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Cemetery Confessions: A Goth Talk Podcast

The world's number 1 Goth talk podcast! We discuss news related to the goth experience with a different guest each month, exploring the history, music, literature, fashion and community of the culture. We also feature interviews with artists and academics, album, book and movie reviews, debates, drama and more!

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Update frequency
every 22 days
Average duration
132 minutes
Episodes
170
Years Active
2014 - 2025
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Goth Drag with May May Graves

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 evangelical belief, into a world of …

02:45:27  |   Tue 02 Sep 2025
Facing Nostalgia: Your Favorite Album Sucks

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 new music? We are going to tes…

03:58:47  |   Sat 02 Aug 2025
Countercultural Fascism

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 white supremacist networks.

02:08:17  |   Wed 02 Jul 2025
Death and Deathrock

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 death, and what it means to live…

02:56:27  |   Mon 02 Jun 2025
Dark Sanctuary: A Home for the Socially Homeless

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 importance of a home for the socia…

01:47:10  |   Mon 19 May 2025
Goth's Phantasmagoria: It's About Community

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 subculture, why the internet is…

02:07:36  |   Fri 02 May 2025
Intermission

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 me from being able to put tog…

00:03:01  |   Wed 02 Apr 2025
How *NOT* to be a Goth

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-coded', debate if high fashio…

04:25:10  |   Sun 02 Mar 2025
Schwarze Szene: Central Europe's Dark Music (feat. Andre of The Wave of Things)

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 Europe, discussing the variati…

01:50:48  |   Sun 02 Feb 2025
Dark Entries: Goth's Hierarchy of Whiteness

Dark Entries: Goth's Hierarchy of Whiteness

In this episode we are going to explore Goth's White Hegemony: Racism, Gatekeeping and Identity. We'll be looking at the ways the mechanisms of white supremacy show up in the goth scene, what we can …

02:04:55  |   Mon 02 Dec 2024
Alone Together: Even Vampires can be Anxious

Alone Together: Even Vampires can be Anxious

We compare goth aesthetics and ideals of goth communities across America, discuss what makes goth music goth, and swap clubbing stories.

Our guests are Ophelia  and Viktor 

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02:27:13  |   Sat 02 Nov 2024
Goth Drama: An Interview with Veronika Sorrow

Goth Drama: An Interview with Veronika Sorrow

Our conversation this month takes many a twist and turn as we cover the life and times of Veronika Sorrow. From her dark origins, to her Siouxsie Sioux cover band, her 80's retro shop MeowMeowz, and …

01:55:46  |   Tue 08 Oct 2024
I Myself Am Strange and Unusual: Neurodiversity in the Goth Scene

I Myself Am Strange and Unusual: Neurodiversity in the Goth Scene

cover image by @artist_mdc

Turns out goths are weird. On this episode we explore the impact of emotional disorders and disabilities like depression, autism, ADHD and chronic illness. We also discuss …

02:57:10  |   Tue 03 Sep 2024
162: Facing Nostalgia: Goth Adjacent

162: Facing Nostalgia: Goth Adjacent

This month we explore 4 formative albums, and discuss what the hell goth adjacent even means. We’re looking at Zombie Ghost Train, Blutengel, Black Sabbath and Hednagarna!

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02:53:42  |   Sun 04 Aug 2024
161: Cemetery Confessions Gets Cancelled

161: Cemetery Confessions Gets Cancelled

This month we take a look at Gaza and the history of the Middle East. We'll explore the current conflict in the region and discuss how world events shape and impact the goth scene.

Our guest this epi…

02:13:29  |   Tue 02 Jul 2024
160: Gen Z vs. Millennials: Who's the Better Goth

160: Gen Z vs. Millennials: Who's the Better Goth

Cover Photo by Pascal Bauret https://www.instagram.com/pascal.de.paris.fotos/

It’s the battle of decades. How do Gen Z and Millennials define goth differently, has goth lost it’s mystery and magic wh…

02:33:41  |   Mon 03 Jun 2024
Music Mausoleum: Attrition

Music Mausoleum: Attrition

On this episode we discuss why no one knows what the hell 'darkwave' is, explore Trae's piano fetish, oh and we review some albums as well.

Of note: This episode was recorded before the tragic death …

02:13:13  |   Mon 20 May 2024
158: Noughties: The Story of Goth in the 2000's

158: Noughties: The Story of Goth in the 2000's

Why did goths change the way they interacted with outsiders after Columbine, why was fashion of the time starkly different from today, why was gatekeeping part of the scene in the first place, and wh…

03:16:06  |   Thu 02 May 2024
157: The Goth Umbrella: Gatekeepers, Poseurs and Historicity

157: The Goth Umbrella: Gatekeepers, Poseurs and Historicity

We're speaking with Natasha Sharf about goth drama, debating whether goth is an umbrella term or not, exploring the impact of goth fashion leaking into the mainstream and much more!

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02:01:11  |   Wed 03 Apr 2024
156: Desi Goth

156: Desi Goth

We're speaking with Willow Scarlet about South Asian fashion in the goth scene, the need for diversity in goth music, their experience as a goth in India and more. 

If you enjoy the show, please supp…

01:45:18  |   Sat 02 Mar 2024
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