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Personal Pans43. "Just a little bravery will open the door" with Lisa Pahl of The Death DeckLisa Pahl is a hospice and emergency medicine social worker the co-creator of The Death Deck. The Death Deck is a party game that lets you explore a topic we’re all obsessed with but often afraid to discuss. It features 112 cards with a mix of multiple choice and open-ended questions guaranteed to spark a discussion around the topic of death. Lisa and I talk about our experiences with death and the importance of having end of life conversations when you're healthy and able.
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2023-04-0158 minPersonal Pans42. The Medicine Wheel with Barry GoddardBarry Goddard is an astrologer, shamanic practitioner, and all around Aquarius. We talked about his book The Medicine Wheel, and how the four elements are ways of relating to the universe and realizing that we're intimately connected with the universe. We talked about what it means to live true to your spirit, the Great Forgetting, astrology, and healing the soul wound.
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2023-02-241h 26Personal Pans41. "I'm done making excuses for everybody" - Disability, long COVID, and leaving the church with Steph FowlerSteph Fowler is the founder of Inkwell Psychotherapy and a therapist for weirdos, misfits, neurodivergent folks, and cycle disruptors. She's also one of the best people I know.
If you've ever listened to my podcast before and heard me mention "my friend with long COVID," that's Steph. She talks about what it's like to navigate the medical system with a new disability, how perceptions of health and thinness get wrapped up in our moral judgments of people, privilege and fatphobia, and the work needed to dismantle systems of oppression.
You can listen to part 1 of our...
2022-12-311h 33Personal Pans40. Haunted Offices and Therapy for Weirdos with Steph FowlerSteph Fowler is the founder of Inkwell Psychotherapy and a therapist for weirdos, misfits, neurodivergent folks, and cycle disruptors. She's also one of the best people I know.
Steph and I talked about what it was like to work in a haunted office building, and being a therapist for misfits. Part of her Misfit Mental Health practice is a Nw Year Reflection workshop, which you can sign up for here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTNDOoTjLy4HoZQlYzGb3ffFy3SQaq9ndDr7WqSzURJoo7zw/viewform
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2022-12-2852 minPersonal Pans39. UFOs, Ethics, and Protecting the Vulnerable with Erica LukesErica Lukes is a historian, archivist, and researcher. Erica Lukes also has an undying passion for the mysteries of the universe, particularly UFO reports and other strange aerial phenomena. Since childhood, she has been fascinated with imagery of how vehicles and beings from space might appear and she pursued this interest quietly but with determination. She's the former MUFON State Director for MUFON and host of UFO Classified.
She's dedicated to ethical and open-access research with her new venture Expanding Frontiers Research. She also calls out abuse and unethical practices in the UFO community. We had an incr...
2022-12-021h 10Personal Pans38. Clown Pants, Bowling Pin Aliens and Small UFOs with Rob KristoffersenRob Kristoffersen is a UFO researcher and the host of Our Strange Skies, a UFO podcast that explores the nooks and crannies of UFO history and lore, diving deep into UFO sightings, alien abductions, cryptids, and all things paranormal. On this episode, we talked about small UFOs, bowling pin aliens, Unsolved Mysteries, Ohio UFO car crashes, the cultural context of otherworldly visitations, and what we both thought was the wildest part of Love and Saucers.
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2022-11-221h 23Personal Pans37: Somatic Therapy, Missionary Work, and Intergenerational Trauma with Jenny McGrathJenny McGrath is a licensed mental health counselor, a somatic therapist, and a movement educator. She's also the creator of the Embodied Sexuality Course. We had an incredible conversation about trauma therapy, deconstructing narratives about individualistic healing, and understanding healing as part of a community. We also talked about her missionary work in Uganda, BoJack Horseman and inter-generational trauma, and what it means to tend to your own body and story.
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2022-11-151h 00Personal Pans36. Baba Yaga, Storytelling, and The Goblin Circus with Halo QuinHalo Quin is an author, a storyteller, and witch. She's had a lifelong relationship with the spirit realm and has written multiple books about her craft. She also runs the local storytelling circle, and an ADHD resource center, as well as The Enchanted Academy. She's written several books, including Folktales, Faeries, and Spirits, All That Glitters, Gods and Goddesses of Wales, and Your Faery Magic.
We had an incredible conversation about living with ADHD, the power of storytelling, connecting with Baba Yaga, and of course, the Goblin Circus.
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2022-11-021h 33Personal Pans35. Anime, alienated ancestor work, and what it means to be a good person with Dash KwiatkowskiDash Kwiatkowski is one of the co-hosts of Psychic Friendz, an advice show where non-psychics help Facebook users in need. The also love mascots. We talked about WitchsFest and their experience with talking to someone who had a near-death experience. We talked about discovering anime and ancestor work when you feel like you have a metaphysical block. We also talked about the lack of media literacy, propaganda in media, and how to be creative when fascists are claiming media as their own. They described an incredible Estes session they experienced, the origin of their name, the power of breaking cycle...
2022-09-181h 11Personal Pans34. "If you want your magic to be effective, you need to be fully present in it" - Irene Glasse and Caine Dreamwalker of Blackfeather Mystery SchoolToday's guests are Irene Glasse and Caine Dreamwalker of Blackfeather Mystery School. Their school is " focused on reducing self-sabotage while providing a solid grounding in magickal theory, dedicant practices, mysticism, spellcasting and ritual work, beginning spiritwork, journeywork and much more." Their book is a perfect foundational book for eclectic witches (like myself), who might have missed some basics while developing their personal practices.
This conversation was an absolute delight to return to after illness kept me in bed for three weeks. We talked about shadow work, trauma work, and benefits of therapy. We talked about the power of pl...
2022-09-021h 13Personal Pans33. "You're villainized for questioning anything that's taught" The Pentecostal to Witch Pipeline with Hana of Suburban WitcheryHana the Suburban Witch is a psychic, professional tarot reader, natal astrologer and eclectic witch based in Australia. The focus of Hana's work is to make witchcraft and spirituality fun, and after our conversation, I can see why. She grew up with a lot of fear and trauma in the Pentecostal church, and she now runs a course on Psychic Divination, hosts her own podcast called ‘Witch Talks’ and has a YouTube channel with videos on spellcrafting, tarot, and her journey to becoming a proud witch.
We talked about the social aspects of shame, what it's like to dis...
2022-07-281h 03Personal PansBonus - Growing up in a haunted house with Logan DeanLogan Dean is the tabletop RPG designer behind The Company, and the ENnie-nominated EXTRACTION FROM DEMON-FUCKED CLEVELAND 1996. This is just an excerpt from our conversation back in January, where Logan talks about his experiences growing up in a haunted house.
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2022-07-2417 minPersonal Pans32. "It starts and ends with standards of evidence" - Cadillacs and UFOs with Jack BrewerJack Brewer is a UFO blogger and researcher and the author of two books, The Greys Have Been Framed and Wayward Sons. Jack sat down with me to talk about the emotional draw of UFOs as well as the danger of chasing down facts about a slippery phenomenon. We discussed what drives people to believe above all else, the failures of memory, and the trouble with the ongoing involvement of the intelligence community in UFO circles. We also talked about scientific protocols, and what we should expect from people who claim they're doing scientific work.
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2022-07-211h 02Personal Pans31.5 - Grief, trauma, guilt, and hope with Holly LaurentHolly Laurent is a writer, filmmaker, comedian, performer, and the host of Mega, a completely improvised podcast satirizing the world of a fictional mega church. She is also one of my favorite people. This is part 2 of our near 2-hour conversation where we talk about setting boundaries, recovering from being raised a people-pleaser, Terrence McKenna, whether the world is hell or not, and about how grief changes the fabric of a person's life.
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2022-07-1653 minPersonal Pans31. "When we talk about the god of the bible, are we really talking about ourselves?" The nature of consciousness and belief with Holly LaurentHolly Laurent is a writer, filmmaker, comedian, performer, and the host of Mega, a completely improvised podcast satirizing the world of a fictional mega church. She is also my friend. Holly and I talked about growing up Evangelical, dealing with hateful trolls online, curses, and the knowledge of scripture as a guiding force. We also talked about imitation, the nature of consciousness and how we can reprogram ourselves as well as the nature of the divine and what we're really talking about when we talk about god. This was a deeply thoughtful, vulnerable conversation, and this is just part one...
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Personal Pans30 - "It's the end of the world, but we still have to pay our credit cards" - Consciousness, technology, and the absurd, mundane apocalypse with Red Pill JunkieRed Pill Junkie (Miguel Romero) is a Fortean blogger and artist. He's a writer for The Daily Grail and the visual artist behind the Ufology Tarot. I initially reached out to him to talk about the Ufology tarot, but we ended up talking about so much more. From the adaptability of the human condition and the absurdity of doing mundane things during the apocalypse, from the benefits of being an outsider to the nature of UFO experiences, from psychic surgery to Mass Effect to the gnostic battle against corporate archons, I had an incredible time talking with RPJ about all...
2022-06-301h 23Personal Pans29. "It's really important to validate people's stories and experiences" - The Importance of Empathy and Storytelling in the Phenomena with Amelia CotterAmelia Cotter is a writer, poet, and storyteller. She's written multiple books about the paranormal such as Where the Party Never Ended: Ghosts of the Old Baraboo Inn, This House: The True Story of a Girl and a Ghost, Maryland Ghosts: Paranormal Encounters in the Free State, and the children’s book Breakfast with Bigfoot. She also writes poetry about trauma and healing and is a contributor to The Feminine Macabre, which is how we met.
I initially asked Amelia on the show to talk about her writing and about ghosts, but this turned into a much deeper...
2022-06-231h 04Personal Pans28. "The way we understand our origins effects how we see ourselves politically" - A Primer on White Supremacy and Fascism in Paraweird Spaces with Professor WHAMTonight's guest is Dr CS Matthews (a.k.a Professor WHAM). She recently wrote a book about paranormal reports in the Hudson Valley called Mysterious Beauty: Living with the Paranormal in the Hudson Valley. She's studied religion, new religious movements, occultism and paranormal experiences for over 4 decades, and her dissertation was on ethnic and racial tropes in UFO abductions in the US. She's also been teaching in a college setting for 35 years.
I asked her on the show after watching her speak on The Magickal Solution about fascism in the occult. For this episode, she gave an...
2022-06-221h 16Personal Pans27. "Thinking through your internal biases and your own unconscious biases--that's inner alchemy" - Diversity, Innovation, and the Real Great Work with Melaninated MagicianTonight's episode features Melaninated Magician, a writer and occultist with lots of spicy things to say about diversity and inclusion in paranormal and occult spaces. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard talking about such difficult issues. We talked about structural oppression and the inner alchemy of interrogating your own biases. We also discussed the ways in which we're limited by only talking to the same types of people about paranormal experiences. They talked to me about Thelema as religion, philosophy, and magickal technology, and how if every person is a star, we need to work to make sure...
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Humanize Me706: Bart gets his tarot read by a witchBart and chaos witch Vanessa Walilko discuss her playful approach to belief, and to helping others through witchcraft. Bart, a witchcraft sceptic, even gets his tarot read! Find out more about Vanessa and her work at https://linktr.ee/kalibutterfly
2022-06-031h 09Personal Pans26. "Lazy is not a four-letter word... I mean, it literally is, but it's not a swear word" - ADHD, Grief, and Tarot with Erica DavisThis ADHD-inspired conversation features Erica Davis, writer, editor, and intuitive tarot reader behind Dork Witch. We talked about channeling creative ideas and feeling like we're giving form to things that already exist, whether characters or creative pieces. We also talked about working with ADHD in daily life. We also talked about how intense grief changes a person, inspiring pure honey badger energy. We also talked about tarot and reading for other people.
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2022-06-021h 07Personal Pans25. "There's a lot of good we can do here... Eat that donut!" - Queer Qabala and the Importance of Little Treats with Enfys J. BookEnfys J. Book is a High Priest of the Fellowship of the Ancient White Stag (FAWS), and the author of the forthcoming book Queer Qabala. Enfys sat down to talk with me about the Hermetic tradition of the Qabala, their journey to studying the Qabala, and their queer approach what is usually presented as a binary-based Hermetic tradition. We talked about the power of queering things, deconstructing hierarchies, and also celebrating with little treats and trashy movies.
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2022-05-271h 01Personal Pans24. "What is the soil like that this tree is growing from?" - Gnostics, River Spirits, and Alien Interest in Microorganisms with Jeremy PumaJeremy Puma is 1/3 of Liminal Earth and the author of multiple books on Gnostics and foraging. We talked about interrogating the people leading and inspiring our traditions, and the importance of calling out and rejecting racist aspects of it. We also talked about the playfulness of the phenomena, whatever that might be. Jeremy talked about the phenomena as trickster, and how it reacts more the weirder you get.
Jeremy also talked about liminal ecology and decentering humanity from the narrative about UFO sightings. Because what if aliens are just interested in microorganisms anyway? We also talked about how t...
2022-05-191h 05Personal Pans23. "Gardening is a way to have hope for the future" - Fairies, Donuts, and Mycelial Networks with Bex Atwood from Liminal EarthBex Atwood is a mycological researcher, liminal investigator, botanist, and 1/3 of Liminal Earth. She also survived an upbringing of Christian hell houses to explore forests and learn the wonders of mushrooms. In this ADHD-fueled podcast, we talked about the work that Liminal Earth is doing, Estes sessions with Katie Webb, the importance of taking notes, and the incredible communication of mycelial networks. We share our love of Mt. Rainer, Bex talks about her million-dollar idea for a haunted botanical garden, and we talk about the transformative power of music.
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2022-05-121h 05Personal Pans22. "I am worthy of pleasure" - Dissecting the Devil as a Spirit Wrapped in Flesh with Kiki DombrowskiTonight's guest is Kiki Dombrowski, medium, certified life coach, and tarot reader. She wrote A Curious Future: A Handbook of Unusual Divination and Unique Oracular Techniques, a book that explores multiple types of divination systems and how to use them. We talked about the energy of different types of tarot decks and how messages come through when reading for other people. We also talked about the importance of balancing woo beliefs with the reality of living in a three-dimensional meatsack. We talked about what the spiritual experience looks like in late-stage capitalism and the importance of finding sources of powe...
2022-05-061h 03Personal Pans21. "At a certain point you have to say yes or else you're not really here" - On Crafting a Magickal Personality with Stephanie QuickTonight's episode features Stephanie Quick, the esoteric writer behind Ghost Dog is a Mystery Box. Using Moon Magick and Sea Priestess as an example, Steph talked about how to use color, scent, light, the physical space, movement, garments, to create a certain atmosphere. We talk about embracing the things that you truly enjoy in order to be a more intentional and effective magickal practitioner and a happier human. We also talk about adornment as feeding the magickal personality and all the small secret ways you can incorporate magickal intentions into your clothing. Steph shares several of her garments and I ta...
2022-04-281h 07Personal Pans20. "If it can help one weirdo know that they're not alone" - Researching the Paranormal with Courtney BlockCourtney M. Block is a research, instruction, and user engagement librarian and also the author of Researching the Paranormal: How to Find Reliable Information about Parapsychology, Ghosts, Astrology, Cryptozoology, Near-Death Experiences, and More. Courtney was inspired to write her first book in order to help students who were interested in studying the paranormal, but felt that they couldn't find any academic sources of value to do their research. She wanted to create a resource to affirm curiosity and exploration of the paranormal, a field that is often maligned in academia.
And Courtney has an incredible sense of cu...
2022-04-2159 minPersonal Pans19. "Take your donuts elsewhere, you maniac!" Holy Donut Magick and Discordianism with AP StrangeWe're back! After taking a week off to rest and recuperate, I'm happy to be back with a new episode with AP Strange. We managed to slog through some technical difficulties and made some prayers to the Holy Donut and got the recording back on track. We talk about the importance of play in magickal workings, he power of not being an expert, tapping into a current that best suits you, Discordianism, and he even set an intention for this podcast having an impact on my life years in the future.
And remember: "It's never too long a w...
2022-04-1453 minPersonal Pans18. "Our memories are the keys to divining our futures" - Divination, Horror Movies, and Magic Mike XXL with Katie WebbDivinatrix, paranormal webseries maven, and horror movie aficionado Katie Webb joins us for this episode of Personal Pans. Katie talked with me about the art of horror movies, the work of learning tarot, addiction, and the difficulty in dealing with abusers in a small community. We laughed a whole bunch, especially when she talked about a magical summer seeing Magic Mike XXL with her friends.
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2022-03-311h 32Personal Pans17. "It takes a certain amount of healing to believe that you deserve justice" - Ancestor Work, Healing Trauma, and Finding a Momma in The Morrigan, with Lisa of OldGodsHeal.comWhat happens when your mother is not a mother? Where do you find a maternal figure? When you find yourself in a cult, how do you find the tools to escape? What happens when your ancestor work connects you to a massacre in Virginia 400 years ago? This incredible conversation with Lisa of Old Gods Heal addresses this questions and more. Lisa talks about her journey from a Pentecostal cult to hard polytheism, working with The Morrigan and visiting Rathcroghan, and all of her ancestor work, both through genealogy and ritual.
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2022-03-241h 04Personal Pans16. "Let me show you your lane" - On being a death doula with an intersectional perspective and working with the Akashic Records with Emmy Colón-GeistlingerToday's episode features Emmy Colón-Geistlinger, death doula, witch, and medium working from an intersectional perspective. We talked about the differences between Big T trauma and little t trauma in terms of navigating our reactions to the pandemic, how the pandemic shifter her death doula work, and the ridiculous things that people say about loss.
We talked about finally embracing what you feel called to do, which included her experience with learning to read the Akashic Records. She also talked about creating a healing space for grief called "The Wharf". She has a Spring Equinox ritual coming up...
2022-03-171h 15Personal Pans15. "The sky is for everyone" - Astrology with Maighdlin KellyMaighdlin Kelly is my guest tonight for this incredible conversation about astrology. They talk about their journey to astrology, the astrology of the weird, and the "fractally complicated" nature of astrology. They encourage everyone to learn astrology on their own because of the comfort of seeing yourself reflected in the universe.
Maighdlin is a data-driven astrologer, bringing up the important distinction between correlation and causation in regards to the data that astrologers are looking at. Because of that, they talk about how gatekeeping sabotages the field of astrology. They also had some mind-blowing thoughts about play and the...
2022-03-101h 04Personal Pans14. Seeing the world through hope-colored glasses - Activism and Reclaiming Witchcraft with Irisanya MoonAuthor, priestess, and witch Irisanya Moon joins me for tonight's episode of Personal Pans. She discusses the principles of reclaiming witchcraft and how it's evolved over time to be more inclusive. We also talked about staying open and curious in a ritual practice, how we can nourish ourselves and each other, and acknowledging the present moment. We talked about what it means to belong in a community as opposed to trying to make people fit in and the importance of meeting people where they are. She also caused a paradigm-shifting moment for me by talking about how we should thin...
2022-03-031h 08Personal Pans13. Representation, Fact-Checking, and Asking Difficult Questions with Alex MatsuoTonight's episode features Alex Matsuo of The Spooky Stuff. We talk about representation in paranormal television (and how to avoid tropes), the importance of fact-checking and data collection in paranormal research, and using your platform to ask difficult questions. This conversation was a delight.
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2022-02-241h 08Personal Pans12: "The biggest magic in your life is connecting with other people" - Cults, chaos magick, and connection with Jason McConaheyTonight's episode features Jason McConahey, Pentecostal cult survivor, and magical practitioner. We talk about being Aquariuses with moons in Scorpio, the pursuit of knowledge, the importance of human connection, and, of course, Hellier. Jason is one of the first friends I made in the paranormal/occult community, and I still get excited every time I see him post about a new book he's read.
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2022-02-171h 09Personal Pans11. Kenneth Anger, Thelema, and Magical Technology with John ThomurePerformance artist and writer John Thomure sits down with me to talk about cults, Thelema, and the movies of Kenneth Anger as occult technology.
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2022-02-101h 05Personal Pans10. "When the Trickster Starts A-Poking" - Joy in the void with Chelle from the Eternal Void, but with Jazz!Chelle from The Eternal Void, but with Jazz! talks with me about the Trickster, finding lessons in every experience, learning how to wield your swords, and Gogol Bordello.
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2022-01-271h 04Personal Pans9 - "Of course the horse can come!" - Death, The Morrigan, and Quantum Physics with MortellusMortellus is a witch, necromancer, mortician, medium, and author, and also the best person to talk to about Dark Souls and dark matter. We talked about trauma (because I always do), death, being called by The Morrigan, the mysteries of dark matter, and carnival life. They were also generous enough to share a passage and a map from their upcoming book.
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2022-01-201h 39Personal Pans8. Loki, Aphrodite, and Talking to the Tarot with Star (a_starwitch)Today's episode is with my friend Star, who talks with me about working with Loki and Aphrodite, confronting and healing trauma, tarot, and perfectionism and streaming. Their cat Mochi makes a guest appearance.
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2022-01-131h 08Personal Pans7. Glitches in the Matrix and the Mandela Effect with Mark ObscuraThis episode features Mark Obscura. We talk about loving weird and goth things at a young age, the importance of questioning your assumptions and beliefs, the nature of consciousness, and the Mandela Effect. As a stress-relief hypnotist, Mark also talked about the power of allowing and reprogramming your own mind. He also ends the episode with a mentalism trick invented by Max Maven. This episode was an absolute delight and I hope you enjoy it too.
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2022-01-061h 41Personal Pans6. "This episode is brought to you by chaos" with Adler CooperWe're back from the holiday break with a chaos-fueled conversation with Adler Cooper, a PhD student who feels comfortable talking about ghost farts, adventures in the woods, and haunted ramen. Adler was part of the Paranormal and Tech panel for the first PanParacon. Check out the panel by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhNH648Akc&t=380s
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2021-12-301h 00Personal Pans5. Live Episode with the PanParaPalsToday's episode is a relaxed chat with Jayson and Mera, co-organizers of PanParacon. Do you want to help shape the future of upcoming conferences? Reach out to us with speaker recommendations or panel ideas.
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2021-12-231h 14Personal Pans4. Goosebumps and the call to adventure with Caite of Steampowered MouseToday's conversation is with Caite of Steampowered Mouse. Illustrious designer of the PanParacon logo, she's also a puppeteer. She talks with me about the importance of play, the call to adventure in the children's and young adult books of the 90s, and the importance of trauma work in being able to react to the paranormal in a curious and playful way. I loved this conversation and I hope you do too.
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2021-12-091h 17Personal Pans3. "There are plenty of other things trying to limit you. Don't let it be you." - Amanda Woomer talks about The Feminine Macabre and so much elseThis incredible episode features Amanda Woomer of The Feminine Macabre and Spook Eats. We talk about death, transformation, staying curious, and creating the paranormal spaces that you want to see.
Submissions for The Feminine Macabre Volume 3 is open for one more month! You can submit a piece here: https://spookeats.com/2020/12/31/wanted-writing-submissions-for-upcoming-female-paranormal-investigator-journal/
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2021-12-021h 03Personal Pans2 - "Oh, she's here? Something weird is going to happen"Today's conversation is with Alisha Landreth of Tidy Tarot Co. She talks about a lifetime of high strangeness and how she started making tarot journals and other witchy tools.
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2021-11-251h 20Personal Pans1 - Disappearing geckos and mantis photosToday I talk with Melissa of meloticart about disappearing geckos, tall white ghosts, and mantis apparitions, among other things.
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The Retail WarzoneTales from a Pop-Up shop | Guest Vanessa Walilko spills the tea#retail #Kalibutterfly #theretailwarzone Tonight Vanessa Walilko joins The Retail Warzone to talk about her time in a mall pop-up shop. Vanessa Walilko Website: www.kalibutterfly.com Want to tell your story? Fill out this form so we can have you on the show: https://forms.gle/s3P9RQSwtMcjY8Av8 All of our links in one place: https://linktr.ee/TheRetailWarzoneContact/Submissions: thegenerationvoid@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theretailwarzone/support ...
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Comic Adventures19. F*cking FortyThis week Melissa sits down with Derick Masen, Vanessa Walilko and Ali Cantarella to talk about the project F*cking Forty. F*cking Forty is the story of Ed Siemienkowicz's self-proclaimed worst year. Ed passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. His friends and fellow artists came together to finish Ed's book and remember him. In this episode, we talk about what this project means to the participants, how it got started, and why Andrew isn't around. For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comica...
2018-03-0543 min
The Nerdologues Present: Your StoriesWild Women of the Woods, Part 1You probably picked up from the last couple episodes that we're jumping around with our recordings a bit. This and next week's come from May, immediately after the end of the tour, and feature our very first recording in our new home, the Beat Kitchen, as well as a wonderful collaboration with SmashCoven, a group of Good Witches Doing Good, who helped make our show a fundraiser for the Chicago Women's Health Center. We had a great time exploring some wild, woodsy energy and rocking out with guest hosts Becca and Katie. This episode, enjoy:
Cover Stories: Jolene
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2017-09-0441 minThe Nerdologues Present: Your StoriesWild Women of the Woods, Part 1You probably picked up from the last couple episodes that we're jumping around with our recordings a bit. This and next week's come from May, immediately after the end of the tour, and feature our very first recording in our new home, the Beat Kitchen, as well as a wonderful collaboration with SmashCoven, a group of Good Witches Doing Good, who helped make our show a fundraiser for the Chicago Women's Health Center. We had a great time exploring some wild, woodsy energy and rocking out with guest hosts Becca and Katie. This episode, enjoy:
Cover Stories: Jolene
Cover Stories...
2017-09-0441 minThe Nerdologues Present: Your StoriesFanfiction February 5 BONUS!Fanfiction February 5 continues (don't check the calendar!) with a trio of bonus tales not heard at the live recording! This week, friends of the show Vanessa Walilko and Marnie Thompson each wanted to submit their fanfiction pieces for the show even though they couldn't make the live recording, and I'm really glad they did. Also, in a rare glimpse into your beloved(?) host's past, I read my only published entry on fanfiction.net, an exploration of a weird factoid from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series that also incorporates the Man of Steel (check these two panels to see what I mean).
Thi...
2017-03-0635 minThe Nerdologues Present: Your StoriesFanfiction February 5 BONUS!Fanfiction February 5 continues (don't check the calendar!) with a trio of bonus tales not heard at the live recording! This week, friends of the show Vanessa Walilko and Marnie Thompson each wanted to submit their fanfiction pieces for the show even though they couldn't make the live recording, and I'm really glad they did. Also, in a rare glimpse into your beloved(?) host's past, I read my only published entry on fanfiction.net, an exploration of a weird factoid from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series that also incorporates the Man of Steel (check these two panels to see what I mean).
Thi...
2017-03-0635 minThe Nerdologues Present: Your StoriesMay 2015: Press Start, Part 1The magnificent Arcade Brewery's in the house this month for a great batch of stories inspired by the theme "Press Start" (mostly). From bands to brewers to Jedis, you'll hear about the genesis of many things over the next couple episodes. We recommend pairing your podcast listening with a delightful Dubbeltime Ale, unless you're under 21 or driving or something. Then don't do that. If you're at work, eh, whatever. We won't tell. This episode, enjoy:
Cover Stories: Creep
Cover Stories: Ironic
Jeremy Kanne: (Press Start) on High-School Crushes
Chris Tourre: (Press Start) on Partnerships
Vanessa Walilko: (Press Start) on 100%ing
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2015-05-0453 minThe Nerdologues Present: Your StoriesMay 2015: Press Start, Part 1The magnificent Arcade Brewery's in the house this month for a great batch of stories inspired by the theme "Press Start" (mostly). From bands to brewers to Jedis, you'll hear about the genesis of many things over the next couple episodes. We recommend pairing your podcast listening with a delightful Dubbeltime Ale, unless you're under 21 or driving or something. Then don't do that. If you're at work, eh, whatever. We won't tell. This episode, enjoy:
Cover Stories: Creep
Cover Stories: Ironic
Jeremy Kanne: (Press Start) on High-School Crushes
Chris Tourre: (Press Start) on Partnerships
Vanessa Walilko: (Press Start) on 100%ing
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2015-05-0453 min