Mystics & Mulder

Long overdue, it's our Theology of Hozier episode! Sarah and Maeve discuss our favorite forest creature's discography, literary and musical themes, and music videos. We touch on how Hozier portrays death, despair, hope, radical joy, and more.

Friends don't lie--they make podcasts! Sarah, Maeve, and special guest Kristen talk about the problem of evil and how it manifests in Netflix's Stranger Things. We cover all four seasons and get into supernatural vs. human evil, sacrifice in the show, Eleven's powers, and much more. Listen wherever you find podcasts (and, while you're here, check out Maeve and Kristen's other podcast, Bird Facts!).

Mystics & Mulder cover a long-awaited topic: tarot decks and readings! Join Sarah, Maeve, and special guest Nicole as we dive into the history, spiritual and contemplative practices, and pop culture representations of tarot. Tags: tarot, tarot cards, tarot decks, tarot readings, spirituality, walter mercado, psychics, tarot history

We're back! Grab your chocolate sticks and songbook, folks. Sarah and Maeve discuss our pilgrimages to Taizé, an ecumenical Christian community of music, prayer, and simple living in France. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, or wherever you find podcasts!

It's the happiest episode on earth! Tune in for Disney Theology as we discuss Lilo & Stitch, The Princess and the Frog, and Mulan.

It's a Mystics & Mulder Halloween special! Sarah and Maeve debate the best Halloween movie of all time. Which movie will be victorious? Listen now to find out.

What if the real treasure at the end was the friends we made along the way? We discuss representations of sacred friendship and relationship anarchy with BFFs Caroline and Elizabeth, writers for the blog @talesfromthehart. Favorite friendships in literature and pop culture? Booksmart, Ruth and Naomi, Yoko Ogawa's “The Professor and the Housekeeper,” “Betsy-Tacy'' series by Maud Hart Lovelace, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman's “Big Friendship,” and Brooklyn 99's Jake Peralta and Charles Boyle. Be a friend of the show and listen wherever you find podcasts!

All aboard! We're going way down to Hadestown and discussing the musical's big emotions, casting choices, and theology with special guest and theatre extraordinaire Sophie. Yes, we do now own the rights to Hadestown 2, a musical set in Eurydice and Persephone's anti-capitalist speakeasy starring Sufjan Stevens as Orpheus. Other digressions include Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Hadestown characters as Disney personalities, Reeve Carney's enneagram and MBTI results, and how much we love André De Shields.

Are you there, Johnny? It's us, Sarah and Maeve. We discuss the music and theology of actor, musician, singer-songwriter, and potential Dumpster-diver Johnny Flynn.

Brace yourself, sisters! Sarah and Maeve chat about Sister Act with our dear friend, talented musician, and PK, Clara! Topics include hymnal adaptations, ministry revitalization, appropriation, and denominational differences in music and worship. Come for Whoopi, stay for the early 2000s Christian rock.

Sarah and Maeve chat with Vanessa Zoltan, chaplain, author of the new book "Praying With Jane Eyre," and host of the podcasts "Harry Potter and the Sacred Text," "Hot & Bothered," and "The Real Question!" We discuss sacred reading, literature, and our favorite novel, "Jane Eyre." Digressions include Lisa Kleypas' Russian romance novels, the "Veronica Mars" divide, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and whether or not Mr. Fairfax Rochester would accept Paul Hollywood's handshake. For more info on this episode, check out our show notes at mysticsmulder.com . 

Your favorite Presbyterians and our favorite Catholic (Brody!) reunite to chat about Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell in this two-parter! In this episode, we focus on Godspell. Go to the previous episode for our Jesus Christ Superstar musings. Cw: racism, police/military violence, death, clowns

Your favorite Presbyterians and our favorite Catholic (Brody!) reunite to chat about Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell in this two-parter! This episode focuses mostly on Jesus Christ Superstar. Go to the next episode to listen to our Godspell musings. Cw: clowns, racism, police/military violence, death, death by suicide

It’s Lent season! Sarah, Maeve, and special guest Haley discuss the history and theology of Lent, contemporary spiritual discipleship and fasting, and our own Lenten journeys. CW: disordered eating and eating disorders, diet culture, fasting, food

Sarah and Maeve talk about sabbaths, rest, and taking a break from screens  and media. Tangents include driving through school zones and that rainbow parachute from second grade.

Happy Halloween! In this silly, spooky episode, Sarah and Maeve discuss their favorite supernaturals: werewolves and vampires. Ft. Penny Dreadful, Teen Wolf, Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, Interview with the Vampire, Moonlight, What We Do In The Shadows, Parasol Protectorate, Jane Eyre, and...Grey Gardens? 

Sarah and Maeve interview Abolition Apostles leaders Sarah Pritchard and David Brazil about faith-based prison ministry and abolition and media representations of the prison and criminal justice systems. Ft. a very cute baby. CW: incarceration, abuse, assault

Sarah, Maeve, and Brent talk purity culture: sex, drugs, Twilight, and Jerry Falwell. CW: drugs, addiction, prison, sex, queerphobia, abuse, trauma, food, fatphobia

We bring you a legendary episode of Mystics & Mulder! Your hosts and special guest Carlina discuss Orpheus and Eurydice, The Cannibal of Qemer, and The Táin's Queen Medb and Cú Chulainn. Ft. Woodchuck Todd, Maneater by Hall & Oates, and tears courtesy of Hadestown. 

Yes, it’s our longest episode to date, and, no, we’re not sorry. Sarah, Maeve, Grace, and Will discuss the joy and complexity of fanfiction as a medium of representation and creativity. This episode is for novices and aFICionados alike.

Welcome! Everything is fine. Sarah, Maeve, and special guest Bethany discuss the philosophy and theology of The Good Place and how the beloved show breaks down impact vs. intent, promotes community care and collective goodness, and critiques social inaction.

In honor of Black Lives Matter, Sarah, Maeve, and a few friends in ministry discuss the prolific works of Black theologians, including William Barber, James Cone, Katie Geneva Cannon, and Emilie Townes, and theologians of color regarding their impact on our personal theologies. Check out and donate to the Marsha P Johnson Institute, Black Trans Travel Fund, Black and Pink, The Poor People’s Campaign, Faith In Public Life, university-led prison divestment and abolitionist movements, and other grassroots organizations in your area!

Roll for initiative! Joined by our very own DM, Liv, Sarah and Maeve get into the power of community, world-building, faith/fate, and storytelling for players of Dungeons & Dragons.

Sarah and Maeve get into a topic that most people don’t really like talking about: death! From attitudes towards death and dying in medieval Iberia to Caitlin Doughty’s “Ask a Mortician,” we discuss physical representations of death and Death, Western cultural and religious taboos and traditions, and dying in/for the modern age. What would your funeral playlist be? Email us at mysticsandmulder@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and our website. You can even dream about us -- we don’t mind.

Ahoy, ahoy! It's a psychic's life for us here at Mystics & Mulder. Sarah and Maeve discuss all things related to psychics and mediums in this episode, including fortune telling, palm reading, and the history of seances and spiritualism. We get into how cultural anxieties, social movements, gender expectations, and globalization may have coincided the rise of spiritualism in the US and UK and still influence popular culture (Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Teresa Caputo, Jane Eyre). Do you think John Mulaney would visit a psychic? Let us know! Email us at mysticsandmulder@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and our website. You can even dream about us -- we don't mind.

Join us on a mystical renaissance as we investigate ghost hunting, paranormal entertainment, and dark tourism. Why are we drawn to ghosts and connecting with the afterlife? Sarah and Maeve analyze how these industries may intersect with gender, class, and cultural anxieties. We feature Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Ghost Adventures, Buzzfeed Unsolved, Netflix's Dark Tourist, Ace of Cakes (?!), storytelling, ghost tours like the Cream City Cannibal tour in Milwaukee, the Christmas Creeper, and more. Email us at mysticsandmulder@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can even dream about us -- we don't mind.

Welcome to Episode 2 of Mystics & Mulder! Listen to your two favorite Presbyterians and *our* favorite token Catholic as we discuss representations of nuns in popular culture (American Horror Story, Derry Girls, The Sound of Music, Sister Act, Call the Midwife) along with the work of actual Sisters (Abbey of Regina Laudis in CT, Sister Wendy Beckett, Queer Nuns, the weed nuns). We also get into trick-or-treating controversies, banter about Moses, and dissect ritualized prayer. Thanks to Brody McCurdy for joining us this week. Email us at mysticsandmulder@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and our website. You can even dream about us -- we don't mind.

Coming to an astral projection near you: it's Mystics & Mulder! Welcome to the first episode of the podcast. Co-hosts Sarah and Maeve discuss faith, belief, trust, religion, and otherness in The X-Files, the show that started it all for us. It's time to get Spooky (and Scully!). Email us at mysticsandmulder@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, and our website. You can even dream about us -- we don't mind.