Yes, we're still here. I'm still here. We are all still here (hopefully).Welcome back to The Witch Podcast! Today, my cool mom and I introduce a new Witch Podcast mini-series: sexism in (Western) science. We've circled this topic a number of ti

#Girlboss, Gatekeep, Gaslight: How capitalism co-opted feminism (again)

May 15th, 2022 57m 21s

Okay hi. It has been a while, but today is a full moon (and a lunar eclipse) so I have arisen to talk too much about too much again. It has also been some forced Covid downtime, three moves, and how-did-I-end-up-in-the-last-year-of-my-PhD?!Anyw

The Feminization of Human Emotion

Feb 19th, 2022 1h 26m

Full moon - new episode. 🌕Welcome back to The Witch Podcast! This week, we are joined by the ever-brilliant Julie Maron (!) , my awesome mom, to talk about emotions, their feminization, toxic masculinity, and how vital it is to feel and know a

Emotions and Relations Beyond Patriarchal and Colonial Constraints

Jan 24th, 2022 1h 16m

HAPPY (?) 2022. I've missed you all. I've missed these conversations. I've missed the invitation into sharing and vulnerability and conversation and rooting out harmful misogyny from my body and colonization from my brain. And there is so SO so

Samhain Special: Blessings, Musings, and Preparations for the Dark

Oct 31st, 2021 1h 45m

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US FOR A YEAR. I am so grateful for all of you, and hope this day finds you celebrating, reflecting, stoking figurative and literal fires. I am joined today by my incredible mom and super rad brother for an unhi

Your Body is Not a Sin: Deconstructing Purity Culture

Oct 15th, 2021 1h 52m

Hello witches and wonderful friends - this week Reed and I talk/rage for a really, really long time about Purity Culture. Turns out we still have a lot of unpacking to do...Episode Resources:O'Donnell, K. and Katie Cross (2020). Feminist Trauma

Nevermore with "Nagging": Unpacking Mental Load with Jules

Sep 24th, 2021 1h 27m

Hello witches and wise friends - I'm back this week with my stunning and adorable and brilliant Mom to further unpack cognitive labor / mental load. We get into deconstructing "nagging", double standards, and the weight of it all. Join us!Epis

Celebrating Women: Storytelling and Total Badassery with Sivani and Sabine

Sep 2nd, 2021 1h 10m

Hi you brilliant, beautiful beings - we are back this week for a celebration of awesome women and new adventures. Guest co-hosts and spotlighted badass women this week are Sivani Babu and Sabine Bergmann, the co-founders and co-CEO's behind Hid

Cognitive Labor: The One that Ends up a Cathartic Rage Fest

Aug 21st, 2021 1h 25m

Hello, you freaking fantastic folx, welcome back to The Witch Podcast. I'm joined this week by some of the most important women in my life to talk about a thing that turns out to be really hard to succinctly talk about: cognitive labor (otherwi

Untangling Myth and Holy-Sh*t-Grace-O'Malley-is-Awesome: More Pirates

Jul 23rd, 2021 1h 24m

Hi you brilliant, beautiful beings - I'm back, a little late, with more pirates. Guest co-host and ice-cream-maker-extraordinaire / history buff Mack Adamson joins to share insights, rage, and get nerdy about all piracy but especially rad femme

Special Broadcast: Canada Day, Mourning, and Resistance

Jul 1st, 2021 59m 50s

This is heavy, heavy stuff. Start here with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society: https://www.irsss.ca/ If you or someone you know is suffering, please contact the 24/7 emergency supp

Spilling the Tea: Reclaiming 'Gossip'

Jun 25th, 2021 51m 38s

Hi my dearest witches, welcome to summer!Happiest Summer Solstice to all. I hope the long days are full of hope and light and lots of good things. In this episode, cool little brother Reed and I join forces to explore the transformation of the

Fierce Femmes of the High Seas: The Women Pirates History Forgot

Jun 4th, 2021 1h 3m

Hi all you good people. This week, I come to you from a cavas wall tent in rural British Columbia. Has my audio quality suffered? Yes. Has my mental health improved drastically? Also yes. My superhero mom joins us again today to talk swashbuckl

Celebrating Women in Conservation: Galivanting with Rhiannon Kirton

May 14th, 2021 1h 14m

Hi again, you delightful humans and magical friends! We are trying something new this week: actually just having a little fun and time to chat with an awesome and inspiring woman.Rhiannon Kirton is a wildlife specialist, grad student, outdoor r

Women Empowering Conservation: A Primer

Apr 15th, 2021 1h 2m

We are BACK (sort of) as I run around setting up wildlife cameras and getting excited about warm weather and new research. Thanks for your patience you wonderful magical beings - today, let's begin our multi-part conversation on powerful women

Begging Pardons, Bears, and Broken Things - Oh my!

Apr 1st, 2021 3m 54s

Hello, my whimsical witches and fierce friends - I'm navigating tech hiccups and a Ph.D. and missing you all. Listen in for a short update on why there isn't a new episode this week and what to be excited for in the near future. Also oh my gosh

Cauldrons of Bubbling Barley: We Can Thank Women for Beer

Mar 11th, 2021 1h 8m

Welcome back, my fine witches and magical friends! Today my very hip little brother Reed and I get into some things near and dear to my heart - beer, brewing, fermented magic, and women. Spoiler: WE HAVE WOMEN TO THANK FOR BEER. And hops. And

Forget What You've Heard: Girls (and You!) Rock at Math

Feb 25th, 2021 1h 4m

Welcome back dear friends and fine femmes, to another episode of The Witch Podcast! Today, we are joined by the incredible Vanessa Vakharia (aka The Math Guru) to discuss sexism in math, debunk oollllld myths about women's and girl's place in t

The Myth of the Alpha Male: Wolf Science and Big Grifting

Feb 11th, 2021 1h 10m

Hello, my magical friends - welcome back to The Witch Podcast! This week, my effervescent Mom is back as we unpack the Myth of the Alpha Male. It is angry and fun and intense and silly all at once (per usual). Episode ResourcesThe Myth of the A

Embrace the Old Witch: Ageism and Overcoming

Jan 28th, 2021 1h 24m

Hello, you magical beings - welcome back to The Witch Podcast!This week, Anne-Marie Pearce and I continue our conversations on aging in youth-obsessed western society. We navigate and critique age-panic and healthy-aging movements, consider opp

Reclaiming Crone: Overcoming Ageism in Youth-Obsessed Culture

Jan 21st, 2021 57m 31s

Hey you magical beings - welcome back to The Witch Podcast. Next month, I turn 29 years old. I am healthy and grateful and um WHY AM I PARALYZED BY FEAR OF AGING?!?!?! Today, I'm joined by the brilliant Anne-Marie Pearce to tackle the history b

My Mom and I Are Still Very Mad: More 'Sex Facts'

Jan 14th, 2021 1h 6m

Hello fine friends, femmes, and powerful humans. Welcome back to The Witch Podcast. TW/CW: Sexual assault, sex and victim shaming, eugenics/racism, abortion shamingFind Part 1 hereMy mom and I continue our bizarre journey into Dr. Hubbard's ve

Fat isn't the Problem, Fatphobia Is: Debunking body 'metrics' towards liberation

Jan 7th, 2021 54m 3s

Hello, you fierce femmes and fantastic folx.I write today's show notes while watching (predominately white) domestic terrorists stage a coup on the U.S. capital so they are... a bit of a mess, like everything else. Today, Nikita and I are back

New Year's Revolution: Abolish the "Ideal Body"

Dec 31st, 2020 1h 2m

Hi wonderful witches and fantastic friends - today's episode is heartfelt, heavy, and for everyone. *note - this episode is Part 1 of 2*TW/CW: discussion of eating disorders, fatphobia, racism, misogyny, you know the bad sh*tI spent over two ye

Sad™ Christmas, Femme Reindeer, and a World that Keeps Spinning: A Solstice Celebration

Dec 24th, 2020 1h 20m

Wonderful witches and dearest friends - I'm sending all the warm wishes and happy thoughts your way this cold, dark, distant December. I'm sending those wishes in the shape of an audio recording with the absolutely awesome Kirsten Dobler. Today