Episode 10: The Preppy Witching Hour

Most people try to hide their weirdness. Z.G. Burnett aka The Preppy Witch wants you to wear yours like a blazer and a bow tie.In this episode, we step into the strange, stylish world of writer, illustrator, antique enthusiast, and modern mystic Z.G. Burnett. She blends folk magic, haunted history, and classic American prep into something entirely her own, proving you don’t have to be goth to believe in the unseen.We get into colonial folk magic, Salem, Wicca, Hollywood witches, TikTok Witch Talk, antique hauntings, and why America is still very much haunted by its puritan roots. Z.G. explains how old beliefs survive in the strangest places: family recipes, jewelry boxes, childhood memories, vintage gravestones, and the objects we inherit without fully understanding.This conversation is for skeptics, seekers, collectors, spell-casters, and anyone who suspects the attic knows more than it’s saying.We talk about why the word “witch” has transformed from accusation to badge of honor, how to safely begin exploring witchcraft, and why staying curious might be the most powerful spell of all.Hit play. You may not leave with a broomstick, but you might start looking at your house, your heirlooms, and your own weird instincts a little differently.Static & Dust: where the weird stuff survives.#StaticAndDust #ThePreppyWitch #ZGBurnett #PreppyWitch #WitchTok #FolkMagic #HauntedHistory #ModernMysticism #AntiqueHauntings #SalemWitchTrials #Witchcraft #WeirdHistory #Mysticism #OccultHistory #WhereTheWeirdStuffSurvives