Savage Garden: An Interview with the Vampire Podcast

Kat and Naomi leave The Devil's Road in the rear-view and head to New York as they continue to dissect AMC's The Vampire Lestat. We discuss how Gabriella’s slip on Lestat is weakening, how poor Louis has gone completely insane with grief, the wonders of Daniel Hart and the incredibly powerful Stained Glass Eyes, how Regina is a piece of work and how Armand had gone full Gremlin. Follow the podcast...

Kat and Naomi have once more hit the highway like a bat out of hell as they continue to dissect AMC's The Vampire Lestat and take a spin down The Devil's Road. In this episode we discuss the fatal effect Gabriella has on Lestat’s peace of mind, how Lestat simply never listened to Gabriella, the joys of Armand 12 stepping, the plumbing difficulties that would come with having a blood shower and the...

Kat and Naomi have once more hit the highway like a bat out of hell as they continue to dissect AMC's The Vampire Lestat and arrive in Toronto. We discuss how Gabriella is a menace, how Daniel seems to have lost all journalistic skills, how Lestat owes no one his trauma, the brilliance of Sam Reid, how terrifying Louis is on a rampage and the horror of the last 10 minutes. Plus discussions of Assa...

Kat and Naomi have once more hit the highway like a bat out of hell as they continue to dissect AMC's The Vampire Lestat. With Detroit well and truly in the rear-view mirror, the pair arrive in Toledo, and have thoughts... It’s time for Gabriella to take center stage as Kat and Naomi discuss the deeply twisted relationship between Lestat and his mother with Kat lending a mother’s perspective to th...

It's all change on Savage Garden as Kat and Naomi take to the road as they tour from city to city with AMC's The Vampire Lestat, first up, Detroit. Kat and Naomi discuss the insane tonal shift, whether a spot of body thieving may have already occurred, how Daniel Molloy has a LOT to answer for , the joys of music biopics, the silliness of the “Tooth team” and that surprise ending Follow the podcas...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) as they finish their a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with Season 2 finale - And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else. Listen as Kat and Naomi try not to sob their way through the reunion scene, rave about Sam & Jacob’s acting and marvel at Daniel Molloy’s bi...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with the penultimate episode of Season 2, episode 7 - I Could Not Prevent It. Listen as we finally reach the episode we’ve been avoiding re-watching like the plague -the “trial”. In which we discuss everyone’s motivations, the...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with Season 2, episode 6 - Like the Light by Which God Made the World Before He Made Light. In which Naomi & Kat discuss the difficulties of Claudia being 14 going on 50 and still living with her father, Madeline’s rescue and t...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with Season two, episode 5 - Don't Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape. Naomi & Kat dive into the episode containing the fight of all fights as we peak behind the curtain of Louis and Armand’s relationship. We discuss how exactly Lo...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with Season two, episode 4 - I Want You More Than anything in the World. Naomi and Kat discuss Louis’ continuing failure to navigate the politics of group dynamics, Santiago’s bitchiness and jealousy, their dismay at Claudia no...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with Season two, episode 3 - No Pain. Naomi & Kat ponder Armand’s penchant for fanfic as he conjures a bewitching tale of a duplicitous Lestat seducing & abandoning him. They also discuss how much of the season’s problems could...

Kat and Naomi leave their auction hunting behind to continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with Season two, episode 2 - Do You Know What it Means to Be Loved By Death. Our intrepid hosts discuss Armand & Louis’ meet cute, the staggering failure of Louis & Claudia to get their sto...

Naomi and Kat are back for another bonus episode with a roundup on all things The Vampire Lestat. Auction Lots ⁠ Follow the podcast: Blue Sky -  X -  YouTube: https://youtube.com/ @savagegardeniwtvpod Instagram -savagegardeniwtvpod Burning questions? Email us at savagegardenpodcast@gmail.com Theme: Vampiric Heritage - Victorian Gothic Piano MusicMusic by Joel Fazhari from Pixabay and used in accor...

Kat and Naomi conclude their side quest as they watch along with the premiere season of the latest show in Anne Rice's Immortal Universe, AMC's Talamasca: The Secret Order. This third episode sees them dig into episodes five and six - The Puzzle Palace and The 752. We discuss how the show leaves our intrepid hero Guy, how there’s never a bad time to introduce James Cosmo, the bizarre decision to d...

Kat and Naomi continue their side quest as they watch along with the premiere season of the latest show in Anne Rice's Immortal Universe, AMC's Talamasca: The Secret Order. This second episode sees them dig into episodes three and four - The Task at Hand and Wet Work. We discuss how spy work isn’t really where Guy’s talents lie, bemoan the slow pacing, drool over the vintage green tiles in the Tal...

Kat and Naomi begin a side quest as they watch along with the premiere season of the latest show in Anne Rice's Immortal Universe, AMC's Talamasca: The Secret Order. They begin with a bumper edition as they discuss the first two episodes of the show, We Watch and We Are Always There and A Wilderness of Mirrors. Join us as we dive into the world of the generically named Guy and his slightly mystify...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with season two, episode 1 - What Can the Damned Really Say to the Damned. We talk about how Jacob Anderson was robbed of an Emmy for the sequence where he realises Claudia can dream, Daniel’s lack of concern for his own safety...

Naomi and Kat are back for another bonus episode as Kat finally manages to persuade Naomi to watch the 2002 movie Queen of the Damned. Our intrepid duo delve into thorny topics such as Stuart Townsend’s impenetrable accent, the sheer horror of straight washed Lestat, Jessie’s incredible lack of survival instincts & peak 2000’s wardrobe, the film’s bewildering approach to Anne Rice’s novels and key...

Naomi and Kat are back for another bonus episode as they do a deep dive into everything they learned during this years San Diego Comic Con Panel. We talk about the joys of vampire rock star tie in merchandise, how Sam and Jacob should never be parted on promotional tours, dissect everything we know about The Vanpire Lestat including the new casting & our love for Jennifer Ehle and react to that te...

Naomi and Kat return from their break to paw through the news so far surrounding Interview with the Vampire's third season and the forthcoming Talamasca TV series. Our intrepid duo discuss IWTV casting rumours, the brilliance of Sam Reid & Jacob Anderson and the shows award chances, how much we want to see an Interview with the Vampire Urban Decay collection, why it would be awesome if Talamasca w...

Kat and Naomi finish the first chapter of their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire as season one comes to an end in the devastating episode 7 - The Thing Lay Still . Our intrepid duo gush over the incredible talent of costume designer Carol Cutshall, agree that no man has ever looked as bea...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with season one, episode 6 - Like Angels Put in Hell by God. Naomi and Kat discuss Claudia’s brilliance, the sheer horror of the train scene, the mystery of how exactly Louis got the re-recording of Lestat singing Come To Me, h...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire with season one, episode five - A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion about both sexual assault and domestic abuse. Time codes are listed below for those who would rather skip...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire season one, episode four - The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding. It’s time for our favourite vampire goddess -Claudia. Naomi and Kat discuss their equal opportunity love for Bailey Bass & Delai...

Kat and Naomi continue their exploration into the immortal love story of Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) with a deep-dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire season one, episode three - Is My Very Nature that of a Devil . Our intrepid duo discuss the thorny issue of Antoinette, Sam Reid’s jazz piano double, Lestat dying inside as he agrees to open up his marriage, “I heard your hear...