Coffee and Conjure J.R. Lesperance

Join your host, J.R. Lesperance, with your favorite blend of caffeinated ambrosia as she discusses the history of magic with a smattering of pop culture!

In this episode, J.R. Lesperance provides an overview of the prehistoric period, then dives into the magical aspects: cave paintings, material objects, and bog bodies.

In which J.R. dazzles with Mesopotamian magic.

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