The Reel Magic Podcast

In a pseudo-sequel to Jessica's appearance over on That Witch Life, we're talking the ultimate WB fantasy show, Charmed with Kanani!   Check out That Witch Life Podcast here: https://thatwitchlife.com/

Of all the 80s classics that made the weird, wonderful witches we are, none is as beloved as Jim Henson's Labyrinth starring David Bowie as the Goblin King Jareth and Jennifer Connelly as the girl who summons him. To talk about this incredible take on goblins, stolen children and fairy lore, we're once again joined by fairy scholar and author Morgan Daimler! 

Cauldrons at the ready, class! We're talking about our favorite franchise about brooms, magical schools in the UK, potions and growing up ... The Worst Witch! (What did you think we meant?) To join us we have a Welch Witch, Mhara Starling in a chat about how media helps us grow up. But also: Castles.   Check out Mhara's book, Welch Witchcraft: https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738770918&utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=welshwitchcraft0222&llewbid=1888&llewzid=342#navbars

We're back and ready to talk about everyone's favorite 90s fantasy animated series: Gargoyles! Anjel Craig of the Science Witch Podcst joins us once again to talk about the genre defying series, it's many connections to Star Trek and it's influence on all so many of us millennial witches. Check out the Science Witch Podcast with Anjel here: https://anchor.fm/science-witch-podcast And register for The Witch Life Mini-Con here: https://thatwitchlife.com/mini-con/

Today host Jessica Mason joins witchcraft author Storm Faerywolf for a deep dive into Amazon Prime Video's epic adaptation of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. We're talking warders, weaves, magic and more.   To find Storm's work, check out Llewellyn books: https://www.llewellyn.com/author.php?author_id=5913

Is Christmas the most pagan holiday? What does a witch look for in a Christmas movie? Is it a good idea to be inviting fairies into our home in the winter? We discuss all this and more in a special episode about holiday magic, Christmas traditions and there's even a little bit of music and poetry.

Magic may come from pain on this show, but in it's five seasons on SyFy "The Magicians" brought audiences a lot of joy with tales of trauma, growing up, magic, gods, talking animals and a whole lot more.    This episode features an interview with actress Brittany Curran who played the Fillorian heroine Fen on fours seasons of the series. She may not have had magic, but Fen was a fantastic character and Brittany has a lot to tell us about making the show and finding her own sense of magic!

By the pricking of my thumbs, something Wicked this way comes! Enter Three Witches to discuss Shakespeare's most famous witches and their Goddess, Hekate, in The Tragedy of Macbeth. For this episode I'm joined by two co-hosts of That Witch Life Podcast, Hilary Whitmore and Courtney Webber.   Buy Courtney's book, Hekate: Goddess of Witches. Buy my book, The Binge Watcher's Guide to Supernatural. Check out That Witch Life Podcast.

We're back to discuss the 1973 iconic horror classic The Wicker Man and its depictions of Pagans on screen, as well as the 2006 remake and all it's failures. We're joined by the Media Witch, Peg Aloi to talk about bees, barley, and bad accents.

It's close to Samhain, so that means we're talking about death, goddesses, and gothic excellence in the form of the 1994 classic, THE CROW. Joining us for this wide-ranging conversation is Morpheus Ravenna, expert on The Morrigan and author of The Book of the Great Queen.  Check out Morpheus's work at https://www.bansheearts.com/ And download my book, The Binge Watcher's Guide to Supernatural here: https://linktr.ee/Fangirlingjess   Happy Halloween!  

It's a special episode today because "The Binge Watcher's Guide to Supernatural" written by your host, Jessica Mason, is out in the world officially! And we're sharing an exclusive excerpt from the text! Check out the book wherever you find books online or with Riverdale Avenue Books!

Kanani of That Witch Life, aka "Soccer mom Morticia" joins us to discuss one the greatest creepy, kooky and ooky franchises of all time, The Addams Family!

Attention cadets, we're chatting about mycelium, fungi and Freeform's queer, witch-centric series, Motherland: Fort Salem with science witch Anjel Craig.

We're venturing into the wild and back into theaters to discuss the latest release from A24 and David Lowery, The Green Knight, starring Dev Patel. To discuss this very pagan film we're joined by Atom Tickets and Screen Rant writer Alisha Grauso!

We're discussing Roger Egger's 2016 masterpiece The VVitch, as well as goats, gods and green spaces with Jason Mankey, author of "The Horned God of the Witches."

One of our favorite guests, author and fairy expert Morgan Daimler returns to discuss how fairies have evolved in pop culture and how accurate they are to folk lore and the real good folk.

We're discussing how the Norse Gods of the MCU match up with the very real deities heathens and witches know and love, and how queer and transgressive those Gods also are, with guest Siri Plouff of the Heathen's Journey.

In honor of Pride month we're talking about the most iconic queer witch out there, Willow from Buffy The Vampire Slayer! Joining us is Amanda Brennan, aka The Meme Librarian!

"I Married A Witch" starred Veronica Lake as the original sexy witch of the silver screen. We're here to talk about her legacy and how this 1942 film changed how magic, and sex, was portrayed on screen.

Get on your broom stick and wiggle your nose because we're discussing the feminism and magic of Bewitched with the author of "Lights, Camera, Witchcraft" Heather Greene!

Let's journey into the shadow fold to discuss Ravka, Grisha and Ben Barnes in a cape! We're discussing Netflix's Shadow and Bone with Ashley Nicole Hunter of Evoke magazine.   Find out more about Ashley here: https://linktr.ee/AshleyNicoleHunter

It's almost Beltane so put on your flower crown or just crawl inside a nice cozy bear to join us for a conversation about Ari Aster Midsommar with pagan and critic Dani Ryan!

Panic, the devil is here and he brought a ... 60s commentary on gaslighting and feminism? We're talking with author, critic and witch about how 1968 defined witches and Satanic panics for five decades.

We're taking on a Disney classic to talk about folk lore, curses, magic and the fair folk with fairy expert Morgan Daimler.

It's the episode you've been waiting for as we dig into the magic and mystery of the biggest and witchiest show on streaming right now: WandaVision! We're talking Scarlet Witches and our Vision of the Marvel universe with podcast host and author Courtney Webber.

We're talking a favorite witchy woman: Tia Dalma from The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and At World's End with Good Juju Author Najah Lightfoot! 

We're talking loves, sex, magick, and fabulous outfits as we discuss 2016 cult hit The Love Witch with author and Venusian devotee Gabriela Herstik.

Things are getting rock. We discuss Disney's Moana, volcanos, Hawaii, magic rocks and more with pagan, geologist and podcaster Kathleen Borealis!

We're talking about Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina with Joshua Conkel, a write on the show and practicing witch. From Zelda's sign to where the show would have gone in the future we're digging deep into the camp and chills.

Happy New Year! It's time to talk about one of the witchiest, most pagan movies of recent memory. That's right, we're going Into The Unknown to talk about the elements, magic and Goddesses of Frozen 2! With bonus musical numbers and a very special surprise expert guest.

We're chatting with Dr. Maria De Blassie about the ultimate witchy movie of the 90s, The Craft (1996). We'll discuss the influence of the film on subsequent movies and television shows, as well as what we can learn from The Craft about shadow work, covens and magickal ethics.

We chatted with Ruth Connell who played Rowena MacCloud for five season on Supernatural about the show, finding her own magic, Rowena's style and power and the passion of fandom.

We're talking voodoo, New Orleans, African traditional religion and more with author of (among others) "Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens" Lilith Dorsey.

We're join by "Queering Your Craft" Author Cassandra Snow to discuss "The Craft: Legacy" and all the ways the movie seeks to be more inclusive than the first and how it wins some battles and looses others. The first half of our discussion is spoiler free!

We're taking a look at both the 1990 and 2020 adaptations of Roald Dahl's The Witches. We're talking QAnon, horror, bad film making and childhood trauma with podcaster and writer Ashley Quach (@SassquachComic) who has her own personal story of being "discovered" thanks to this book.

We're talking everyone's favorite 90s witchy comfort moive, Practical Magic, with the Inciting A Riot podcast host, Fire Lyte!

We're talking with horror fanatic and Hocus Pocus expert Brittany Sandler all about everyone's favorite Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus. From the costumes and the performance to the sisterhood and symbolism, this movie is pure magic.   Be sure to like, review, and subscribe and follow us across social media under @ReelMagicPod!

For the first episode of Reel Magic, your host, Jessica Mason takes you on a deep dive into the history, magic, and pagan meaning of the 1939 masterpiece The Wizard of Oz. From the forgotten history to the stereotypes of the witch, we'll travel down the yellow brick road of insight and fun.

Welcome to “Reel Magic” the podcast at the crossroads of real witchcraft and Hollywood magic, where paganism and the supernatural meet their reflections in movies and television. And where we talk about what real magical or life lessons we can learn from fictional witches from 100 years of moving pictures.