Dear Vampire Diaries
Arts & Culture Podcasts
A re-watch podcast where two grown-ass adult women sort through their feelings about The Vampire Diaries.
Location:
United States
Description:
A re-watch podcast where two grown-ass adult women sort through their feelings about The Vampire Diaries.
Language:
English
Episodes
Sorry I Stabbed You S3E9
5/17/2024
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
Duration:00:49:24
Shoddy Research Methodology S3E8
5/3/2024
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
Duration:01:07:08
It Ain't Latin S3E7
4/19/2024
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
Duration:00:44:08
Ghost World...
4/5/2024
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:
Duration:01:21:47
It's Giving Drunk Uncle S3E6
3/22/2024
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
Duration:01:24:42
You Can Blame John Gilbert S3E5
3/8/2024
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
Duration:00:44:43
Stefan the Sizzler S3E4
2/23/2024
Dear Podcast Listener,
Welcome to Disturbing Behavior. 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,
Kathleen & Brigid
We want safety for you.
If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.
Statistics on queer conversion therapy in the United States:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053024/lgbtq-youth-in-us-attempted-suicide-conversion-therapy-experience/
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/conversion-therapy-report/
Resources for those threatened with or recovering from CT:
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/additional-resources/
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
Duration:01:06:27
Sadistically Creative S3E3
2/9/2024
Dear Podcast Listener,
Welcome to The End of the Affair. 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
We want safety for you.
If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.
Statistics on queer conversion therapy in the United States:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053024/lgbtq-youth-in-us-attempted-suicide-conversion-therapy-experience/
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/conversion-therapy-report/
Resources for those threatened with or recovering from CT:
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/additional-resources/
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
Duration:00:49:48
WTF is Bill?! S3E2
1/26/2024
Dear Podcast Listener,
Welcome to The Hybrid. 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,
Mary Beth & Brigid
We want safety for you.
If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.
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
Duration:00:35:38
The Phone Call S3E1
1/12/2024
Dear Podcast Listener,
Welcome to The Birthday. 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,
Nikki & Brigid
Sensitive themes include: underage drug use/drinking, torture/violence
We want safety for you.
If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.
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
Duration:00:54:01
The Night Before The Sacrifice
12/24/2023
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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
Duration:00:04:12
RIP Season Two: Final Closure
12/15/2023
P.P.P.P.S.
In memorium: we rank the memorability of the deaths of Season Two's characters. Obviously there are spoilers. Dearly beloved, you've been warned.
Please support us by donating if you'd like, to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps
Write to us: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
Find us on Socials @dearvampdiaries
All the ooey gooey love,
DVD Cast
Editing by Brigid
Music recorded & played by Patrick Hornig, written by Frédéric Chopin.
Duration:00:03:04
Singing Season Two: Closure
12/1/2023
P.P.P.S.
Let us regale you (and sometimes serenade you) with the songs of Season Two. All credit to the artists in this playlist (and on the Vampire Diaries CD that Brigid plays in her car all the live long day):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0burjlyfu9le6EEnA5N84b?si=076cee1ed6b44a57
Please support us by donating if you'd like, to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps
Write to us: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
Find us on Socials @dearvampdiaries
All the ooey gooey love,
DVD Cast
Editing by Brigid
Artwork by Nikki
Duration:00:26:28
We're Back
11/17/2023
Dear podcast listeners,
We're baaaaaaaaaack, but not in a creepy Poltergeist way. More in a Katherine Peirce being badass way. We have changes to the show: we are going bi-weekly for our release schedule, and we will be getting back to wrapping Season 2 in December, starting Season 3 rewatch in January!
We made the top 10 list of Vampire Diaries podcasts from Feedspot (check it out): https://podcasts.feedspot.com/the_vampire_dairies_podcasts/
Please support us continuing by donating if you'd like, to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps
Write to us: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
Find us on Socials at dearvampdiaries
All the ooey gooey love,
DVD Cast
Editing by Brigid
Artwork by Nikki
Duration:00:02:50
We Are On Strike
8/14/2023
In solidarity with SAGAFTRA and WGA, this podcast is on strike until AMPTP comes to its senses.
Sincerely,
DVD Cast
Duration:00:00:56
Ranking Season Two: Events
7/28/2023
P.P.S.
We ranked the town events of Mystic Falls from Season 2.
Sincerely,
Bryan & Brigid
-Follow us-
@dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram
or email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
Editing by Brigid
Artwork by Nikki
Duration:00:29:53
Staking Season Two: Closure
7/14/2023
P.S.
We tallied up the takes and stakes of season two.
Sincerely,
Mary Beth & Brigid
-Follow us-
@dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram
or email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
-Donate to the pod at -
www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps
Editing by Brigid
Artwork by Nikki
Duration:00:13:53
You Are Invited: The Lady's Not for Burning
5/24/2023
Dear Podcast Listener,
You are invited to the next big Mystic Falls town event, ahem oops (force of habit), I mean, a play that Brigid is acting in in Los Angeles, CA in June 2023 - possibly July 2023. The information for tickets are here:
https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/9826
Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Brigid
Follow us:
@itsmeanusha (Anusha on instagram for DVD polls)
@dearvampdiaries on Twitter & Instagram
Write to us:
dearvampdiaries@gmail.com
Duration:00:03:37
It's Stefan... For Reasons S2E22
5/12/2023
Dear Podcast Listener,
Welcome to As I Lay Dying!
Join us for the season finale and find out what in the world it could be after that last episode!
Sincerely,
Brigid & Nikki
Sensitive themes in this episode include suicide, grief, & loss.
We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3
If you need help please consider the resources below.
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
Duration:01:12:14
It's Your Favorite Aunt S2E21
5/5/2023
Dear Podcast Listener,
Welcome to The Sun Also Rises!
Brigid is alone to regale you with this one.... OR IS SHE???
Sincerely,
Brigid & Nikki
Sensitive themes in this episode include choosing whether to live or die, grief & loss.
We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3
If you need help please consider the resources below.
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
Duration:00:58:21