New World Witchery - The Search for American Traditional Witchcraft

Special Episode – Ice Cream We return to the little town of Blackbird Falls for an April Fools’ visit. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 61 – Mardi Gras! We look at the various traditions, festivities, and delights of Mardi Gras and Carnival, and then explore Lent with a special guest. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 60 – Aesthetics and Mechanics Tonight we’re responding to a pair of conversations from other shows on witchy aesthetics and the mechanics of magic. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 59 – A New Year for Witches In this show, we discuss our plans for this year’s shows, as well as recent media portrayals of witches. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 58 – Yuletide Cheer! 2013 Our annual wintery fruitcake of music, poetry, & other holiday goodies! (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 57 – New Orleans In this extended episode, we revisit our recent trip to the magical city of New Orleans. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Special Episode – The Visitor Our final 2013 storytelling episode focuses on the genre of radio drama. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Special Episode – A Hearse of Verse In this episode we have a selection of ghastly and witchy music and poetry. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Special Episode – From Beyond the Grave Tonight we feature four short stories of the dead affecting the living from the Otherworld. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Special Episode – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow In our first All Hallows Read episode of 2013, we hear ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,’ by Washington Irving. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 56 – Harvest Home Today we’re looking at a variety of Autumn celebrations through stories, poetry, music, and essays. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 55 – The State of Conjure This episode features a special one-hour interview with the cast of Conjure Crossroads, discussing the state of conjure in the US. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 54 – Raising a Magical Family Tonight we discuss raising kids around magic and in magical households. Plus we look at mixed faith marriages and the “spouse-space” (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 53 – Papisticall Charmes A look at various Catholic folk magical practices from the New World. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 52 – Fairies This episode focuses on fairies in the New World, plus we have an interview with Signe Pike. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 51 – Magical Places This show centers on a variety of magical locations from legend and folklore. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 50 – Mountain Magic This episode features a discussion on mountain magic, plus some folklore and music from the Appalachians. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 49 – Powwow and Braucherei A brief look at the folk magical practices of the Pennsylvania Germans, commonly known as powwow or braucherei. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 48 – Healing Magic We discuss healing, magic, and medicine. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 47 – Yuletide Greetings 2012 This is our annual assembly of songs, poetry, stories, and recipes to get you in the yuletide spirit. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 46 – Monsters Tonight we talk about the monsters of American folklore, both old and new. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Episode 45 – The Bag Lady Show This episode is a grab-bag of different items: a recap of PPSM3, some music from artist Leslie Fish, a recording of a mini-class, and listener feedback. Think “Mary Poppins’ traveling bag,” but full of NWW goodies. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Special Episode – Zombies A show featuring everyone’s favorite Deadite, the zombie. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Special Episode – American Devils Tonight we hear two tales from American folklore featuring diabolical creatures. (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Special Episode – Native Creatures Three tales of strange creatures from Native American Lore (complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)