Basic Witches

Dani Fernandez (comedian/host with some real Bruja blood in her!) joins us as we shed some tears for swipe culture, learn what it’s like to be attracted to nice guys (say what?!), and realize it’s time for more male allies to help in women’s fight for respect. Woof! Leah and Rach are both heart-tired regarding the #MeToo movement and from being *trick*-or-treated into dates disguised as business meetings. In closing, we give Dani (@msdanifernandez) a Goddess Oracle Card reading where one of our fav Goddesses makes a comeback to encourage her.

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In a Basic Witches first, Rach and Leah are accidentally totally stoned, but still manage to converse about the power of music, the long-game of creative careers, and the magical unknown with our guest, the insanely talented beatboxer/live-looper, Box of Beats (Brandon Martinez). B.O.B. (not the one that believes the Earth is flat) tells us how surrendering to life makes magic happen and that no one is ever supposed to understand this ish. The mega-musican blesses us with his dope AF beatboxing, but in closing, we bless him with a Goddess Oracle Card reading.

*Warning: Do not listen to this sitting down or driving because you will want to DANCE YOUR FACE OFF.*

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Just call out her name, and you know wherever you are, she’ll come cuddlin’: it’s Pro Witch and Pro Cuddler, Christina Hepburn! From Christina’s cuddle sesh with The Hill’s Speidi (yes, that Speidi) to corn making hornets work for them (yaaas, corn!), we’ve got the birds and the bees covered in this episode. We'll learn about “heart hugs”, “dry willies”, and how spooning is like, sooo mainstream. After Christina, Rachel, and Leah’s on-air hand orgy, they chat about consent as it applies to cuddling and how if our society was more comfortable with touch, men & women could be better platonic friends. In closing, Christina (@chrihepburn) gets a very peaceful Goddess Oracle Card reading. You're gonna heal - er, hear* - all about it!

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TedX speaker Tayo Rockson, who happens to be a Scorpio/Ravenclaw like Rach, joins us as we discuss masculinity, femininity, the 5 houses of health, and how boys need to cry!!! Tayo enlightens us on his journey from boyhood to manhood and learning how to navigate his own emotions in an over-masculine world. Tayo's 21st Century Gentleman manifesto is officially on Rachel & Leah's “required reading list” for future lovers - so read up, boys & girls. In closing, Tayo (@tayorockson) is very bold to let Rachel and Leah give him a Goddess Oracle Card reading.

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Alison Rich: Harvard grad, actor/writer, and… Scientology tourist? In this hot hot ep, we dive into the magic of not knowing, intuitive eating, and Rach & Leah each define what being a “witch” means to them. After being “dream-adjacent” at a little show called Saturday Night Live, Alison walks us through her journey of getting and losing that job and yet, it was all for her maximum benefit. And don’t worry - we finally revisit Rachel’s break-up and she somehow ends up passing along some good, tangible dating advice! In closing, Rachel & Leah give Alison (@alisonrich123) a Goddess Oracle Card reading.

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Hayley Marie Norman (actress/comedian, host on Access Hollywood) gets witchy with us as we talk sex magik, vintage masturbation, and crystals for your vajeen. Hayley is a clairvoyant badass vegan boss bish who has dinners with icons and dishes exclusively to Basic Witches about everyone’s new favorite Royal. Plus, she tells the story of how her dog dying led her to her future husband… and then manifested its way back as her cat. In closing, we have Hayley (@hipslipsandfingertips) give herself her own Goddess Oracle Card reading. Welcome to Access Hayleywood!

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Come and chill out with surfer/skater Andrew Michaan (comedian/writer/actor), brah. Leah got stood up in Portland, but we're preeetty sure people have had sex there. Andrew enlightens us about Cargo cults, Burning Man, the road rules of the ocean, and we dissect how social media has affected all of us - negatively and positively. In closing, Rachel and Leah give chill-skeptic Andrew (@andrewmichaan) a Goddess Oracle Card reading. Do they make a believer out of him? Only one way to find out!

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Remember getting your heart broken? Yeah, that sucked, right? Leah, Rachel, and Oscar Montoya (comedian/actor/UCB performer) dish all about dating, relationships, and (the inevitable) break-ups in one of the most intimate chats yet. Rach finally meets a guy at Trader Joe’s, but she may need to return him for store credit. Oscar manifests the f out of a sexual fantasy you won’t want to miss (!!) and gives his best dating advice. In closing, Oscar (@ozzymo) gets SHOOK by his Goddess Oracle card reading.

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We just some cute widdle baby Basic Witches, but Mama Witch Lindsay O’Brien (tarot card reader) is on this week's episode to enlighten the heavens out of us. We discover that vacations are the death card of relationships, past lovers are just farts in the wind, and ghosts will try to steal your Lush products. Both Rachel and Leah cry during this episode, so be sure to hear their OMG-try-not-to-bawl voices. Leah’s tarot-fied of the LA dating scene, but Lindsay (@aliendsay) gives her a reading to shine light on her barking dog.

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Rach discovers she’s a unicorn when it comes to three-way partnerships, Leah’s for sure a confirmed stoner, and guest Kelsey Darragh (BuzzFeed) gives them her own reading… of a different kind of magic. Also, tune in to find out where you can finally get your hands on alcoholic butter beer… kind of. In closing, Kelsey (@KelseyDarragh) gets an Oracle Goddess Card reading.

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