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A re-watch podcast where two grown-ass adult women sort through their feelings about The Vampire Diaries.

Dear Vampire Diaries DVD Cast

    • TV & Film

A re-watch podcast where two grown-ass adult women sort through their feelings about The Vampire Diaries.

    Sorry I Stabbed You S3E9

    Sorry I Stabbed You S3E9

    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

    • 49 min
    Shoddy Research Methodology S3E8

    Shoddy Research Methodology S3E8

    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

    • 1 hr 7 min
    It Ain't Latin S3E7

    It Ain't Latin S3E7

    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

    • 44 min
    Ghost World...

    Ghost World...

    Dear podcast listener,
    Welcome to Carmilla! 
    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 
     
    Le Fanu, J. S. (2022). Carmilla. Mumbai, GENERAL PRESS.
     

    "Who or What is Matska in Carmilla?" by Valerie Guyant: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00144940.2014.928253
     
    Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu and Soo Lee: https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3010-192/Carmilla-The-First-Vampire-TPB
     
    There's also a free version of Carmilla that listeners can access easily: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10007/10007-h/10007-h.htm 

    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/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:

    • 1 hr 21 min
    It's Giving Drunk Uncle S3E6

    It's Giving Drunk Uncle S3E6

    Dear podcast listener,
    Welcome to Smells Like Teen Spirit! 
    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,
    Anusha & Brigid
    This episode contains conversations around sexual assault, suicide, and grief. 
    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

    • 1 hr 24 min
    You Can Blame John Gilbert S3E5

    You Can Blame John Gilbert S3E5

    Dear podcast listener,
    Welcome to The Reckoning! 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
    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

    • 44 min

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