La-la-la-la-Lola Langusta: DJ, creator of Stoned Fox, empress, and little-did-she-know-it green witch joins us for a chill yet profound episode. Keep a pen and journal handy as we talk about how to shape your future goals, releasing the past (it’s an illusion, anyways), and yeah, we may go on some tangents cuz we smoked some Lowell’s :) Lola en ...…

Suicide Girl Lindsey Jennings is a tatted-up, self-help game strong, non-conforming bad-ass chick. Lindsey lets us in on what it actually means to be a "Suicide Girl" and talks with Leah and Rach about social suicide, The Artists' Way, how us women refuse to make ourselves smaller anymore, and how nudity no longer means career suicide. Laugh al ...…

Gabriela Herstik: author of "Inner Witch", sexual empowerment queen, Satanic Feminist, boss WITCH. With Venus as her guide, no one knows better than Gaby that owning your true desires and honoring your sexual pleasure can allow you to womanifest your dreams. In this mega-empowering episode, we chat about sex magick, nipple piercings before firs ...…

From the mean streets of NYC, comedian Christi Chiello (JFL New Face, "It's Christi, Bitch") gets witchy with us in another super feel-good episode! Christi tells us how she's defined her own custom *Christi*anity and we chat about the importance of how you speak to yourself, scheduling downtime for yourself, and how to quiet negative talk in y ...…

Claaaasic Frank! Frank “The Champ” Castillo (Comedy Central’s "Roast Battle" Season 2 winner & stand-up comic) puff-puff-laughs with us for this super feel-good episode. Frank realizes his mom is, like, definitely a witch and we all realize our “fun” aunts/uncles are, like, definitely stoners. We dig into Mexican magic, how Frank's mom believes ...…

Leah & Rach get woo-woo talkin’ about moo-moo-lah with author/comedian Gaby Dunn (BuzzFeed, Bad with Money podcast). Sh*t gets real as we discuss student loan debt becoming a national crisis, the challenges of breaking out of being broke, manifesting money, financial abuse, and how to re-write your ‘money script’. We try to find a positive spin ...…

You. Are. Welcome. Witches. This episode with the mega-gifted astrologer & Pro-Witch Sarah Paasch is a gift for your ears and your soul. Leah, Rach, and Sarah sync up in a metaphysical “red-tent” to let all their wisdom flow! You will *finally* understand Mercury retrograde, why you should welcome its confusion (FYI: “confusion preceeds clarity ...…

Can I steal you for a sec to listen to this ep? Boss-queen Ashley Iaconetti (The Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise, and host of the "I Don't Get It" podcast) gets witchy with us and we're talkin' 'bout lurrrve, baby! In this episode, we get real about the importance of emotional honesty, love baths & spells, how Ashley manifested her fiancé Jared ...…

Of course we have the beautiful inside-and-out model Teela LaRoux on the pod for a refreshing talk about the beauty of nature, the feminine, and Mother Nature herself. We don't know if it was the Super Blood Wolf Moon/Lunar Eclipse in the air or if we're simply in total alignment, but our synchronicities are off the charts! Teela tells us about ...…

We get dark in the most light-hearted way with comedian Lloyd "EpicLloyd" Ahlquist ("Epic Rap Battles of History" on YouTube) as we dive into life, death, and how we humans get caught up in the Paradox of Choice. We chat with the self-described "Epicurean" about how men are like taxis, how Lloyd got duped by a psychic, and why Leah can never da ...…

Watch out, ladies and gents - we got a spooky b*tch in the stu, Pro Witch Kira von Sutra! Not shy of the occult, Kira shares with us what it's like to serve a dark Pagan goddess. In her case: the Morrigan. We learn the truth about fairies, touch on psychic mindmelds, and the new discoveries behind Quantum Entanglement. Also, Kira tells us all a ...…

Writer/performer and co-host of Weed & Grub podcast Mary Jane Gibson is a highlarious Goddess who radiates with love, laughter, and warmth. Do you believe there is a beyond, or is it just in our brains? As Leah puts it so profoundly, perhaps they are one in the same. We get fiery talking about Burning Man, astrology, WikiFeet, and what happens ...…

As 2018 comes to a close, here is our gift to you, the true gift that keeps on giving: gratitude! This special *BONUS* episode is a Basic Blessings compilation of everything Leah, Rachel, and their incredible guests have been grateful for in 2018. What have YOU been grateful for? Let us know on IG @BasicWitchesPod! See you in 2019, witches. xo ...…

Lores and legends, secret societies, and the real-life occult… these are a few of Darren Bousman's favorite things! Roast some marshmallows ‘cause Darren has some spooky stories that’ll make you feel like we’re sitting around a campfire! From his big break directing Saw II, III, and IV to life as a father, we dive deep into the darkness of demo ...…

Your favorite baby witches are joined by mama witch/comedian/burlesque dancer/musician/QUEEN, Natasha Estrada for one of our most feel-good eps yet. Quite literally, we talk about feeling yourself physically and emotionally. We take a trip talking about psychedelics, ritual baths, the art of Tapping, and the hippie Canadian commune Natasha was ...…

Remember how we used to be able to watch a movie and *not* feel bad about being “unproductive”? Hilarious actor/writer Santina Muha tells us what she learned from being hospitalized for months as a kid: it’s okay to slow down and just color! Leah totally gets it ‘cuz rehab was like her summer camp. This episode is all about The Secret and the s ...…

Your fav bb witches are joined by sexy self-love practicing stand-up comic & singer/songwriter Morgan Jay. After he serenades us (Swoon City!), we break-down his broody, brash, and hilarious lyrics and the moments in his life that inspired them. Rach and Leah chat with Morgan about the importance of dressing well as self-care, the after(life)-e ...…

'Tis the season... flu season! And how appropriate you'll hear Rachel's cough drop for the entire episode, so you're welcome for those ASMR tingles! Synchronistically, Leah and Rach are joined by writer Stephanie Mickus who grew up with serious Crohn's disease, has been in and out of hospitals, and even went on a Make-A-Wish patronage to holy w ...…

Leah and Rachel kick it in the stu with actor/writer and host of the Kinda Dating podcast, Natasha Chandel, for another enlightening episode. In this ep, we myth-bust the Salem Witch Trials, learn about Natasha's healing hands, how #MeToo has improved the "casting couch" culture in India, and Rachel's body gets possessed!!!! ...by the flu. Nata ...…

Stand-up comedian and poly proponent Eli Olsberg joins us and opens the box on all things open-relationships! Eli gives us the scoop on compersion, birth charts, AstroMemes, and where he found the best cosmic dating advice: in a tweet. Rach asks Eli for advice on when to disclose her openness to a new lover and Leah sticks up for monogamy - she ...…

Manifestation Nation! Leah lets us in on how she manifested a part in Kevin Smith's movie and recently finally got to meet him (!!) and Rach manifested exactly what she asked for just days after a BW full moon sigil magic ceremony. Leah and Rachel are then joined by super-Pro Witch Amanda Yates Garcia (aka The Oracle of Los Angeles). She's got ...…

Aidi Kansas schools us on the psychic/sexual connections, quantum healing, and the movement she’s started called #ClitSit. Turns out your “school slut” was for sure a feminist hero, you can have energy orgasms, and we find out the reason you might “P.E.A.” yourself over a new crush. Aidi gives us a recipe to manifestation through something call ...…

Leah and Rachel get witchy with boss make-up artist and SkinnedCare founder Chelsea Gehr before she moves to NYC to work with the best in the biz and, obvi, meet her future hubby. We chat about attachment styles in adult relationships and how staying with those that disrespect us, we’re actually disrespecting ourselves. Chels wants to move away ...…

Dani Fernandez (comedian/host with some real Bruja blood in her!) joins us as we shed some tears for swipe culture, learn what it’s like to be attracted to nice guys (say what?!), and realize it’s time for more male allies to help in women’s fight for respect. Woof! Leah and Rach are both heart-tired regarding the #MeToo movement and from being ...…

In a Basic Witches first, Rach and Leah are accidentally totally stoned, but still manage to converse about the power of music, the long-game of creative careers, and the magical unknown with our guest, the insanely talented beatboxer/live-looper, Box of Beats (Brandon Martinez). B.O.B. (not the one that believes the Earth is flat) tells us how ...…

Just call out her name, and you know wherever you are, she’ll come cuddlin’: it’s Pro Witch and Pro Cuddler, Christina Hepburn! From Christina’s cuddle sesh with The Hill’s Speidi (yes, that Speidi) to corn making hornets work for them (yaaas, corn!), we’ve got the birds and the bees covered in this episode. We'll learn about “heart hugs”, “dry ...…

TedX speaker Tayo Rockson, who happens to be a Scorpio/Ravenclaw like Rach, joins us as we discuss masculinity, femininity, the 5 houses of health, and how boys need to cry!!! Tayo enlightens us on his journey from boyhood to manhood and learning how to navigate his own emotions in an over-masculine world. Tayo's 21st Century Gentleman manifest ...…

Alison Rich: Harvard grad, actor/writer, and… Scientology tourist? In this hot hot ep, we dive into the magic of not knowing, intuitive eating, and Rach & Leah each define what being a “witch” means to them. After being “dream-adjacent” at a little show called Saturday Night Live, Alison walks us through her journey of getting and losing that j ...…

Hayley Marie Norman (actress/comedian, host on Access Hollywood) gets witchy with us as we talk sex magik, vintage masturbation, and crystals for your vajeen. Hayley is a clairvoyant badass vegan boss bish who has dinners with icons and dishes exclusively to Basic Witches about everyone’s new favorite Royal. Plus, she tells the story of how her ...…

Come and chill out with surfer/skater Andrew Michaan (comedian/writer/actor), brah. Leah got stood up in Portland, but we're preeetty sure people have had sex there. Andrew enlightens us about Cargo cults, Burning Man, the road rules of the ocean, and we dissect how social media has affected all of us - negatively and positively. In closing, Ra ...…

Remember getting your heart broken? Yeah, that sucked, right? Leah, Rachel, and Oscar Montoya (comedian/actor/UCB performer) dish all about dating, relationships, and (the inevitable) break-ups in one of the most intimate chats yet. Rach finally meets a guy at Trader Joe’s, but she may need to return him for store credit. Oscar manifests the f ...…

We just some cute widdle baby Basic Witches, but Mama Witch Lindsay O’Brien (tarot card reader) is on this week's episode to enlighten the heavens out of us. We discover that vacations are the death card of relationships, past lovers are just farts in the wind, and ghosts will try to steal your Lush products. Both Rachel and Leah cry during thi ...…

Rach discovers she’s a unicorn when it comes to three-way partnerships, Leah’s for sure a confirmed stoner, and guest Kelsey Darragh (BuzzFeed) gives them her own reading… of a different kind of magic. Also, tune in to find out where you can finally get your hands on alcoholic butter beer… kind of. In closing, Kelsey (@KelseyDarragh) gets an Or ...…

Our sexiest episode yet! (But don’t worry, Rach still talks about her break-up.) Leah used to be in an Abstinence is Kool club but now raves about her bone-buddy. Oh, they grow up so fast. Rachel looks for her dream guy in a grocery store, and guest Emma Koenig (author of “MOAN: Anonymous Essays on Female Orgasm”) blesses us with her sex & dati ...…

Leah poo-poo's religions that don’t allow jewelry, Rachel poo-poo's Nebraska for who knows why, and guest Kasey Koop (writer/comedian/stripper) educates the poo-poo out of us on life as a sex worker. In this episode, we strip apart society, norms, legislature, and discuss the divine feminine uprising. In closing, Kasey (@KaseyKoop) gets an Orac ...…

We have a CRAZY accurate card reading for our first episode! Rach and Leah take Mike Glazer (writer/comedian, BuzzFeed’s High Guys) from being spooked to feeling alive! Together we discover Monster Energy’s inherent tie to hyper-masculinity, and then Leah and Rach share (maybe too much?) about the personalities of their respective... "areas". I ...…