Best BDB Podcasts (2025)

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S3 E6 - V’s, Vampire Tours & PassionFlix BDB 1:05:31

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This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: Vs, cops, symbionts -- oh my! We'll talk with Coryn Noble, author of Vesper Glen, a new vampire novel. Then Jeffrey Holmes will discuss his vampire-themed events which include an upcoming weekend in Richmond, VA, featuring Dacre Stoker and your Vamp Chat hosts! Finally, Eva reviews episode 1 of the new Passion…

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The Warden Is In the House: JR Ward on Lover Forbidden & BDB Season 2 1:09:36

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Send us a text NERDS. It happened. 😭💀 THE WARDEN herself—JR WARD—is on Fiction Fanatics and we’re still screaming about it!! We dive deep into the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, talk all about her upcoming release (Lover Forbidden👀✨), and yes—we fangirl HARD over Season 2 of the BDB show coming to Passionflix! But it’s not just about the bo…

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #10] 11:03

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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We Love You, Mona Awad | Writing, Fairy Tales & the Magic of We Love You, Bunny 37:28

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Send us a text Today on Fiction Fanatics, we are beyond thrilled to welcome Mona Awad, the bestselling author of Bunny, Rouge, All’s Well, and 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl. 💫 Mona joins us to talk all about her highly anticipated new novel, We Love You, Bunny 🐇—a dark, witty, and surreal return to the Bunny-verse. We dive into her writing proce…

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Brynne Weaver Talks Tourist Season 🔪🖤 Dark Romance & Fan Favorites ✨ 52:03

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Send us a text We are SCREAMING because Brynne Weaver is on Fiction Fanatics!! 🖤✨ The author of the Ruinous Love Trilogy(Butcher & Blackbird, Leather & Lark, Scythe & Sparrow) joins us to talk dark romance, slow-burn tension 🔥, morally gray heroes 😏, and her brand-new book Tourist Season—a delicious, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers ride with small-tow…

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S3 E5 - Magnolias, Taliesin & Dan’s Guilty Pleasure 1:25:19

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This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: Vampire Romance from a brand-new author. Jessica Lindsey will discuss her novel, Moonlight and Magnolias. We'll also speak again with Andy Boylan who reviews vampire content on his blog, Taliesin Meets the Vampires. Finally, Dan will reveal his "guilty pleasure" vampire film starring a 1980's rock singer.…

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The ALL AUSTRALIAN episode of Better Down Back + why you should never drop a chest mark [BDB #26] 29:56

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This podcast is now officially hosted by TWO All Australians and you bet we're going to milk it. Clarky reveals the Brownlow text that's kept him up at night, Em gets defensive + we find out the four names in the running for the McPharlin Medal with only weeks to go! ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in…

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #9] 5:34

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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S3 E4 - The Powers of Darkness & A Vampire In Brooklyn 1:04:43

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This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: the mystery behind Dracula — the Icelandic “translation”. We’ll talk with Iris Ichishita, host of The Powers of Darkness, about a shocking re-interpretation of Bram Stoker’s gothic masterpiece. How was it discovered? What’s the importance of an earlier Swedish version? And was this controversy engineered by so…

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Clarky makes the ALL AUS SQUAD + why Freddy FaceTimes Sonny every day [BDB #25] 31:56

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Fresh off his 100th milestone a few weeks back Michael Frederick jumps on the chair with a rattled Em and a Clarky in fine form. We find out more about Rick's relationship with Shai Bolton, we debrief our huge win over the Dogs + the magic behind pre-game pancakes with the boys. ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? …

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Vitalerium: Descent into the Void 🚀 | Nicholas Keating Casbarro Interview 39:29

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Send us a text This week, we’re blasting off with Nicholas Keating Casbarro, author of Vitalerium: Descent into the Void 🚀. Nicholas takes us through his unique writing journey (yes, much of the book was drafted mid-flight ✈️), the expansive worldbuilding behind Vitalerium, and what inspires him to create stories that balance action, politics, and …

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How to lose a WEDDING RING in 9 months + Clarky's hell good at spelling [BDB #24] 37:26

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It's been a couple weeks but we're so back with a cracking episode ft. new backline member, Bailey Banfield! We find out more about Clarky & Em's awkward photoshoot, how Banners ended up with the no.41 + why slinky apples are superior. ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? Send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/f…

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S3 E3 - J.M. Celi, Sven Granlund & The Fright Night Fight! 1:18:04

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This episode on VampChat with Dan & Eva: Lisa Cooper can still pass for human because she's avoided tapping into her full vampire powers., though, the riskier it gets for anyone involved with her. We'll talk with the author of The Unlife of Lisa Cooper, J.M. Celi. Then they speak with Sven Granlund, founder of KY Creature FX. Eva and Dan will wrap …

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The Movie That Set the Arena Ablaze | Hunger Games Summer: Catching Fire 🔥 48:25

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Send us a text 🔥🎯 Hunger Games Summer continues! 🎯🔥 Tonight, Chanel and Lark gush over Catching Fire — from the PERFECT casting choices to the scenes we can’t stop rewatching, plus a deep dive into the love triangle that kept us on the edge of our seats (Team Peeta forever 🥖❤️). 🏹✨ Stacy couldn’t join us this round (curse you, work schedule 😭), but…

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Hunger Games Summer: Episode Rewind – Peeta’s Games, Part 1 1:04:43

2M ago1:04:43

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Send us a text We’re keeping the Hunger Games Summer spirit alive with a rewind to one of our most-loved episodes! 🔥 In Peeta’s Games, Part 1, we dive into the fanfiction by lgsysgrace — a powerful retelling of The Hunger Games from Peeta’s POV. It’s emotional, intense, and guaranteed to make you fall for our bread boy all over again. Whether you’r…

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We get Clarky & Em's MUMS on the show to REVEAL all [BDB #23] 46:23

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A huge honour to have Michelle O'Driscoll & Nat Clark on the poddy this week for something a little different! We find out which O'Driscoll kid is the favourite, why the wooden spoon was needed when Clarky was young + we learn what happened during a photoshoot earlier in the week with Clarky & Em... ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, su…

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S3 E2 - Marita Woywod Crandle, NOLA & Sinners 1:10:57

2M ago1:10:57

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Join us on Vamp Chat as we tour through The French Quarter with Marita Crandle owner of The Boutique du Vampyre, The Vampire Cafe, Potions Absinthe speakeasy & The Apothecary. We chat about her books, the various vampire folklore of NOLA, & Marita’s own encounter with a vampire. Then Eva reviews the much talked about, and multi layered, 2025 movie …

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #8] 12:16

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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We dig up OMac's old tweets + reveal two INSANE footy stats about his career [BDB #22] 42:44

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This week we're recording from Optus Stadium with Oscar McDonald in the hot seat, with some elite intel from his mum + his partner Bridget. We chat Oscar's unbelievable ATAR score in Year 12, his love of the middle finger and why you should always have a parmi before a sauna. ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? sen…

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Coffee, Books, and a Little Bit of Fate: Michelle C. Harris Joins Us 49:29

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Send us a text This week, we got to sit down with the absolutely wonderful Michelle C. Harris — and what a fun, inspiring conversation it turned out to be. We talked all about her writing journey, her upcoming books A Latte Like Love and The Book of Graves, and what it’s really been like stepping into the publishing world. Of course, we couldn’t st…

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S3 E1 - Live from The Imaginarium 1:08:40

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For the first time, Vamp Chat will be LIVE WITH AN AUDIENCE!!! The Imaginarium is the perfect location to kick off our amazing 3rd season. We begin with best selling author Elizabeth Donald, next is Anthony Taylor anuthor of Classic Monsters, ModernArt. Then we follow up by interviewing the best audience ever! You don’t want to miss this opening ep…

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #7] 11:50

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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Clarky & Em talk S%@! for half an hour + Clarky's on the BACK PAGE [BDB #21] 28:25

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It's been a while since we had a chat between just us so Clarky & Em go one-on-one for half an hour of fun. We chat Sonny's emotional retirement, Andy bleeding from his head + Clarky pulls off the fastest quickfire you've ever seen. ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freo…

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Hunger Games Summer: Catching Fire ⏰🔥 52:14

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Send us a text Our ✨ Hunger Games Summer ✨ series continues with the book that raised the stakes — Catching Fire. We dive into the brilliant storyline, the unforgettable twists, and the characters we already loved… but now see in a whole new light after reading Sunrise on the Reaping. This reread brought even more depth and heartbreak to a story th…

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #6] 11:05

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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Karl Worner reveals his Nick Daicos friendship + Clarky BLOWS UP about a 50m penalty [BDB #20] 41:16

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Clarky’s riding high off 10 coaches votes, Em’s sick of Monopoly being everyone’s favourite board game & Karlos taught Nick Daicos everything he knows about footy… Unreal to have Karl Worner on the show to talk about his skiing trauma, being caught on TV going nuts at the cricket + some footy chat too! ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question,…

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Hunger Games Summer: The Movie Episode 30:43

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Send us a text We’re back in Panem, and this time it’s on the big screen! This week, we’re rewatching The Hunger Games movie and diving into all our thoughts — the casting, the scenes that still give us chills, and our excitement for the new movie on the horizon. 🎯🔥 May the odds be ever in your earbuds. Support the show ***Produced by Jen Hardin***…

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #5] 8:22

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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Murphy Reid tells us about his NEW CONTRACT + his mum stitches him up with wild stories [BDB #19] 40:31

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This guy has burst onto the scene in his first year of AFL footy, and he’s also burst into the podcast studio with exclusive news about his contract extension!Clarky & Em become the best newsbreakers in the country as they talk through Bruce’s new deal at Freo & they expose some wild stories from Murphy’s childhood. ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ g…

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Rewind Episode – The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Part 2) | Hunger Games Summer Continues! 1:20:16

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Send us a text Hunger Games Summer isn’t over yet, nerds! 🌾🔥 While we take a little break, we’re bringing you Part 2 of our Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes deep dive—and it’s time to head back into the arena. This episode covers Snow’s descent (or unraveling?), the chaos of the Games, Lucy Gray’s survival tactics, and allll our conflicted feelings a…

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #4] 14:01

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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Rewind Episode – The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Part 1) | Hunger Games Summer Continues! 1:38:04

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Send us a text This week, we’re taking a quick break—but Hunger Games Summer rolls on! 🌾🔥 We’re throwing it back to Part 1 of our deep dive into The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. This episode covers our first impressions, Coriolanus Snow’s villain origin story (👀), early Capitol chaos, and of course… Lucy Gray Baird and her glittering, snake-kiss…

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Our very first BABY on Better Down Back ft. all of Corey Wagner's family! [BDB #18] 35:45

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Absolute chaos in the studio this week as we are joined by the whole Wagner Family! Corey, his wife Michaela and little Remy joined Clarky and Em in the studio to fill us in on family life, with a few stitch ups along the way. ⚠️WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment?send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersv…

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Quick Recs for Pride Month 34:20

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Send us a text It’s a quick one, nerds! This week, we’re sharing what we’re currently loving—books, shows, stories—and giving a shoutout to the queer reads on our TBR for Pride Month. 🏳️‍🌈📚 From romantic fantasy to sharp, queer thrillers, we’ve got recs for every mood. Tune in for a short & sweet check-in from your favorite chaotic trio 💖 Love, Ash…

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #3] 15:23

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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The FREO DADS are taking over + Clarky tells us why he pulled his OWN pants down... [BDB #17] 33:58

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We have our first return guest to the podcast with Brennan Cox jumping back into the chair! Emma put in a call to Coxy’s mum before the show so we’ve got some ripping stories lined up… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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Welcome to Hunger Games Summer 🔥 Book One Deep Dive 46:53

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Send us a text Welcome to Hunger Games Summer, nerds! 🎯 All season long, we’re heading back to Panem—and this week we kick things off with The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. We dive into: 🕊️ Who’s really playing the game (and who’s just trying to survive) 🥖 Our thoughts on Gale and the early love triangle 📖 How Sunrise on the Reaping gave this re…

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #2] 13:31

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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Freo LIFE MEMBER Roger Hayden on why it REALLY is 'Better Down Back' [BDB #16] 37:34

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We finally have another actual defender on the pod, we just had to go back to 2011... 37 golden minutes with Club legend Roger Hayden as he shares stories with Jordan Clark and Emma O’Driscoll about the past, the present and everything in between. ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https…

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THE PEOPLE’S SEGMENT | Clarky & Em answer YOUR questions [BDB voice memos #1] 11:21

4M ago11:21

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Clarky and Em answer your questions on this weeks edition of the People's Segment See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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AFL legend Jeff ‘THE WIZ’ Farmer on why he loves Fremantle so much [BDB #15] 44:17

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Jeff THE WIZ Farmer loves a chat, which makes him the perfect guest for our podcast! This week Jordan Clark and Emma O’Driscoll come to you from Optus Stadium with the original Wiz. WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…

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May Book of the Month: Sunrise on the Reaping 54:13

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Send us a text This week, we’re diving into Sunrise on the Reaping by the iconic Suzanne Collins—our May Book of the Month and one of the most exciting additions to the Hunger Games universe yet. We recorded this one in our pod studio (!!!) and had an absolute blast unpacking the world, the characters, and all the ways this story wrecked us—in the …

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WE'RE BACK!! Clarky & Drisco go 1-on-1 in HUGE yap session [BDB #14] 43:30

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Clarky catches Em in a text message lie, Em helped birth a baby cow over the break... ⚠️ WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS ⚠️ got a question, suggestion or comment? send them in at the link → https://memo.fm/freodockersvoicememos/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Fremantle Football Club

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That’s the End of It. And We’re Not Okay. (IWTV Season 2 Finale w/ Julie Soto) 1:23:40

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Send us a text A love story ends… or maybe it just transforms. In the Interview with the Vampire Season 2 finale, we’re joined one last time by Julie Soto to unravel the heartbreak, betrayal, and blood-soaked beauty of Episode 8. Secrets come to light. Masks fall away. And what’s left behind is complicated, devastating, and unforgettable. Let’s tal…

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The Beginning of the End (IWTV S2E7) with Julie Soto! 56:12

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Send us a text This week on Fiction Fanatics, we’re breaking down Interview with the Vampire Season 2, Episode 7 with the one and only Julie Soto! 🖤✨ The cracks between Louis and Armand are impossible to ignore, Daniel is digging too deep, and the past refuses to stay buried. Love, memory, loyalty—everything is falling apart. And somehow… we’re sti…

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A Kiss Before the Fall (IWTV S2E6) 57:44

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Send us a text ✨ We’re back with another episode in our Interview with the Vampire Season 2 series! This week, we’re diving into Episode 6 with our bestie and resident expert, Julie Soto 🖤🩸 From daring choices to devastating betrayals, the tension is higher than ever — and we have so many feelings. Grab a drink (maybe something a little… darker?) a…

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IWTV S2 Ep 5: Daniel, Drama, and Damage (with our fave Julie Soto!!) 59:51

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Send us a text Daniel said “let’s unpack that” and then absolutely wrecked the room. 🫣🩸 In Interview with the Vampire Season 2, Episode 5, tensions are THICK, truths are slipping, and honestly? No one is okay (especially us). Julie Soto is BACK to spiral with us as Daniel stirs the pot, Armand plays puppet master, and Louis… continues to unravel be…

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S2 E10 - Vamp-Fae Love, Vampire Symposium & Drac vs Drac 1:15:05

6M ago1:15:05

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This week on Vamp Chat with Dan and Eva: It’s the last episode of our second season! We invited Sandy Lender to talk about her “Faerie Holiday” series of vampire-faerie romances. Then Sean Rourke will join us to talk about his upcoming Vampire Symposium, plus his own undead stories. Finally, Eva will compare Dracula’s Daughter and Abigail - who wil…

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We’re Spiraling Again (with Julie Soto, duh!): IWTV Season 2 Continues (Episodes 3-4) 1:09:50

6M ago1:09:50

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Send us a text 🩸The blood is flowing and the drama is rising. We’re back with another episode in our Interview with the Vampire Season 2 series—and things are getting… complicated. Old wounds resurface, power shifts, secrets are (maybe) kept 👀 And yes, Julie Soto is back with us for all the vampire chaos. We’re spiraling. Again. Join us. 🖤 Watch no…

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S2 E9 - The House Of Night with P.C. Cast and 1979 Dracula 1:34:19

6M ago1:34:19

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When Vamp Chat streams on a Tuesday, you know we've scheduled a VIP. This week on VampChat we welcome #1 NYT and #1 USA Today bestselling author P.C. Cast. With more than 30 million books in print in over 40 countries, P.C. will join us to talk about her House of Night series. She’ll talk about her interest in vampires, what it's like collaborating…