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Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore

Don’t Drink the Fairy Wine - Spirits X Wine Enthusiast

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore

Multitude

Society & Culture, Learning, Mythology, Educational, Myths, History, Alcohol, Legends, Drunkhistory, Gods, Folklore, Urbanlegends, Comedy

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

We teamed up with the folks at the Wine Enthusiast Podcast to chat about all things fairy wine, fairy food, the trope of “don’t eat the fairy food”, as well as how the tropes are being utilized in modern fantasy and romantasy! Grab a glass of wine (that didn’t appear in the middle of a ring of mushrooms, please!) and dive in with us. 


Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of blood, kidnapping, death, sexual content, implied cannibalism, violence, and death. 


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Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

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About Us

Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, conspirators, Julia here.

0:02.3

We have a fun episode for you this week.

0:04.4

We sat down with our friends over at wine enthusiasts to talk about fairy wine, fairy food,

0:09.7

the origins of these stories, and how they're being used in modern romantasy.

0:15.0

We had an absolute blast recording this,

0:17.5

and we think you'll be interested to know that don't eat the fairy food has some really

0:21.8

fascinating origins. So, sit back and enjoy this episode.

0:31.0

Hello, and welcome to the one-thusiest podcast. You're're serving of drinks, culture, and the people you drive it.

0:39.1

I'm Jordan Kaplan, managing editor here at Wine Enthusiast.

0:43.1

Today's episode is The Stuff of Fairy Tales, because it is quite literally about fairies.

0:48.4

With all of the hype surrounding the highly anticipated booksticks of the Accort,

0:52.6

Thorns and Roses series, slated for October.

0:55.5

I Ask Spirits podcast co-host Julia and Amanda, the boozy supernatural experts, back over to the

1:00.7

pod to discuss the where, the why, and the what realm of fairy food and wine.

1:05.6

Attempting treat to lure unsuspecting humans? Or a simple offering? You decide.

1:13.5

Amanda, Julia, I am so excited to have you guys on today to talk about a topic that I am

1:19.3

very, very interested in. And welcome. We're really excited to be here. Anytime I hear

1:25.1

fairy lore, I am already stoked. Same. And incidentally, we're

1:30.7

recording this on May 1st, which is a huge day in fairy lore. So happy summer solstice,

1:36.7

Beltane, whatever you guys might want to call it today. So this is a great frame background

1:41.0

for our conversation. Very exciting. Happy International Labor Day.

1:45.8

Happy workers' rights.

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