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Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Before Sunset! 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, Deanna & Brigid You can find out more about Deanna and her work at https://www.deannakoretsky.com/ This episode contains a conversation that touches on torture, abusive relationships, and racism. We wa...

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Do Not Go Gentle! 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 Find Anusha at itsmeanusha on Instagram This episode contains a conversation that touches on torture, drug addiction, eugenics/genocide, and racism. We want safety for you.  If you n...

Dear podcast listener, We are back! Welcome to 2026. Thank you to our amazing listeners who wrote in. If you'd like to include you in a potential future mailbag too, let us know if we can read your email on the pod: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going!  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps   If you'd like to learn...

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 resource...

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...

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

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, plea...

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,...

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to 1912!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going!  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps   For more about Janelle:  https://janellegray.wixsite.com/janelle  ,  https://janellegray.wixsite.com/allagrayarea  and  https://www.echoesofthestruggle.com/   Sincerely, Janelle & Brigid This episode contains conversatio...

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to All My Children!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going!  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps   For more about Janelle:  https://janellegray.wixsite.com/janelle  ,  https://janellegray.wixsite.com/allagrayarea  and  https://www.echoesofthestruggle.com/   Citations for this episode:  Hudson, Dale M.  Vampires...

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-...

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 resour...

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-...

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 prevent...

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....

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 consi...

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...

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...

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-Orient...

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. ...

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...

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....

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.co...

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.pre...

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:  htt...