Hey witches! We’re popping into your feed on a Friday to drop the newest episode of Hannah’s new podcast, Secret Feminist Agenda! We thought this conversation about witchcraft and embracing your inner Hagrid would be particularly up your alley. Enjoy!
This week I’m joined by authors/witches extraordinaire Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman to talk about their forthcoming book Basic Witches (preorder it here!). If you’re in the New York area, you can head to the launch at The Astoria Bookshop on August 29th! If you think Jaya and Jess sound dope as heck (which they are, why not check out some of the other stuff they’ve written?
- Jess references this piece about cultivating ugliness, which is part of her “Role Monsters” series (go read all of them, they’re all great)
- Want some more Jess? Of course you do. Here it is.
- This book isn’t Jaya’s first witch-rodeo (first coven meeting? first midnight gathering?) either, as this great Kitchen Witch piece demonstrates
- Actually, while you’re at it, check out all of Jaya’s work for The Toast (including her brilliant collaborations with Matt Lubchansky) and then go read her new stuff on Elle.com
The podcast theme song is “Mesh Shirt” by Mom Jeans off their album “Chub Rub.” Listen to the whole album here or learn more about them here.
Jaya and Jess’s theme song is “Witch” by The Bird and the Bee. Go listen to it.
Hi Hannah – I can’t find the secret feminist agenda podcast on my usual app (acast) – am I an idiot or should I find a different app to listen On?
Great podcast – and great to hear more from you!
Hi! I’m not sure how Witch, Please got added in the first place because we’ve never heard of acast, but I just submitted Secret Feminist Agenda so it should be on there soon!
Thank you so much for indulging my picky podcast habits! It sounds very weird though.
You guys are so awesome, and I’m glad I found this community! I’m a big Harry Potter fan (also working as a social worker and faculty member of a university in Boston) and bring a lot of analysis regarding combating patriarchy and white supremacy to my favorite sources of fiction. I actually just published a piece on Medium about what we can learn from Luna Lovegood and the Thestrals with regard to white allyship in anti-racism movements. Sharing that here in case you’re interested. Thank you for this space!
Give us that link!