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Hi, we're 555-FiLK. We love movies and we love talking about them almost as much as watching them. So we decided to invite you to talk about them with us! We love digging into these films whether they're good, bad, or ugly. So if there's a movie you think we need to see, send us a voice message here https://anchor.fm/555-filk/message or email us at contactfilk [at] gmail [dot] com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/555-filk/support
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Every song has a story, every episode is a toast to Celtic and folk songwriters. Discover the stories behind the songs from the heart of the Celtic pub scene. This is Pub Songs & Stories by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. All songs are used with permission of the artists and copyright holders.
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Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create thoughtful, sound-rich episodes about science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction. In this award-winning podcast, Eric talks with filmmakers, screenwriters, novelists, comic book artists, game designers, and anyone who works in th ...
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Welcome to Mind the Tags, where we talk about the history and evolution of fanfiction. Join Emily and Vee as they dive into a new fanfiction topic each episode and interview authors, researchers, journalists, and fans. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MindtheTags
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The Horde, a mysterious force that brings nightmares to life, devours everything in its path. Bridan, a lone traveler, seeks the key to the Horde's destruction at the expense of all else- bystanders, worlds, and broken lives be damned. Cyrack, the Horde's inhuman master, follows Bridan across the Worldcycle seeking Bridan's heart- literally. Terry is caught between them, dreaming their battles across the blasted wastes of Farrakan from the safety of his dull nine to five life and the arms of ...
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A group of friends sit around and act stupid, while playing D&D!
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Send us a text Music Heather Dale - I Saw Three Ships - Song of the Ship - This Endris Night https://heatherdale.bandcamp.com Daniel Kelly - Chocolate Santa - Is This the Filk Life? https://www.folklounge.org https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com Talis Kimberley - Blackthorn Winter - The Hearth and the Hive https://taliskimberley.bandcamp.com Marc Gros…
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Say No to Santa World Tour: An Audio Drama
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In my annual audio drama, I interview several folklore figures who are synonymous with the holiday season outside America -- but they’ve been overshadowed by the cultural juggernaut of Santa Claus. So they’re on a tour to reintroduce themselves. While I went into this press junket with the best of intensions, some of my interviews went off the rail…
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Send us a text Music Play It With Moxie - Jabba's Good To You - Play It With Moxie Live! https://playitwithmoxie.bandcamp.com Gray Rinehart - Earth's Last Picture - Taking You Out to See the Stars https://grayrinehart.bandcamp.com Debs & Errol - Falling Quickly - CTRL+ALT+DUETS https://debsanderrol.bandcamp.com Ariel Cinii - Sailing Up To Old Quarr…
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Send us a text Music Joan Gaustad & Roy Torley - Dragons In The Deep - Manifilk Destiny Robin Nakkula - Asteroid Ore - Asteroid Ore Barry And Sally Childs-Helton - Concoms Day Oh - Asteroid Ore https://barrychilds-helton1.bandcamp.com Mary Ellen Wessels - Over The Hills - Asteroid Ore Wild Mercy - Gravity Exiles - The Pegasus Nominees, Vol. 1: Song…
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Interview with Lauren Rouse: Fandom Researcher
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On this episode of Mind the Tags, Vee and Emily interview Dr. Lauren Rouse, fandom researcher and co-author of "Quantifying fandom: Identity, romance, and platform preferences on archive of our own." Dr. Rouse discusses the findings from the article, their research interests around disability and fandom, and how fanfiction and fandom have inspired …
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When I was growing up, Bigfoot appeared regularly on thecovers of supermarket tabloids, so I assumed he was a joke. But I’ve discovered that he’s part of a larger and even stranger world of cryptids – creatures that people believe are real but haven’t been scientifically verified. Cryptids are having a cultural moment, and they’re a vital part of f…
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Send us a text Music Leslie Fish & The Dehorn Crew - Banned From Argo - Solar Sailors Leslie Fish And Friends - Ballad Of Transport 18 - Smoked Fish And Friends Leslie Fish - Angel With A Sword - Angel With A Sword Leslie Fish - Cat-Maiden - Starsinger (October, 2023) Leslie Fish - Gremlins - Starsinger (March, 2024) Leslie Fish - The Day It Fell A…
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Send us a text Music Phil Mills - Don't Call It Magic - Mix Until Absurd https://philmills.bandcamp.com Windbourne - Night Magic - Courtly Airs - Noreascon 3 Rhodri James - Music has a Strong Magic - Laughter And Laments Rhiannon's Lark - Magic Kingdom - The Long Road https://rhiannonslark.bandcamp.com Bill Maraschiello - TWA Magicians - Chicon IV …
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As longtime listeners know, I worked in the animation industry before switching careers and going into broadcasting. Today’s episode features a trio of conversations that trace the history of animation in my lifetime, and my life in animation. The interviews come from Between Imaginary Worlds, a chat show that’s available exclusively to listeners w…
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Send us a text Music Renee Alper - Ballad Of The Tin Man (Textor/Alper) - Four On The Floor Nikki Joy - If I Had A Ship - Fantasy Windbourne - Sea Queen - To Touch A Dream Mike And Anne Whitaker - No One Asks (Sperring/Whitaker/Allcock) - Shattered Dreams Mark Bernstein - Big Ty's Ride - Tusks Are Optional Harold Groot - You Bash The Balrog - Less …
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Manufacturing Inspiration: Songwriting Habits of Mikey Mason
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Geek-rock musician Mikey Mason joins me to talk about writing songs on schedule, his New Music Monday ritual, and how to stay creative every single week. Music by Caliceltic, May Will Bloom, The Gothard Sisters, and Mikey Mason. This is Pub Songs & Stories #311 0:18 - Caliceltic "The Beer from St James Gate" from 2023 and Me 5:25 - WELCOME TO PUB S…
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Trope There It Is: Story Themes in Fic and Beyond
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Join Emily and Vee as they open the freezer to uncover the origins of "dead dove, do not eat" and embark on a journey through tropes old and new. Plus, what is "whump," and why did Emily think it was spelled with an "f" at the end until looking it up for the purposes of this episode? Topics include: Tropes, literatures, movies, stories Want to supp…
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Send us a text Music Gary Mofilker Hanak - We Dared To Dream - I Never See The Rain https://garyhanak.bandcamp.com Wild Mercy - Own True Way - Summer Storm http://wildmercy.com Batya the Toon - Creatures of Dream - Subversive Ciphers https://dangerously.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-ciphers Court and Country - It Was a Lover and His Lasse - Both Ki…
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Bringing Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein to Life
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When director Guillermo del Toro asked Tamara Deverell to be the production designer on his film adaptation of Frankenstein, she had a good idea of what he wanted. Del Toro had been dreaming of making a Frankenstein movie for years, and she had worked with him on several projects before. She told me they’re so much sync, “I find with Guillermo, it’…
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Send us a text Music Micky's Ghost - Little Bird - Singing Singularly https://spearcarrier.bandcamp.com/track/little-bird-2 Piers Cawley - The Bird In The Bush - Isolation Sessions #1 https://pierscawley.bandcamp.com Cecilia Eng - Birds Of A Feather - Harmony In Practice https://soundcloud.com/cecilia-eng-320153920 Avalon Rising - Dinner With Bill …
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Quest & Chorus #6: From Carnac to Fangorn | The End of the Quest (special feat: Pub Songs and Stories #310)
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Over 3,000 stones rise from the fields of Carnac. They stand silent, waiting, like the trees of Fangorn Forest, patient and alive beneath their stillness. In this episode of Quest & Chorus, we walk among ancient alignments, uncover old legends, and listen to what endures. Featuring music from The Irish Lassies, Dublin Gulch, and Brobdingnagian Bard…
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Send us a text Music Tania Opland, Mike Freeman & Anne McCaffrey - Gather Day-The Harper's Glass - Sunset's Gold https://www.opland-freeman.com Jim Thorne - The Stars Go By - To Follow Apollo https://jimthornemusic.com Carol Ferraro & Barisha Letterman - Illusion Of The Heart - OVFF The Record (OVFF IV) Random Fractions - Sun And Moon - Escapement …
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Interview with TJ Klune: NYT Bestselling Author and Fanfic Stan
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On this episode of Mind the Tags, Vee and Emily interview author TJ Klune. We chat with TJ about his fanfiction journey, the power of fiction to change our world, and his fervent love of the "only one bed" trope. Sources from this episode: TJ's booksCackling "only one bed" goats Check out TJ's bio here.…
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In honor of the spooky season, we present two monstrous origin stories --Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. We know when these books were written in the 19th century. But what inspired the imaginations of the rebellious teenager Mary Shelley, or the beleaguered theatrical promoter Bram Stoker? I talk with biographer Charlotte Go…
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Send us a text Music Infilktion - Ravens - Abandoned By Fortune https://infilktion.bandcamp.com Naomi Hinchen - Amityville Realty - Slightly Haunted EP https://naomihinchen.bandcamp.com Summer Russell - Keep Breathing - Keep Breathing https://summerrussell.bandcamp.com Yogh's Legion - James T. Kirk - I Hope They Put Me In A Filk Song https://yoghsl…
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Quest & Chorus #5: Crossing the Waves to Skellig Michael (special feat: Folk Songs & Stories #309)
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The sea around Skellig Michael never rests. Waves slam the cliffs like a heartbeat, and mist rises from the rocks like breath from some sleeping giant. Eight miles off the Kerry coast, this jagged island looks less like a piece of earth and more like a fragment of another world. More than a thousand years ago, monks climbed 600 stone steps to live …
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FilkCast Episode 319, October 15, 2025 - Pegasus Awards #3
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Send us a text Music Best Classic Filk Song City of Doors - Dr. Mary Crowell Crimson & Crystal - Cynthia McQuillin Like Their Feet Have Wings - Gwen Knighton-Raftery Merry Meet - Steve Macdonald Storm Dancing - Tom Smith Best Filk Song Believe - Peter Alway Future Me - Robert Beckwith Helium Miner's Song - Heather Preston My Dandelion Friend - Summ…
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Got Filk? The Wondrous World of Fandom Music
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Join Emily and Vee as they explore filk (you read that right!) and the limitless possibilities of fandom music. Be sure to listen to the end of the episode for a filk by the hosts themselves! Topics include: Filk, music, folk music, sci-fi, fantasy Want to support Mind the Tags? Sign up for our Patreon! Sources from today's ep: Meta on Fanlore What…
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In the 1950s, the avant-garde music scene in New York and the movie studios of Los Angeles might have seemed like opposite ends of a cultural spectrum. But they came together (and blew apart) when MGM hired Louis and Bebe Barron to write the score for the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet. It was the first all-electronic score for a Hollywood film, b…
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FilkCast Episode 318, October 8, 2025 - Pegasus Awards #2
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Send us a text Music Best Performer Barbership - Assorted Anthems The Blibbering Humdingers - The Great Muppettasttrophe Daniel Kelly - Always Wear Your Tiara Lauren Oxford - I Know What I Know Via Bella - Nasty Best Writer/Composer Eric Distad - Spoons Maja 'Thesilée' Ilisch - Vineta Daniel Kelly - The Poet's Den Kari Maaren - Being Watson Griff t…
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Quest & Chorus Ep. 4: Come Adventure to The Quiraing on Skye (special feat: Folk Songs & Stories #308)
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The Quiraing is not a gentle place. Stone spires jut skyward, cliffs crumble toward the sea, and paths twist like they're still being carved by giants. It's a landscape that doesn't promise safety—it dares you to take another step. On Skye, they say even dragons once hid in these folds, rising to defend the island from invaders. And standing here, …
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FilkCast Episode 317, October 1, 2025 - Pegasus Awards #1
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Send us a text Music Best Hero Song Dangerous Heroes - Michael Longcor Do As Peggy Says - Erin Bellavia, Rand Bellavia & Adam English Jeanne Hachette - Mary Bertke The Ones Who Walked Away - Beth Kinderman Sam at the Green Dragon - Summer Russell Best Villain Song The Dark Man - Paul Kwinn The Evil Eyeball - Sibylle Machat Gabriel Gray's Song - Bat…
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Movies that change cinema often come from outsiders – whether it’s Orson Welles making Citizen Kane or George Lucas making Star Wars a.k.a. Episode IV: A New Hope. The excellent graphic novel Lucas Wars by artist Renaud Roche and writer Laurent Hopman just came out in English (the original French title is Les Guerres de Lucas.) I talk with Renaud a…
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Send us a text Music Lynn Barker And DC Fontana - Close Encounter Of 3rd Kind - Light Ship Live At Conchord 1 Tera Mitchell - Michaels Song - KFH Presents Critical Mass - Moon Above And Fire Below (Heather Rose Jones) - Harbors East Coast Filk III Don Neill - A New Star - Live In Germany https://donneill.bandcamp.com Emory Churness - Beast In Me Ma…
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Quest & Chorus #3: Tintagel - History, Shipwrecks & Myth (special feature Folk Songs & Stories)
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Welcome to Quest & Chorus, where songs remember what history forgets. I'm your bard, and today, we climb a legendary cliff—where myth and memory blur. To Tintagel. Some say King Arthur was born here. Others say he died here. And whether that's true or not doesn't really matter… Because this place feels like the kind of place where someone says good…
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Interview with Freya Marske: Romance and Fantasy Author
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On this episode of Mind the Tags, Vee and Emily interview author Freya Marske. We chat with Freya about her history of writing fanfiction, the fandoms that shaped her, and the emerging popularity of sapphic romance and fantasy. Sources from this episode: Freya's Ao3A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (first in the Last Binding trilogy) Gaywyck by Vi…
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Send us a text Music Tom Smith - Pirate Ninjas From Dino Island - Homecoming: MarCon 2005 https://tomsmith.bandcamp.com Marc Ortlieb - Double Parrot Pirate (Terry Dowling) - Aussiecon II The Wail from Down Under Lawrence Dean - Dread Pirate Roberts - Labyrinth Of Shadows https://mikewhitaker1379.bandcamp.com/album/labyrinth-of-shadows Blind Lemming…
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Lifting the Curtain on Theatrical Effects
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I’ve covered digital and practical effects in film and TV, but creating special effects for live theater is a whole other challenge. J&M Special Effects has been up to the task for 40 years. Their crew has worked on shows from Hadestown to Harry Potter and The Cursed Child to Disney musicals like Frozen and Aladdin. I get a behind-the-scenes tour o…
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Send us a text Music Griff The Filker - The Place Where I Begin - Just Before The Dawn https://drgriff.bandcamp.com Summer And Fall - Keeper - Into The Blue http://www.summerandfall.de/indexE.htm Lord Landless - Dark Night - Garden Of The Lost Steve Savitzky - Guilty Pleasures (Coffee Computers & Song) - Coffee Computers and Song https://stevesavit…
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Quest & Chorus #2: A Lonely Shore on the Calf of Man (special feature Folk Songs & Stories)
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The Calf of Man, just off the southern tip of the Isle of Man. There's a decayed building there. And on its wall hangs a strange thing. A life preserver—round, red and white, worn by time. It made me wonder: What do we leave behind to save the ones who come after us?" This is Quest & Chorus #306 0:21 - We Banjo 3 "Alive With You" from Open The Road…
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Send us a text Music Annie Lore - As Sylvie Was Walking - The Grey Cocked Hat Valerie Housden - For The Innocents - Lady In Veils Graham Leathers - Eyes Of The Dragon - Delusions Of Grandeur Mitchell And TJ Burnside Clapp - A Modern Romance - Courtly Airs Noreascon 3 Renee Alper & Stan Logan - MacSpouse - OVFF Kilter OVFF 7 Jordin Kare - Callahan's…
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I Want to Believe: The Limitless Possibilities of Fanon
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Join Emily and Vee as they dive into the world of fanon and the ways in which fans interpret and transform the stories they love. Vee describes their three categories of fanon, and Emily climbs up on her perennial soapbox about her OTP. Both hosts challenge JJ Abrams to join the pod and DEFEND HIS HONOR. Topics include: Fanon, Star Wars, Star Trek,…
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I didn't want the summer to end without joining in on the 50th anniversary celebrations of Jaws. I spent summers on Cape Cod as a kid, where I often heard that Jaws was filmed nearby on Martha's Vineyard. In fact, I recently went back and visited an exhibit on the 50th anniversary of Jaws at the Martha Vineyard Museum. So this week, I'm playing one…
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Send us a text Music Cathy McManamon - Come To My Spaceship - Full of Filk https://cathymcmanamon.bandcamp.com Leslie Hudson - No Safe Road - The Wanderlings Vol 3 & 4 https://lesliehudson.bandcamp.com Rhiannon's Lark - More Than Just A Gold Bikini - Cylinder Becomes Unicorn https://rhiannonslark.bandcamp.com Helva Peters - Absent Hosts - It's An A…
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Quest & Chorus #1: Don't Blink at Kilmartin (special feature)
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Quest & Chorus is a six-part series where I share songs, stories, and places along with a game to make the adventure even more fun. This is the first episode in your quest. A reminder to be present with those who you love, while we travel through time to Kilmartin Glen in Scotland. This is Quest & Chorus on Folk Songs & Stories #305 0:12 - Tan and …
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Send us a text Music Nathaniel Johnstone - Flight of the Ikarus - Wunderkammer A Collection of Fan Favorites https://nathanieljohnstone.bandcamp.com Daniel Kelly - Plastic World - Plastic Worlds https://www.folklounge.org https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com Naomi Hinchen - Shakespearean Tragedy Blues - Fight The Snails! https://naomihinchen.bandcamp.…
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