Vampires & ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ | Myth Movie Night
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2020
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Since we’ve watched Amanda’s favorite vampire movie, it seemed like a good time to submerge ourselves in all things vampire. We touch on the vast history of vampire folklore and tradition, then dive into some of our favorite examples of vampire media.
This week, Amanda recommends Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton and Burn the Ice by Kevin Alexander.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about suicide, death, physical assault, child endangerment/death, miscarriage, body horror, mentions of racism and anti-Semitism, and prejudice based on congenital disorders.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spirits Podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:04.0 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:07.3 | I'm Amanda. |
| 0:08.0 | And I'm Julia. |
| 0:09.1 | And this is episode 164. |
| 0:11.2 | Vampires and only lovers left alive. |
| 0:14.2 | It's a myth movie night. |
| 0:15.4 | Myth movie night. |
| 0:17.3 | Listen, pop that popcorn. |
| 0:18.8 | Put whatever wild topping you want on it. |
| 0:21.3 | I like some nutritional yeast. |
| 0:22.9 | Yes, I was a vegan for six years. |
| 0:24.5 | Yes, I'm super into yeast. |
| 0:27.0 | Love a yeast. |
| 0:28.0 | Maybe you want to put a little bit of like, I don't know, dry blood powder or something like that because we're talking about vampires. |
| 0:33.3 | Hell yeah, we are. |
| 0:34.1 | This might be one of our top five most requested topics. |
| 0:36.2 | And what better way to get into vampire history and lore and other media adaptations than a movie I referenced far more than I think anybody else ever has. Only Lovers Left Alive. That is true. That is absolutely true. I haven't seen this movie before now. And Amanda, it was a good choice. I think it's up there with |
| 0:54.5 | my favorite vampire movie, my favorite being let the right one in. Incredible. I'm so glad to |
| 1:00.1 | hear it. Do you know who I would let in every time if they knocked on my door? Sure, tell me. |
| 1:04.4 | Our newest patrons, B and Deborah. Welcome. Thank you for joining. You join the ranks of all |
| 1:09.5 | of our patrons, including our distinguished supporting producer level patrons. |
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