The Witch Wave

By Pam Grossman / Phantasmaphile LLC

What's The Witch Wave about?

The Witch Wave is a podcast for bewitching conversation about magic, creativity, and culture. On each episode, host Pam Grossman speaks with a leading visionary about art and Craft.

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#114 - Sadie Dupuis of Spee...

06.28.2023

Sadie Dupuis is the guitarist, songwriter, and singer of rock band Speedy Ortiz, whose albums include Major Arcana, Foil Deer, Twerp Verse, and their forthcoming album, Rabbit Rabbit which is about to be released on Sept 1 of this year. ...

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06.28.2023 #114 - Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and Sad13 Sadie Dupuis is the guitarist, songwriter, and singer of rock band Speedy Ortiz, whose albums include Major Arcana, Foil Deer, Twerp Verse, and their forthcoming album, Rabbit Rabbit which is about to be released on Sept 1 of this year. ...
06.14.2023 #113 - Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird, Author of African American Magick Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird is the author of numerous books of magic including the COVR award-winning Sticks, Stones, Roots and Bones, as well as The Healing Power of African American Spirituality, A Healing Grove, Four Seasons of Mojo, 365 Days ...
05.31.2023 #112 - Brian Cotnoir, Artful Alchemist Brian Cotnoir is an alchemist, artist and award-winning filmmaker. He is the author of many books including Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter. Practical Alchemy: Guide to the Great Work, The Emerald Tablet, Alchemical Meditations. and a series of Alchemical ‘Zines. ...
05.17.2023 #111 - Untitled Queen, Shapeshifting Storyteller Untitled Queen is a queer Filipinx / Boricua artist based on the stolen land of LenapeHoking otherwise known as Brooklyn. She is a storyteller creating deeply emotional and visceral performances while exploring what it means to be a queer millennial ...
05.03.2023 #110 - Katherine May, Author of "Enchantment" and "Wintering" Katherine May is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster based in Whitstable, UK. Her most recent book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age became an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Her internationally bestselling hybrid memoir Wintering: ...
04.26.2023 BONUS EP: CC Paschal, Future Ancestor (and Fairy Podmother) The Witch Wave fairy podmother and sonic sensei, CC Paschal, has been on a spiritual - and material - journey to save their family's ancestral home by the end of this month! Please share CC's GoFundMe widely and do contribute ...
04.19.2023 #109 - Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik, Therapy Witch Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik is a therapist who specializes in treating trauma and PTSD/c-PTSD for women and queer & trans folks, using EMDR, IFS, and feminist therapy practices to help clients come home to themselves. She began as a crisis counselor at ...
04.12.2023 BONUS EP: Remembering Rachel Pollack (Rerelease of #55 - Rachel Pollack, Tarot Titan and Radical Writer [Ad-Free]) BONUS EPISODE: In honor of the brilliant Rachel Pollack who passed away on April 7th, we're rereleasing our episode with her. May you rest in peace and power, Rachel, our eternal High Priestess of Heresy. <3 *** Rachel Pollack was ...
04.05.2023 #108 - Evan Doherty of Arcane Bullshit Evan Doherty is the Toronto-based creator of Arcane Bullshit, a darkly hilarious, many-tentacled project with a cult following that encompasses weird merch, macabre memes, the Arcane Bullshit Oracle Deck - and now an upcoming book. Arcane Bullshit juxtaposes vintage found ...
03.22.2023 #107 - Tessa Perlow, Witch-Crafter Tessa Perlow is an artist specializing in embroidery and beading. Her work is inspired by magic and nature, and she uses stitching to transform second hand materials into special, one of a kind pieces. Tessa was born and raised in ...
03.08.2023 #106 - Andrea Stein of Moon Dust Press Andrea Stein is a children's book author and the owner of Moon Dust Press, an independent publisher of magical books for kids based in Austin, Texas. As a mother of 3 and practicing Pagan witch herself, she’s committed to creating ...
02.22.2023 #105 - Diana Rose, Astrological Luminary Diana Rose is a relational astrologer, tarot reader, writer, and facilitator currently living near the Angeles National Forest in southern California. Her practice aims to bring fellow humans into a more ferociously loving and compassionately honest relationship with themselves, the ...
02.08.2023 #104 - Tino Rodriguez and Virgo Paraiso, Mystical Art Partners Tino Rodriguez and Virgo Paraiso are metaphysical painters who create solo work and collaborative work. Tino Rodriguez expertly weaves together elements from Catholic idolatry, European Fairy Tales, Celtic fables, Mexican myths, and Native American legends as he explores the complexity ...
01.25.2023 #103 - Taylor Wilde, Pro Wrestling Witch Shantelle Malawski is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is signed with Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Taylor Wilde - otherwise known as “The People’s Witch.” Taylor was under a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract from 2006 ...
01.11.2023 #102 - Nanse Kawashima, Archetypal Interpreter Nanse Kawashima is a Japanese artist and founder of Sibylline Vein where she offers a variety of spiritual services. She is certified in Advanced Reiki and has been reading Tarot for clients since 2011. Her approach to tarot reading is ...
12.21.2022 #101 - Rena Anakwe, Sound Healer Rena Anakwe is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, poet and healer working primarily with sound, visuals, and scent. Exploring intersections between traditional healing practices, spirituality and performance, she creates works focused on sensory-based, experiential interactions using creative technology. She has performed ...
12.07.2022 #100 - Starhawk, Spiral Goddess Starhawk is the legendary author, activist, permaculture designer and teacher, and a prominent voice in modern earth-based spirituality and ecofeminism. She is the author or co-author of thirteen books, including The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of ...
11.23.2022 #99 - Jamie Della, Kitchen Witch Jamie Della is the co-author of The Wicca Cookbook which is now available in its second edition. She is also the author of eight other books, including The Book of Spells: The Magick of Witchcraft, and she writes the “Herbal ...
11.09.2022 #98 - Steven Intermill, Director of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick Steven Intermill is the director of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in Cleveland, Ohio. The Buckland collection includes artifacts from Raymond Buckland, Gerald Gardner, Lady Rowan, Aleister Crowley, Sybil Leek, Anton LaVey, Israel Regardie, Scott Cunningham, and many ...
10.26.2022 #97 - Najah Lightfoot, Author of "Powerful Juju" Najah Lightfoot is a multi-award-winning writer. She is the author of the bestselling Good Juju: Mojos, Rites & Practices for the Magical Soul, and her new book Powerful Juju: Goddesses, Music & Magic for Comfort, Guidance & Protection. She is ...
10.12.2022 #96 - Ezra Rose, Jewitch Monster Maker Ezra Rose is an illustrator, zinester & multi-disciplinary creator living on a small farm with queer chosen family. Their work explores monsters, magic, queer/trans identity, and Jewish culture, and has been published in tabletop games, comics, literary anthologies & more. ...
09.28.2022 #95 - Jinkx Monsoon Returns! Witch Queen of All Witch Queens It’s the Witch Wave Season 6 Premiere! Drag Superstar Jinkx Monsoon (she/her/they/them) returns to celebrate her recent RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7 win. Jinkx Monsoon is the “internationally tolerated” cabaret icon who’s taken over the entertainment industry as an ...
06.30.2022 BONUS EP: Sarah Lyons, Activist Witch (Witch Wave Plus Re-release) BONUS EPISODE: This was originally released as a Witch Wave Plus episode for our Patreon backers on May 11, 2022. In light of recent current events re: Roe v. Wade being overturned, we are taking it out from behind the ...
06.15.2022 #94 - SARK, Succulent Wild Woman It’s the Witch Wave Season Finale! SARK is the best-selling author and artist of nineteen inspirational, prismatically illustrated books, selling over three million copies. This month, her wildly successful book, Succulent Wild Woman, is being rereleased in an expanded, 25th ...
06.01.2022 #93 - Sarah Anne Lawless, Priestess of Poison Sarah Anne Lawless is a published author, artist, herbalist, and educator living in rural Ontario, Canada. She has been an herbalist for 15 years; creating herbal medicines, publishing articles, teaching at herbal conferences across North America, as well as teaching ...
05.18.2022 #92 - Chaweon Koo, Author of SPELL BOUND Chaweon Koo is a writer of the intersection of pop culture, the occult, and futurism. Her TikTok @chaweonkoo is one of the most popular occult accounts on the platform, and she also interviews some of the most distinguished occultists and ...
05.04.2022 #91 - Lindsay Heather Pearce, Star of Broadway's WICKED Lindsay Heather Pearce is an actress and singer who is currently starring as Elphaba in the hit Broadway musical, Wicked. Lindsay was also one of the runners-up on The Glee Project, which gave her a guest starring role on the ...
04.20.2022 #90 - Charm Taylor, Enchanting Emcee Charm Taylor is a musician who sings and raps about her ancestors, her devotion to Yoruban deities known as orisha, and the pain, joy, and eternal hope that comes with being a Black American woman. Her Bandcamp page describes her ...
04.06.2022 #89 - Madame Pamita, Slavic Sorceress Madame Pamita is a Ukrainian diaspora witch, teacher, author, candle maker, spellcaster, and tarot reader. Her new book, Baba Yaga’s Book of Witchcraft is filled with Slavic spells, rituals, and stories, with a specific focus on Ukraine. She has also ...
03.23.2022 #88 - Rithika Merchant, Visual Mythmaker Rithika Merchant is a visual artist from Bombay (Mumbai), India. Her work explores myths, stories and ideas shared by different cultures, featuring creatures and symbolism that are part of her personal visual vocabulary. Nature plays a pivotal role in her ...
03.09.2022 #87 - The Money Witch, Jessie Susannah Karnatz Jessie Susannah Karnatz, aka the Money Witch, brings capitalism-critical, shame-free education to healers, hustlers, and creatives in order to catalyze change in their financial lives. She believes healing our finances will bring blessing to our lives, our lineages, and our ...
02.23.2022 #86 - Darla Teagarden, Phantasmagorical Photographer Darla Teagarden is a self-taught artist and mixed media photographer with a phantasmagoric, otherworldly bent. She creates portraits (most often self-portraits, either faceless or in-character) in theatrical vignettes handcrafted out of wood, paper, chalk, and plaster, and which are rife ...
02.09.2022 #85 - Nina MacLaughlin - Author of "Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung" Nina MacLaughlin is the author of Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung, a re-telling of Ovid's Metamorphoses told from the perspective of the female figures transformed. She is also a frequent writer for The Paris Review, where she writes lyric essays on ...
01.26.2022 #84 - Karen Rose, Spiritual Herbalist Master Herbalist Karen M. Rose has dedicated her life’s work to empowering individuals to reconnect to their own ancestral traditions. Over the past 20 years, she has created several outlets to offer her teachings and healing modalities to women, people ...
01.12.2022 #83 - Veronica Varlow, Bohemian Witch Veronica Varlow is the last of a line of Bohemian Witches, a fourth-generation intuitive, best-selling author, and international burlesque showgirl. She is the author of the absolutely gorgeous book, BOHEMIAN MAGICK: WITCHCRAFT AND SECRET SPELLS TO ELECTRIFY YOUR LIFE. She ...
12.15.2021 #82 - Christi Johnson, Stitch Witch Christi Johnson creates mystical garments that blend elements of botanical dyes with handcrafted stitches. She is the creator Mixed Color, a collection of textile goods made with natural materials and plant dyes, as well as an educational resource for textile ...
12.01.2021 #81 - Sarah Shin, Co-founder of Ignota Books Sarah Shin is a publisher, curator, and writer, and with her partner Ben Vickers is co-founder of Ignota Books, which they describe as "an experiment in the techniques of awakening." Ignota publishes a variety of tomes on magic, language, and ...
11.17.2021 #80 - Tere Arcq, Remedios Varo Aficionado Tere Arcq is arguably the world’s leading expert on the life and work of artist Remedios Varo, as well as a specialist in women surrealist artists overall. She was Chief Curator of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico and ...
11.03.2021 #79 - Lilith Dorsey, Author of "Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens" Lilith Dorsey hails from many magickal traditions, including Celtic, Afro-Caribbean, and Native American spirituality. They are the author of many books including Voodoo and Afro-Caribbean Paganism, The African-American Ritual Cookbook, Love Magic, Water Magic, and their newest book, Orishas, Goddesses, ...
10.27.2021 BONUS Episode! Taschen's WITCHCRAFT co-editor Jessica Hundley and designer Nic Taylor Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain! We've got a special Witch Wave bonus episode to celebrate the release of the bewitching new book that Pam co-edited and co-authored: WITCHCRAFT from Taschen's Library of Esoterica series. On this episode, Pam speaks with ...
10.20.2021 #78 - Lorraine Monteagut, Author of "Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color" Lorraine Monteagut is a Cuban-Colombian writer born in Miami, Florida. She is the author of Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color. Lorraine holds a PhD in communication from the University of South Florida, where she began her ...
10.06.2021 #77 - Heather Greene, Author of "Lights, Camera, Witchcraft" Heather Greene is the author of Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television. She is a freelance editor, writer, and journalist who has specialized in Witchcraft, Paganism, alternative religions, and other occult topics for ...
09.22.2021 #76 - Neko Case, Sovereign Songstress It's the Witch Wave Season 5 premiere! We are honored to have Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Neko Case join us. Neko’s seven solo albums include her 2006 breakthrough album Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, and her two Grammy-nominated albums, Middle Cyclone of ...
06.30.2021 #75 - SPELLLING's Tia Cabral It’s the Season Finale of The Witch Wave! Tia Cabral is a Bay Area-based musician who performs under the magical moniker SPELLLING. She released her first moodily mystical full length Pantheon of Me in September 2017 to rave reviews including ...
06.16.2021 #74 - Haylin Belay, Pleasure Witch Haylin Belay is a sex educator and health promotion professional with a focus in reproductive justice and intersectional, holistic strategies for healing and care. With over a decade of hands-on experience developing award-winning health education programming and providing professional development ...
06.02.2021 #73 - Simon Costin, Director of the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic Simon Costin is the Director of Britain’s Museum of Witchcraft and Magic as well as the director of the Museum of British Folklore. He has been at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic for nearly a decade, and the museum ...
05.19.2021 #72 - Bat For Lashes' Natasha Khan Natasha Khan AKA Bat for Lashes is known for her critically-acclaimed songs about otherworldly love and witchy revelations. She has released five studio albums starting in 2006 with Fur and Gold, followed by Two Suns (2009), The Haunted Man (2012), ...
05.05.2021 #71 - Elissa Washuta, Author of White Magic Elissa Washuta is a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and a nonfiction writer. She is the author of White Magic, My Body Is a Book of Rules, and Starvation Mode. With Theresa Warburton, she is co-editor of the anthology ...
04.21.2021 #70 - Dori Midnight, Jewitch Healer Dori Midnight is a Jewish mystic, herbalist, artist, and teacher of magic. She also practices intuitive healing, weaves collaborative, liberatory ritual spaces, makes potions, and writes liturgy, spells, prayers, and poems. For over 20 years, Dori has been teaching workshops ...
04.07.2021 #69 - Liza Fenster, Somatic Seer Liza Fenster is a life long Witch who works as Reiki Master Teacher, tarot educator and reader, and ordained minister. She combines her intuitive gifts with 20 years of extensive spiritual and metaphysical practice and study from places including the ...

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The Witch Wave episodes:

#114 - Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and Sad13

#113 - Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird, Author of African American Magick

#112 - Brian Cotnoir, Artful Alchemist

#111 - Untitled Queen, Shapeshifting Storyteller

#110 - Katherine May, Author of "Enchantment" and "Wintering"

BONUS EP: CC Paschal, Future Ancestor (and Fairy Podmother)

#109 - Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik, Therapy Witch

BONUS EP: Remembering Rachel Pollack (Rerelease of #55 - Rachel Pollack, Tarot Titan and Radical Writer [Ad-Free])

#108 - Evan Doherty of Arcane Bullshit

#107 - Tessa Perlow, Witch-Crafter

#106 - Andrea Stein of Moon Dust Press

#105 - Diana Rose, Astrological Luminary

#104 - Tino Rodriguez and Virgo Paraiso, Mystical Art Partners

#103 - Taylor Wilde, Pro Wrestling Witch

#102 - Nanse Kawashima, Archetypal Interpreter

#101 - Rena Anakwe, Sound Healer

#100 - Starhawk, Spiral Goddess

#99 - Jamie Della, Kitchen Witch

#98 - Steven Intermill, Director of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick

#97 - Najah Lightfoot, Author of "Powerful Juju"

#96 - Ezra Rose, Jewitch Monster Maker

#95 - Jinkx Monsoon Returns! Witch Queen of All Witch Queens

BONUS EP: Sarah Lyons, Activist Witch (Witch Wave Plus Re-release)

#94 - SARK, Succulent Wild Woman

#93 - Sarah Anne Lawless, Priestess of Poison

#92 - Chaweon Koo, Author of SPELL BOUND

#91 - Lindsay Heather Pearce, Star of Broadway's WICKED

#90 - Charm Taylor, Enchanting Emcee

#89 - Madame Pamita, Slavic Sorceress

#88 - Rithika Merchant, Visual Mythmaker

#87 - The Money Witch, Jessie Susannah Karnatz

#86 - Darla Teagarden, Phantasmagorical Photographer

#85 - Nina MacLaughlin - Author of "Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung"

#84 - Karen Rose, Spiritual Herbalist

#83 - Veronica Varlow, Bohemian Witch

#82 - Christi Johnson, Stitch Witch

#81 - Sarah Shin, Co-founder of Ignota Books

#80 - Tere Arcq, Remedios Varo Aficionado

#79 - Lilith Dorsey, Author of "Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens"

BONUS Episode! Taschen's WITCHCRAFT co-editor Jessica Hundley and designer Nic Taylor

#78 - Lorraine Monteagut, Author of "Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color"

#77 - Heather Greene, Author of "Lights, Camera, Witchcraft"

#76 - Neko Case, Sovereign Songstress

#75 - SPELLLING's Tia Cabral

#74 - Haylin Belay, Pleasure Witch

#73 - Simon Costin, Director of the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic

#72 - Bat For Lashes' Natasha Khan

#71 - Elissa Washuta, Author of White Magic

#70 - Dori Midnight, Jewitch Healer

#69 - Liza Fenster, Somatic Seer

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