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Season 3 Episode 19: Looking Back and Forward

Today, we're wraping up season 3 of Swords & Sapphics. It's been one hell of a year, so for today's episode, we've decided to take a look...

Dec 41 min read

Season 3 Episode 18: About Dublin Drag Mysteries with Kitty Murphy

For our newest episode, we were joined by our last guest of the year – Kitty Murphy! We asked about the inspiration behind her Dublin...

Nov 201 min read

Season 3 Episode 17: Songwriting with Poesy

In this week’s episode, we’re lucky enough to sit down with talented rock siren Poesy to chat all about her songwriting process and what...

Jul 171 min read

Season 3 Episode 10: About Estella's Revenge with Barbara Havelocke

This week, we sit down with award-winning author, Barbara Havelocke, to chat about her newest novel, Estella's Revenge, which follows the...

Jun 51 min read

Season 3 Episode 7: Talking Crime with Rachel McLean

We're back after our short break! This week, we bring you an interview with award-winning crime author Rachel McLean. She tells us how...

Apr 241 min read

Season 3 Episode 6: Sapphics sit down with the Librorians

For this week's episode we were joined by another podcasting duo – the Librorians! We found out how they started their podcast and what...

Apr 101 min read

Season 3 Episode 5: About A Sweet Sting of Salt with Rose Sutherland

This week, we bring you a very exciting episode! We chat about A Sweet Sting of Salt with none other than Rose Sutherland! She told us...

Mar 271 min read

Season 3 Episode 4: Merlina Garance's Achillean Book Bingo 2024

In this week's episode, we have a guest you might already be familiar with – Merlina Garance. We chat about their Achillean Book Bingo,...

Feb 141 min read

Season 3 Episode 2: Swords & Sorcery with Oliver Brackenbury

In our second episode of the new season, we bring an exciting interview with Oliver Brackenbury, the editor of New Edge Swords & Sorcery...

Feb 71 min read

Season 3 Episode 1: Third Season's the Charm

WE. ARE. BACK! Season 3 is here and we're kicking it off with a catch up. After Rach shows off her Czech vocabulary, she spills lots and...

Nov 8, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 15: Heartstopping NaNoWriMo

This week, after our usual catch-up on what we’re currently enjoying, in which we dive into a conversation about Grey’s (shocker, I know,...

Oct 25, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 14: The Spooky Time of Preptober

Boo! The scariest time of the year is upon us: preptober. After our usual catch up, we shortly talk about how we get into the Halloween...

Aug 9, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 10: Keeping up with the Sapphics (Again)

This is not a drill – we are back! After a small break, we are returning with a new episode in which we simply catch up on all the things...

May 31, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 9: Marketing with the Sapphics

After we catch up on what we're currently enjoying as usual, we dive into what might be a painful subject to some... marketing. In...

May 17, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 8: Publishing with the Sapphics

After we catch up on what we're currently enjoying, we dive into the broad subject of publishing. In Episode 6, we discussed our writing...

May 3, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 7: It's All Fun and Games

This week we dived into another activity we enjoy and a subject we mention here and there: gaming. We discuss the games we are currently...

Apr 26, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 6.5: Extra Tea Hour

Extra Tea Hour is our new episode feature, in which we have a little chat (okay, a rant) about current social media discourse making the...

Apr 19, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 6: Writing with the Sapphics

As always, we catch up with our current reads as well as the shows we’re currently watching. Then, in honour of Camp NaNoWriMo month, we...

Apr 5, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 5: Shadow & Sadness

We are back after quite the hiatus! Ivy kicks the episode off with her new segment in which she introduces a woman forgotten in history,...

Feb 22, 20231 min read

Season 2 Episode 4: Don't Make Fan Accounts of Ted Bundy

Buckle in, because it’s a busy one this week! Catch up with what we’re enjoying at the moment, and then listen to us dive into the issues...