So... my voice is still healing. Fortunately, there's enough material for a compliation episode! If you'd rather hear 45 minutes' worth of episodes a once, like a mini-binge but without hearing the theme song and stuff over and over, this is th

Episode Delayed One Week

Nov 5th, 2023 47s

Heya. I have been sick most of the week, with a lot of coughing, but did manage to record at least this much, for the folks who dont read descriptions. Basil and I will getcha an ep next weekend, and then we'll be back on the regular schedule.

60 -- These Are Not Plants

Oct 16th, 2023 8m 49s

There are more types of living things in the world than just plants and animals. There are some things that seeeeem like plants, but really aren't. Maybe one or two have fooled you? Our rituals often use flora and fauna (or Flora and Faunus eve

59 -- Feathers

Oct 2nd, 2023 7m 32s

Feathers this time! And OMG Y'all...this weekend has been a comedy of errors, some very time-consuming,and I'm only now getting this up. But it happened! Basil wasn't able to join us this episode, but he'll be back next month. I'm keeping this

58 -- Special Guests: Bumbling Fools Mead

Sep 17th, 2023 40m 26s

Finally I have manged to get the guys who are Bumblng Fools Mead onto the show. You are in for a real treat; we talk about fermentation, but also roam from there into what does honey taste like without sugar, what was the first feremneted bever

57 -- River Cruisin' with Basil

Sep 5th, 2023 32m 17s

Hey, Labor Day still counts as "posted on the weekend", yes? Anyway, Basil is here and we're talking about rivers. It's crazy it took this long. I had more things I was gonna say but I just can't remember them now. It was super clever, too....

56 -- Diggin Dandelions with Basil

Aug 7th, 2023 28m 12s

Wanting to celebrate the Harvest but you don't have a farm, or even a garden? Well Basil's back, and we're talking about gathering wild food! How to get started, some tasty things, some caveats. I apologize for sounding rushed.... I was. Had a

55 -- Teas and Tisanes

Jul 5th, 2023 30m 34s

Regular co-host Basil joins Lady River to talk about tea and Tea; why they are so useful, and why paring them with other preparations can be awesome or trouble. Some chemistry, some herbalism, some storytelling.

54 -- The Auras of Stars

Jun 19th, 2023 5m 30s

This episode is about one of my favorite pieces of tech, the spectrophotometer. It really is magic. Includes free and relevant bonus: a bit about the structure of atoms!

53 -- I Smell Sex and Flowers, Here...

Jun 7th, 2023 20m 53s

I've really gotta pick topics for the Basil episodes that we can't make naughty. This one might not be for kids...? Sorry Mimi. Give it a listen yourself, first.This episode's topic is flowers, which is seasonal because Spring, but also because

52 -- The Charge of Lady of Science

May 21st, 2023 6m 58s

Something a little different this time. You're gettin' it rough and ready this episode. I am on a real time crunch this week, so the editing's not as picky as normal. It's still listenable though. We're in for a bit of history of the Charge of

51 -- Plant Senses

May 2nd, 2023 21m 34s

Plants have all sorts of ways to figure out what is going on around them. Regular Guest-Host Basil joins us, and we manage to stay mostly on topic and clean-minded. Get ready to have your mind unexpectedly blown at what plants can do!

Bonus Collection F!

Apr 16th, 2023 37m 55s

30+ minutes of collected material. More details later this evening, but its episodes 40-44. Gotta run, will update later![EDIT] Hey look, I did it!40 -- Foundation (updated!)41 -- Junky Science Reporting and You42 -- Islands and Polytheism43 -

50 -- Get Your Tomato a Friend!

Apr 2nd, 2023 19m 31s

Episode 50! To celebrate this milestone we're gonna be switching it up a bit with half of a format change. And by "we" I mean Basil will be joining me as a Regular Guest Host every first weekend of the month. Every third weekend will still be t

49 -- Weather Aboveground

Mar 19th, 2023 8m 22s

Weather is all about the flow of energy, creating both patterns and results. That's pretty much what magic is, yeah? Weather is also just cool as a phenomenon, so come hear about why and how it does it's thing.

48 -- Dirty Seeds Done Dirt Cheap

Mar 5th, 2023 7m 22s

It's seed catalog time!! Since I won't have time to garden this year, I'll be living vicariously through... ok, I gotta have a coupla tomatoes by the back door to snack on as we come and go, but I'll be vicariously.... OK, and maybe some mini-c

47 -- Gettin' Salty with Basil

Feb 21st, 2023 22m 26s

Heya folks! My BFF and Editor Basil and I had a great conversation about Salt when I visited this weekend. The audio quality: not so great. So I'm enbarassed about it, but like all good conversations it can't be repeated, so re-recording isn't

Bonus: Episode Collection E!

Feb 5th, 2023 45m 30s

For those who like longer podcasts. This collection is comprised of Episodes 31-39 (but not episode 37, which was 30 mins), with a single intro and out-go.Episodes are:-- From Grrr to Good Boi-- From Grass to Cob-- Planet You-- Firewalking-- Sc

46 -- No Planet B

Jan 23rd, 2023 5m 54s

I woulda had this out sooner, I swear, but my editor made me play Fallout76 all afternoon, instead of delivering you the witchy science you crave. Basil, you are a bad influence.Speaking of bad influences, our planet has a nasty case of People.

45 -- Slide Me Some...

Jan 8th, 2023 6m 28s

Skin is just totally amazing! Come hear why, and why Magickckal folks would care. Love ya!

44 -- They Might Be Red Giants

Nov 20th, 2022 10m 30s

Sound quality is a little rough..... there was some unavoidable *hum* from outside; removing it made this sound a bit overprocessed sounding (it is...) but much more listenable than when I started. It's also a bit longer than usual, because the

43.5 -- Y U No Ep?

Nov 6th, 2022 48s

So hey guys... uh.... no episode this week. I'd say why, but that would make the 45 seconds of audio irrelevant. Catch ya on the 20th!

43 - How Fall Works

Oct 17th, 2022 6m 52s

This year's Autumn Color show has been especially lovely. It's been really hard to drive and accomplish things, when all I want to do is let it soak into my eyes in blissful worship. So, being obsessed, we'll talk about that. :-)

42 -- Islands and Polytheism

Oct 4th, 2022 7m 30s

Sorry this is a day late: When I had time to record over the weekend, the next door neighbors decided it was Rock N Roll Share Time. *sigh* Nevertheless, here ya go, an episode about island formation and what the Hel does that have to do with p

41 -- Junky Science Reporting and You

Sep 18th, 2022 8m 4s

Heavier this time on the Science than the Craft, following up on Episode 40 by talking a bit about what to look for when deciding if you want to take a science claim in public media seriously. I'll try to be more Witchy next time. ;-)