Witches & Dicks

EP 6: A HOT MINUTE [rec. July 29, 2022]We close out the season under the cloud of the SCOTUS decision and well… well, everything. We dive into ways we’ve been nourishing and caring for ourselves, and LISTENER MAIL! We’ll be back in a few months with SEASON TWO, so stay tuned.[Character limits prevent us from linking everything, sorry! We prioritize BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and living folks <3]Only Murders in the Building (Arconia)HestiaThich Nhat HanhMLK. quoteTed LassoJean RitchieDesiree StephensBecky Chambers Wayfarers Shady Hollow mysteriesGhost DaysDiane SeussWendell BerryRebecca TamásLeonora Carrington#leftistprepperStardew ValleyThe Kids in the HallFreyaBaba Yaga (see our Ep. 4!)Florence and the MachineDouglas Adams' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyWitches of Eastwick (Alexandria Medford)BewitchedArthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Baker St. IrregularsBeverly Hills Cop (Axel Foley)Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Murder She Wrote (Jessica Fletcher - see our Ep. 3!)Kiki’s Delivery Service (Kiki and Jiji)Veronica Mars (Veronica, Wallace, and Mack)Akata Witch (Sunny Nwazue) Armand Gamache Easy RawlinsAmerican Horror Story (Marie Laveau)Terry Pratchett's Granny WeatherwaxChilling Adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Sabrina, Salem)Rowling's Harry Potter (Crookshanks and Hedwig)Nancy Drew (Bess, George, Ned)Harry Dresden (Bob)Della StreetBell, Book, and CandleQuorn pr Logo by Alex ZapataMusic by Prettysleepy on PixabayTranscript by Otter AIPublic Library AssociationSupport the show

It’s MIYAZAKI TIME! Yubaba & Zeniba as two sides of Baba Yaga, Janus the two-faced God, doors and windows. Chihiro as Detective. Yubaba as Noir Crime boss.  Recorded Aug 19, 2021.Card of the Week: The LoversIsland Free LibraryLittle House on the PrairieSpirited Away (Streaming on HBOMax)  Ghibli Spirited Away FandomMoulin RougeMaltese FalconAristotelian StructureKishotenketsuMaCarl Jung QuaternityHowl’s Moving CastleKiki’s Delivery ServiceBeauty and the Beast (Disney)David Ogden StiersThe Garden of WordsWitch of the Week: adrienne maree brownadrienne maree brown, Emergent StrategiesOctavia Butler Logo by Alex ZapataMusic by Prettysleepy on PixabayTranscript by Otter AIPublic Library AssociationSupport the show

In which we discuss the great and powerful Slavic folklore crone, Baba Yaga, her house on chicken feet out in the woods, the mercurial ways in which you will learn about yourself if you go up to her house, and why she's life goals on Instagram. We also consider crone detectives, especially Gladys Mitchell's Mrs. Bradley Mysteries, and wee bit of climate panic. Recorded August 11, 2021.  Card of the Week: The HermitWitch of the week, Elka Shuman Bread & Puppet theaterEvelyn Archer: askevelynarcher.com @evelynarches on IG & TwitterLucy Neptune: @lucyneptunewnd on IGRespite Road - Nancy’s indie film she was in and did costumes for The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie AndersonWomen and Other Monsters by Jess ZimmermanHairpinElectricLitMarissa Clifford article in ViceAsk Baba Yaga, Taisi KitiskyaThe Burning Girls & other stories, Veronica SchanoesDeathless, Catherynne M. ValenteHadestownMother Goose nursery rhymes cover (Marguerite de Angeli)Rosalie SorrelsLenormand cardsNPR childrearing Arctic circle articleToxic masculinity ruins the party once againMrs. Bradley MysteriesShow and BooksYubaba Logo by Alex ZapataMusic by Prettysleepy on PixabayTranscript by Otter AIPublic Library AssociationSupport the show

From our Baba Yaga Files: Jessica FletcherThis week we do our first deep dive into our Lord and Savior Jessica Fletcher. Lucy & Evelyn talk shoulder pads and guest stars, the difference between “prestige” and “workhorse” TV and Jessica Fletcher as an iteration of The Crone. Recorded July 21, 2021.Witch of the Week: Wally FunkEvelyn Archer: askevelynarcher.com @evelynarches on IG & TwitterLucy Neptune: @lucyneptunewnd on IGStuff we mentioned:Kevin James ThorntonRespite Road independent filmFringe (avail to stream on HBOMax w subscription)Days & Nights of Molly Dodd (some episodes avail on YouTube, check your library for DVDs)Forensic FilesMurder at the VicarageMurder, She Wrote stream for free on PeacockTVHooray for HomicideJessica Behind BarsCrossed UpSing a Song of MurderThe Murder of Sherlock HolmesMenace, Anyone?Magnum PI/ Murder She Wrote 2 part crossover:Magnum, P.I.: Novel ConnectionMurder, She Wrote: Magnum on IceSweeney Todd original castBaba YagaBaba Yaga and Vasalisa the Beautiful (Also known as “Vasalisa the Wise”)The Crone“Famous” by Naomi Shihab NyeIyashikei manga“Sweeps week”Schmigadoon! (streaming on AppleTV)PromBowen Yang’s “Iceberg that Sank the Titanic”Las CulturistasMadlyn RhueAmbigram Logo by Alex ZapataMusic by Prettysleepy on PixabayTranscript by Otter AIPublic Library AssociationSupport the show

In this episode: the Wash. Post detective bracket, who’s better - Nancy Drew or Sherlock Holmes, the fractal nature of Sherlock, why we have so many Holmeses and not as many Nancy Drews, a look at Barbara Neely's Blanche on the Lam, and lots and lots of book recs. Recorded Jul 14, 2021. Tarot card: Wheel of FortuneEvelyn Archer: askevelynarcher.com @evelynarches on IG & Twitter Modesty Brown books on AmazonLucy Neptune: @lucyneptunewnd on IGEverything (we think) mentioned this episode:Washington Post bracketFrom Conan Doyle Sherlock canon:Scandal in Bohemia, Five Orange Pips, Adventure of the Yellow FaceMichael Chabon Books:Yiddish Policeman's UnionThe Final SolutionSherlock Holmes Versions on screen:Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey Jr & Jude Law, Elementary with Jonny Lee Miller & Lucy Liu, Sherlock (BBC) with Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman, House MD, Mr. Holmes (We *say* it’s based on Chabon’s Final Solution,  but it’s not. It’s based on A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullen)Frogwares Sherlock Holmes gamesA Study in Emerald by Neil GaimanShadows Over Baker Street (Lovecraft/Holmes anthology by John Pelan & Michael Reaves)Nancy Drew on screen:Bonita Granville in Nancy Drew, Girl Reporter (1939), Emma Roberts Nancy Drew (2007), Hidden Staircase (2019), Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-79), CW Nancy Drew (2019- )HerInteractive games including Curse of Blackmoor ManorRetcon: short for “retroactive continuity”Veronica Mars TV show & movieKelly Link’s "The Girl Detective" in  “Stranger Things Happen” Other Detectives from the Bracket:Armand Gamache by Louise Penny PD James Adam Dalgleish novels. Also on Acorn TVCoffin Ed Johnson & Grave Digger Jones from Chester Himes’ Harlem Detective seriesInspector Alan Grant Mysteries, Josephine TeyBarbara Neely, Blanche White novelsTiffany Aching books by Terry PratchettNo. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearVera Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves (CW: fatphobia)Philip Marlowe by Raymond ChandlerAttica Locke and Darren Matthews, Texas Ranger novelsIsaiah Quintabe (IQ Novels) by Joe IdeHenry Rios novels by Michael NavaAgent Nina Guerrera novels by Isabella MaldonadoTana FrenchUmbrella Academy TV show Logo by Alex ZapataMusic by Prettysleepy on PixabayTranscript by Otter AIPublic Library AssociationSupport the show

In the first full episode Evelyn and Lucy talk about the places where Witches (real, fictional, mythic & iconic) and Dicks (Private Eyes, Murder Mysteries, Detectives) overlap-- The Venn Diagram of where the Small “m” mystery of Hercule Poirot intersects with the Big “M” mystery of Witches & the supernatural. Recorded Jun 30 '21Evelyn Archer: books and tarot readings:  askevelynarcher.com  @evelynarches on IG & Twitter Lucy Neptune IG: @lucyneptunewndCard of the week: The Fool Card Stuff we talked about:STRANGE CREATURES by Phoebe North CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA (graphic novel) by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA (novels), by Sarah Rees BrennanFringe TV showWhy Didn’t They Ask Evans and And Then There Were None, by Agatha ChristieCHINATOWN, (directed by rapist Roman Polanski) on Hulu PremiumBLANCHE ON THE LAM, by Barbara NeelyTheseus & the MinotaurClewThe Maltese Falcon on HBO MaxWicked Witch of the West played by Margaret Hamilton, Wizard of Oz on HBO Max The Big Sleep, on many platformsThree Pines/Insp Gamache by Louise PennyNick & Nora Charles, Hart to Hart, Agatha Christie Pair is Tommy and TuppenceHercule Poirot: the first cases (by Microids, on Steam)Nancy Drew Games by Her InteractiveWITCH OF THE WEEK: SIMONE BILES  and RAVEN SAUNDERS  (She won Silver, here is her statement on her X GestureBindlestiff Family Circus Logo by Alex ZapataMusic by Prettysleepy on PixabayTranscript by Otter AIPublic Library AssociationSupport the show

Evelyn Archer and Lucy Neptune here, getting ready to talk all things witchy and all things private detective-y. Take a listen and join us for the mysteries ahead!Special mentions within:Linoleum Knife Podcast.  https://linoleumknife.libsyn.com/Tiger Rag courtesy Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Friars_Society_Orchestra/Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_03242015/Tiger_Rag_-_Friars_Society_Orchestra Support the show