Summary: We finish out our Scairy Tales for this year’s All Hallows’ Read by taking a trip (by way of flying mortar and pestle) to Russia, where we hear a tale of a girl, a witch, and a very helpful (if slightly terrifying) doll. Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show … Continue reading "Special Episode – Scairy Tales – Vasilisa the Beautiful"

Summary: More spooky stories from the sinister Scairy Godparent this week! We tell the next All Hallows’ Read goodie, one from Japan about a boy who just can’t seem to stop drawing cats…and it may just save his life! Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a … Continue reading "Special Episode – Scairy Tales – The Boy Who Drew Cats"

Summary: This time we’re turning towards the Mediterranean to talk about djinn, daemons, and other spirits with folk sorceress and grimoire magician Mademoiselle Vendredi. Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you … Continue reading "Episode 198 – Working with Spirits with Mme Vendredi"

Summary: Your Scary Godparent brings you more wicked and woeful delights with the next tale in our All Hallows’ Read series. This time, we pull from the morbid pages of Hans Christian Andersen to share “The Story of a Mother” Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as … Continue reading "Special Episode – Scairy Tales – The Story of a Mother"

Summary: We begin our descent into darkness for this year’s All Hallows’ Read with a tale from the Brothers Grimm: “The Three Army Surgeons.” Bwahahahaha! Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if … Continue reading "Special Episode – Scairy Tales – Three Army Surgeons"

Summary: We venture out into the wild unknown (and our own backyards) with author, Master Gardener, and landscape engineer JD Walker to look at the role of wildcrafting and using local flora in our magical practices. Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, … Continue reading "Episode 197 – Witchy Wildcrafting with JD Walker"

Summary: We open a handful of our listener emails from the past few months and answer questions about connecting with spirits, using salt in crossroads workings, finding Irish folklore, and even vampires! Plus we look back at the year so far, talk about our recent Patreon updates, and then do our cards and question of … Continue reading "Episode 196 – Letters Lore and More"

We wander out into our respective yards to look at a number of the local plants that influence (and end up in) our magical practices!

Summary: We sit down with Daphne la Hechicera to talk about the many pathways of Mexican and Mexican American folk magic, the multiplicity of influences that have shaped those paths, and what they look like today (especially in the online era). Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little … Continue reading "Episode 194 – Hechiceria with Daphne la Hechicera"

Summary: What happens when you mix a folklorist and a naughty knitter? Oh, and let’s add a dash of witchcraft for funsies? That’s us! Laine and Cory are back in the same space to record together, for the first time since 2016 (we think)! We finish up our Green Witchcraft book club, talk about plans … Continue reading "Special Episode – Together Again 2021"