It's the end of Season 9 of Witchcast Podcast as we know it — and we're feeling a lot of things!

In this Season 9 finale, Emily and Kate gather around the cauldron to reflect on our most ambitious season yet, recapping some of the biggest lessons and magical takeaways from the incredible guests and topics we explored along the way.

We spill a little behind-the-scenes tea, marvel at how far this little podcast has come, and look ahead to an uncertain (but exciting) future. We've got a lot of life things brewing, so for now, consider this an extended hiatus.

In the meantime, you can always binge our 155 episodes, catch us on Emily's new YouTube series Cooking Together, or keep up with us on Instagram @witchcastpodcast.

And don't forget to "love, cackle, learn." Hex yeah!

What really happened inside the walls of New York City's most legendary hotel?

In this episode of Witchcast Podcast, we step into the history, lore, and lingering ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel with special guest Man-Laï (@manlaievents): event planner, documentary associate producer, and longtime resident of the iconic building. From nights partying in 1980s Studio 54 to chance encounters with the Chelsea's colorful characters, Man-Laï shares stories from NYC's wild and creative golden age.

We explore the artists, musicians, and eccentrics who shaped the Chelsea's legendary reputation, the paranormal activity rumored to haunt its halls, and how both the hotel and the city have changed over time. Man-Laï also shares her own memories of ghostly and strange encounters, many of which are featured in the documentary The Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel, now streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi.

To close the episode, she pulls a card from her Phantomwise Tarot with a message for the week.

Content warning: This episode briefly discusses suicide.

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In this episode of Witchcast, we take a magical, musical dive into medieval and Arthurian history with the enchanting Nina Dante: musician, storyteller, and folklorist. We explore Nina's incredible work on Instagram (@thesnakesaidtotheriver), her process for uncovering themes in old texts, translating centuries-old poems, and composing original songs on her stunning harp.

Nina regales us with tales of green and kitchen witchcraft woven through history, sharing new takes on old myths, whimsical stories, hauntingly sweet music and more. She performs historic and original pieces, recites old prose, and brings the past vividly into the present. To close things out, she pulls a card from her Rider Waite-Smith tarot deck with the perfect message for this week.

Grab your favorite warm drink and curl up for this one, it's a cozy delight!

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This week's episode is a WILD one — literally! In this episode of the Witchcast Podcast, we are joined by zoologist, wildlife educator and animal wrangler Samantha Slevens of Zoophoria, NJ (@zoophorianj) — and she brought along her menagerie of magnificent animal friends! We dive into Samantha's lifelong love of all things scaly and crawly and meet several of her familiars, including Cheeseburger, the tarot-reading cane toad; Tripod the mighty 3-legged tortoise, and Glizzy, the gorgeous Argentinian Black and White Tegu and newest member of the clan. If you love animals, you're going to LOVE this episode.

We close out the episode with a very special tarot reading by none other than Cheeseburger the Cane Toad herself, who has an empowering message for us all!

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This week, we're joined by good friend, magical anarchist, recovering crystal girlie, and chemist engineer Tim Short (@acowboychemist) for a rollicking and chaotic good time! Tim regales us with many fascinating yarns about his journey through both the mystical and scientific worlds, and the surprising ways they've overlapped. We talk technomancy, radio frequencies, ghosts, geomancy, ley-lines and of course, what happens after we die.

Then Tim pulls a card from his Star String tarot deck for a special message for our listeners.

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Beware, this episode gets pretty spooktacular! This week, we're joined by comedian and actor Mohtasham Yaqub (@moecomedyy) to talk faith, fear, and the stories we grow up with. Moe shares just a few of his personal, very scary ghost stories, guardian angels, and why sometimes it's better to just listen when the spirits tell you to GTFO. We also cover growing up in Pakistan vs. Minnesota vs. NYC, how superstition and spirituality show up in Moe's everyday life, and how exploring the mystical has actually strengthened his connection to Islam.

Then Emily closes us out with a tarot pull from her Moon Power deck that brings an empowering message to us all!

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This week, comedian and performer Tim Murray (@tmurray06) joins Witchcast for a chaotic, hilarious conversation about witches, theater kids, and the afterlife. You may remember Tim from our live Halloween Spooktacular, but in this episode we sit down to really get to know the witch behind the mic. We dive into why Mary Poppins sucks, which pop culture witches make Tim's top five, all about his hit international comedy special WITCHES, and why playing the evil hot slut is always more fun.

Along the way, we talk witch / theater awakenings, superstitions, and yes, what we think happens after we die. To close things out, Kate pulls a card from her Modern Tarot deck with a grounding, heartening message for Tim and our listeners.

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It's technically a New Year (for all you Gregorian-following punks that is), and in this episode of Witchcast Podcast, comedians and witches Emily and Kate explore New Year rituals, winter magic, tarot spreads, and seasonal spellwork for this introspective, couch-and-cookie phase of January.

Emily breaks down her approach to New Year's resolutions, why S.M.A.R.T. goals don't have to feel intimidating, and how she's incorporating Norse-inspired Yule Boasting into her personal ritual practice. We also talk vision boards, solstice manifestations, and she shares a gentle New Year Resolutions tarot spread designed to help you reset without anxiety or burnout.

Kate then dives into the upcoming Lunar New Year and what to expect from the Year of the Fire Horse, including why this bold, dramatic energy that was once thought to be cursed, may be exactly what we need right now. And she walks us through a few simple spells you can do at home to help bring truth and clarity to light during dark times.

To close, Emily introduces the Nova Scotian tradition of Robert Burns Day and explains why it might actually be January's real main event, before pulling a final card from her new Lord of the Rings tarot deck.

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The future looks creamy in this episode of Witchcast Podcast, as we sit down with tyromancer, author and journalist, Jennifer Billock (@kitchenwitchjb, @jenniferjoanbillock,) the only professional cheese fortune-teller in the country! We discuss what exactly is tyromancy, or divination using cheese, its historic origins, and how Jennifer found herself gazing into wheels and wedges for a living. Then Jennifer gives Emily and Kate a brief cheese reading of their own that is quite illuminating.

We cover more of Jennifer's varied and illustrious career as a diviner, from reading Snickers bars for the NFL to her new cheese tyromancy book coming out next year. Then Jennifer pulls a card from her Garbage Pail Kids tarot deck, the "meanest deck she owns," and it comes in hot with a very clear message!

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It's the last episode of the season, and who doesn't love a little Cole in their stocking? This week, we're joined by the divine astrologer, writer, creator, social media icon, and silly goose Cole Prots (@JKitscole)!

We dive into the trenches fast, talking about all of the major transits coming up in the new year (do we ever get a break?!) as well as what's still to come in the last couple weeks of 2025. We also discuss the wild Pluto in Aquarius era we all find ourselves in, and fair warning — we get a wee bit existential. Then Cole spills which signs he thinks would be the messiest at the holiday dinner table!

We close out the episode with Cole pulling from his Ethereal Visions Illuminated Tarot deck. Not one but four cards spill out, and we were fully gagged by the reveal.

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