Episode 52: Drive-By Baptism
Live from the desert: it’s another episode of Saints & Witches! This week, we finally take a closer look at our hated/beloved home state of Illinois. First, we analyze Michael Kleen’s Witchcraft in Il...
31 Mar 20222h 14min
Episode 51: Why Conjure the Devil Sheep When You Can Get the Sheep Milk for Free?
Ah, the age-old saying! Today, we discuss two sagas filled with general slut behavior. First, we examine the 10th century Saeculum obscurum, or "dark age" of the papacy. (This. Story. Has. Everything....
17 Mar 20221h 45min
Episode 50: Hey, Can I Bum a Gluestick, Buddy?
Happy Golden Anniversary! For our fiftieth episode, we take a deep dive into the Aztec Empire. First, we explore the history and culture of the indigenous Mexica people, and then we discuss the fall o...
3 Mar 20222h 20min
Episode 49: The Legend of the Testicle Chair
Gather round, children! This week we take a look at two legendary female figures whom medieval people had a really tough time categorizing. We discuss the myth of the female Pope Joan and the testicle...
17 Feb 20221h 32min
Episode 48: Chief Eunuch Keeps Diggin' (Little Holes in My Fucking House)
Welcome to Episode 48, in which we make our first trip to China! (Only we would unknowingly record this episode on the Chinese Lunar New Year and only realize it a few hours later.) Today, Liz dives i...
3 Feb 20221h 56min
Episode 47: It's a Downer!
Today's episode marks our long-overdue first visit to Brazil! We discuss the Catholic medium and "psychic surgeon" João Teixeira de Faria*, who performed healings and surgeries from his spiritual hosp...
20 Jan 20221h 43min
Episode 46: Satanic Hairball
It’s a brand new year, and we’re so thankful that you’re still hanging out with us! Today, we explore another case in the 17th-century cluster of French possessions, the Aix-en-Provence possessions. T...
6 Jan 20221h 47min
Episode 45: We Did It, Bertha, Featuring Special Guest Mary Beth Jilek
A very merry Christmas, blessed Yule, and... all the other ones... to everyone celebrating this week! Today, we focus on two stories of revelation and prophecy. First, our special guest tells us the s...
23 Des 20211h 48min
