Parasocial Relationships and Grief

In episode 15 of Listening At The Fire, host Virginia Anzengruber hosts a roundtable discussion on the phenomenon of Parasocial Relationships and the grief associated when those relationships end. Specifically, the discussion revolves around our relationships to fictional characters, namely those featured in Game of Thrones, Avengers: Endgame, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and a few examples of real-life individuals whose deaths deeply affected us.

Parasocial Relationships as defined by Oxford Reference: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100305809 

This discussion features: Cate from This Podcast is Haunted, Michael McDonald from True Myth Media Podcast, and FSC's own A/V Coordinator (and producer of a forthcoming Star Wars narrative podcast) Danny Heck!

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Episode credits:

Producer/Host: Virginia Anzengruber

Editor: Virginia Anzengruber

Sound Recordist: Danny Heck

Special thanks to: Cate, Michael, and Danny! Find out more about them below!

This Podcast is Haunted: https://www.facebook.com/ThisPodcastIsHaunted/

True Myth Media Podcast: https://www.truemythmedia.com/

Danny Heck on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedannyheck

Theme song: "Alone Again" by Kingsbury. Her new song "Blurry Now" is available on Spotify, and is featured in the newest season of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix, and the new music video for "All Gone" is now on YouTube.

Articles used for research of this episode: 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-our-make-believe-relationships-with-celebrities-shape-our-social-lives

https://www.popsci.com/mourning-fictional-characters

http://time.com/3834589/grief-counselor-mourn-fictional-character-death/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140807121527.htm