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A monthly witchcraft podcast, minus all of the usual BS. Trae, a practicing witch for over twenty years, talks about the history, practices, and current events of the modern Witchcraft movement without sugar coating any of it for you. It’s fun? (This is a secondary feed for this podcast running off the Nerd & Tie Network site)

  1. 87. A Season of Change

    SEP 27

    87. A Season of Change

    This episode marks seven years of this podcast, and as we start the eighth, I decided that it was time we looked back on how much things have changed in the modern witchcraft space since then, along with how different things are since I first became a witch over twenty-five years ago. Because what is witchcraft if it's not change? Also, I'm standing in a park most of the episode, which is why it sounds like that. The post 87. A Season of Change first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

    34 min
  2. 86. Shadow Work (And Maybe Why We Shouldn’t Tell Other Witches to Do It)

    AUG 30

    86. Shadow Work (And Maybe Why We Shouldn’t Tell Other Witches to Do It)

    If you're in witchcraft spaces, over the last six years or so, you've likely heard someone talking about "shadow work" (or more obnoxiously telling someone "they need to do some shadow work"). And while some folks seem to consider it an essential element of witchcraft, for those of us who have been in the community a long time it's just a little bit puzzling. Likewise, a lot of the people pushing shadow work don't seem to know where it comes from to begin with. With that in mind, this month I'm going into the origins of shadow work, what it is, and maybe why some folks need to stop pushing it so hard. The post 86. Shadow Work (And Maybe Why We Shouldn’t Tell Other Witches to Do It) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

    36 min
  3. 85. Feedback/Q&A Special 2025

    JUL 26

    85. Feedback/Q&A Special 2025

    It's July which means it's time for the annual feedback/Q&A episode of the show! In this episode I sit down and answer questions that you, the audience, has been sending me over the last few months. It's the same dance we do every summer, and this year you guys sent me some great questions. It's a fun one. The post 85. Feedback/Q&A Special 2025 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

    1h 15m
  4. 84. We Clicked on Every Facebook Witchcraft Ad (with Bree NicGarran)

    JUN 28

    84. We Clicked on Every Facebook Witchcraft Ad (with Bree NicGarran)

    Last month we talked about a good source new witches might want to add to their libraries, because I know how hard it is to separate the signal from the noise. But this month I thought we'd go look at some of the noise instead! I clicked on every terrible ad for witchcraft stuff I could find on Facebook for a week, and decided to inflict what I found on Hex Positive's Bree NicGarran. It's so, so bad y'all. The post 84. We Clicked on Every Facebook Witchcraft Ad (with Bree NicGarran) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

    1h 47m
  5. 83. An Honest Review of Thorn Mooney’s “Witches Among Us”

    MAY 31

    83. An Honest Review of Thorn Mooney’s “Witches Among Us”

    One year ago I put out this podcast’s first book review. It was for Annwyn Avalon’s Celtic Goddess Grimoire, and I absolutely hated it. It was everything I despise in modern witchcraft publishing, and it just left a bad taste in my mouth. I felt like I needed to fix that. So I decided to make it my mission to find a new witchcraft book I might actually like — to find something I could actually talk positively about to this show’s audience. And that’s when I found Thorn Mooney’s Witches Among Us: Understanding Contemporary Witchcraft and Wicca (ISBN: ‎ 978-0738777375) last fall. And it turns out I really like it. The post 83. An Honest Review of Thorn Mooney’s “Witches Among Us” first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

    55 min
  6. 82. The Pagan Invasion and Propaganda

    APR 26

    82. The Pagan Invasion and Propaganda

    The 1991 Christian propaganda series the Pagan Invasion by Jeremiah Films was oddly formative for me. It's a masterclass in propaganda, and a perfect example of the kind of misinformation that was spreading during the heights of the Satanic Panic. So in this episode we're going to break down how "documentaries" like these work to push an agenda, and how to recognize these patterns in other places. The post 82. The Pagan Invasion and Propaganda first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

    45 min
  7. 81. Reflections

    MAR 29

    81. Reflections

    This month on the show we're talking about the importance of taking stock and realizing that the person you used to be isn't the person that you are -- and how important it is to document who you are now so that you might know yourself better later. Or something. It makes sense if you listen, I swear. The post 81. Reflections first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

    33 min
  8. 80. A Couple of Things…

    FEB 22

    80. A Couple of Things…

    This month I wanted to talk about a couple of things that wouldn't necessarily fill out a whole episode on their own. First off, after last month's episode I wanted to clarify some of my thoughts on psychics. Secondly, I wanted to talk about bias and what we do with evidence that runs contrary to our beliefs. It should be a fun one though. The post 80. A Couple of Things… first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

    35 min
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A monthly witchcraft podcast, minus all of the usual BS. Trae, a practicing witch for over twenty years, talks about the history, practices, and current events of the modern Witchcraft movement without sugar coating any of it for you. It’s fun? (This is a secondary feed for this podcast running off the Nerd & Tie Network site)

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