Ether & Ichor

For the union makes us strong... this week we discuss The Town Musicians of Bremen and a few of its variants from around the world. Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Family is a common theme in fairy tales and this week we look at a few stories which centre around sisters. Hear about the Grimms' " Snow White and Rose Red ", " The Six Swans ", " The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes ", and other variants of these including " The Jackdaw Girls" , " The Wild Swans " and " Kate Crackernuts". Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listen...

This week we're putting our favourite sad boy, Hans Christian Andersen, under the spotlight. Learn a little about the man himself, and about two of his most beloved tales, 'The Snow Queen' and 'The Little Mermaid'. Content warnings for discussion of depression and suicidal ideation. Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our w...

Let's take a look at one of the most enduring fairytales, ' Cinderella '. We go through a lesser known North American variant and discuss two of our favourite movie adaptations of the story. Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? Join us this week to learn about one of the most well-known fairytales, Snow White. We look at the Grimms' tale that inspired a Disney classic, take you through a fun Armenian variant, and discuss 2012's ' Snow White and the Huntsman'. Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links...

Once upon a time, there was a French Countess who wrote some fun stories... In the first episode of our fairytale season, we talk about Madame d'Aulnoy and the beginnings of literary fairytales, and discuss one of her stories in detail.  Subscribe for bonus episodes here: https://anchor.fm/ether-and-ichor/subscribe Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for...

It's time... join us for a stroll through the Savage Garden as vampire season comes to a close, and we take on Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Content warnings for discussion of abuse, depression, and suicidal ideation. Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Let us introduce you to some old friends... this week Ria and James take you through almost a millennia of real world accounts of vampires and find out how the locals dealt with them as we ask: how do you solve a problem like Magia (Posthuma)? Intro music is Ghastly Castle by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Dear Diary... In this episode we travel to Mystic Falls and take a look at the small town with a dark secret. We discuss the lore, the character dynamics, and the often surprisingly mature writing in 'The Vampire Diaries' series.  Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Into every generation a zeitgeist is born. This week we discuss the legacy of Buffy and Angel, the characters and themes explored across the two shows, and Ria invites Joss Whedon to catch these hands. Content warning for brief discussion of sexual violence. Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast....

In this week's episode Ria and James discuss vampires as a diaspora and how their living situations are a rejection of traditional norms and values, as we take a look at 'What We Do in the Shadows'.  Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ria and James discuss how vampirism has been used time and again as a metaphor for the class divide, from Byron to the Bronx. Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we take a look at the tradition of sapphic vampires from 16th century Hungary to the modern day.  Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we take on the world's most famous vampire, Dracula. Join us as we discuss the Count's ubiquitous presence in vampire media, from the novel of 1897 to 'Dracula 3000'. Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss the history of vampires in folklore, go on a whistle-stop tour of vampiric creatures from around the world, and explain why "vampire" and "heterosexual" are antonyms. Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first season of Ether and Ichor, Ria and James will be covering a multitude of vampires. This week, we discuss 'Interview With The Vampire' (1994).  Intro music is 'Ghastly Castle' by Toby Smith (tobylane @ pixabay) Thanks for listening! Find all our links on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.