231. Lingthusionist

Throughout the Draculae miniseries, about the Swedish and Icelandic translations of Dracula that played fast and loose with the original text, I've been wondering a couple of questions: why are cover versions of songs and remakes of films so normal and acceptable, whereas cover v ...  Show more

Many mysteries accompany the revelations that Powers of Darkness, the Icelandic and Swedish versions of Dracula, are not direct translations of Bram Stoker's original, but stories that significantly differ in character names, plot and runtime. Like: did Bram Stoker write it himse ...  Show more

At the top of the episode, Austin and Amanda briefly address the ongoing revelations of misconduct and abuse within queer publishing. We stand with authors. Austin and Amanda go digging for comedy gold in ancient Harlequin blurbs, then get serious and talk about how damn hard beg ...  Show more

The girlies bring you a classic chatty episode exploring emotional labor, free speech, and that one cartoon sound effect that plays when someone slips on a banana. Even more digressions include: secret Mormon influencers, why Coachella sucks, and a follow up on a crucial mailbox ...  Show more

Controversial episode alert! Are CUSPS a thing? the gals get together to deliberate. Lisa (@asilnoux) makes the into weird. Julia (@julialoken) wants listeners to send handwritten notes. Stevie (@spaghetti_witch) has a bird scooter fail. Instagram: @whatsyoursignpodcast Twitter: ...  Show more

Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss songwriting, online hate and Wimbledon.This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Miriam HallProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExe ...  Show more