A podcast about the stories behind stories in folklore, fairytales, mythology, and the gothic. Hosted by Ria (she/her) and James (he/him). bio.link/etherandichorhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3m6i3ucoygk2h [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6i3ucoygk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3lkbra6ztys2zAnd before I leave your timeline in peace, we announced the theme for next season in the finale: Flanagan and Friends! We'll be discussing the works of Mike Flanagan and are inviting our friends to join us. If you would like to be a guest for this, please get in touch 🖤13 Mar 2025 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbra6ztys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3lkbqueuukk2zThe season finale is out today! The last episode of our mismatched season is on The Addams Family and the gothic. Available in all the usual places bio.link/etherandichor https://media.tenor.com/JqYHho42LtsAAAAC/addams-family-addams.gif?hh=371&ww=49813 Mar 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbqueuukk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3lkbqq2yahc2zI have been slacking on posting, but the podcast has continued! Episode 9, in which discuss ballet and fairytales has been out for 2 weeks in all the usual places https://media.tenor.com/OX99eymF0EwAAAAC/ballet.gif?hh=372&ww=49813 Mar 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbqq2yahc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3li2d3y6xis2nAfter another unplanned hiatus, we're back! New episode out today is about Stranger Things and the intersection of grief horror and Cold War horror. Listen on Spotify, Patreon, Ko-fi and elsewhere bio.link/etherandichor https://media.tenor.com/S6A1ow4c1c8AAAAC/levitating-max-mayfield.gif?hh=278&ww=49813 Feb 2025 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2d3y6xis2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3leou2zgbi22iJust a heads up, episode 8 is recorded but due to work and other commitments, it isn't edited yet so won't be out tomorrow but we should be back on track soon!01 Jan 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3leou2zgbi22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3ldnptmsizs24New episode day! This time we're looking at the in-world mythology, and legendary references and devices used in the Legend of Zelda series. Available for all now on Spotify, Patreon and Ko-fi among others bio.link/etherandichor https://media.tenor.com/GsNo8fL-lBAAAAAC/the-legend-of-zelda-legend-of-zelda.gif?hh=498&ww=46819 Dec 2024 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnptmsizs24https://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3ld4rlfzbwc2fIf you're a fan of fairytales or a fan of Guillermo del Toro, don't miss our most recent episode. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2024 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4rlfzbwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3ld4ri2ce622fThis week's bonus episode is now available! Featuring some cut discussion of Crimson Peak, and which sci-fi franchise is at its heart a fairytale. Exclusively for supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi and Spotify subscribers. bio.link/etherandichor https://bio.link/etherandichor12 Dec 2024 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4ri2ce622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3lckhwzlg622iEpisode 6 is out now! This time we're talking about the influence of fairytales on the storytelling art in Guillermo del Toro's filmography. Listen for free on Spotify, Patreon, Ko-Fi and more: bio.link/etherandichor https://media.tenor.com/26Enxk7YQ6EAAAAC/pan%27s-labyrinth.gif?hh=268&ww=49805 Dec 2024 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckhwzlg622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3lce6f7uf7s2iI realised that I fully forgot to post when episode 4 came out so it was seemingly an even longer hiatus over here! Our 4th episode was about Over the Garden Wall and its use of fairy tales and folklore. Check it out in the usual spaces if you haven't already! bio.link/etherandichor https://media.tenor.com/GOMfjC9vOxEAAAAC/wirt-over-the-garden-wall.gif?hh=435&ww=49802 Dec 2024 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lce6f7uf7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3lbi5kshnzc26It's been a while but we're back, baby! In this new episode we discuss Discworld and its intersections with floklore, mythology, fairytales and the art of storytelling. Listen on Patreon, Ko-fi and Spotify for free! bio.link/etherandichor https://media.tenor.com/ExzYc-dlaosAAAAC/art-fantasy.gif?hh=498&ww=49821 Nov 2024 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbi5kshnzc26https://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3kxmtygtprt2yEpisode 3 is out now on all the usual platforms. This time we're discussing the use of stories and storytelling in Black Sails. Check out notes and bonus content at Ko-fi and Patreon bio.link/etherandichor https://media.tenor.com/sm3QuFhcfToAAAAC/forgive-me-i-will-go-on-from-time-to-time.gif?hh=270&ww=48019 Jul 2024 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxmtygtprt2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3kwgzuzfxpr2aAnd I forgot to post last week, but remember you can access bonus episodes with outtakes and things we cut for time every other week by subscribing on Patreon, Kofi or Spotify!04 Jul 2024 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwgzuzfxpr2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3kwgzs34wxv2oThis week we're back talking about the mythological references and in-game mythology of the Mass Effect series! Listen in all the usual places: bio.link/etherandichor https://media.tenor.com/OUI8UTbfHxQAAAAC/me.gif?hh=280&ww=49804 Jul 2024 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwgzs34wxv2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3kvdrzjv7762xWe're back! Season 4 is finally here. In our first episode, we talk about 1998's Velvet Goldmine through the lens of gothic fiction. Links to all the places you can listen can be found via bio.link/etherandichor https://media.tenor.com/c0AAF9oAdAIAAAAC/velvet-goldmine-the-ballad-of-maxwell-demon.gif?hh=146&ww=32020 Jun 2024 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvdrzjv7762xhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3ktq3dnrrq32sWe are pleased to announce season 4 will be premiering on 20th June, with an episode on the gothic in Velvet Goldmine!30 May 2024 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktq3dnrrq32shttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3koabdyh3gg2iNew bonus episode available for subscribers on Patreon, Ko-fi and Spotify! We talk about a vampire story that didn't make the cut for season one, The Mysterious Stranger. All links can be found here bio.link/etherandichor https://bio.link/etherandichor21 Mar 2024 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3koabdyh3gg2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3kkwq7ahxwx2nOur latest bonus episode features musings on metaphors at passport control and the origins of creepy children’s toys as we discuss Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". Listen on Patreon, Ko-fi or Spotify! All links can be found here: bio.link/etherandichor08 Feb 2024 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkwq7ahxwx2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3kku3rak2mn2pApologies for the radio silence but we have a new bonus episode coming out tomorrow and another ready to go while we finally start outlines and recording for season 4!07 Feb 2024 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kku3rak2mn2phttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3keue33ioty2mNew bonus episode is out today for subscribers! Currently only up on Spotify, but it will be available on Patreon and Ko-fi later today. This month we're in rarepair Tartarus, asking you to join us in the darkness...23 Nov 2023 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3keue33ioty2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/etherandichor.bsky.social/post/3k7hhlddzru2vWith the ex-bird app collapsing in on itself like a flan in a cupboard, we thought it worth setting up over here. We're still in our mid-season break while we research season 4, with short bonus episodes going up for Patreon and Ko-fi followers and Spotify subscribers.15 Sep 2023 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:cr55m4vzo73bgcynslqxtttf/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7hhlddzru2v