The Witch Wave

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The Witch Wave is a podcast for bewitching conversation about magic, creativity, and culture. On each episode, host Pam Grossman speaks with a leading visionary about art and Craft.

  1. 1 day ago

    #170 - Sam Pinkleton, Director of Oh, Mary! and The Rocky Horror Show

    Sam Pinkleton is the Tony Award-winning director of Oh, Mary! and the 9-time Tony Award-nominated revival of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway at Studio 54. His work as a director also includes Josh Sharp's TA-DA!, Morgan Bassichis’ Can I Be Frank?, Noah Diaz’ You Will Get Sick, The Wizard of Oz, Elizabeth Swados’ Runaways, Head Over Heels (with Jenny Koons), La Cage Aux Folles, and UNTITLED DANCESHOWPARTYTHING (with Ani Taj). Highlights of his work as a choreographer include Stephen Sondheim’s final musical Here We Are, Jeanine Tesori and David Henry Hwang’s Soft Power, and eight shows on Broadway including Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Tony Nomination), Macbeth, and Machinal. His film/TV work includes Dying for Sex and the musical The End, starring Tilda Swinton. His upcoming projects include the participatory Scottish dance musical Ceilidh and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. On this episode, Sam discusses the deliciously Dionysian alchemy of Rocky Horror, his blending of stagecraft and witchcraft, and why theatre is collective magic in action. Pam also talks about excavating both personal and historical roots of theatrical magic, and answers a listener question about conjuring supernatural support for a canine familiar. Check out the video of this episode over on YouTube (and please like and subscribe to the channel while you’re at it!) Our sponsors for this episode are Wheel of Fate, Mithras Candle, BetterHelp, Blessed Be Magick, and Zouz Incense We also have print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here, and all sorts of other bewitching goodies available in the Witch Wave shop. And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to detailed show notes, bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave

    1hr 27min

  2. 13 May

    #169 - Aidan Wachter, Animist Magician

    Aidan Wachter is an animist magician who has been actively involved in magical practice since the 1980s. His work reflects a wide ranging, eclectic, and non-dogmatic approach, with influences from many paths. His books include Six Ways: Approaches and Entries for Practical Magic; Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past, and Telling True Lies; and Changeling: A Book of Qualities. Aidan’s writings and extensive Patreon teachings focus on the practice of the craft as a learnable set of skills that can be developed rather than innate talents that must be inherited or granted to the seeker. His books are field guides rather than philosophy. He is based in the Pacific Northwest.On this episode, Aidan discusses his practice of “dirt sorcery,” the romance of animism, and how magic can help us conjure a better world.Pam also talks about how she’s making space for new energy, and answers a listener question about working with bird deities. Check out the video of this episode over on YouTube (and please like and subscribe to the channel while you’re at it!) Our sponsors for this episode are Weiser Books, Mithras Candle, BetterHelp, Blessed Be Magick, and Zouz Incense We also have print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here, and all sorts of other bewitching goodies available in the Witch Wave shop. And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to detailed show notes, bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave

    1hr 33min

  3. 29 Apr

    #168 - Fiona Cook, Author of "The Dream Atlas"

    Fiona Cook is the author of The Dream Atlas: An Interactive Guide to Dreamwork (illustrated by Kathleen Neeley) which is a year-long workbook to help you deepen your relationship to your dreams. Her debut book, The Wheel of the Year: An Illustrated Guide to Nature's Rhythms, illustrated by Jessica Roux, was a New York Times bestseller and a Kirkus Best Books of 2023 for middle grade. Fiona is also a mother and union home health care worker based in Chicago. She is inspired by the magic, mystery, and mischief of our planet Earth and draws from that relationship with her work. On this episode, Fionadiscusses the profound magic of dreams, methods to deepen one’s dreamlife, and how one can become an oneironaut. Pam also talks about deciphering a powerful dream of her own, and responds to a recent viral clip of a politician spewing anti-witch rhetoric. Check out the video of this episode over on YouTube (and please like and subscribe to the channel while you’re at it!) Our sponsors for this episode are, Wheel of Fate, Blessed Be Magick, BetterHelp, and Zouz Incense We also have print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here, and all sorts of other bewitching goodies available in the Witch Wave shop. And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to detailed show notes, bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave

    1hr 21min

  4. 15 Apr

    #167 - Jinkx Monsoon, Goddess of Theatre, Returns Again!

    Jinkx Monsoon returns to the pod for the third time! Jinkx is an award-winning actress, comedian, recording artist, and the first and only drag queen to win RuPaul’s Drag Race twice. She has become a Broadway breakout star with critically acclaimed performances in Chicago (where she broke box office records during an extended 10-week run), Little Shop of Horrors, the Tony-nominated revival, Pirates! The Penzance Musical - which landed Jinkx her first Drama League Award nomination, and two stints as the star of the Tony-award winning phenomenon Oh, Mary!. And she’s about to take her titanic talents to London next month where she’ll be starring as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow, which is about Judy’s final years. Jinkx also plays the musical-mayhem-making villainess, Maestro, in Doctor Who, and she’s done tons of voice over work in shows like StevenUniverse. And Jinkx continues to tour the world performing with her drag soulmate BendelaCreme in their annual The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, as well as in her own cabaret and stand-up shows with longtime collaborator Major Scales. And in 2025 on Valentine’s Day she headlined her first - and sold out - concert at Carnegie Hall which featured Pam casting a love spell from that legendary stage. Throughout it all she’s brought her witchcraft practice to each performance in overt and covert ways. On this episode, Jinkxdiscusses the magic of theatre, her evolving relationship to witchcraft, and her “witch mission” of liberating the divine genders.  Pam also talks about some recent witchy signal boosting from SNL’s Rachel Dratch, and answers a listener question about finding comfort from different deities. Check out the video of this episode over on YouTube (and please like and subscribe to the channel while you’re at it!) Our sponsors for this episode are, Wheel of Fate, Mithras Candle, BetterHelp, The Moon Studio, Blessed Be Magick, and Zouz Incense We also have print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here, and all sorts of other bewitching goodies available in the Witch Wave shop. And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to detailed show notes, bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave

    1hr 47min

  5. 1 Apr

    #166 - Maria Minnis, Tarot Revolutionary

    Maria Minnis is an unapologetically Black and queer tarot reader of 20+ years who teaches people about blending their spirituality with magic, liberation work, and eroticism in their everyday lives. She believes that the end result of all magic should be to cultivate a more equitable and empathetic planet. Maria is the author of Tarot for the Hard Work: An Archetypal Journey to Confront Racism and Inspire Collective Healing and the host of the Kinky Tarot podcast. On this episode, Maria discusses the sacredness of the Fool tarot card, holographic witchcraft, and the ways in which tarot can help us confront racism and cultivate liberation for all.  Pam also talks about reframing the magic of April Fool’s Day, and answers a listener question about cannabis and spirituality. Check out the video of this episode over on YouTube (and please like and subscribe to the channel while you’re at it!) Our sponsors for this episode are, Wheel of Fate, Dear Antigone, BetterHelp, Snowy Owl Arts + Tea House, and Blessed Be Magick   We also have print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here, and all sorts of other bewitching goodies available in the Witch Wave shop. And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to detailed show notes, bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave

    1hr 19min

  6. 18 Mar

    #165 - Melissa Auf der Maur, Bewitching Bassist (Hole / The Smashing Pumpkins)

    Melissa Auf der Maur is an acclaimed musician, photographer, curator, and producer, best known as the former bassist of rock bands Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins. Her new memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry covers those heady rockstar times of the 1990s, and is out now. She has also released two solo albums, Auf der Maur (2004) and Out of Our Minds (2010), the latter of which is part of a larger project that also includes a comic book and a short film. Melissa’s photographs have been exhibited internationally, including at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and have appeared in such publications as Spin, Elle, Nylon, and American Photo. Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, in 2010 she co-founded Basilica Hudson, a multidisciplinary art center in Hudson, NY, where she now lives. On this episode, Melissa discusses how she became a rockstar by literally following her dreams, her lifelong relationship to magic, and the “soul constellation” that links her with Courtney Love, Billy Corgan, Dave Grohl, and Kurt Cobain. Pam also talks about Dionysus and her ritual for the Rocky Horror Show on Broadway, and answers a listener question about cultivating a magical library. Check out the video of this episode over on YouTube (and please like and subscribe to the channel while you’re at it!) Our sponsors for this episode are Snowy Owl Arts + Tea House, Wheel of Fate, Weiser Books, The Moonbeaming podcast, BetterHelp, Blessed Be Magick, and Mithras Candle We also have print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here, and all sorts of other bewitching goodies available in the Witch Wave shop. And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to detailed show notes, bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave

    1hr 30min

  7. 4 Mar

    #164 - Fiona Horne, Trailblazing Witch

    Fiona Horne is widely recognized as one of the original pioneers of modern witchcraft — and one of the few to remain relevant, respected, and bestselling across three decades. As a trailblazing public witch she’s been a popular radio and TV personality on shows including Entertainment Tonight, Good News Week, Party in Australia, and Mad Mad House. She was also the frontwoman for the hit electro-rock band Def FX, and she is a licensed commercial pilot with a focus on humanitarian aid and animal rescue missions. She now leads beloved travel experiences at sacred sites throughout the world through her “Meet Yourself” expansion trips. Fiona is the author of sixteen bestselling books including Witch – A Personal Journey, The Art of Witch, and The Lost Book of Spells, and she’s the creator of four oracle decks. Her newest book and oracle deck are called Coven. On this episode, Fiona discusses her decades long career as a public witch, the performance versus practice of witchcraft, and how covens change oneself and the world for the better.   Pam also talks about the importance of group magic, and answers a listener question about finding magical gatherings in NYC. Check out the video of this episode over on YouTube (and please like and subscribe to the channel while you’re at it!) Our sponsors for this episode are Wheel of Fate, Dear Antigone, BetterHelp, Blessed Be Magick, Mithras Candle, and Robin Rose Bennett We also have print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here, and all sorts of other bewitching goodies available in the Witch Wave shop. And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to detailed show notes, bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave

    1hr 16min

  8. 18 Feb

    #163 - Banafsheh Sayyad, Divine Dancer

    Banafsheh Sayyad is a master Iranian sacred dancer, choreographer, transformational teacher, and founder of Dance of Oneness®, a certification program that explores dance as a path of embodied spirituality. Performing and teaching internationally, she has initiated thousands into the profound wisdom of the body. She is one of the few bearers of Persian dance in the world and a pioneer in creating a liberated feminine expression in the Sufi dance tradition. Her new book, Dance of Oneness, is out on March 10th and available for preorder now. On this episode, Banafsheh discusses how dance connects us to the divine, Persian magic and the Iranian protests, and why moving our bodies is a form of resistance. Pam also talks about magical art as an antidote to fascism, and answers a listener question about a divinely gifted book. Check out the video of this episode over on YouTube (and please like and subscribe to the channel while you’re at it!) Our sponsors for this episode are Snowy Owl Tea, Jo Miller Loves, Blessed Be Magick, BetterHelp, Robin Rose Bennett, Mithras Candle, and Ace of Wands Tattoo We also have print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here, and all sorts of other bewitching goodies available in the Witch Wave shop. And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to detailed show notes, bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave

    1hr 28min
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The Witch Wave is a podcast for bewitching conversation about magic, creativity, and culture. On each episode, host Pam Grossman speaks with a leading visionary about art and Craft.

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  • Creator
    Phantasmaphile LLC
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    176
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2017-2025
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    The Witch Wave

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