The Reel Magic Podcast

In a pseudo-sequel to Jessica's appearance over on That Witch Life, we're talking the ultimate WB fantasy show, Charmed with Kanani!   Check out That Witch Life Podcast here: https://thatwitchlife.com/

Of all the 80s classics that made the weird, wonderful witches we are, none is as beloved as Jim Henson's Labyrinth starring David Bowie as the Goblin King Jareth and Jennifer Connelly as the girl who summons him. To talk about this incredible take on goblins, stolen children and fairy lore, we're once again joined by fairy scholar and author Morgan Daimler! 

Cauldrons at the ready, class! We're talking about our favorite franchise about brooms, magical schools in the UK, potions and growing up ... The Worst Witch! (What did you think we meant?) To join us we have a Welch Witch, Mhara Starling in a chat about how media helps us grow up. But also: Castles.   Check out Mhara's book, Welch Witchcraft: https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738770918&utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=welshwitchcraft0222&llewbid=1888&llewzid=342#navbars

We're back and ready to talk about everyone's favorite 90s fantasy animated series: Gargoyles! Anjel Craig of the Science Witch Podcst joins us once again to talk about the genre defying series, it's many connections to Star Trek and it's influence on all so many of us millennial witches. Check out the Science Witch Podcast with Anjel here: https://anchor.fm/science-witch-podcast And register for The Witch Life Mini-Con here: https://thatwitchlife.com/mini-con/

Today host Jessica Mason joins witchcraft author Storm Faerywolf for a deep dive into Amazon Prime Video's epic adaptation of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. We're talking warders, weaves, magic and more.   To find Storm's work, check out Llewellyn books: https://www.llewellyn.com/author.php?author_id=5913

Is Christmas the most pagan holiday? What does a witch look for in a Christmas movie? Is it a good idea to be inviting fairies into our home in the winter? We discuss all this and more in a special episode about holiday magic, Christmas traditions and there's even a little bit of music and poetry.

Magic may come from pain on this show, but in it's five seasons on SyFy "The Magicians" brought audiences a lot of joy with tales of trauma, growing up, magic, gods, talking animals and a whole lot more.    This episode features an interview with actress Brittany Curran who played the Fillorian heroine Fen on fours seasons of the series. She may not have had magic, but Fen was a fantastic character and Brittany has a lot to tell us about making the show and finding her own sense of magic!

By the pricking of my thumbs, something Wicked this way comes! Enter Three Witches to discuss Shakespeare's most famous witches and their Goddess, Hekate, in The Tragedy of Macbeth. For this episode I'm joined by two co-hosts of That Witch Life Podcast, Hilary Whitmore and Courtney Webber.   Buy Courtney's book, Hekate: Goddess of Witches. Buy my book, The Binge Watcher's Guide to Supernatural. Check out That Witch Life Podcast.

We're back to discuss the 1973 iconic horror classic The Wicker Man and its depictions of Pagans on screen, as well as the 2006 remake and all it's failures. We're joined by the Media Witch, Peg Aloi to talk about bees, barley, and bad accents.

It's close to Samhain, so that means we're talking about death, goddesses, and gothic excellence in the form of the 1994 classic, THE CROW. Joining us for this wide-ranging conversation is Morpheus Ravenna, expert on The Morrigan and author of The Book of the Great Queen.  Check out Morpheus's work at https://www.bansheearts.com/ And download my book, The Binge Watcher's Guide to Supernatural here: https://linktr.ee/Fangirlingjess   Happy Halloween!