The Science Witch Podcast

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...

In this episode, Enku, Ruby and Anjel each talk about their different expertise and perspectives on meditation and give information and suggestions on how to start and maintain a meditation practice. The three hosts each share their own experiences and practice in this episode as an offering to our listeners to help survive late stage capitalism with equanimity.  Show notes can be found here. 

In this edition of Deity Deep Dives, Anjel talks about the Crone of Winter, Goddess of Storms the Cailleach, where the original groundhog myth comes from and about embracing their own cronehood. Original music by Ruby. To listen to more episodes like this and support our work, check us out on Patreon. Show notes and transcripts found here.

In this episode, the 4 co-hosts revisit the topic of Chaos Magick with one of the SWP coven, Oliver. This conversation brings in a lot of interesting threads to both introduce and pique listener interest in the topic of Chaos Magick as well as help give our community more tools for surviving the next 4 years and making it a bit more magical. Transcripts and show notes found here.

For this year’s Solstice episode, we interviewed the indomitable Morgan Daimler about the holidays and misconceptions, and debunked some misinformation about where some of our holiday traditions come from. This was an enjoyable and thought provoking conversation that was very informative and revealing to the point where we want to schedule for Morgan to come back to continue some of the threads we...

In this episode of Deity Deep Dives for the main RSS feed, Anjel discusses the problematic goddess, Athena. In an era where we need strong feminine archetypes, can we reimagine this goddess in our image? This episode was written by Anjel and music is by Ruby. Art for this episode is by Anjel. Show notes and transcripts found here.

In this unscripted emergency episode, all 4 co-hosts share their thoughts and fears about the results of the election. We waited until some time had passed to edit this episode so as not to traumatize our audience and also remove some of the more raw and unfiltered thoughts. While we all talk about a lot of the bad things to come, we also share messages of hope and affirmation of our project to co...

In this episode of Tripping Through the Tarot, Anjel shares a love letter to all the creatives out there struggling to keep doing their art. In this audio essay, Anjel discusses the card of the Magician and how being in creative commune with our divine selves is accomplished through enacting our true will on the universe. Anjel also mentions their favorite occult author and teacher (at the moment)...

For our Samhain episode for this year, we interviewed Angela, Death Midwife and founder of Journey Home Death Care about perceptions of death and how to be advocates for our own death. We want to make a heavy content warning for discussions of death, suicide, and suicide ideation, but despite these heavy topics, Angela brings a gracious compassion to all these discussions and our conversation was...

In this episode, Enku, Anjel and Ruby interview Anjel’s partner and aspiring comedian, Rick Quaresma about comedy, the importance of humor as resistance and speaking truth to power. Rick shares his beliefs and inspirations in comedy and we talk a bit about the upcoming election and how conservative pundits are fundamentally unfunny. Show notes and transcripts can be found here.

In this special edition of Deity Deep Dives we are releasing on the main RSS feed , Anjel talks about Heqet, the ancient Egyptian frog headed goddess, that is associated with fertility, childbirth and transformation. In this episode, Anjel discusses the connection of Heqet with the Goddess Hecate and how frogs have long been associated with witches in part thanks to this connection. They also talk...

Content warning for brief mention of suicide and sexually explicit stand up. In this inaugural episode of our new Patreon mostly series, Tripping Through the Tarot, Anjel discusses the first card in the tarot: The Fool, as well as their experiences in the stand up comedy community and what dating a stand up comic has taught them about the nature of humor, and how there is power in speaking the qui...

In this episode of Who’s in Bloom, Anjel gushes about gladiolus or glads if you’re casual. This short episode includes information about the ecology, ethnobotanical history and how to grow glads, with a bit of information about mythology. Also in this episode Anjel remembers one of the Science Witch Coven who has crossed over into the summerlands. Before the episode, Ruby Spotlights one of our spo...

For this episode, Enku and Anjel interview Master Gardner and Pollinator Protector, Carol Haven. We talk about the intersections of studying pollinators scientifically and spiritually, as well as the Master Gardener program. Ruby joined Anjel for the intro/outro and we updated folks about the upcoming show we’re producing: The Trans Telethon 2. Show notes and transcripts found here.

In this episode, Enku, Ruby and Anjel talk with writer Redfern about their work writing queer and speculative fiction, as well as some of the major themes in their work that echoes the current struggles of the queer community to find solidarity. We also discuss AI and what this new technology means for writers of the future. In the outro Enku discusses how he uses AI in the making of this episode....

In this episode, Anjel interviews carnivorous plant enthusiast Carson Treckler about bewitching and queer carnivorous plants. Anjel and Enku introduce this episode Anjel recorded last year just in time to release for pride and help initiate more queer folk into our Carnivorous plant cult.  For show notes and transcripts see our website.

In this episode, Ruby and Anjel interview Sensei Strange about Stage Magic and its intersections with the Occult. The convo has some rich discussion of the history of stage magic, the definition of magic vs magick, and how to not accidentally start a cult.  Before the episode, we introduce our newest member to the SWP team, James. Transcripts and show notes can be found here.

In this episode, Ruby and Anjel have a vivid and rich conversation with Walida about Pre-Islamic Paganism, Astrology and how this period of history is important to learn about for all those interested in the Occult. Enku joined us for the Intro/Outro to show our support of Palestine and end the Genocide. Transcripts and show notes can be found here .

In this special edition of Deity Deep Dives we are releasing on the main RSS feed, Anjel shares some thoughts about the ancient goddess of the spring equinox, Ostara with original music by Ruby!

In this episode, the band is back together to talk about AI and its impact on different parts of our society. Enku talks about AI’s impact on academia, Anjel discusses using AI art as a consultant and content creator, and Ruby relates some of the incredible advancement in the use of AI in music.