About this episode

The episode discusses fairy wine and food, exploring their implications in modern fantasy and folklore.

We teamed up with the folks at the Wine Enthusiast Podcast to chat about all things fairy wine, fairy food, the trope of “don’t eat the fairy food”, as well as how the tropes are being utilized in modern fantasy and romantasy! Grab a glass of wine (that didn’t appear in the middle of a ring of mushrooms, please!) and dive in with us.  Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of blood, kidnapping, death, sexual content, implied cannibalism, violence, and death.  Housekeeping - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books - Call to Action: Send in those urban legend emails! - Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344 Minneapolis Spotlight If you are a podcaster and want to join us in this effort, please go to bit.ly/mnpodcastads - Please support the Modern Times Cafe in their efforts to feed neighbors regardless of income at postmoderntimescafe.com !   Find Us Online - Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com - Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast - Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch - Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast - Bluesky…

People in this episode

Hosts: Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin

Topics covered

• fairy wine
• fantasy tropes
• food folklore
• urban legends
• modern fantasy
• romantasy

Keywords

• fairy wine
• fantasy
• folklore
• urban legends
• food
• tropes
• romantasy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wine Enthusiast Podcast, Modern Times Cafe, Multitude

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