Cemetery Confessions: A Goth Talk Podcast

Facing Nostalgia: From Babybat to Elder Goth

We turn back the clock to revisit songs from our youth and explore how goth has changed over the decades. Intro 00:00 Azy Bats 8:15 Ryan Flint 1:05:20 Dani Ash

Why Does Everyone Wish it was the 90's Again?

Everywhere I go Y2K and 90's nostalgia seems to follow. We'll be exploring the socio-cultural conditions of the modern day that may have led to this yearning for the past

"Goth" Pick-Me Gooners? Commodifying Subculture.

The outrage over the fetishization of goth women through the male gaze is EVERYWHERE. We're going to break down the causes and conditions of subcultural commodification,

Goth Roots and Rebellion: Popularity is a Problem

This episode we discuss the controversy around 'goth rap', breakdown the damage mainstream commercialization of goth subculture has caused, and dissect the oversexualizat

Swedish Goth

We will be exploring the nuances and experiences of the goth scene in Sweden this month. We cover everything from music, to culture to changing views on defining goth as

Back From the Grave: Goth's Next Wave

Our guests Nat and Chelsea from Chicago Gothic Events chat about the ever increasing turnout for goth events, the experiences of Gen Z goths, how to keep our club spaces

Becoming Goth: Dance as Transformation

We summon goth with our bodies, our movements and our emotions. Like a ritual under a full moon, a room full of spooky kids invoke the spirit of goth itself. On this epis

Goth Music: The Art of Resistance

On this episode we speak with Dr. Goth and Brit about goth music! How do we identify what is goth music and what isn't? How does countercultural music resist tyranny and

Grave Confessions: Unraveling Goth Identities

Our big themes this week are identity and community. What is a goth mindset?  Are all goths neurodivergent? Are goths feminists? What's in Dani's goth pocket?  Our gues

Who, What, When, Where and Why is Goth

Our guest Sam Harrison Emm of the band Hurtsfall joins us to run the gamut of goth. From gatekeeping, to goth in the mainstream, to defining goth. From the US to the UK w

Learning to Die

This episode we are exploring grief, how dreams can prepare us for the ultimate transformation, and what it means to die mindfully. Our guest is Ale Salinas of Grave Lo

Goth Drag with May May Graves

On this episode we are exploring the history of Drag alongside the evolution of goth. We'll also touch on gender and what it's like to escape from a conservative evangeli

Facing Nostalgia: Your Favorite Album Sucks

Remember that album from 20 years ago that you hated and never gave another chance? Would you feel differently about that album now with all your subsequent forays into n

Countercultural Fascism

On this episode we explore the history of Nazi symbolism in goth and industrial music, the impact of euro-centrism on goth and the connection of figures like Boyd Rice to

Death and Deathrock

Photo of Missy by: Roberto Badillo Photography We chat with Missy and Ryan of Obsidian about the lack of deathrock in the goth scene, their personal experiences with de

Dark Sanctuary: A Home for the Socially Homeless

On this episode we are discussing the recently released documentary 'Dark Sanctuary: The Story of the Church'. We chat up Timothy Stevens and DJ Joe Virus about the impor

Goth's Phantasmagoria: It's About Community

Phantasmagoria, noun a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage On this episode we chat with Sondra about the connections between the Metal and Goth

Intermission

For those who don't know, due to unemployment and disability my family and are are forced to move out of our home. The process has been incredibly stressful and has kept

How *NOT* to be a Goth

On this episode we dive deep into the new book 'How to be a Goth'. We'll talk about the shift from subculture to mainstream adoption, argue about celebrities being 'goth-

Schwarze Szene: Central Europe's Dark Music (feat. Andre of The Wave of Things)

We are taking a journey to Central Europe to speak with Andre from The Wave of Things. Throughout our tour we'll be exploring the music and scene of central and eastern E