The Science Witch Podcast

In our offering for this year’s Pride Month, Enku and Anjel talk about astrology, give some of their favorite astro hot takes and discuss how astrology can be a useful way to affirm queerness. We also discuss the Age of Aquarius with the current transit of Pluto and what that may mean for AI and humanity within these longer cycles. For Show notes and transcripts see the l ink on our website .

In this special edition of Who’s in Bloom for the main RSS feed, Anjel talks about St. John’s Wort the sunny yellow flower with a dubious history as a mental health supplement with a digression about mental health and shout out to the podcast, Bad Therapist.

In this episode of Who’s in Bloom released on the main RSS feed, Anjel discusses a delicate wildflower found in forest understories and gardens throughout the PNW: The Pacific Bleeding Heart. They take a small digression to discuss self care for empaths and how this tiny sweet flower can teach us about protecting our hearts.  Show notes and transcripts can be found here.

In this episode, Anjel and James have a conversation with Chris, aka Glasfear, the owner of the business A Witch’s Place is in the Resistance . In this conversation we discuss his candle making and activism within the Native Rights Movement, as well as how non native people can respectfully take part in Native lead movements. We round off the conversation with Glasfear discussing his devotion to t...

In this episode, Anjel and James speak with Mags, Folklorist and Historian of the LDS church about how to heal problematic ancestors, and find ancestors that we do want to uplift and revere. Content warning for mentions of violence and brutality against femme and indigenous people. 

In this episode, Enku and Anjel interview Dr. Maggie Froelich about her work on the new testament and how studying the Bible from that context helps to disentangle some of Christianity from the White Nationalist Christo-fascist regime threatening our democracy in the US. Maggie also discusses how her paganism intersects with her scholarship and Enku and Maggie get into it about the Paul letters. A...

In this Patreon mostly series released on the main feed, Anjel discusses flowering dogwood and how a tree associated with Christianity still has lessons to teach us witches.  Show notes and transcripts found here.

In this repost of a previous Patreon only episode of Who's in Bloom on the Oregon Fawn Lily

In this episode, Ruby, Anjel and James have a candid and open hearted conversation about transness and reflect on the 6 year anniversary of the podcast. Show notes and transcripts can be found here.

In this episode, Rick and Anjel discuss the 1994 movie Barton Fink, directed by the Cohen Brothers and starring John Turturro, about a successful playwright who gets conscripted to write movie screenplays and all the tragic dysfunctional Hollywood characters he meets along the way. During this episode we discuss the pitfalls of being a creative who is unfamiliar with the topic that one is paid to...

In the second episode of the podcast from the producers of the Science Witch Podcast, Movies from Whenever, Anjel and Rick talk about the 2008 romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The conversation includes discussion about what a massive POS Russel Brand is, the problematic history of tourism in Hawaii, and what makes a good romantic comedy. Show Notes Brief: Russel Brand  Breath of Fire Doc...

In this inaugural episode of Movies From Whenever, Rick and Anjel discuss the 1950 classic Sunset Boulevard,  or as it should have been called… Show notes Black Dahlia Murder   Museum of Death Los Angeles Return to Babylon The Artist Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Luini) Babylon 

In this Solstice edition of Deity Deep Dives, Anjel discusses the primordial goddess of the night in Greek Cosmology: Nyx. Anjel discusses the origins of Nyx as well as some of the aspects to her realm and how we as modern humans interface with it. This episode was written by Anjel with original music by Ruby.  Transcripts and show notes can be found here. 

In this episode Anjel does a one on one interview with Kitchen Witch extraordinaire, Dawn Aurora Hunt about how to integrate kitchen witchcraft into your food prep, how to source ingredients with intention, and what are some ways to bring magick into your holidays. After the episode, Anjel talks about the results of this years trans telethon and the last chance to get a reading over zoom if you’re...

In this episode, Ruby and Anjel speak with Sara Levy , trans comedian and this year’s host for the Trans Telethon. We talk about comedy and how it can be a great way to teach people about trans issues with humor and how important it is to platform trans performers during a time when trans people are being scapegoated and demonized. We then discuss this year’s Trans Telethon, our live show happenin...

For this year’s Samhain Special, Enku and Anjel share a beautiful, deep and resonating conversation with Seba , the Southern Fried Witch. In this episode we talk about what is to be haunted, dedicated to the land, and how we as witches have the power to heal generational trauma and connect with the truth of our ancestors. Seba speaks in lyrical and candid prose about the Samhain season and how she...

In this episode, Anjel and James speak with Yana maru , a queer mixed media artist hailing from Southern California, about their journey to reclaim their indigenous Filipino roots. We talk about some of the horrifying monsters of Filipino mythology and then switch gears to discuss queerness, gender identity and de-colonizing one’s own self image. It's a brave and fascinating discussion where we ev...

In this interview, Jamie, Enku and Anjel talk to one of our favorite guests and author of 12 books, Nicholas Pearson. In this episode, we talk about incorporating crystals into your practice to protect yourself from psychic attack, and get into some of the specifics as to why crystals work on a metaphysical and scientific basis. This discussion is definitely peak science witch. Before the episode...

In this episode, Anjel recounts their memories of crepe myrtle, its biology, how to best grow it, its medicinal uses and its associations with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall, as well as its toll on New Orleans, the city they grew  up. Content warning for discussions of death and trauma associated with the storm Show notes and Transcripts found here

In this episode, Enku, Anjel and James speak with Candice, owner of Moon Maiden Alchemy about plant medicine and alternatives to products that American listeners will see price increases and reduced availability due to tariffs. In this episode, Candice shares with us their favorite plant and fungal allies, as well as some of their favorite ways to wake up in the morning and also treat their ADHD....

In this episode of Who’s in Bloom for the main RSS Feed, Anjel claps back about clematis, the strange and beautiful vine-like flowering shrub that is both long lived and very adaptable. Check out this episode and other bonus content on our Patreon.   Show notes and transcripts can be found on our website.

In this episode, Enku, Anjel, and Jamie talk with mermaid and disability rights activist Yl’luria about her life as a mermaid and blind person. We talk a great deal about the art of mermaiding, including events that listeners can check out if they are mer-curious, and how merpeople need more representation and diversity. We even get to talk a bit about different merfolk related myths and how merma...

In this episode, just in time for pride, Anjel and James talk to one of the favorite guests of the podcast, Amy Blackthorn and check in with them about what they’ve been up to with their new books, how plant magick can help save us from Late Stage Capitalism existential dread, how AI is horrible for writers, witches and pretty much everyone else, and we even talk a bit about being poly, queer, and...

In this episode of Who’s In Bloom released on the main RSS feed, Anjel talks about their favorite charismatic wild flower to blanket the windswept hillsides of the Columbia River Gorge: Balsam Root. Original music is by Ruby and writing for this episode is by Anjel. Show notes and transcript available here.

In this interview with stand up comedian and sober activist, Eleanore Ryan, talks to 3 of the co-hosts about her comedy, recovery and spirituality. This episode comes with a heavy content warning about discussions of sexually explicit nature as well as about drug use and recovery and we also talk about Eleanore’s dwarfism and disability in very candid ways. This is also a conversation where we fin...