Untold Legends: The Podcast

Jan 12 2024 194
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In September 2020, Natalie C. Parker and Zoraida Córdova edited and published 'Vampires Never Get Old,' an anthology of SFF short stories featuring fresh takes on an old favorite. Authors include Dhonielle Clayton, V.E. Schwab, Mark Oshiro, and many more. This podcast, originally titled 'Vampires Never Get Old: the Podcast,' aims to dig deeper into the myths and legends in popular culture, and chat with the contributing authors to learn about how they craft their stories! Season 2 is all about 'Mermaids Never Drown' available 9.26.23. Welcome.

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S2: Episode 6 - The Cusp of the Fairytale with Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Preeti Chhibber

Jan 12 2024 36 mins  
Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. Natalie and Zoraida are welcoming in the new year by chatting with Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Preeti Chhibber! This episode navigates honesty

S2: Episode 5 - Sea-Punk Storytelling with Darcie Little Badger

Nov 03 2023 39 mins  
Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. Join our dynamic duo as they're joined this time by the wonderful Darcie Little Badger. Together they discuss some fun (and deadly) m

S2: Episode 4 - In the Eye of the Storm with Katherine Locke

Oct 20 2023 36 mins  
Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. This time around we dive into an empathically poignant conversation about the radical transformation that comes with the exploration of g

S2: Episode 3 - Misremembering SPLASH with Rebecca Coffindaffer and Julian Winters

Oct 19 2023 44 mins  
Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. For our third episode, we're joined by Rebecca Coffindaffer and Julian Winters! Get to know the authors and their tales on asexualit

S2: Episode 1 - Mermaid Origin Stories, Trojan War Bros & More

Oct 19 2023 32 mins  
Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. Our first episode introduces our new anthology, our mermaid origin stories, Trojan War bros, (almost) drownings, immigration, Disney

S2: Episode 2 - Generational Breakthroughs with Julie C. Dao & Gretchen Schreiber

Oct 19 2023 42 mins  
Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. Our second episode brings in two awesome guests: Julie C. Dao and Gretchen Schreiber! We revisit the original short story "The Litt

Episode 13: Anita Blake and Cowboy Vampires w/ Rebecca Roanhorse

Sep 30 2020 40 mins  
It's our last episode of VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD: THE PODCAST and we are joined by New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Roanhorse! We talk old favorites and new loves and Rebecca reveals her ultimate vampire inspiration for the enigmatic cowboy vampires that ride into town after being summoned by a young man's jukebox song. Thank you for listening to VNGO, and be sure

Episode 12 - Queering Vampires w/ Victoria V.E. Schwab

Sep 22 2020 33 mins  
In our penultimate episode, we are joined by one of our contributors, Victoria V.E. Schwab, New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. From the loveable tropes of What We Do in the Shadows to community and queer identity in vampirism, we cover it all, plus an insight to her short story "First Kill," only available in Vampires Never Get Old. Al

Episode 11: Mark Does Twilight: The Redux

Sep 16 2020 39 mins  
We realized that Twilight is such a huge part of vampire literature, especially now that Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer is out, that we needed a part 2 to out vampire discussion. We're joined by Mark Oshiro, author of Each of Us a Desert, and creator of Mark Reads! When Mark read Twilight it began their journey in fandoms and became a staple of the SFF world. We dig deeper in

Episode 10 - The First Vampires We Ever Loved with Tessa Gratton

Sep 10 2020 35 mins  
Tessa Gratton is the author of The Queens of Innis Lear and Lady Hotspur as well as the original fairy tale Strange Grace and Night Shine. She's on this episode of Vampires Never Get Old to talk about the first vampires we love, and The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez, as well as what went into writing her vampire short story "Seven Nights for Dying." What would make