practice has been resurrected on social media during #coronavirus. From legends about the healing properties of mermaid bones to mermaids who prescribe mugwort for tuberculosis, mermaids continue to offer hope in uncertain times. 

Important Links

• Mermaids Through The Ages: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/s2-e2-mermaids-history-sarah-peverley/
• Amabie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amabie
• Amabie hashtag on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/amabie/
• Mermaid Map In Oxford: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18100860631005684/ 
• Find Sarah Peverley at sarahpeverley.com

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You thought you knew podcast host and mermaid mogul, Laura von Holt, but you’ve never heard her like this before!  Lindsay Emory guest hosts to interview Laura about her life as the mermaid romance author known as Laura Lovely. 

Laura shares her professional history of adopting alternate personas, her time as pinup model and actress, how she was kicked out of the Louvre, and how 80’s pop culture and Washington Irving (the father of American literature) helped her become a published author. They talk about the influence of The Little Mermaid on culture and literature, what the next generation of mermaid stories might be, and why mermaids are so fascinating in the modern era. 

Important Links

• Laura Lovely’s Books: http://bit.ly/lovelybooksMP
• von Hottie: Laura’s pinup alter ego: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vonhottie/albums
• Little Lord: Laura’s theater company: https://www.littlelord.org/company
• Faerie Tale Theatre’s The Little Mermaid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMuBPz4O5Oc
• Shelly Duvall Meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMuBPz4O5Oc
• Splash, closing scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HSAXTL4RRk 
• Lindsay Emory and the Women With Books Podcast: https://lindsayemory.com/ 
• Past Mermaid Podcast episodes mentioned: Secrets of The Little Mermaid, Mermaids Through The Ages, The Royal Runaway

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Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at [email protected].

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The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! 

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What do mermaids have to do with zombies, monsters and saints? Laura von Holt interviews Persephone Braham about the mermaid mythology of Latin America and the Caribbean. From the evolution of the word sirenas, to mermaid iconography in religious works and art, to the mermaid’s role in colonialism, this in-depth interview covers the vast and multi-faceted role of mermaids in history, religion, literature and art. Learn about the sirenas relationship to Spanish sirens, mistaken manatees, mother-figures, the Virgin Regla, and Afro-Latin water deities, particularly Yemaya and Mami Wata.

Persephone Braham a professor of Latin American literature and culture at the University of Delaware. the author of the book From Amazons to Zombies. Monsters in Latin America and  Song of the Sirenas: Mermaids in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Important Links

• Persephone Braham’s website:  https://udel.academia.edu/PersephoneBraham
• Song of the Sirenas: Mermaids in Latin America and the Caribbean.: https://www.academia.edu/39391238/Song_of_the_Sirenas_Mermaids_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean
• From Amazons to Zombies: Monsters in Latin America: https://amzn.to/2LC1wHp
• Past episodes mentioned: The Little Mermaid, Secrets Behind the Fairytale: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/little-mermaid-secrets-behind-fairytale/ , Mermaids UK: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/mermaids-uk-embrace-empower-educate/
• The Princess of The Sea: The Little Mermaid’s Royal Wedding: http://bit.ly/lovelybooksMP

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Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at [email protected].

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The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

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It’s the 30th anniversary of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. With several adaptations in the works, it’s a great time to talk about the history of The Little Mermaid. Sacha Coward is mermaid folklorist and freelance museum professional who has worked at local, national, and international museums and galleries..and also designs escape  rooms! Host Laura von Holt asked Sacha to tell her everything he knows about The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen, queer history, mermaids around the world and what mermaids mean today. They also managed to touch on RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Twilight movies. Warning: There’s a teensy bit of strong language. 

You can follow Sacha Coward on Twitter at @sacha_coward.

Important Links

• The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live Musical Event:https://abc.com/shows/the-little-mermaid-live
• Princess of The Sea: The Little Mermaid’s Royal Wedding: https://lauralovelybooks.com/princess-of-the-sea
• Sacha Coward Twitter thread on Halle Bailey casting: https://twitter.com/sacha_coward/status/1146671220248711168
• Evelyn De Morgan’s painting, The Sea Maidens: https://www.demorgan.org.uk/collection/the-sea-maidens/
• Past episodes mentioned: MerB’ys http://www.cinderly.com/posts/10-merbys-canadian-mermen-cause/, Mermaids UK: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/mermaids-uk-embrace-empower-educate/

Get your Mermaid Merch!  Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST

The Mermaid Podcast Recommends! Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations.

Keep in Touch!

Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes. 

Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at [email protected].

Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook.

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**Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook** Now on sale: http://bit.ly/Easy2BakeUnicorn

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