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Which Witch Is Witch
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A pop culture podcast about ladies who use magic. Hosted by Regina Flath and Derrick Sanskrit.
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23 — Jane Doe and Jem
Oct 29, 202000:45:32Tap to summarizeDarkness and light! Let’s discuss the magical ladies of the 2016 psychological horror film “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” and the 1985 cartoon (and 2015 comic book) “Jem and the Holograms.” Also: we recorded this in July 2019 so some of it feels quaint and dated in retrospect, the importance of not interrupting rituals, collective unconscious fear, magic magnets, deep fakes, and so much more! Audio samples: Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans — “Lights Out” “Clue” Jem and the Holograms — “Truly Outrageous” “G.I. Joe” Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify!
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22 — Gwen Stacy & Susie Bannion
May 16, 201900:36:57Tap to summarizeDance, magic dance! Today we discuss a pair of our favorite dancing witches from 2018 cinema, Gwen Stacy a.k.a. Spider-Gwen from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and Suzie Bannion from “Suspiria”. Also: witches from coast to coast, alternative home therapy options, your hair it’s everywhere (screaming infidelities), public vogueing, vaginas where there typically aren’t vaginas, and so much more! Audio samples: David Bowie — “Magic Dance” Married With Sea Monsters — “Face It Tiger” “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” Thom Yorke — “Olga’s Destruction” Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify!
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21 — Monet St. Croix and Emma Frost
Dec 20, 201800:34:03Tap to summarizeIt’s our third annual X-Men XMas special, and we’re going back to high school with our favorite high society mutants with diamond-hard exteriors, Monet St. Croix and Emma Frost, the X-Men otherwise known as M and the White Queen! Also: a variety of all-lady teams, life is hard for diamond girls, the freakiest of deakies, troubles with twins, we’re all wearing halloween costumes all the time, and so much more! Audio samples: La Roux — “Bulletproof” Invader Zim — “Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom” Rihanna — “Diamonds” Saturday Night Live — “Church Chat” Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify!
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20 — Elaine Parks and Gillian Holroyd
Dec 6, 201800:39:47Tap to summarizeIt’s just like the 1960’s, only not at all! Join us as we discuss the love spells gone awry from the 2016 film “The Love Witch” and the 1958 film “Bell, Book, and Candle.” Also: the police don’t know what a tampon is, Mystery Science Theater 3000, elevated murder porn, “cast that love spell on yourself,” magical Chekhov’s Gun (pew! pew!), shoe-burning feminism, best supporting cat, the two of us basically beg to be fired for talking smack about our industry, and so much more! Audio samples: “Fairy Lady Harp Music” from The Love Witch “Pyewacket Returns” and “Zodiac Blues” from Bell, Book, and Candle RuPaul’s Drag Race The Lonely Island, “Like A Boss” Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or wherever podcasts are conjured!
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19 — Emily Aster and Lydia Deetz
Aug 30, 201800:37:11Tap to summarizeBreak out the slap bracelets and dial-in to the party line because we’re talking about ladies from the 80’s. Let’s dig into the MTV maven Emily Aster from the comic book “Phonogram” and the gallant goth Lydia Deetz from the film “Beetlejuice.” Also: pipe wrench fights, making a career out of your senior illustration thesis, fast-forwarding through open knee surgery, guest list etiquette, and so much more! Audio samples: Madonna — “Material Girl” “Take On Me (Literal Video Version)” Lady Gaga — “Paparazzi” Danny Elfman — “Main Titles (from Beetlejuice)” Beetlejuice Blondie — “Atomic” Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or SoundCloud!
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18 — Magical Girls: Usagi (Sailor Moon) and Amethyst (Princess of Gemworld)
May 10, 201800:34:36Tap to summarizeGet ready for rainbows, ribbons, and transformations as we talk about one of our favorite subgenres of witchery: Magical Girls! Compare the catch-all magical combat abilities and indistinct gem-related powers of Usagi from “Sailor Moon” and Amethyst, DC Comics’ Princess of Gemworld. Also: 90’s kids will understand, America can’t have nice things, too few positive female friendships in media, Masters of the Universe, fighting about Infinity War (no spoilers), the U.S. women’s soccer team is amazing, it’s easy to forget DC continuity, transformation dance offs, and so much more! Audio samples: “Sailor Moon” theme Xena: Warrior Princess’s battle cry Vanilla Ice – “Ice, Ice Baby” Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or SoundCloud!
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Mar 22, 201800:31:37Tap to summarizeThe Voodoo Queen of New Orleans meets Sister Grimm in today’s episode as we discuss our first NONFICTION witch, the legendary Marie Laveau, and compare her to Marvel’s most recent on-screen magical lady, Nico Minoru from “Runaways.” Also: questioning whether doctors are cool, this is not a paid advertisement, an actual rainbow overtakes Regina’s physical form, what to expect when you visit Murder-hyphen-any-other-word, beignets and peach cobbler, and so much more! Audio samples: Dr. John – “Right Place, Wrong Time” Siddhartha Khosla – “Runaways Theme” Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or SoundCloud!
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16 — Wanda Maximoff and Madelyne Pryor
Dec 20, 201700:35:28Tap to summarizeIt’s our second annual “X”-Mas special, with another pair of our favorite magical ladies from the X-Men. This time we’re talking about Wanda Maximoff (aka the Scarlet Witch) and Madelyne Pryor (aka the Goblin Queen, aka Anodyne, aka the Red Queen, aka the Black Rook), both of whom have long and troubled relationships with their friends, families, and even their own origins! Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or SoundCloud!
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15 — Kim & Kim and Rupy & Sapphire
Oct 26, 201700:32:17Tap to summarizeLet’s celebrate the broader range of magical ladies with a duo of LGBTQ witchy pairs! That’s four witches with two wonderful relationships in a bright and bouncy super-saturated episode as we discuss Kim Quatro and Kim Dantzler from the comic book “Kim & Kim” along with Ruby, Sapphire, and their sentient relationship Garnet from the animated series “Steven Universe.” Also: trans representation in media, appropriate amounts of eyeliner, knowing when to let the army handle it, grandiose chitchat, and the obligatory X-Men allusion. Audio samples: Veruca Salt — “Volcano Girls” “Reunion” and “Stronger Than You” from Steven Universe Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or SoundCloud!
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14 — Atsuko Kagari and Phèdre nó Delaunay
Aug 17, 201700:29:35Tap to summarizeIt’s a pair of witchy schools (that aren’t Hogwarts) in this episode as we compare Atsuko Kagari, student of Luna Nova Magical Academy in the animated series “Little Witch Academia,” to Phèdre nó Delaunay of the Court of Night-Blooming Flowers from the “Kushiel’s Legacy” series of books. Also: crit’ing your resurrection roll, witch pride parades, foreign exchange students, the limits of feeling pleasure from pain, inconsistencies in animal dialects, and the Cauldron Cabaret After Dark. Audio samples: YURiKA — ”Shiny Ray” Little Witch Academia — “Samhain Magic Festival” Community — “Investigative Journalism” Labelle — “Lady Marmalade” Chris Rock — “No Sex (in the Champagne Room)” Don't disappoint the gods by missing an episode! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or SoundCloud!
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