Hashtag Ball-Jointed Doll Sales (A Snack)
Welcome to the first of our snack miniseries! We've been keeping very busy with our live shows (thank you to all who attend, we treasure you) but we still want to bring some fun discussions to the RSS feed for our long-distance fans. We will be exploring a variety of topics that relate to previous episodes and live shows, but are not necessarily paranormal. Today, we're talking about the thriving Instagram community of #bjdsales!
music: "Girl on the Moon"; written and performed by Nihilore; CC BY 3.0
Episode 25: eHow to Protect Yourself from Vampires
Hi, there! Can I come in? This spring, we're launching a series about vampires in society. In this, our first vampire episode, Augusta & Eva introduce vampiric lore and discuss some strategies for staying safe from vampires. We talk garlic, stakes, garlic steaks... the works.
music: "Girl on the Moon"; written and performed by Nihilore; CC BY 3.0
Episode 24.5: The First Daughter of Darkness
In another fun character-focused freeform bonus episode, Augusta and Eva discuss the children of Anton LaVey (the so-called 'Father of Satanism'), and the ways in which they carried on and challenged his legacy. Do the Black Pope's children still practice Satanism? Did any of them change their name to Ethan? Is one of them the clone-mother of Taylor Swift? We answer two of these questions, and more!
music: "Girl on the Moon"; written and performed by Nihilore; CC BY 3.0
Episode 24: Saticnic Picnic
This week, Eva & Augusta conclude our recent witchcraft series with a discussion of the Satanic panic of the 1980s. In this episode, we discuss Michelle Remembers, Anton LaVey, and how the moral outrage and social distrust of the Satanic panic was a preview for the behavior of contemporary QAnon conspiracy theorists.
content warning: sexual assault, child sexual abuse & violence
music: "Girl on the Moon"; written and performed by Nihilore; CC BY 3.0
Episode 23: Z Budapest’s Dianic Wicca (or, Manifesting a Manifesto)
Hello again. Welcome back to our series on witchcraft in America. In this, the second installment, we discuss the contributions & controversies of Z Budapest, a prominent figure in feminism, witchcraft, and feminist witchcraft. We talk Susan B. Anthony, hexing rapists, and the utter hoax that is fire safety.
content warning: sexual assault & violence
music: "Girl on the Moon"; written and performed by Nihilore; CC BY 3.0
Episode 22: The Danvers Witch Trials
Hello again! Thanks for having us! I had coronavirus. But we're back now, babyyyy. In the first episode of our new series about witchcraft in America, Augusta and Eva tell the story of the so-called Salem Witch Trials (which really happened in Salem Village, now called Danvers). We talk Puritan names, PTSD, and eating moldy grain.
content warning: listeners may find discussion of war & the genocide of indigenous peoples disturbing
music: "Girl on the Moon"; written and performed by Nihilore; CC BY 3.0
Episode 21: The Cryptozoo, Population: YOU
And we're back! This week, Gus & Eva talk all about their visit to the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.
music: "Girl on the Moon"; written and performed by Nihilore; CC BY 3.0
Episode 20: The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar
Thank you all so much for your support this year! We're taking a wee break, but in the meantime, enjoy this delightful short story by Edgar Allan Poe, The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar (1845).
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