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Intimidated by a Drawing S3E19
Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Heart of Darkness! 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, Janelle & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on 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 [email protected]
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It's Always Revenge S3E18
Dear podcast listener, Welcome to The Murder of One! Please excuse our audio issues. If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps Brigid's mic had some issues on this one, it's not your earphones. Sorry for the intermittent clicking! Sincerely, Christina & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on 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 [email protected]
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Niklaus The Only Hybrid
Dear listeners, Happy Holidaaaaays! Please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps Sincerely, DVD Cast -Credits- Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod - @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at [email protected]
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A Conversation with Dr. Kendra R. Parker (TVDU Spoiler-inclusive)
Dear podcast listener, Welcome to an all-TVDU-spoiler-INCLUSIVE conversation with the incredible Dr. Kendra R. Parker! If you are doing a spoiler-free re-watch, come back and listen to this episode once you've consumed all eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries. You can find out more about Kendra's work at her website: http://www.kendrarparker.com/ If you'd like to support the podcast's work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps Sincerely, Brigid Kendra R. Parker's website: http://www.kendrarparker.com/ PARKER, K. R. (2020). Black female vampires in African American women’s novels, 1977-2011: She bites back. LEXINGTON BOOKS. PARKER, K. R. (2025) Understanding Octavia E. Butler. University of South Carolina Press. Bishop, R.S. (1990). Mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. Perspectives: Choosing and Using Books for the Classroom, vol. 6, no. 3, 1990, pp. ix-xi. https://scenicregional.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mirrors-Windows-and-Sliding-Glass-Doors.pdf Jones, Charisse, and Kumea Shorter-Gooden, Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America (Harper Collins, 2003), 124. Movies with Black Vampires Blacula Scream, Blacula Scream Vampire in Brooklyn Vamp (with Grace Jones) Vampires vs. The Bronx Blade Movies Mentioned Ghost with Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore, and Patrick Swayze Secondary SourcesMitchell, Koritha. “Identifying White Mediocrity and Know-Your-Place Aggression: a Form of Self-Care,” African American Review 51, no. 4 (January 1, 2018): 253. Thomas, Ebony Elizabeth. The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games, 116. Johnson, K. Murry (2012). “A Slaves Tale.” Image of Emeralds and Chocolate. Johnson & Franklin, LLC. Jackson, Monica (2004). “The Ultimate Diet.” Dark Thirst, edited by Angela C. Allen, Pocket Books, pp. 3-37. Farmer, A. D. (2018). “Archiving While Black”. African American Intellectual Historical Society. https://www.aaihs.org/archiving-while-black/ Books/Stories Massey, Brandon. Dark Corner. Dark Corner Publishing, 2017. The Black Girl Survives in This One, edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell, Macmillan, 2024. Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source material. Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki ...
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Just Normal Sandwiches S3E17
Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Break On Through! If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps Brigid's mic had some issues on this one, it's not your earphones. Sorry for the intermittent clicking! Sincerely, Gaby & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on predatory/grooming behavior, suicide, disordered eating, restraining orders, and sexual assault. 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 [email protected]
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