WitchLit Podcast

S9E09 – Thumper Forge

S9E09 – Thumper Forge

Thumper Forge, author of the newly released The Chaos Apple, joined me to talk about this romp of a novel by Raymond Buckland, better known for his books on witchcraft and Wicca. We cover a lot of ground including representation of witchcraft, new-paganism, and other...

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S9E08 – Mark Norman

S9E08 – Mark Norman

A note that the audio for this episode isn’t the best it could be. We had a few internet connectivity issues and Julian, our editor, did his best with what I gave him. Folkrist and author Mark Norman of The Folklore Podcast joined me this month to talk about reading...

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S9E07- Judika Illes

S9E07- Judika Illes

Judika Illes joined me this week to discuss the classic Russian novel The Master and Margarita in all its weird and wonderful glory. We also covered growing up in a house of books that were never off limits, publishing, divination, what she’s up to these days and...

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S09E06 — Cassandra Snow

S09E06 — Cassandra Snow

This month author and professional tarot reader Cassandra Snow joins me to discuss Rachel Pollack’s classic Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom. While it’s been called the tarot bible, it does have some detractors. Cassandra and I discuss the impact the book and Pollack...

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S9E05 – Katta Kis

S9E05 – Katta Kis

This month romance author Katta Kis joined me to chat about the controversial classic, The Satanic Witch, originally published as The Compleat Witch or What to do When Virtue Fails. I’m not sure what either of us really expected but I think we both left feeling like...

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S9E04 – Charles Harrington

S9E04 – Charles Harrington

This month, author and tarot deck creator Charles Harrington joined me to discuss The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley. There’s a lot of ground to cover with a book this expansive, but we hit on what fiction gets right and wrong about reading the future, thoughts...

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S9E03 – Aidan Wachter

S9E03 – Aidan Wachter

This month Aidan Wachter joins me to talk about Charles Godfrey Leland’s 1899 book Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches. We talk about how the book has influenced modern witchcraft, our own practices, and what we can take away from Aradia and what’s best left in the...

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S9E02 – Via Hedera

S9E02 – Via Hedera

Author and sculptor Via Hedera joined my to discuss Touch Blue by Lillian Morrison. Morrison compiled nursery rhymes, chants and charms, and more than a few spells in this book for children. Via and I discuss how this book came into her life, the impact it’s had on...

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S9E01 – Ron Padrón

S9E01 – Ron Padrón

This month the Reverend Ron Padrón joins me to discuss Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro by Gloria E. Anzaldúa, author and Chicana and feminist activist. Ron and I discuss how this book has influenced his own work as a writer, editor and practitioner and what this...

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S8E12 – Melissa Madara

S8E12 – Melissa Madara

Melissa Madara joined me for the finale of Season 8. We talked about their latest book The Witch’s Workshop, what life is like after closing up their brick and mortar store, and how their focus and interests have changed. We’ll be back in April with a new monthly...

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