Ep 84 - Pooka Boo!

Join us for a wild ride in Ireland as we hop on the back of a tricksy Pooka for Pookapalooza 2021. We’re going all over the Emerald Isle to find shape-shifting tricksters who like to take drunk people for wild rides down to Demon Holes. Next stop: tales of Viking-fighting High Kings, Easter Bunnies, and yes, sexy furries.

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Ep 70 - Alchemy, Immortality and Celtic Myths with Barbara Barnett, Author of Alchemy of Glass

Join us for a conversation with gaslamp fantasy author, Barbara Barnett, as we talk mythological inspirations in her recent novel, Alchemy of Glass, her latest follow up to The Apothecary’s Curse. Barbara shares the Greek and Celtic myths that inspired her work, like the Tuatha Dé Danann. We get to hear firsthand how she blends elements of magic, science, history, and myth together to tell wonderfully compelling stories. Also featuring great anecdotes from Barbara’s days going to Comic-Con press parties and more!

Both Alchemy of Glass and The Apothecary’s Curse are available anywhere books are sold! Go check them out!

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Ep 57 - Kate and the Blood Drawing Ghost of Cork

It’s Spooktember as we delve into an Irish ghost story! Meet one ambitious big stick energy woman and the world’s most annoying ghost as they commit murderous hijinks and walk there and back again. Ain’t no man can keep a good Kate down, dead or alive.