Bewitched Banter

Terri Lee Benson Wilder Cooley Johnson Hoffman led a new age cult, The Early Conscious Development Group in the early 70s in Texas. Somehow Terri found time in between all her marriages to host cosplay sessions for her cult to fight the Black Lords. Several followers in the cult had unexplained and questionable deaths, including a few of her husbands, who had willed their possessions to Terri. Tune in to see if you can keep track of her marriage count and to see if you find her as equally embarrassing as the Bewitches do.

Ever wonder how the hell Trump got all the Evangelical votes?  The Bewitches never understood it until we dove into the HULU documentary, God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty. Well, the "Christian Right" vote stems back to American Pastor, televangelist conservative activist, and founder of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Senior who founded the Moral Majority back in the 80s. Too bad his son, Jerry Jr. was anything but moral. Instead he and his wife Becki are predators who were eventually brought down by one of their victims. 

The Ant Hill Kids is known to be the most gruesome and bizarre cult of all time in Canadian history. The cult leader, Roch Theriault was known to sit on his fat behind due to tummy issues (wish we were kidding) while his followers would work like ants building their future home for when the world was going to end. You won't believe the lame excuse he gave to his followers for why he got his dates mixed up for the pending apocalypse! 

With the recent capture of infamous Italian mob leader, Matteo Messina Denaro, in Palermo, Italy on Jan. 16, 2023 - the world's eyes returned to the mob's long-standing ties with the Catholic Church. Krista knows a thing or two about the mob after growing up with several kids of mobsters from the tristate area (yes, Amy that's the East Coast tristate). 

Amy’s bestie from “Meth Vernon,” Jennifer Hassell-Goodson and her hubby Jonathan sit down with the Bewitches on how they communicate and parent across their very opposite beliefs. 

Welcome to our very first Bewitching Hour episode, a new monthly segment where Amy and Krista take you through the magical and the mystical happenings of the world. Hold onto your panties because we have a crap ton of fun news for ya! PEACE BEWITCHES! If you enjoy, please | RATE | REVIEW | SUBSCRIBE anywhere you get your favorite podcasts. 

In this episode we learn that Krista may indeed be more British than Amy for her obsession with English Breakfast tea and The Crown/entire Windsor family. Krista spills ALL the tea on recent Harry and Meghan press, even though Amy lets us all know that real British citizens could care less about the Royals. Turns out, their only gift to the UK and England is tourism. Bummer. Krista's still going to follow The Crown though. Peace Bewitches! Or shall we say, bend the knee?

Ever wonder if religions and other cultures have a taboo around periods? Turns out, most religions deem women while menstruating as "unclean" or "impure." Some so much so that women must be isolated or shunned from the kitchen. Fine by us, YOU cook, then [all men out there]! Just don't touch our bacon --- or else.  

Do you believe in the spooky and supernatural or do you think it’s all utter B.S.? Join hosts and best friends, Amy Holt and Krista Hinz, as they debate and debunk all sorts of religions, spiritual practices, and magical beliefs from around the world. The Bewitches take you through the eyes of a believer and a total skeptic on topics like reincarnation, cults, the zodiac, mediation, tarot and sometimes some terrible true crime stories. Every week they hope to expand not only their own perspectives, but listeners’ too, by exploring topics that may stem from values that are different than their own.

Happy New Year, Bewitches! We thought we'd bring you some magic in 2023 and Krista's dear friend, Courtney Jameson, delivers. Courtney is a practicing witch who helps us dispel many of the misconceptions of what it means to practice witchcraft in the modern age. Mostly though, she's a general bad ass Bewitch who truly embodies and exemplifies taking back your own autonomy. Get witchy with Courtney by checking out her shoppe, Crimson Sage AZ where she offers hand-crafted goods, rituals, and even all-natural skin-craft.