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- 1 weeks ago1h 24m
100. Writing Witchcraft (with E.H. Lupton)
On the show I've talked a lot about witchcraft in fiction over the years. But as I'm also an author of urban fantasy novels, I thought it might be interesting to talk about it from the creative end -- how I think about writing witchcraft in fiction as a witch in real life. And since I thought it would be weird to just talk about it on my own, I've decided to make it double-weird by inviting author of Dionysus in Wisconsin and co-host of Ask a Medievalist E.H. Lupton onto the show to talk about it with me! So on this one hundredth episode of the show, enjoy the chaos when two writers from Wisconsin talk about writing magic in fiction.
- Sep 26, 202640 min
99. Communication
So we covered some of this back in the "Respect" episode, but I really just wanted to take some time and explore how we talk to each other in witchcraft spaces. And, uh, I might be part of the problem here from time to time.
- Aug 29, 20262h 0m
98. Practical Magic (1998) (With Bree NicGarran)
Bree NicGarran joins me this episode as we finally get around to talking about the 1998 film adaptation of Practical Magic. For some people the '90s movie that got them pulled into witchcraft was The Craft, while for others (like Bree) it was this one! We figured with the sequel coming out soon, we really needed to get around to talking about this one. So we did! For two hours! You could have watched the whole movie on your own in that time!
- Jul 25, 202659 min
97. Feedback/Q&A Special 2026
It’s July which means it’s time for the annual feedback/Q&A episode of the show! In this episode I sit down and answer questions that you, the audience, has been sending me over the last few months. It’s the same dance we do every summer, but maybe a surprise guest will show up and help me answer one of these.
- Jun 27, 202642 min
96. A Fireside Chat
Look, there are two things I wanted to talk about this month, but didn't have enough time to fully prepare an episode on either. So, instead, I'm just going to talk about my current thoughts on both of these (unrelated) topics. First off we have the US Military no longer recognizing about 180 different religions, and then after that I'm talking about my thoughts on Chaos vs Eclecticism. Like I said, unrelated topics.
- May 30, 202636 min
95. An Honest Review of Thumper Forge’s “The Chaos Apple”
Well, it must be May, because I'm doing another book review! This time around I'm reviewing Thumper Forge's "The Chaos Apple" (ISBN 9780738775432) which came out last fall. It is, unsurprisingly, a book on Chaos Magic - a topic it turns out I knew more about than I realized. And while overall I liked this book a lot, it does have one glaring issue for me... but only because I'm a pedantic nerd.
- Apr 25, 202637 min
94. Respect
One of the biggest challenges in building a real community in the modern witchcraft movement is, honestly, the lack of respect a lot of folks show each other. From asserting that unverified personal gnosis is fact to spreading misinformation, it's a huge issue. Well, we need to fix that.
- Mar 28, 202635 min
93. Gatekeeping.
One of the topics I've wanted to cover on this show for the longest time is gatekeeping in witchcraft spaces. It was on my original list of topics when I started the show, and it just kept getting knocked down the list. My opinion has evolved a lot over the years though, and the take I have now is in many ways completely different than what it would have been if I'd made this episode when the show first started. And hopefully it's a journey you're willing to take with me.
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