Chelsea Wolfe is a musician with six critically acclaimed full-length albums under her belt. Though her sound spans various genres from goth rock to electronica to folk melancholia, what remains consistent is her romantically dark witchy vibe and lyrics that seem sprouted from a surreal and mysterious mindscape. On this episode, Chelsea talks about her technique of channeling songs, the ways she uses place as muse, and the part witchcraft plays in her creative practice both onstage and off. Pam ...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Surprise! It’s a Witch Wave bonus episode to tide you over until our Season 3 return on October 30th. This is a live episode: a conversation between Pam and Spolia Tarot’s Jessa Crispin and Jen May, recorded at Catland Books this summer. Jessa Crispin is the founder and editor of Bookslut.com and Spolia magazine. She is the author of The Dead Ladies Project (The University of Chicago Press), The Creative Tarot (Touchstone), and Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto . She has written for ...
Sep 11, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Julia Pott is an animator and illustrator and the creator of the show Summer Camp Island on Cartoon Network. Her award-winning shorts such as Belly , The Event , and My First Crush have played at festivals worldwide including Sundance, SXSW, and Tribeca. She’s also done animations for bands including Bat for Lashes and The Decemberists, and brands such as Oreo and Toyota. Julia was named one of the “10 Animators to Watch” by Variety in 2017, and she was a staff writer for the legendary animated ...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 36
This is a special crossover episode between The Witch Wave and the Missing Witches podcasts in celebration of Pam’s new book, WAKING THE WITCH: REFLECTIONS ON WOMEN, MAGIC, AND POWER . Missing Witches is a research-based, feminist, occult storytelling podcast that goes looking for the witches we've been missing throughout history, and then shines the light on contemporary witches, too. This episode begins with Pam interviewing Missing Witches co-hosts Risa Dickens and Amy Torok , who are both ar...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Jessica Lanyadoo is an internationally renowned Astrologer, Psychic Medium, Tarot Reader, and Animal Communicator who has been working to help people help themselves in one on one consultations since 1995, and by writing her weekly horoscope since 2003. She is also the host of Ghost of a Podcast , and co-hosts TLC’s digital show Stargazing on Facebook Watch. She is currently the resident astrologer for Girlboss (USA), and Chatelaine (Canada), and she has been the astrology columnist for various ...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Mya Spalter is the author of Enchantments: A Modern Witch's Guide to Self Possession , a wonderful witchcraft how-to book. Mya is longtime employee of New York City's oldest occult shop also called Enchantments, where she’s worked on and off since the year 2000. In addition to that, she writes poems and stories about science and mystery, and she infuses everything she does with wit, heart, and smarts. On this episode, Mya discusses what it’s like to be a professional witch in a retail environmen...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Mallory Lance is the editor-in-chief of Ravenous Zine , which aims help to people foster more feminine wildness and witchy wonder in their lives. She is the founder and creative director of Ravenous Media , through which she also produces events about crafting and conscious collaboration, and she’s begun work on a documentary series about women who cook with fire. Mallory is also a chef, food stylist, and creator of magical feasts, and her various projects has been featured in Vogue , Cosmopolit...
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Janaka Stucky is a mystic poet, performer, and publisher who incorporates occult practice and imagery into his work. Led Zeppelin’s legendary guitarist Jimmy Page has said, “Janaka Stucky is extraordinary, and his work riveting,” and when Jack White launched a new publishing imprint in 2015 called Third Man Books, they chose Janaka’s full-length poetry collection, The Truth Is We Are Perfect , as their inaugural title. This month, Janaka has a new book coming out with Third Man called Ascend Asc...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Jinkx Monsoon is an internationally beloved drag queen, and the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5. The character of Jinkx is a combination of many powerful femme personas, and is also informed by performer Jerick Hoffer’s real-life witchcraft practice both on and off-stage. A tremendously gifted comedian, actor, and singer, Hoffer performs in and out of drag worldwide, and as Jinkx Monsoon, they have recorded such albums as The Ginger Snapped and The Inevitable Album . On this episode, Jinkx...
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Yumi Sakugawa is an artist and author whose illustrated books and comics include Your Illustrated Guide To Becoming One With The Universe , There Is No Right Way to Meditate: And Other Lessons , and her newest book, Fashion Forecasts . Her comics have appeared in many publications such as The Believer , Bitch , The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2014 , and The Rumpus . She has also exhibited multimedia installations at the Japanese American National Museum and the Smithsonian Arts & Indu...
Mar 13, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Juliet Diaz is a healer, seer, and herbalist, and she holds a Masters of Science in Herbal Medicine. She is a descendent of a long line of witch healers from Cuba and has Indigenous roots as a member of the Taíno tribe. Juliet owns and runs her shop, November Sage Apothecary , and her online witchcraft learning community, Tierra Sagrada (formerly known as November Sage Herbarium – A Witch Healer School). She is also the author of the book Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within which comes out on Mar...
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Sarah Potter is a teacher and practitioner of Color Magic, which is a means of using specific hues to conjure different energies and manifest personal transformation. She is also an independent curator & art advisor at SP Projects, and a professional tarot reader. Sarah and her various endeavors have been featured in such places as BUST Magazine, VICE, and NYLON. On this Valentine’s Day episode, she discusses the powerful effects of colorful witchcraft, love and sex magic, and ways that taro...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Peter Bebergal is the author of several books about occulture and the paranormal including Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll , Too Much to Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood , and his newest book, Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural . He also writes about speculative music and literature for such places as The New Yorker online, Slate , The Times Literary Supplement , The Quietus , BoingBoing , and The Believer . O...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Erica Feldmann is the owner and founder of the iconic Salem shop, HausWitch Home + Healing , where she sells magical housewares and spell kits, hosts witchly classes and events, and offers divination and healing sessions. Erica is also the author of HausMagick , a book that teaches readers how to transform their homes with witchcraft, and which will be released in the US and UK in early February. On this episode, Erica discusses ways to manifest more magic in the home, rituals for cohabitating, ...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 25
Madeline Miller is the author of the beloved and best-selling novels Circe and The Song of Achilles . Both of her books are offshoots of Homer’s Greek myth epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey , though in Miller’s versions, side characters are centered and given more fully fleshed out stories that feel contemporary, complex, and crystalline. On this episode, Miller discusses the magic of women, the craft of writing, and how she gave new life to an ancient witch. Pam also talks about new year deities...
Jan 02, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Courtney Alexander is a multimedia artist, writer, and the creator behind Dust II Onyx: A Melanated Tarot Deck . She uses tarot as an avenue to visually explore the rich and complex layers of blackness and all of the meaning and magic that word entails. Her work has been featured in such places as The Hoodwitch , Teen Vogue , and Autostraddle . On this episode, Courtney discusses her artistic and spiritual creative process, the importance of representation in tarot, and finding light in darkness...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Ylva Mara Radziszewski runs The Cunning Crow Apothecary and Seattle's School of Traditional Magic . They are also a licensed acupuncturist, clinical herbalist, and a professional witch with a specific focus on bringing a voice to the role of witch as healer and the use of magic as a means of service and anti-oppression activism. Their work has been featured in VICE , BUST Magazine , The Stranger , and many other places. On this episode, Ylva Mara discusses witchcraft and gender non-conforming id...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Chiquita Brujita is a third generation Nuyorican Bruja, a performance artist, and a “conjurer of fiestas.” She is the creator of the magical merchandise brand Brooklyn Brujeria where she sells prayer candles and other items for the modern witch. She has also devised her own divination system based on the Mexican Lotería card game. As a dancer and event producer she has collaborated with such institutions as the Brooklyn Museum, El Museo del Barrio, and Bushwick’s House of Yes, and her work has b...
Nov 21, 2018•58 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Frances F. Denny is a photographer whose work investigates feminine expression and gender. Her latest project, Major Arcana: Witches in America , is a survey of over 70 female, femme, and gender non-binary people who identify as witches, and a selection of those photographs are currently on display at ClampArt Gallery in New York City. She is also a commercial photographer who shoots for The New Yorker , The New York Times , The Boston Globe , and many other places, and she’s one half of the vis...
Nov 07, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Welcome to Season 2 of The Witch Wave ! Joshua Conkel is a writer for the new Netflix show Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (out on October 26). He’s also a tarot reader, playwright, and practicing witch. He was a writer for Netflix’s hit adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events and he’s written the award winning film, Curmudgeons starring Danny DeVito. On this episode, Joshua discusses teen witches, TV writing, and how he uses tarot as a creative tool. Pam also talks about Samhain rituals, an...
Oct 24, 2018•59 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Bill Crisafi and Hogan McLaughlin are a visionary creative couple based in Salem, Massachusetts. Bill Crisafi is a multidisciplinary artist whose illustrations, photographs, sculptures, and Burial Ground jewelry line are inspired by folklore and the occult. Hogan McLaughlin is a fashion designer, artist, and dancer whose haute couture clothing line reflects his love of dark romance and fantastical tales. On this SEASON FINALE episode, they discuss their respective creative work, their alchemical...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Jessyka Winston is the mystical mind behind Haus of Hoodoo , a one-stop online source for fixed conjure candles, sacred smudges, and spiritual consultations, based in New Orleans. She is also a rootworker and Hoodoo Practitioner, and a Vodoun Priestess. On this episode, Jessyka talks about the differences between Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Vodoun; the potent power of fire magic; and the ways in which her Caribbean roots inform her eclectic American spiritual practice. Our sponsors for this episode are ...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Rebecca Artemisa is an artist and zine maker who calls herself “a bruja who paints spells.” Her works are extravagantly detailed and darling tableaux that incorporate myths and magic from her own Chicanx and Indigenous heritage, and each piece is customized with special symbols and ingredients meant to bless the recipient. Rebecca discusses the spellcraft that goes into her paintings and the ways in which her multiplicity of identities informs her work. Pam also shares thoughts on appreciation v...
May 23, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Judika Illes is an author, a teacher, and a longtime practicing witch. She has written over a dozen witchcraft classics such as the Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells , the Encyclopedia of Witchcraft , and Magic When You Need It . As an editor at Weiser Books, she’s also put together anthologies of speculative fiction including The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten and The Weiser Book of Occult Detectives . She discusses the art of spell casting, group magic vs. solo practice, and how she came...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Louisianna Purchase is a witch drag queen extraordinaire who’s been crowned “Austin’s Best Drag Performer” by the Austin Chronicle for 2 years in a row. She’s the co-creator of the monthly horror-themed drag show called Die Felicia , a member of the drag troop, PooPoo Platter, and the host of a weekly RuPaul’s Drag Race viewing party at Austin’s Downtown Jo’s. As a practicing witch and artist, Louisianna incorporates dark and magical aesthetics into her performances. In this episode, she discuss...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Jesse Bransford is an occult artist, a teacher, and an esoteric scholar. His drawings incorporate various magical systems and divine iconography, becoming visual spells in and of themselves. Bransford’s new book of Icelandic sigil drawings, A Book of Staves , is being published this month by Fulgur Esoterica , and many of the drawings will be on view at his solo show opening at Ortega y Gasset Projects in Brooklyn on April 21st. On this episode, he discusses his development as an imagery witch, ...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Rachel True is a tarot expert, wellness writer, and actor. As one of the stars of the 1996 cult film, The Craft , she has helped bring an interest in witchcraft and witch iconography to several generations. In addition to acting, Rachel currently runs the intuitive tarot business, True Heart Tarot , and the wellness site, Some True Things . On this episode, she discusses the transformative power of tarot, acting as Craft, the importance of intersectional magic, and her experience starring in one...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Gabriela Herstik is a writer, fashion critic, and witch whose book Craft: How To Be A Modern Witch is out this month in the UK . Gabriela has written extensively about ritual, style, and spiritual culture for such places as i-D , Broadly , and HelloGiggles , and she runs the monthly “Ask A Witch” column at Nylon . On this episode, she discusses her own mixed brew of identities, the transformative magic of fashion, and the inspiring rise of millennial witchcraft. Our sponsors for this episode are...
Mar 13, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Nicola Scott is the legendary comic book artist behind Wonder Woman , Birds of Prey , Secret Six , and many others. She's also the co-creator of Black Magick , a new occult noir series from Image Comics about a homicide detective who is also a witch. On this episode, Nicola discusses superheroes, witches, feminism, and the magical state that she goes into when she's conjuring her own comics artwork. Our sponsors for this episode are VERAMEAT , Zouz Incense , and Mithras Candle ....
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Matthew Freeman is a playwright and director whose work is often steeped in surreal and magical imagery. He has written numerous plays including That Which Isn't , When Is A Clock , and The Listeners . He’s a MacDowell Colony Fellow and a current resident playwright at New Dramatists. He also happens to be Pam’s husband. On this episode, he discusses being in spiritually mixed marriage, crafting a love ritual, and the relationship between theatre and magic. Our sponsors for this episode are The ...
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 9
