Episodes

  • A Little Incesty S3E14

    A Little Incesty S3E14
    Jul 26 2024

    Dear podcast listener,

    Welcome to Dangerous Liaisons!

    If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps

    To order Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, & Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials go to https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666926750/Black-Witches-and-Queer-Ghosts-Race-Gender-and-Sexual-Orientation-in-Teen-Supernatural-Serials

    For more about Deanna: www.deannakoretsky.com

    Sincerely,

    Deanna & Brigid

    This episode contains conversations that touch on incest, racism, and intimate partner abuse.

    We want safety for you.

    If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.

    Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html

    Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs

    https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/

    https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

    https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/

    United States:

    https://www.thehotline.org/

    “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

    Canada:

    https://www.sheltersafe.ca/

    https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html

    UK

    https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

    https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1

    -Credits-

    Music by Patrick Hornig

    Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.

    Editing by Brigid
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Bros Before Petrova Hoes S3E13

    Bros Before Petrova Hoes S3E13
    Jul 12 2024

    Dear podcast listener,

    Welcome to Bringing Out the Dead!

    If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps

    Sincerely,

    Christina & Brigid

    This episode contains conversations that touch on parental abandonment of a child, violence, and sexism.

    We want safety for you.

    If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.

    Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html

    Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs

    https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/

    https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

    https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/

    United States:

    https://www.thehotline.org/

    “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

    Canada:

    https://www.sheltersafe.ca/

    https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html

    UK

    https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

    https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1

    -Credits-

    Music by Patrick Hornig

    Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.

    Editing by Brigid

    Artwork by Nikki

    - Follow the pod -

    @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram

    Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
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    47 mins
  • Terrible AI Writing S3E12

    Terrible AI Writing S3E12
    Jun 28 2024

    Dear podcast listener,

    Welcome to The Ties That Bind!

    If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps

    To order Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, & Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials go to https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666926750/Black-Witches-and-Queer-Ghosts-Race-Gender-and-Sexual-Orientation-in-Teen-Supernatural-Serials

    For more about Deanna: www.deannakoretsky.com

    Anyiwo, U. Melissa (2016). "Beautifully Broken: True Blood's Tara Thornton as the Black Best Friend." In Gender in the Vampire Narrative, edited by Amanda Hobson and U. Melissa Anyiwo. Available at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-6300-714-6_7

    Sincerely,

    Deanna & Brigid

    This episode contains conversations that touch on parental abandonment of a child, suicide, racism, and intimate partner abuse.

    We want safety for you.

    If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.

    Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html

    Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs

    https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/

    https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

    https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/

    United States:

    https://www.thehotline.org/

    “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

    Canada:

    https://www.sheltersafe.ca/

    https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html

    UK
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Wickery Dickery Dock S3E11

    Wickery Dickery Dock S3E11
    Jun 14 2024

    Dear podcast listener,

    Welcome to Our Town!

    If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps

    Sincerely,

    Roslyn & Brigid

    This episode contains conversations about existential depression and suicidality.

    We want safety for you.

    If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.

    Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html

    Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs

    https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/

    https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

    https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/

    United States:

    https://www.thehotline.org/

    “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

    Canada:

    https://www.sheltersafe.ca/

    https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html

    UK

    https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

    https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1

    -Credits-

    Music by Patrick Hornig

    Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.

    Editing by Brigid

    Artwork by Nikki

    - Follow the pod -

    @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram

    Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • No Meat Cleavers Today, Thank You S3E10

    No Meat Cleavers Today, Thank You S3E10
    May 31 2024

    Dear podcast listener,

    Welcome to The New Deal!

    If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps

    Sincerely,

    Gaby & Brigid

    This episode contains conversations about beheading.

    We want safety for you.

    If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.

    Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html

    Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs

    https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/

    https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

    https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/

    United States:

    https://www.thehotline.org/

    “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

    Canada:

    https://www.sheltersafe.ca/

    https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html

    UK

    https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

    https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1

    -Credits-

    Music by Patrick Hornig

    Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.

    Editing by Brigid

    Artwork by Nikki

    - Follow the pod -

    @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram

    Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
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    44 mins
  • Sorry I Stabbed You S3E9

    Sorry I Stabbed You S3E9
    May 17 2024

    Dear podcast listener,

    Welcome to Homecoming!

    If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps

    Sincerely,

    Bryan & Brigid

    This episode contains conversations that touch on a man escourting an unconscious woman out of a party, and abusive family dynamics.

    We want safety for you.

    If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.

    Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html

    Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs

    https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/

    https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

    https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/

    United States:

    https://www.thehotline.org/

    “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

    Canada:

    https://www.sheltersafe.ca/

    https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html

    UK

    https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

    https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1

    -Credits-

    Music by Patrick Hornig

    Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.

    Editing by Brigid

    Artwork by Nikki

    - Follow the pod -

    @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram

    Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
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    49 mins
  • Shoddy Research Methodology S3E8

    Shoddy Research Methodology S3E8
    May 3 2024

    Dear podcast listener,

    Welcome to Ordinary People!

    If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps

    To pre-order Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, & Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials go to https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666926750/Black-Witches-and-Queer-Ghosts-Race-Gender-and-Sexual-Orientation-in-Teen-Supernatural-Serials Koretsky, Deanna. 2023. "Mystic Falls in Covington, GA: Race, Gender, and Fandom in The Vampire Diaries Franchise." In The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire. Available at: https://www.academia.edu/112274648/Mystic_Falls_in_Covington_Georgia_Gender_Race_and_Fandom_in_The_Vampire_Diaries_Franchise or https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-82301-6_69-1 Lampert-Weissig, Lisa. 2018. "Blood and Soil in The Vampire Diaries." Aeternum: The Journal of Contemporary Gothic Studies, vol. 5, no. 1. Available at: https://www.medievallit.org/course_materials/Lampert_publications/Lampert_blood_soil_vampires.pdf Tuck, Eve and Yang, K. Wayne. 2012. "Decolonization is not a metaphor." Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, vol.1, no. 1. Available at: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/des/article/view/18630/15554

    For more about Deanna: www.deannakoretsky.com

    Sincerely,

    Deanna & Brigid

    This episode contains conversations that touch on racism, sexism, suicide, and homophobia.

    We want safety for you.

    If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.

    Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html

    Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs

    https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • It Ain't Latin S3E7

    It Ain't Latin S3E7
    Apr 19 2024

    Dear podcast listener,

    Welcome to Ghost World!

    If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps

    Sincerely,

    Christina & Brigid

    This episode contains conversations that touch on grief and torture.

    We want safety for you.

    If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.

    Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html

    Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs

    https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/

    https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/

    https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/

    United States:

    https://www.thehotline.org/

    “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”

    Canada:

    https://www.sheltersafe.ca/

    https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html

    UK

    https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

    https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1

    -Credits-

    Music by Patrick Hornig

    Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.

    Editing by Brigid

    Artwork by Nikki

    - Follow the pod -

    @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram

    Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
    Show more Show less
    44 mins