Head On Fire

By Don MartinSociety & Culture Science Social Sciences Religion & Spirituality

Head On Fire episodes

September 22, 2020 83: Episode 152: Inciting A Weaving Fate Riot
Episode 152 welcomes back author, artist, and all-around great guy Aidan Wachter as we celebrate the release of his second book Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past, & Telling True Lies. Aidan's independently published books have made him a well-respected, best-selling Pagan author without going through the traditional "Big 2" publishing route. We spend some time not only talking about the content of his book but about the nature of Pagan publishing and how scholarship will change in the coming years.

Find out more about Aidan, his books, and his new podcast here.
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Love and Lyte,

Fire Lyte

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1 hr 32 min
September 09, 2020 82: Episode 151: Inciting A Juju Riot

Episode 151 of Inciting A Riot is an interview with Moon Ferguson, creatrix of Juju: the Web Series available on Amazon Prime. Moon is a single mom who grew up with a love of Charmed, the Vampire Diaries, and Disney who went on to accidentally fall in love with film school while working as a Physician's Assistant. She talks openly about owning your sexuality, how bartending in a strip club helped pay for her first camera equipment, and whether you can ever separate art from artist.

Learn more about Moon at her website here.
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Love and Lyte,

Fire Lyte

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1 hr 17 min
August 25, 2020 81: Episode 150: Inciting Alex Robshaw's Riot
Episode 150 is an interview with witchy musician Alex Robshaw. She opened up about being an independent artist, creative burnout, the value of art, and when you can call yourself a musician. We also discussed her recent desire to discuss her white passing privilege during this time of social evolution. Listen to find out what she said "makes me be more solid in what my fights are".
Find more of Alex Robshaw at her website here.
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Love and Lyte,

Fire Lyte

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1 hr 1 min
August 11, 2020 80: Episode 149: Inciting Bill Konigsberg's Riot

Episode 149 of Inciting A Riot is an interview with author Bill Konigsberg. We discuss how YA queer fiction has evolved, the complexities of writing diverse and representative characters, and the importance of treating teenagers like people.

You can learn more about Bill at his website here.
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Love and Lyte,

Fire Lyte

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1 hr 1 min
July 28, 2020 79: Episode 148: Inciting A Pandemic Riot (Part 2)

Episode 148 continues my conversation with Cory Hutcheson of New World Witchery about the history of pandemics. This time we remain firmly in the present.

My thanks to Cory Hutcheson. Please go support him at New World Witchery!

Some sources for further reading:

https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/black-deathhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/2764425?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contentshttps://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-bright-side-of-the-black-deathhttps://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/humanities/sociology/the-black-death-turning-point-and-end-of-the-middle-ages/https://daily.jstor.org/caused-salem-witch-trials/https://blog.oup.com/2016/11/salem-witch-trials-significance/https://www.vox.com/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explainedhttps://io9.gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/04/09/alexandre-white-how-pandemics-shape-society/https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-soc-071312-145621#_i4

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Love and Lyte,

Fire Lyte

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1 hr 9 min
July 15, 2020 78: Episode 147: Inciting A Pandemic Riot (Part 1)
Episode 147 of Inciting A Riot brings back friend of the show Cory Hutcheson of New World Witchery for a look back at the social and folkloric history of pandemics. (Hey...you guys asked for this episode. I think the topic is kind of bleak, too, but... 🤷🏼‍♂️) Our topics ranged from some that were actual medical pandemics to others that were more of a social plague to get a good feel for how society has reacted to widespread panic in the past.

We looked at the Black Plague, Salem, the Satanic Panic, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and the H1N1 epidemics of yore.

My thanks to Cory Hutcheson. Please go support him at New World Witchery!

Some sources for further reading:

https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/black-deathhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/2764425?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contentshttps://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-bright-side-of-the-black-deathhttps://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/humanities/sociology/the-black-death-turning-point-and-end-of-the-middle-ages/https://daily.jstor.org/caused-salem-witch-trials/https://blog.oup.com/2016/11/salem-witch-trials-significance/https://www.vox.com/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explainedhttps://io9.gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/04/09/alexandre-white-how-pandemics-shape-society/https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-soc-071312-145621#_i4

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Love and Lyte,

Fire Lyte

Blog: IncitingARiot.com
[email protected]
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1 hr 17 min
June 30, 2020 77: Episode 146: Inciting Patti Wigington's Riot
Episode 146: Patti Wigington is back! We are celebrating her new book Herb Magic as well as getting a sneak peek at her upcoming book Badass Ancestors, out in September 2020.
Since Patti has spent most of her career as a Pagan advice columnist, we thought it would be a fun opportunity to throw a number of listener-submitted questions at her and test her witchy advice-giving capabilities on the spot!

A special thanks to all those whose questions we used - Peter, Emilia, Alexandra, Renee, Teresa, Joe, Nicole, Amelia, Polly, and Angela - and a big thanks to everyone else who submitted, but we ran out of time! Perhaps we can get Patti back on in the fall for another Q&A!

Find out more about Patti at her website.

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Love and Lyte,

Fire Lyte

Blog: IncitingARiot.com
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1 hr 22 min
June 09, 2020 76: Episode 145: Inciting A Black Lives Matter Riot
Episode 145 is an open conversation among Black activists and spiritual leaders regarding recent protests, police brutality, whether watching The Help solves racism, what it means to be a good ally, and specifically how white authors, teachers, and publishers in Paganism assist in the erasure of Black Pagan voices.

My sincere gratitude to the 7 people who stepped forward and were willing to speak on this matter. It was an act of emotional labor and courage, and I hope the community at large will listen, get uncomfortable, and grow.

For more from the contributors to this episode, please find their information below:

Phoenix Coffin-Williams
Find him on Facebook or email [email protected].

Cat Thagard
[email protected]
Niagara witches and pagans group on FB
Cat and Monkey Events on FB
Tiffany Newson
Instagram: SankofaNewsonAcademy
Lilith Dorsey
[email protected]
LilithDorsey.com
Rebeca Spirit
Find her on Facebook as Rebeca Spirit or Instagram @RebecaSpirit1
Amanda Troutman
Crystal Blanton
Resources to learn more or give donations:

https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/a-growing-black-lives-matter-resource-list-for-designers-and-humans/

Additionally, all Patreon donations for the month of June will be donated to the Crisis Queer Fund, a mutual aide fund started by black trans activist Indya Moore to get money to trans people of color in need affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and BLM time of protest.

Patreon supporters heard this show first! Consider giving a small donation to Patreon.com/IncitingProjects! You’ll get cool rewards like unedited video and audio podcasts from Inciting A Riot and Inciting A BrewHaHa, as well as bonus extras not published anywhere else, plus deals and coupons! Patrons are charged on a per-creation basis, so you only pay for the content you want!

Love and Lyte,

Fire Lyte

Blog: IncitingARiot.com
[email protected]
@IncitingARiot on Twitter
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2 hr 4 min
June 02, 2020 75: Episode 144: Inciting Nealie Sanchez's Riot
Episode 144 is an interview with Nealie Sanchez, co-host of the Dairy Diary Podcast as well as the founder and editor-in-chief of Texas Dog Magazine and Plai Magazine. Nealie is a Latinx body positive activist, and in addition to a discussion of her creative projects we do have a candid discussion regarding her journey with eating disorders and body acceptance.
Find Nealie:
Instagram @nothingbutnealie
Texas Dog Magazine: bit.ly/texasdogmagazine
TDDP: bit.ly/thedairydiarypodcast
If you or someone you care about is struggling with an eating disorder, please reach out to: http://eatingdisordersanonymous.org
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Love and Lyte,
Fire Lyte
Blog: IncitingARiot.com
[email protected]
@IncitingARiot on Twitter
Facebook.com/IncitingARiotPodcast
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1 hr 19 min
May 19, 2020 74: Episode 143: Inciting Meg Elison's Riot

Episode 143 is an interview with author Meg Elison. Meg is celebrating two new books - Find Layla and Big Girl. We have a discussion about creativity during quarantine, whether the apocalypse looks like she imagined it as an author of speculative post-apocalyptic fiction, and the body positive / fat acceptance movements. A good chunk of time was spent discussing writing authentically and inclusively, and how to walk the line as a creator of realistic portrayals of diversity without falling into the pitfalls of stereotypes or problematic tropes.

Find more of Meg Elison here.

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Love and Lyte,

Fire Lyte

Blog: IncitingARiot.com
[email protected]
@IncitingARiot on Twitter
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1 hr 10 min

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In Head On Fire Don Martin (author of Where Did Everybody Go? & Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire) goes on a search for answers to life’s biggest and smallest questions.