About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electrifying, unexpectedly radical part of the project. These days the Missing Witches Coven gathers in our private, online coven circle to offer each other collaborative courses in ritual, weaving, divination, and ...
Jun 17, 2019•56 min•Ep. 30
Missing Witches Beltane Special - Music Witches: Music As Wicthcraft In this episode, we speak to classical pianist and astrologer Monefa Walker, Montreal musician and Witch Alex Robshaw, plus new clips from Amy's conversation with singer/songwriter and performance artist, Athena Holmes! Amy and Risa share their own thoughts and experience as Music Witches!! http://www.missingwitches.com/2019/05/01/missing-witches-beltane-special:-music-witches,-music-as-witchcraft/(opens in a new tab) https://s...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 29
Witches Found: The Medium of Life with Jacqueline Beaumont Part 1 In this episode of Witches Found, Amy sits down with Jacqueline Beaumont to discuss Bio Art, Performance Art, Gaia, Bio-hacking, Gender and the future of Humanity. http://www.missingwitches.com/2019/04/23/witches-found:-the-medium-of-life-with-jacqueline-beaumont About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft....
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 28
Witches Found: The Medium of Life with Jacqueline Beaumont Part 1 In this episode of Witches Found, Amy sits down with Jacqueline Beaumont to discuss Bio Art, Performance Art, Gaia, Bio-hacking, Gender and the future of Humanity. http://www.missingwitches.com/2019/04/23/witches-found:-the-medium-of-life-with-jacqueline-beaumont About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft....
Apr 24, 2019•35 min•Ep. 27
In this episode we meet the problematic powerhouse behind Dianic Wicca, Z Budapest, and Amy explores her own Hungarianness through this witch's story. Warning: We discovered during our research that Z Budapest has been labeled and embraced the label of TERF - for those of you not familiar with this acronym, it stands for Trans Exclusive Radical Feminist. We at Missing Witches are not that. INclusivity is our mandate and our guiding principle, so we were a bit shook by this discovery. After some ...
Apr 21, 2019•32 min•Ep. 26
Witches Found: Raising a Witch - Mother Daughter Magic With Melida and Celia In this interview Risa sat down with Melida Jimenez and her daughter Celia. We met Celia last year and after she listened to a couple episodes of our podcast she whispered: ‘my mother raised me to believe I was a witch.’ https://missingwitches.com/2019/04/13/witches-found:-raising-a-witch---mother-daughter-magic-with-melida-and-celia https://iewirokwasheroes.weebly.com/2018-recipients.html https://cucamanga.com/ About M...
Apr 17, 2019•58 min•Ep. 25
Missing Witches - Doreen Valiente: All Acts Of Love And Pleasure Are My Rituals Doreen Valiente, the Mother of Modern Witchcraft, the spy who worshiped the moon and never quite came in from the cold, the sharp researcher who spotted forgeries and accidentally helped create a religion though she thought organized religion was a curse to humanity, and wrote beautiful books of poems and spells about how to draw down the moon, and how to find your own magic alone with the trees. www.missingwitches.c...
Apr 14, 2019•31 min•Ep. 24
WITCHES FOUND: Bossing Up with Athena Holmes In this episode, we meet the bold and audacious Witch Artist Musician Organizer, Athena Holmes, who teaches us how to take risks, be brave and stay balanced. http://www.missingwitches.com/2019/04/10/witches-found:-bossing-up-with-athena-holmes About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-suppo...
Apr 10, 2019•46 min•Ep. 23
Missing Witches - Zora Neale Hurston: I Want To Collect Like A New Broom In this episode we learn to be bold and audacious with one of America's greatest Anthropologists and Story-tellers, Zora Neale Hurston, her curiosity leading us on a journey of Magic and discovery! http://www.missingwitches.com/2019/04/01/missing-witches---zora-neale-hurston:-i-want-to-collect-like-a-new-broom/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from rese...
Apr 07, 2019•31 min•Ep. 22
In this episode, Amy and nursing student and witch, Nova, attempt to smash the hierarchies of health with their discussion of witchcraft, mental and physical health, and the notion of Radical Compassion. CW TW in this conversation, the subject of suicide does come up. Resources are provided in episode for those who are struggling. http://www.missingwitches.com/2019/04/03/witches-found:-radical-compassion-with-nova About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podca...
Apr 03, 2019•46 min•Ep. 21
Missing Witches - Urduja: You Are Kapwa, Kin, Connected To Everything About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported , and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electrifying, unexpectedly radical part of the project. These days the Missing Witches Coven gathers in our private, online coven circle to offe...
Mar 31, 2019•26 min•Ep. 20
Witches Found: Art Magic With Marigold Santos In this episode, Amy chats with multimedia artist Marigold Santos about every thing from immigration, to boxing to folklore and how it all relates to her art and to her notion of what it means to be a witch. http://www.missingwitches.com/2019/03/27/witches-found-art-magic-with-marigold-santos/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love...
Mar 27, 2019•53 min•Ep. 19
Lady Frieda Harris: I Wish I Could Paint In Crystals In this episode we meet the Bestie of the Beast! Lady Frieda Harris collaborated with Aleister Crowley to produce the Thoth Tarot deck at the intersection of Math and Magic. About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported , and getting to know the members of our Coven has been t...
Mar 24, 2019•27 min•Ep. 18
Missing Witches Ostara Special - Talking 'Spiritual Bypassing' with The Birch Trail http://www.missingwitches.com/2019/03/20/missing-witches-ostara-special---talking-spiritual-bypassing-with-the-birch-trail/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported , and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electr...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 17
Welcome to the 2019 Missing Witches Imbolc Special!! At the intersection of Art, Science and Witchcraft, we meet the brilliant and fascinating Witches at Speculative Life BioLab on the campus of Montreal's Concordia University!! speculativelifebiolab.com About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported , and getting to know the mem...
Feb 01, 2019•54 min•Ep. 16
On the Missing Witches Yuletide Special, Amy and Risa talk about about consumerism, dish some witchy history and chat with astrologers Sue and Beisha, PLUS we debut the brand new Missing Witches Yuletide Carol - we hope you'll sing along! About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported , and getting to know the members of our Cove...
Dec 20, 2018•59 min•Ep. 15
Missing Witches: Witches Found - Samhain with Reeta and Phoenix In the final episode of Season 1, Amy and Risa get together with Reeta and Phoenix one more time to talk about birth, life, death and everything in between and shout out our favourite online Witches on our Samhain special!! About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-suppor...
Oct 31, 2018•51 min•Ep. 14
Brenda Laurel: Unleash The Alchemical Power Of It All. In this episode, we strap on our VR goggles and take a look at both kinds of virtual reality - the one you make with technology, and the one you make with magic. By the keystrokes of visionary techno-pagan and software pioneer, Brenda Laurel, we learn to bridge the gap between computer, theatre, nature, and reality. Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/10/28/episode-6-brenda…-power-of-it-all/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok an...
Oct 28, 2018•24 min•Ep. 13
Part 2 Missing Witches: Witches Found - Goddess With Phoenix In part two of our interview, Amy continues her discussion of the goddess with Phoenix who makes an impassioned case for intersectional engagement and reparations as well as for sex work, and all women’s work, as magical, powerful and healing. Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/10/24/episode-5a-witch…d-goddess-part-2/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspe...
Oct 24, 2018•34 min•Ep. 12
Missing Witches - Mama Lola: "Spirit For Everybody!" A story of power, resilience and care and magic - back to the beginning of all consciousness to follow the genesis of vodou through dreams and under water, in Spirits, in Haiti and in Mama Lola, famed Vodou Priestess of Brooklyn. Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/10/21/episode-5-mama-l…it-for-everybody/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to re...
Oct 21, 2018•46 min•Ep. 11
Witches Found: Goddess With Phoenix Part 1 In this first of a two part interview, Amy talks to performer and activist, Phoenix, about goddess worship, drama as therapy, the power of women, the power of protest, and of course, the power of magic. Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/10/17/episode-4a-witches-found-goddess/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love an...
Oct 17, 2018•29 min•Ep. 10
Monica Sjöö: The Earth Is A Witch And The Men Still Burn Her. A deep dive into the divine feminine, from goddess worship to modern motherhood, guided through the landmines by author, artist, activist, witch: Monica Sjöö. Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/10/14/episode-4-monica…n-still-burn-her/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches...
Oct 14, 2018•35 min•Ep. 9
Amy talks to Medicine Woman, Annie Lamoureux about the tools she uses to connect with the Great Spirit. Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/10/10/episode-3a-witches-found-spirit/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported , and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electrifying, unexp...
Oct 10, 2018•30 min•Ep. 8
A psychedelic trip through the mountains of Mexico where we find Maria Sabina and her magic mushrooms. Through the story and songs of this curandera and poet, we explore the interplay of soul and brain, nature, language and healing. Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/10/07/episode-3-maria-…erds-the-immense/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Mis...
Oct 07, 2018•41 min•Ep. 7
Missing Witches: Witches Found - Self Care with Beisha This week, Amy AND Risa get together to chat with Ayurvedic Practitioner, Beisha, about self care as we unpack Ipsita Roy Chakraverti’s answers to our questions! Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/10/03/episode-2a-witches-found-self-care/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is...
Oct 03, 2018•49 min•Ep. 6
Missing Witches - Ipsita Roy Chakraverti "Every Strong Woman Is A Witch And All Are Hunted" A story of visions, rose petals, arrogance and activism, told through the eyes, craft and writings of Ipsita Roy Chakraverti. Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/09/30/episode-2-ipsita…d-all-are-hunted/ http://theyoungbengalbrigade.com/ A story of visions, rose petals, arrogance and activism, told through the eyes, craft and writings of Ipsita Roy Chakraverti. Our story begins in 1960’s Mo...
Sep 30, 2018•39 min•Ep. 5
Missing Witches: Witches Found - Divination with Reeta This week, Amy talks to Tarot Reader Reeta about the sacred cards and other forms of divination. Episode Webpage: http://www.missingwitches.com/2018/09/26/1a-witches-found-divination/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported , and getting to know the members of our Cove...
Sep 26, 2018•46 min•Ep. 4
Welcome to The Missing Witches Podcast, where we tell stories of badass women who have practiced magic. In this podcast we go looking for the witches we’ve been missing - we is myself, Risa Dickens, and my co-producer and sound designer Amy Torok. This is a feminist history storytelling podcast where we try to fill gaps in our mental maps of what a witch is and where are they and what have they been doing? It’ll necessarily be a mix of history, gossip and maybe some magic to fill in the blanks. ...
Sep 23, 2018•38 min•Ep. 3
Missing Witches is a research based, feminist occult storytelling project. It’s sort of like Disgraceland, or Lore, except each episode is about a real witch. It tells some pretty crazy magical stories about women, and emphasizes women of colour. Missing Witches is co-produced by Risa Dickens and Amy Torok. We are releasing a total of 12 episodes for Season One: Sundays, starting on the Sept 23 Full Moon and ending on Oct 28, we’ll release 6 episodes that are scripted, research-based stories of ...
Sep 21, 2018•45 sec0
