New World Witchery - The Search for American Traditional Witchcraft

Summary: In this episode, we visit the crypts and churchyards to bring you some of our favorite graveyard lore. Huge thanks to those who submitted ideas for this! We’ve got more than enough for a part two another time, so if your submission isn’t here, don’t worry. We’ll be resurrecting it soon!   Please check … Continue reading "Episode 134 – Graveyard Lore Part I"

Summary: Our final story comes from Chinese folklore, and tells the tale of a fisherman who generously shared his wine with a ghost and found out just what a good friend the dead can be.   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a … Continue reading "Special Episode – All Hallows Read 2018 – Drinking Companions"

Summary: We roam down South for a story of a dancing corpse in the latest spooky October tale, “Aaron Kelly’s Bones.”   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 can’t … Continue reading "Special Episode – All Hallows Read 2018 – Aaron Kelly’s Bones"

Summary: Our Halloween storytelling continues with a popular legend that people have been telling for over a century, “A Pretty Girl in the Road.”   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 … Continue reading "Special Episode – All Hallows Read 2018 – A Pretty Girl in the Road"

Summary: We begin our annual tradition of spooky stories by hearing Washington Irving’s “The Adventure of the German Student.” Our theme this year is the dead returning from the grave, so prepare for a month of ghoulish delights!   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as … Continue reading "Special Episode – All Hallows Read 2018 – The Adventure of the German Student"

Summary: We’re digging through listener responses to our shows and topics to bring you an apology, some thoughts on the Sephora witch kit controversy, and folklore about rabbits and red hats.   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some … Continue reading "Episode 133 – From You to Us – Listener Feedback 2018"

Summary: We’re joined in this episode by Paige from the Fat Feminist Witch podcast to talk about the importance of listening, reclaiming “scary words,” the power of podcasting and social media in witchy circles (for good and ill), intersectional witchcraft, and pop culture magic.   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help … Continue reading "Episode 132 – Bodies, Gender, and Witchcraft with Paige from the Fat Feminist Witch"

Summary: Cory and Laine start an ongoing discussion of the use of magic in Disney films, looking at the cultural context, the fairy tale sources, and the specific practices found in some of the films. We cover Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and Fantasia in this one.   Please check out our Patreon page! You … Continue reading "Episode 131 – Disney Magic Part One"

Summary: This time around we’re chatting with author and talisman-maker Aidan Wachter about his workshop, chaos magic, the importance of breath, and dirt sorcery.   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 … Continue reading "Episode 130 – Dirt Sorcery and Six Ways with Aidan Wachter"

Summary: This time we have a crossover episode with the magical mamas from Betwixt and Between! In our portion of the conversation, we talk animism, hedgewitchery, and raising kids with witchy traditions (even when they’re not your own).   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as … Continue reading "Episode 129 – Raising Witchlets with Betwixt and Between"