Happy full moon AND Halloween/ Samhain! We hope you’re having a fun day and staying safe. In this episode, we discuss Bruja Born, the second book in the Brooklyn Brujas series by Zoraida Córdova. Be sure to check out our episode on the first book in the series, Labyrinth Lost, here. And check back in next month for our episode on the third book, Wayward Witch.
Our theme song is “Moon and Spruce” by Sarah Little Drum.
Here’s a listening guide for the episode. (For a description of our segments, go here.)
Welcome/ Pant Chat (0:00 – 3:25)
Introduction (3:25 – 8:03)
“Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?” (8:03 – 23:22)
Happy pink supermoon! In this informal minisode, Linda and Katie reflect on the changes wrought by COVID-19 and places we can turn for solace during this uncertain time. (If you want to jump straight to our recommendations, go to the 21-minute mark.)
Our theme song is “Moon and Spruce” by Sarah Little Drum.
Happy belated supermoon/ Ostara/ spring equinox! It was the closest coincidence of a full moon with the equinox since 2000, so we hope you did something magical to celebrate! (Katie and Jenny went to see the superbloom poppy fields in Southern California.)
We apologize for the delay getting this posted. Katie’s been going through some major life events, which got in the way of editing, but it’s never too late to enjoy our VERY fun discussion about The Wee Free Men, the first Tiffany Aching book in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. Plus we have a gorgeously updated theme song from the talented Sarah Little Drum! (Listen to more of her music on her website.)
Here’s a listening guide for the episode. (For a description of our segments, go here.)
Welcome/ Pant Chant/ Introduction (0:00 – 10:15)
“Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?” (10:20 – 35:20)
Happy full moon, warriors! And happy Ostara, Passover, and Easter to those who celebrate. It’s the last blue moon of 2018, so we hope you’re doing something magical tonight!
In this episode we discuss Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved children’s classic A Wrinkle in Time as well as the recent (2018) film adaptation directed by Ava DuVernay.
Our theme song is “Moon and Spruce” by Sarah Littledrum.
Here’s a listening guide for the episode. (For a description of our segments, go here.)
Introduction (0:00 – 4:11)
Which Craft? (4:16 – 30:50)
L’Engle’s publication journey and inspiration for the book
Setting for the story: New England vs. L.A.
“It was a dark and stormy night”
Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which as witches (+ references to Shakespeare)
A Wrinkle in Time as a contemporary dream vision
Process of adaptation and changes made for the film:
Focus on Meg’s journey: learning to love herself
Sequence on Camazotz
Final showdown with the IT
Meg’s relationship with her father
Mrs. Who’s quotes
Changes to Mrs. Whatsit’s character
Changes to the Happy Medium
Visuals/ CGI and music
“Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?” + “Bald Heads and Queer Noses” (30:55 – 55:37)
Casting Storm Reid and centering women of color
Meg’s journey to embrace her body and natural hair
The witches’ appearance and bodies
Importance of representation in film and how movies like Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time are changing the industry
Calvin as sidekick/ love interest/ supporting character
*Relevant quote from source above: “Women have traditionally been associated with the senses in Western culture, and in particular, with the ‘lower’ senses. Women are the forbidden taste, the mysterious smell, the dangerous touch. Men, by contrast, have been associated with reason, as opposed to the senses, or else with sight and hearing as the most ‘rational’ of the senses” (Constance Classen, The Color of Angels: Cosmology, Gender, and the Aesthetic Imagination, 1-2).
Next month (Sep. 6) we’ll be discussing Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. See you then!
