{"id":2467,"date":"2022-01-03T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2022-01-02T20:03:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T01:03:14","slug":"episode-19-vlad-iii-dracula-impaler-extraordinaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/historic-figures\/episode-19-vlad-iii-dracula-impaler-extraordinaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 19: Vlad III Dracula, Impaler Extraordinaire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vlad-III.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vlad-III.png?resize=904%2C415&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2471\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vlad-III.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/?attachment_id=2471\" class=\"wp-image-2471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vlad-III.png?w=904&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vlad-III.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vlad-III.png?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vlad-III.png?resize=600%2C275&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, Andrew + Kirsten take a break from the dark and heavy stories of the past few weeks with a &#8220;fun&#8221; and (slightly) lighter look at the historical figure Vlad III of Wallachia, also known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad III Dracula. Come along and learn a lot about medieval true crime and the truly epic impact it has had on pop culture!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Be a doll. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Az1uba\">Subscribe<\/a> wherever you listen to podcasts and then rate and review us at <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3jQAHBc\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>. It makes a huge difference in getting the pod noticed. And we want to be low-key famous, TBH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you really stan us, pick up some cool merch from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AsZBg5\">store<\/a> or go on over to <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3wl1kkm\">Patreon<\/a> and become a backer. We\u2019ll be doling out bonus eps, fun downloadables, Patreon exclusive merch, and merch discounts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, follow us everywhere <strong>@mostfoulpod<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We appreciate the hell out of you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Featured photo by<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@timmossholder?utm_source=wordpress-instant-images&amp;utm_medium=referral\"><em> <\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@centelm\"><em>Cl\u00e9ment Falize<\/em><\/a><em>, via<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\"><em> Unsplash<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vampire_folklore_by_region#:~:text=Romanian%20vampires%20were%20known%20as,hearts%20or%20souls%2C%20sometimes%20both\">Vampire folklore by region &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/explorethearchive.com\/vlad-the-impaler\">Vlad the Impaler: The Bloodthirsty Truth Behind Dracula&#8217;s Namesake<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wallachia\">Wallachia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bran_Castle\">Bran Castle &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sciencemain\/vlad-impaler-real-dracula-was-absolutely-vicious-8c11505315\">Vlad the Impaler: The real Dracula was absolutely vicious<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/52165\/52165-h\/52165-h.htm\">The Project Gutenberg eBook of Transylvanian Superstitions, by Emily Gerard<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emily_Gerard\">Emily Gerard &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Count_Dracula_in_popular_culture\">Count Dracula in popular culture &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dracula\">Dracula &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vlad_the_Impaler\">Vlad the Impaler &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2687\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2467-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/content.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/Episode_19_Vlad_III_Dracula_Impaler_Extraordinaire.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/content.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/Episode_19_Vlad_III_Dracula_Impaler_Extraordinaire.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/content.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/Episode_19_Vlad_III_Dracula_Impaler_Extraordinaire.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/content.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/Episode_19_Vlad_III_Dracula_Impaler_Extraordinaire.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/?powerpress_pinw=2467-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/content.blubrry.com\/mostfoulpod\/Episode_19_Vlad_III_Dracula_Impaler_Extraordinaire.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_19_Vlad_III_Dracula_Impaler_Extraordinaire.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Andrew + Kirsten take a break from the dark and heavy stories of the past few weeks with a &#8220;fun&#8221; and (slightly) lighter look at the historical figure Vlad III of Wallachia, also known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad III Dracula. Come along and learn a lot about medieval true crime and the truly epic impact it has had on pop culture!<\/p>\n<p>Be a doll. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and then rate and review us at Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge difference in getting the pod noticed. And we want to be low-key famous, TBH.<\/p>\n<p>If you really stan us, pick up some cool merch from the store or go on over to Patreon and become a backer. We\u2019ll be doling out bonus eps, fun downloadables, Patreon exclusive merch, and merch discounts!<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, follow us everywhere @mostfoulpod.<\/p>\n<p>We appreciate the hell out of you! ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[294,290,287,292,291,63,69,295,296,289,288,293],"class_list":["post-2467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historic-figures","tag-bram-stoker","tag-dracula","tag-medieval-times","tag-romania","tag-transylvania","tag-true-crime","tag-true-crime-podcast","tag-vampires","tag-vampirism","tag-vlad-iii","tag-vlad-the-impaler","tag-wallachia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nljty5y15jm.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467\/revisions\/2472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}