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Southern Bramble: a Podcast of Crooked Ways

Austin & Marshall •linktr.ee
Religion & Spirituality
Spirituality
Join Austin and Marshall, two queer witches, as they explore topics in the world of witchcraft and the cunning arts in this biweekly podcast.
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Episodes

Season 3, Episode 14: a Primer in Potions

In this episode, Austin and Marshall discuss potions, their history, famous potion makers, tools in potion making, and philosophies behind them.

Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 14

Season 3, Episode 10: Sigilcraft

In this episode, we discuss all things Sigils: in history, in modernity, their use in grimoires, astrology, methods of creation/activation, and more.

Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 10

Season 3, Episode 7: The Magical Matthew Venus

In this episode, Marshall and Austin talk about Mays Eve, Walpurgisnacht, Hexennacht, and Beltane with Matthew Venus of @Spiritusarcanum. We also discuss community, Austin and Matthews upcoming collaboration, as well as the Salem Witchcraft and Folklore Festival.

Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 43 min

Season 3, Episode 5: A Very Cunning Interview

In this episode, Austin interviews, Marshall all about his first publication, Cunning Words: a Grimoire of Tales and Magic (now available on Amazon. Warning: light spoilers

Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 5

Season 3, Episode 1: Personal Power

In this episode, we open the new year and the new season talking about goals and catching up after the holidays. The main topic of the day is personal power. Where does a witches power come from? Is it internal or external? What are spirit contracts? What does it mean to evoke or invoke? How do deities fit in here? And we even get into personal cosmologies of our own practices.

Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Season 3Ep. 1

Season 2, Episode 27: Winter Folklore with Cory Thomas Hutcheson

In this episode, Cory Thomas Hutcheson joins us to talk all about winter and holiday folklore. Cory is the author of New World Witchery and color host of the podcast New World Witchery. You can find him at @newworldwitchery on Instagram

Dec 20, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 27

Season 2, Episode 25: Aradia a Modern guide to the Gospel of the Witches with Craig Spencer

Episode Note: Austin was traveling at the time of this recording so his audio isn’t as clean but still completely audible. In this extra long episode, we interview Craig Spencer, the author of Aradia: A Modern Guide to Charles Godfrey Leland‘s Gospel of the Witches. We discuss the myth, the history, the controversy, and the beauty that is this mysterious Italian manuscript. You can find Craig on IG at @witchcraftunchained

Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 2Ep. 25

Season 2, Episode 24: Aly the Bronxwitch

In this episode, we talk to Aly the Bronxwitch Who shares about her life, her experience in the Bible belt, her move to New York, her amazing community space the BronxWitch Headquarters, and her amazing work on the Better Witch Podcast. You can find her on IG at @bronxwitch and @bronxwitchhq

Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 24

Season 2, Episode 21: The Witchy Aesthetic

This week, we discuss the witchy aesthetic. What is it? Is it important? What in history has happened to create it? We talk about art, media, and the zeitgeist that is the iconic visage of the witch. Books discussed: All Them Witches, and The Witches Sabbath by Kekdon, and The Witches Devil by Roger J Horne.

Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 21

Season 2, Episode 18: a Conversation surrounding Baneful Magic

In this episode, we discuss the history of curses, the perceived differences in jinxes and hexes, as well as ways one might detect and deflect any baleful magic sent one’s way. Extras include: a brief discussion on monkeypox, tangents about individual worldviews, and the crux of deciphering your own ethical code.

Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 18

Season 2, Episode 17: Welsh Witchcraft with Mhara Starling

In this episode, we interview Mara Starling about her life as a witch living in Wales, her experience as a trans woman and it’s effect within her craft, her book Welsh Witchcraft , and growing up learning the folklore of her land.

Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 17

Season 2, Episode 15: Ozark Folk Traditions with Brandon Weston

In this episode, we interview Brandon Weston author of Ozark Folk Magic and Ozark Mountain Spell Book. They share all about being a generational Ozarker, a folk healer, and the research that went into writing their books. You can find Brandon at @ozarkhealingtraditions on Instagram.

Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 2Ep. 15

Season 2, Episode 14: Queerness and Gender in Witchcraft

This is an extra special episode about queerness, gender, and witchcraft. With a special blend of historical context and personal experience we share what it means to be queer, a witch, and how the ecology of the LGBTQIA community has evolved throughout time in religious and spiritual structures. Opening monologue from @plantbasedbirdgirl on tiktok.

Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 2Ep. 14

Season 2, Episode 13: Traditional Wicca with Thorn Mooney

In this episode, we interview thorn Mooney, an author and Gardnarian Wiccan to discuss her craft, differences in paths, and misconceptions about being Wiccan. You can find Thorn at @thornthewitch on Instagram and her books Traditional Wicca and The Witches Path wherever books are sold. SIDE NOTE: this was recorded back in march and Marshalls audio in this episode has several electronic interruptions that were only noticed upon completion of this recording. We apologize for any sound that is less...

Jun 07, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 13
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