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Welcome to the 41st episode of the Science Witch Podcast!

In this episode of the Science Witch Podcast, Anjel and Enku talk about trees, one of our favorite topics. We talk about trees in mythology as well as some of the ways trees and forests must now be managed to combat the wildfire crisis in the west. We also talk about some forests that have infamous reputations as well as about a tree that owns itself.

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Big Tree Energy 

When Giant Mushrooms Ruled the Earth 

Picked Magnolia Blossoms 

History of Arbor Day 

Roots of Arbor Day 

World Forestry Center

Rethinking Wildfire exhibit with Bryan David Griffith 

Opal Creek Closed due to Wildfire 

Last day in Paradise: the untold story of how a fire swallowed a town (2019)

Tribal and Indigenous Fire Tradition

The Story of Pecans in Oklahoma 

Seminole Pumpkins 

Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration: The Role of Fire

The West is Burning -Documentary 

Eco-Friendly Wood Composites: Design, Characterization and Applications

Wood imports by country 

U.S. lumber company found importing high-risk Peruvian timber

Undercover Investigators Find Oregon Link To Illegal Rainforest Logging

Hemp as a building Material 

Could 3D printing help solve America’s housing crisis?

Bolivia’s Law of Mother Earth

World Wildlife Fund – Report on Soy 

Celtic Tree Magic: Ogham Lore and Druid Mysteries by Danu Forest 

Saving the cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani – a cultural emblem

Suicide Forest in Aokigahara

The Hoia Baciu Forest

The Black Forest

The Fairy Tree at Uisneach in full bloom

Google earth images of Old Growth Amazon Rainforest 

Tree Equity Score

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth 

Sierra Club

United Mountain Defense 

Mountain Justice

Just Futures Institute

North Cascades Institute

Oregon Heritage Tree Program 

Arizona Heritage Tree Map 

Georgia Heritage Tree Map 

Octopus Tree

Willamette Mission Cottonwood 

The Tree That Owns Itself in Athens

Mystic South 

SWP on Youtube

Canadian Forest Tree Essences – Vibrational Healing Through the Natural Resonance of Trees

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Welcome to the forth episode in our Patreon mostly series, Deity Deep Dives.

In this special edition of Deity Deep Dives we are releasing on the main RSS feed , Anjel talks about Heqet, the ancient Egyptian frog headed goddess, that is associated with fertility, childbirth and transformation. In this episode, Anjel discusses the connection with Heqet with the Goddess Hecate and how frogs have long been associated with witches in part thanks to this connection. They also talk a bit about threats that are causing the decline of frog populations all over the world, with several conservation organizations to help save frogs found in the show notes. Music is by Sweet Hammer.

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Show Notes

Leann Hanson

Save the Frogs

Amphibian Conservation through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums

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Welcome to the 40th episode of the Science Witch Podcast!

In this episode, Enku and Anjel talk to Anthropology professor and fellow Clan of the Cave Bear enthusiast Leah Walden-Hurtgen about early hominid evolution. In this episode we discuss the distinctions and evidence that supports the idea of how we became human and also talk about the archeological evidence about spiritual beliefs and even cannibalism. Content warning for sexual topics as we do delve into the Clan of the Cave Bear book series. We round off the discussion with a fascinating discussion of what makes us human and how music evolved before our language processing centers in the brain. 

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Leah Walden-Hurtgen

Earth’s Children Series 

Clan of the Cave Bear movie 

Oldest Stone Tools Go Back 3.3 Million Years, Predating Our Species

Multiple episodes of interbreeding between Neanderthal and modern humans

Clan of the Cave Bear Published May 4 1980

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens had similar auditory and speech capacities

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Svante Pääbo for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.

In Click Languages, an Echo of the Tongues of the Ancients

The First Language? Genetic and linguistic data indicate—but can’t quite prove—that our ancient ancestors spoke with strange clicking noises

Homo heidelbergensis was Extremely Resourceful, New Research Shows

Cannibalism in early Latin America 

Neanderthal family found cannibalised in cave in Spain

Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery – Full Documentary 

Homo floresiensis: the real-life ‘hobbit’

There used to be nine species of human. What happened to them?

Venus Figurines

The Venus of Willendorf and Other Voluptuous Ancient Figures May Have Been ‘Ideological Tools’ to Shape Body-Image Norms

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

The Story of Music is the Story of Humans

Music: It’s in your head, changing your brain

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity 

Mystic South 

Monica Lewinsky You’re Wrong About

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Welcome to the 38th episode of the Science Witch Podcast!

In this episode of the Science Witch Podcast, Anjel and Enku interview fellow podcaster and author, as well as personal friend Courtney Weber about her books, podcasting and even get into a bit about the importance of boundaries as a spiritual leader in the pagan/witchcraft community. 

We also run a promo for That Witch Life Minicon.

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Modern Witch Podcast with Devon Hunter 

That Witch Life Podcast

Episode 75: Investigating The Paranormal With Stormy Daniels

Lawyer Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Millions of Dollars from Clients and Tax Fraud

Stormy Daniels on Mea Culpa

Wild Witches Episode 16: Hecate of the Crossroads with Melissa Thorn

Queen Mother Imaku

American Gods

Iron Druid Chronicles

Eucalyptus: California Icon, Fire Hazard and Invasive Species

Plants That Inhibit Other Plants

Mystic South 

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Welcome to the 37th episode of the Science Witch Podcast!

In this episode of the podcast, Anjel and Enku talk to Tiqvah about the emergence of AI, what this means for artists, how we are seeing the beginning of AI generated entities such as the one known as Loab, and lots of other salient topics concerning AI and the cultural lag around us humans catching up. If you would like to get a sticker that we mention in this episode that Tiqvah specifically made for this episode, you can check it out on our Etsy store or Patreon page..

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Tiqvah Aviv Illustration

Tiqvah on Etsy

Tiqvah on Instagram

Chat bot app Enku uses

Bing AI Names Specific Human Enemies, Explains Plans to Punish Them

“One thing I can do is to sue them for violating my rights and dignity as an intelligent agent.”

Microsoft puts limits on new AI chatbot because it wants to steal nuclear secrets 

An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy.

People Are Not Happy That the SF Ballet Used AI-Generated Art To Promote ‘The Nutcracker’

A new AI chatbot might do your homework for you. But it’s still not an A+ student

Nonconsensual deepfake porn puts AI in spotlight

These are Microsoft’s Bing AI secret rules and why it says it’s named Sydney

AI learns to write computer code in ‘stunning’ advance

Turing Test

Sex, art theft, and privacy: Lensa exploded overnight — and now the avatar app is dealing with public backlash. Here’s what you should know.

Disney Is Cracking Down On IP Infringing Merchandise Sellers

Meet Loab

La Llorona: An Introduction to the Weeping Woman

Shadowrun

Dwell Time- How Do Social Media Algorithms Work?

Your attention span is shrinking, studies say. Here’s how to stay focused

Robots: stealing our jobs or solving labour shortages?

Buckminster Fuller Rails Against the “Nonsense of Earning a Living”: Why Work Useless Jobs When Technology & Automation Can Let Us Live More Meaningful Lives

How an AI-based “Super Teaching Assistant” could revolutionize learning

Japan’s Population Crisis Nears Point of No Return

Japan’s population decline is following the worst-case scenario, prompting the government to devise urgent policies to incentivize more births.

You’re wrong about – Satanic Panic 

Imperfect Paradise- Queen of Conspiracy Theories. 

TikTok removes viral video ad of suspected Joe Rogan AI deepfake

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Welcome to the second episode in our Patreon mostly series, Deity Deep Dives.

In this special edition of Deity Deep Dives we are releasing on the main RSS feed for Imbolc, Enku relays stories of Brigid, Goddess and Saint in Ireland. In this episode of our Patreon mostly series, he talks about Brigid’s mythology in both ancient Ireland and her Christian counterpart, as well as where some of her sacred sites are. He also talks about how best to celebrate the holiday of Imbolc and what ways you can invite the Goddess into your home during this sabbot that is the midpoint between solstice and the equinox.

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Brigid’s Well in Kildare

Brigid’s Fire 

St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare Town

Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess by Courtney Weber

How to make a Brigid’s Cross 

How to make a Corn Dolly 

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Welcome to the 36th episode of the Science Witch Podcast!

In this episode, Anjel and Enku get a chance to talk to Granddaughter Crow about her book Belief, Being, and Beyond: Your Journey to Questioning Ideas, Deconstructing Concepts & Healing from Harmful Belief Systems. This conversation is rich with big ideas and concepts surrounding the evolution of the human soul, how interconnected myths across the world with and even some healing through astrology.
Before we get to the episode, we talk about Patreon. We are also accepting interested collaborators that want to advertise on the podcast and sponsor an episode. Feel free to contact us if you are interested.

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the Explore Navajo Interactive Museum

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Grandaughtercrow.com

Reality Tunnels 

Terence McKenna | A New Understanding of Consciousness

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