Louise and Virginia dive into the famous gothic novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, set against the backdrop of Victorian England and the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania. They discuss the fascinating themes of religion, sexuality and gender. Virginia takes us to the history of the principality of Wallachia ruled by the notorious Vlad the Impaler and Louise talks about the fascinating life of Bram Stoker’s wife, Florence.

Books

Dracula – by Bram Stoker

The Extraordinary Florence Stoker by Karen Brooks

https://the-artifice.com/dracula-victorian-woman/

https://research.library.kutztown.edu/dracula-studies/vol11/iss1/3/

Other things

Television

Treasure & Dirt ABC iView

Ted Lasso – Series 4 Apple TV+

Film

CinefestOZ Film Festival https://cinefestoz.com/

Sweet Milk Lake, a movie directed by Harvey Zielenski

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Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline

Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher

Graphics by Orla Larkin – create@werkshop.com.au

Louise and Virginia travel by book to Brazil, Japan, Skiathos and India in this conversation about four very different books translated into English. How wonderful it is to be absorbed in a book that was originally written in Japanese, Katharevousan Greek, Kannadan or Portuguese, and to absorb the culture and social mores of the people of a foreign country. All four of these books are excellent. Louise and Virginia also chat about two very different television shows they’ve been watching.

Books

The Murderess by Alex Papadiamantis, translated by Peter Levi

On Earth as it is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan

The Keeper of the Camphor Tree by Keigo Higashimo, translated by Jordan Taylor

Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtag, translated by Deepa Bhasthi

TV

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Rivals

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Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline

Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher

Graphics by Orla Larkin – create@werkshop.com.au

Louise and Virginia dive deep into historical witch trials, told through four fictional stories, based on real events from the 17th and 18th centuries. They discuss the fact that much of the ignorance and prejudice against women in particular, sadly remains in the 21st century. On a lighter note they have also been diving into two great TV shows.

Books

The Witching Tide by Margaret Meyer

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn

The Names of a Hare by Bernice Barry

The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris

TV

The Dry

The Other Bennett Sister

Instagram @diving_in_podcast

Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline

Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher

Graphics by Orla Larkin – create@werkshop.com.au