A Lunar Podcast
Happy Harvest Moon (and fall equinox)! This month we’re discussing The Witches by Roald Dahl and its subsequent film adaptations (1990, 2020).
Our theme song is “Moon and Spruce” by Sarah Little Drum.
“The Dark Side of Roald Dahl” by Hephzibah Anderson (BBC)
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)
“Bald Heads and Queer Noses” (23:22 – 51:25)
“Treguna, Mekoides, Trecorum, Satis, Dee!” (51:25 – 1:10:26)
Final Spells (1:10:26 – 1:13:38)
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.
Recommendations/ Links
Happy full moon, and welcome to Season Four!!! Jenny and Claire kick things off for us with a discussion of Netflix’s popular new show, The Witcher.
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 Chant/ Introduction (0:00 – 8:45)
“Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?” (8:45 – 24:55)
“Bald Heads and Queer Noses” (24:55 – 39:10)
“Treguna, Mekoides, Trecorum, Satis, Dee!” (39:10 – 58:30)
Final Spells (58:30 – 1:01:00)
Happy Hunter Moon and Samhain/ Day of the Dead/ harvest season! This month we’re discussing Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova.
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/ Introduction (0:00 – 8:53)
“Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?” (8:53 – 39:27)
“Bald Heads and Queer Noses” (39:27 – 55:33)
“Treguna, Mekoides, Trecorum, Satis, Dee!” (55:33 – 1:19:45)
Final Spells (1:19:45 – 1:23:00)
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)
“‘Round About the Cauldron Go” (35:25 – 55:00)
“Treguna, Mekoides, Trecorum, Satis, Dee!” (55:05 – 1:11:45)
Final Spells (1:11:50 – 1:19:00)
Sign Off and Bloopers (1:19:10 – 1:23:00)
Important Links
Childish Gambino’s Live Performance of Redbone
Wee Free Men Heading to Cinemas!
Next month will be a minisode. You can find our schedule for the season here.
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)
“Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?” + “Bald Heads and Queer Noses” (30:55 – 55:37)
Related Links
Vulture: Ava DuVernay on Meg’s Natural Hair
Code Switch: In Search of Black-on-Black Love
“‘Round About the Cauldron Go” (55:43 – 1:06:02)
Gather ’round while Jenny drops some of her boundless wisdom about gardens and flowers and the portrayal of the natural world in the film!
“Treguna, Mekoides, Trecorum, Satis, Dee!” (1:06:05 – 1:16:44)
Final Spells (1:16:48 – 1:19:46)
Blooper Reel (1:20:42 – 1:23:52)
Claire’s Recommendations
Happy full moon–and lunar eclipse! For our fourth episode, we’re throwing it back to a classic: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett.
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 – 3:20)
Which Craft? (3:20 – 29:35)
“Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?” (29:35 – 47:46)
Related Links
Gender Master List: A Glossary of Gender Identities
“Bald Heads and Queer Noses” (47:47 – 1:00:15)
“Round About the Cauldron Go” (1:00:15 – 1:18:00)
Final Spells (1:18:10 – 1:24:00)
Blooper Reel (1:25:00 – 1:26:50)
*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!
