Fort Salem Witching Hour

In this episode we discuss what's in store for us in Season 3. We try to predict where this crazy show will take us next, before answering some of your burning questions and then having a little fun with a Game Time segment.

Some of the hot topics we touch on include:

• WTF is happening with Alder? 
• The Union of Earth and Sky prophecy
• Nicte: Friend or Foe?
• Petra and Anacostia attempt to work within the system
• Vice President Silver grabs for the throne
• The group living that Dodger life
• The Final Battle (the great war) to come
• Fate of Sekhmet Coven
• Raylla
• Fan Questions
• Game Time: Casting couch
• Game Time: Which AU would you set the show in?

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In this special episode we welcome Catherine Lough Haggquist, a.k.a. Petra Bellweather, to the podcast to chat with us about all things Motherland Fort Salem and her extensive acting career. Among the highlights of this interview are: hearing about the first time she met her on-screen daughter, her work in the Vancouver theater community, what life advice she'd give to Petra, and why the show's story resonates with her. She also answer our fans' questions (and yes, she does share who she'd ship Petra with). Finally, this woman has done her homework, as she comes prepared with materials for our Turn The Tables segment.

Honestly, she's such a brilliant and thoughtful actress, we know you're going to love hearing from her as much as we did. Check it out, and hit us up on the social media to let us know what you think! Also, be sure to give Catherine tons of love from the fanbase as well.

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Catherine can be found  on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter here: @TheCatLH 

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In this episode we welcome a special guest to the recording studio with us, as we're joined by StarryMag EIC and contributer Lisa Steinberg (a.k.a. @GoodHumorGrl). The three of us review season 2 as a whole and talk about what we loved (Raylla reunion!), liked (various new characters), and hated (some of the pacing issues). We also take all your burning fan questions.

Outline:
00:30 - Intros - meet Lisa Steinberg
06:21 - Tally's journey
12:21 - Talder chemistry
16:22 - Abigail's journey
22:11 - Raelle's journey
29:04 - Scylla and Anacostia's plot
36:11 - Alder's storyline
40:20 - The Spree and Nicte's backstory
46:31 - How did we feel about the season as a whole?
50:20 - Thoughts on the new cast members
55:00 - Favorite/Least Favorite episodes of the season
1:01:04 - Favorite bit of lore
1:04:05 - Fan submitted questions
1:18:45 - Fan of the week and final thoughts

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In this episode, we interview the absolutely delightful Arlen Aguayo-Stewart. We discuss her acting career, deep dive on her role as Nicte Batan  (badass leader of the Spree, professional Tally tormentor, and one of our favorite new additions to the cast), and touch on some of her other roles and passions. We also laugh. Like... a lot. We hope you have half as much fun listening to this as we did recording it.

Bonus materials discussed on the show:

• Go watch Arlen's outstanding performance in the independent film Roads in February
• We'll be reading the book Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow later this year and then discussing it on the podcast if you want to get a jump start on that one

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p.s. - This interview was recorded with participants in three different countries (!!) so please forgive a few funky audio blips and awkward cuts as we had to work around a few technical problems with the stream.

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In this very special episode, we welcome the fabulous Taylor Hickson into the virtual recording booth with us, as we discuss everything from her first days on the show, through behind the scenes looks at how it all comes together, and of course, talk about the various happenings in season 2. And yes, we talk about Raylla too.

Honestly, this is one of our favorite episodes we've ever done. Taylor was a dream to talk to, so we hope you enjoy all the brilliant insights she brings to the table here.

 Hit us up on Twitter (or Instagram and Tumblr) and let us know what you thought about this episode! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon.    

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In this bonkers season finale, Sarah Alder's retirement starts out on a pretty crappy note, as she loses all her Biddies, turns into a Groot, kinda dies but maybe doesn't? We have no idea where we go from here, but at least there's a chance we might see Alder again before this wild ride is over.

Meanwhile,  Petra takes the reins of power just in time for all hell to break loose, as the Camarilla descend on Fort Salem. Anacostia says goodbye to her mother figure. They both figure they'll try and work within the system to enact change.

Khalida joins her brother in choosing violence this day, as she lava bends a dude to death. It's pretty awesome. More awesome? She and Adil are joining the newly formed Militia on the Run, as they team up with the Trio (who are now on the lam from law enforcement), Quinn, Scylla and Nicte.

 Tally loses a mentee, but gains a new psychotic best friend, as we say goodbye to innocent Penelope Silver and hello to sexy swaggering Nicte joining the crew. Nicte is handy both for her fun nicknames she gives the group, as well as her ability to summon a pretty swank party bus for the Militia to drive off into the sunset in.

Most important: we get both a Raylla "I love you" moment and are blessed with an in-person reunion culminated with one heck of a kiss. FINALLY.

As always, we appreciate you leaving ratings or reviews on iTunes and other platforms. Hit us up on Twitter (or Instagram and Tumblr) and talk with us about the show! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon.   

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(as sung by Sarah Alder)

Don't cry for me, Fort Salem
The truth is
I totally founded you
All through my war days
My long existence
I sang a sad song and
brought the Mycelium into existence

....

The penultimate episode blew everything up - Alder's out, Petra's in, Nicte gets a temporary reprieve, the Camarilla and their witch plague are on the loose in Fort Salem, and oh, the mycelium is made of dead witches. Crazy episode, with some crazy good performances. Hear us scream about all that, plus we answer all your burning questions.

As always, we appreciate you leaving ratings or reviews on iTunes and other platforms. Hit us up on Twitter (or Instagram and Tumblr) and talk with us about the show! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon.  

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In this episode, Raelle and Scylla finally spend quality time together and have their big dramatic kiss as the musical score soars and the fandom swoons.  It's super sweet and super romantic, and honestly, we could die happy right about now. Disappointingly, our Raylla reunion is short lived, as Scylla chooses freedom and pancakes over hanging around with the Army.

If that wasn't enough, we also got a serious dose of Talder goodness in the episode, as Nicte's delusion spell reveals the depths of Tally's MILF-y fantasies about Sarah Alder.

The trio bicker, fight but ultimately rally for one another (with the help of a certain Necro) and manage to finally bring down Nicte Batan. Or so they think... Nicte takes advantage of this moment to try one final assassination attempt on Alder's life, wearing her best Tally disguise.

Also, Petra makes her own move at Alder, starting to line up the political winds in her favor. Do we sense a power grab in our near future? What will Alder do as her enemies get ever closer?

 As always, we appreciate you leaving ratings or reviews on iTunes and other platforms. Hit us up on Twitter (or Instagram and Tumblr) and talk with us about the show! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon. 

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In this episode, Raelle is crushed both figuratively (her mom dying) and literally (by a giant weight). She's subjected to a variety of diabolically ingenious tortures by the Camarilla, who hope to unlock the secrets of her very special mushroom bending powers. Luckily for her, she's got a cute little murder nugget ex-girlfriend, a fierce Mama, and two dumb but lucky friends who are all converging on her location to save the day.  Sadly, Mama Collar doesn't make it out alive.

We also see Adil continue his slow yet inevitable slide to the dark side, as we see him unleash his Tarim powers in exciting but troubling new ways.  Also, Abigail melts a guy's face off, but let's be honest... we knew she had that in her, so no surprises there. 

Finally, Tally and Alder have a squabble, but then Nicte presses her luck and tries to murder Sarah again. Tally leaps to her lady's defense, uncovering a compromised Biddy in the process.

We end on the long awaited Raylla reunion, and I swear to god, they better get to smooching next week or we will have things to say next week on the podcast.

As always, we appreciate you leaving ratings or reviews on iTunes and other platforms. Hit us up on Twitter and talk with us about the show! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon.

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Adil gets a chance to party Bellweather style over the fall break from school. Ain't no party like a Bellweather party because a Bellweather party is polyamorous and dominated by badass women. There's also some light exhuming of corpses.

Meanwhile, Team Army and Team Spree face off over the future of little Tiffany and also Alder's life. While Nicte is dicking around trying to off Alder, Willa and Scylla are busy focusing on the real enemy. They take down the location where Tiffany and the other kids were being held, but it's too late: not only have the kids been moved, but the Camarilla have already moved onto their next target: Raelle. *Dun dun dun!*

We finally get to see a bit more of life in the Cession, which is comprised mostly of good natured salt of the earth people, cute lesbian chic fashion, and other small town touches. Taylor blows the fan base away with her lovely singing, but we get too little of that, and too much of the Camarilla hurting our poor little baby. Tally is surprisingly not helpful.

All this, plus we answer all your burning questions. This one is extra long, in celebration of the launch of our new Patreon page!

 As always, we appreciate you leaving ratings or reviews on iTunes and other platforms. Hit us up on Twitter and talk with us about the show! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/FSWitchingHour

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