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BS-Free Witchcraft is a monthly podcast covering the modern witchcraft movement. Hosted by Trae Dorn, who has been a practicing Wiccan Witch for over twenty years, the show will delve into the terms we use, the history of the movement, and current events in the Witchcraft world.

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    • May 31, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 148 EPISODES

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    The BS-Free Witchcraft podcast is a refreshing and informative show that provides valuable insights into the world of witchcraft. Hosted by Trae, it serves as a kindred spirit for both seasoned witches and newcomers to the craft. Trae's honesty and authenticity shine through in each episode, making for an engaging listening experience. This podcast offers a modern take on witchcraft, debunking myths and challenging popular beliefs to encourage listeners to think critically about their practice.

    One of the best aspects of The BS-Free Witchcraft podcast is Trae's ability to tackle controversial topics with clarity and nuance. From discussing personal craft boundaries to advocating for the protection of closed practices, Trae dives into important issues within the witchcraft community that are often swept under the rug. His hot takes are thought-provoking and invite listeners to consider different perspectives. Additionally, Trae's emphasis on truth and encouraging individuals to find what works best for them in their practice creates a welcoming space for all witches.

    While The BS-Free Witchcraft podcast covers a wide range of topics, some listeners may find the show lacking in frequency of updates. With episodes being released only once a month, those eager for more content may be left wanting. However, this can also be seen as an opportunity for listeners to savor each episode and reflect on the discussions presented.

    In conclusion, The BS-Free Witchcraft podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in witchcraft or seeking alternative viewpoints within the pagan community. Trae's dedication to truth and critical thinking sets this podcast apart from others in its genre. Whether you're new to witchcraft or have been practicing for years, there is something meaningful to be gained from each episode of this enlightening and entertaining show.



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    Latest episodes from BS-Free Witchcraft

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 54:44


    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.

    82. The Pagan Invasion and Propaganda

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 45:13


    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.

    81. Reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 32:36


    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.

    80. A Couple of Things…

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 35:27


    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.

    79. The Telepathy Tapes and the Dangers of ‘Magical Autism’

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 31:46


    One of the biggest podcasts out there right now is The Telepathy Tapes. It's topping the podcast charts on both Apple and Spotify's American listings, but it perpetrates an incredibly dangerous idea about people with autism. But none of this is new, and we've seen this kind of trend before. So it's about time we talked about it.

    78. The State of the Trae

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 31:57


    This month we're going to do something a little different -- I'm going to just talk to you about how I'm doing right now. Stuff's not necessarily the best, so I kind of had a few things I needed to get out of my system. But I'm still here, still fighting, and still sticking by you.

    77. Agatha All Along Review (with Bree NicGarran)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 99:49


    It's been about a year since Hex Positive‘s Bree NicGarran showed up to review a piece of witchcraft media with Trae, and with how terrible the world is, why not take a break and listen to two witches reviewing the latest piece of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — Agatha All Along! Because we all need a distraction… and it's an amazing show.

    76. A Spooky-ish Episode (with Lozzie Stardust)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 112:19


    It's October, so even though we took the year off last year, we're going back to the show's roots with yet another spooky episode! This time around, Lozzie Stardust takes the guest spot and we talk about ghosts, cryptids, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Look, we got really off track on this one. But I think you'll like it.

    75. Plans.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 28:38


    You do your best in this life to try and figure out what you're doing. You write everything down, you make a schedule, and you plan. And sometimes those plans work out and sometimes they don't. That's what this episode is about. Sort of. Kind of. In a way. I think.

    74. Homeopathy is Bulls***.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 38:16


    Homeopathy is harmful and complete and total bull. I can't emphasize that enough. In this episode we're diving into the history of Homeopathy, what it is, and why it's bad. And I think, by the end of it, you'll agree with me.

    73. Feedback/Q&A Special 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 70:30


    It's July, so that means we're doing the annual feedback and Q&A special! You guys spent the last few months sending in witchcraft questions, and they got shuffled around, picked at random, and now you're getting some answers! We've played this dance before, you know what's up.

    72. Arrogance.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024


    The entire #ReturnTheStone debacle over the last couple of weeks on WitchTok is honestly just a symptom of a a larger problem. One of the core, underlying issues that is the cause of a lot of these issues in the Modern Witchcraft Movement is arrogance, and it's about time we talk about it.

    71. I Hate This Book.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 52:57


    When the publicist for Weiser Books reached out to the show asking if I wanted a review copy of Annwyn Avalon’s new book “Celtic Goddess Grimoire,” I don’t really think […]

    70. It’s Not About Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 27:33


    Sometimes in this community folks have a habit of making things about them that… aren’t. So that’s what we’re addressing this time around. Because there are times where we need […]

    69. Cultural Appropriation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 31:10


    One of the most frustrating conversations we keep having to have in the modern witchcraft movement is about cultural appropriation. And while we’ve repeatedly touched on this before, I’ve never […]

    68. What is Witchcraft?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 24:40


    A question that is significantly harder to answer than most people think is “What is Witchcraft?” This month I’m going to try to answer that, and if I fail you’ll […]

    68. What is Witchcraft?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 24:40


    A question that is significantly harder to answer than most people think is “What is Witchcraft?” This month I’m going to try to answer that, and if I fail you’ll […]

    67. The Headache of Misinformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 32:50


    Combating misinformation has always been one of the primary missions of this show, and honestly? It just gets exhausting sometimes. Why are people in this community so willing to uncritically […]

    67. The Headache of Misinformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 32:50


    Combating misinformation has always been one of the primary missions of this show, and honestly? It just gets exhausting sometimes. Why are people in this community so willing to uncritically […]

    66. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 73:38


    Last month Hex Positive‘s Bree NicGarran joined Trae to take a look at the classic witch-centric movie Hocus Pocus (1993). This month, Bree’s back to help review the 2022 sequel […]

    66. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 73:38


    Last month Hex Positive‘s Bree NicGarran joined Trae to take a look at the classic witch-centric movie Hocus Pocus (1993). This month, Bree’s back to help review the 2022 sequel […]

    65. Hocus Pocus (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 70:36


    It’s time to dig back into the VHS tapes that you’ve shoved in a box in your basement (or just open Disney Plus), and talk about the classic witch-centric movie […]

    65. Hocus Pocus (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 70:36


    It’s time to dig back into the VHS tapes that you’ve shoved in a box in your basement (or just open Disney Plus), and talk about the classic witch-centric movie […]

    64. Ask the Question.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 26:17


    For the first time in five years, we’re breaking the “Trae talks to someone about ghosts for an hour in October” pattern. Instead we’re using this month and the witchcraft […]

    64. Ask the Question.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 26:17


    For the first time in five years, we’re breaking the “Trae talks to someone about ghosts for an hour in October” pattern. Instead we’re using this month and the witchcraft […]

    63. Nature and Witchcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 25:02


    One of the most common descriptions of “witchcraft” you’ll find out there will say that it’s a “nature based” practice. That’s also reinforced in so many witchcraft books over the […]

    63. Nature and Witchcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 25:02


    One of the most common descriptions of “witchcraft” you’ll find out there will say that it’s a “nature based” practice. That’s also reinforced in so many witchcraft books over the […]

    62. Wrong Way to Witch?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 25:50


    Variations of the phrase “There’s No Wrong Way to Witch” get tossed around our community, and I think it’s about time we discuss why we say actually say that. But […]

    62. Wrong Way to Witch?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 25:50


    Variations of the phrase “There’s No Wrong Way to Witch” get tossed around our community, and I think it’s about time we discuss why we say actually say that. But […]

    61. Feedback/Q&A Special 2023!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 49:57


    It's July! You know what that means — it's time for our annual Q&A special! Where you the audience send in your questions for the show, so we don't have […]

    61. Feedback/Q&A Special 2023!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 49:57


    It's July! You know what that means — it's time for our annual Q&A special! Where you the audience send in your questions for the show, so we don't have […]

    60. Doubt is Good.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 30:27


    This month we’re talking about a very important concept: doubt. There are times when we question our beliefs and our witchcraft, and why that’s a good thing. Blind faith never […]

    60. Doubt is Good.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 30:27


    This month we’re talking about a very important concept: doubt. There are times when we question our beliefs and our witchcraft, and why that’s a good thing. Blind faith never […]

    59. Should There Be Wiccan Clergy?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 30:25


    The Aquarian Tabernacle Church has announced a new accreditation program to “professionalize” Wiccan Clergy. They’re not the first people to try and set something up like this, and they likely […]

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    59. Should There Be Wiccan Clergy?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 30:25


    The Aquarian Tabernacle Church has announced a new accreditation program to “professionalize” Wiccan Clergy. They’re not the first people to try and set something up like this, and they likely […]

    clergy wiccans aquarian tabernacle church
    58. Liminal Spaces and the Crossroads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 28:56


    This month we’re talking about liminality and the spaces in between. The places that don’t really seem to belong where they are, where that sense of unreality kicks in. Where […]

    58. Liminal Spaces and the Crossroads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 28:56


    This month we’re talking about liminality and the spaces in between. The places that don’t really seem to belong where they are, where that sense of unreality kicks in. Where […]

    57. Change the Wheel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 23:38


    This month on the show we’re answering a question I get a lot, and that’s how do you celebrate the Wheel of the Year if you live somewhere that the […]

    57. Change the Wheel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 23:38


    This month on the show we’re answering a question I get a lot, and that’s how do you celebrate the Wheel of the Year if you live somewhere that the […]

    56. “Finger Waggling”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 27:25


    This month on the show we’re going down a bit more of an unhinged rant than we’ve done lately, as we discuss “finger waggling,” “sit at the foot of the […]

    56. “Finger Waggling”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 27:25


    This month on the show we’re going down a bit more of an unhinged rant than we’ve done lately, as we discuss “finger waggling,” “sit at the foot of the […]

    55. Lucky Girl Syndrome and the Law of Attraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 24:11


    This month we’re taking a look at one of New Age spirituality’s most toxic philosophies: The Law of Attraction. We talk about the history of it, where it came from, […]

    55. Lucky Girl Syndrome and the Law of Attraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 24:11


    This month we’re taking a look at one of New Age spirituality’s most toxic philosophies: The Law of Attraction. We talk about the history of it, where it came from, […]

    54. A Conversation With Aidan Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 48:56


    Back in September of 2021, we put out an episode all about Mabon and the person who named it, Aidan Kelly. This last October, just over after that podcast episode […]

    54. A Conversation With Aidan Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 48:56


    Back in September of 2021, we put out an episode all about Mabon and the person who named it, Aidan Kelly. This last October, just over after that podcast episode […]

    53. Modern Witchcraft History (at CritWitchCon 2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022


    This episode of BS-Free Witchcraft is actually a panel from CritWitchCon 2022 this last October. Spend an hour with Alex Wrekk, Bree NicGarran, Lozzie Stardust and myself as we talk […]

    53. Modern Witchcraft History (at CritWitchCon 2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022


    This episode of BS-Free Witchcraft is actually a panel from CritWitchCon 2022 this last October. Spend an hour with Alex Wrekk, Bree NicGarran, Lozzie Stardust and myself as we talk […]

    52. Another Spooky Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022


    It’s October, and that means we’re in the spookiest of seasons! With that in mind we continue the podcast’s long standing tradition of doing a ghost stories episode! This year […]

    52. Another Spooky Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022


    It’s October, and that means we’re in the spookiest of seasons! With that in mind we continue the podcast’s long standing tradition of doing a ghost stories episode! This year […]

    51. Consumerism and Witchcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022


    Consumerism has been a driving force in the witchcraft movement since the beginning, but in the age of social media it’s only gotten more visible. Is this a good thing? […]

    51. Consumerism and Witchcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022


    Consumerism has been a driving force in the witchcraft movement since the beginning, but in the age of social media it’s only gotten more visible. Is this a good thing? […]

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