Hosted by Rachel Bowdler, Ivana Maříková · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 74 episodes
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A podcast about all things sapphic hosted by Rachel & Ivy (may include sharp objects). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rachel Bowdler, Ivana Maříková hosts Swords & Sapphics, a tv show with 74 episodes published.
We're kicking off the pride month with yet another exciting guest! Singer and songwriter, The Saga, joined us for an interview, in which they talked to us about their songwriting process, being part of Bookish Song Colle
In this week’s episode we talk about Mira’s Story with author Nikki Ali, exploring how the novel balances romance and erotica through the lens of social activism. Nikki also tells us about her writing guides and passion
Join us as we interview the lovely Francesca McMahon about their fantasy YA novel, The Spiral of Life. We chatted about everything from the first idea for the story, the mythology that inspired it, to Francesca trying th
Spend this week's episode with us as we each share 25 things that bring us joy and make us happy! And don't forget to let us know some of yours. Theme song: Forces of Attraction by Scott Holmes Music Hosted on Acas
For this week's episode, we finally sat down with an audiobook narrator! Frankie Porter walked us through the process of narrating an audiobook, from picking the right project for her to learning about the characters and
Welcome back! After a little hiatus, the first episode of season five (FIVE!) is out now! As is usual, we kicked it off with a little catch up of what media we're currently loving and shared what we would like to achieve
For our newest episode, we were joined by Maddie Martinez to chat about her debut sapphic novel, The Maiden and Her Monster. We talked about the Golem of Prague legend that inspired the story, how Maddie created the fant
This week, catch up with the sapphics for their final episode before their September break. We talk all about our current interests, including games, shows, and books, plus look back on some of our early queer experience
Our guest for this week's episode was the wonderful Olivia Dade, author of our favourite Spoiler Alert series (among many others) and her new upcoming supernatural book, Zomromcom. Listen to us fangirl- I mean, learn abo
Listen to our new episode to meet Miranda Mundt, the creator of queer graphic novel, Muted . We learned all about their process, their inspiration and how they got their originally Webtoon comics traditionally publ
For our newest episode, we were joined by Kelly Farmer to chat about her sapphic superhero book, Secret Spark, and the upcoming sequel, Fanning the Flames. Our conversation involved everything superheroes, villains and t
For what was supposed to be last week's episode until someone (Ivy) messed up the schedule, we sat down with author Annie Bennet to chat about her new achillean cozy fantasy Somewhere New. We asked about her inspiration
We were lucky enough to chat with Brenna Bailey for this week’s episode! Listen now to learn all about her newest book in the Juniper Creek universe, And They Were Neighbors, as well as her focus on characters in their g
We prepare for our first break of the season this week with a one-on-one catch-up about everything we're enjoying - including all things Sims 4 (buckle in; it gets weird). We then answer some questions from our much appr
We have a returning guest this week! Rebecca Thorne is back to update us about all things Tea and Tomes, including how she wrote a wedding heist and what's next for beloved characters Kianthe and Reyna. Plus, she shares
This episode, we get apocalyptic with L.M. Juniper, chatting all about his zombie novel HOW WE END alongside the vast array of representation it features, including the importance of Asian and trans identities within the
This week, we chat with author and tattoo artist Samantha Leigh about her queer literary romance novel, Joy , including the book's Liverpudlian roots, how the characters came to life, what it was like to work with
For this week's episode, we were joined by Stephanie Burgis to talk about her new romantasy book, Wooing the Witch Queen . She told us all about the first book in the Queens of Villany series, what we c
Our first guest of this season is the author of Modern Divination, Isa Agajanian. We talked about what inspired this book, all the changes it went through, and Isa's experience in both indie and trad publishing. They als
We’re back for season 4! Join us for a catch up where we share how we’re staving off the winter blues, not just with our usual media, but also with our beloved hobbies. Plus, find out what we have planned for the coming
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Swords & Sapphics is hosted by Rachel Bowdler, Ivana Maříková. The show is categorised under tv (film) and has published 74 episodes.
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