Hoodoo Plant Mamas
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsA biweekly podcast where writers Leah Nicole and Dani Bee discuss Black spirituality, community, and culture.
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Ep 48: Apocalypse Still with Leah Nicole
May 24, 2024 06:00 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBFor this very special season finale, Dani interviews Leah about her latest book, Apocalypse Still. We discuss themes, inspiration, and her writing process. We also get into the myth of the Black superhero, the difficult decisions we make to survive, and how Black folks deserve alternate endings. Leah Nicole Whitcomb is a community storyteller from Mississippi who writes about Black folks, love, and magic. She co-hosts the Hoodoo Plant Mamas podcast. Her writing has been featured in Sistori...
Ep 47: Dreaming a New Dream with Austen Smith
May 10, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBIn this episode we're joined by Austen Smith of ImaginationDoulas. We discuss the imagination as a colonial construct as well as the need to integrate dreaming into our spiritual and liberation practices. We go over the principles of their project, ImaginationDoulas, and talk about how to work with the Spirit of Creativity. This is a must-listen for all creatives! Austen Smith is a spirit-forward visionary artist, writer, social researcher, and founder of Our Lunar Intelligence (OLi), a bla...
Ep 46: The God in Me
April 26, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBIs your spirituality rooted in a genuine desire to connect with the Divine or is it rooted in a sense of superiority over other spiritual traditions? In this episode we answer this as well as discuss spiritual insecurity, performing spirituality for others, and seeing ourselves as divine beings. RESOURCES Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb Jeida K. Storey's Threads Post (storeytellingtarot) "Astrology Influencer MysticxLipstick Dead in Alleged Murder-Suicide After Troubling So...
Ep 45: When Your Soul Gets Weary
April 12, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBIn this episode, we discuss what happens when your spiritual practice changes. We get into struggling with your purpose when the world has gone to shit, integrating Hoodoo in all aspects of our lives, and the need to tap into local plant medicine. RESOURCES Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb "Get your spirit right with podcast host and Osun Priestess Juju Bae" by Danielle Buckingham. BlackJoy x Reckon Banning Black Gods: Law and Religions of the African Diaspora by Danielle N....
Ep 44: We're Brainwashed
March 29, 2024 06:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBIn this episode, we tackle US propaganda and how it's causing spiritual warfare. We get into the illusion of choice, media censorship, increased militarism, and how all of our oppression is interconnected. RESOURCES Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb "Meta is limiting how much political content users see. Here's how to opt out of that" by Rachel Treisman. npr. "Obama Administration Defends Israeli Airstrikes but Cautions Against Ground War." by Michael R. Gordon. The New York T...
Ep 43: Understanding Neurodiversity wtih Ghrey Mbenza
March 15, 2024 05:01 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBIn this episode, we're joined by Ghrey Mbenza, a neurodivergent occupational therapist who works with marginalized communities. Ghrey talks with us about neurodiversity, what it means to be Black and neurodivergent, as well as the trauma and necessary healing work from growing up as undiagnosed Black neurodivergent kids. Tasha “Ghrey” Mbenza (they/she/he), more recently known simply as Ghrey, is a black, queer, and autistic occupational therapist who is passionate about helping people of al...
Ep 43: Understanding Neurodiversity
March 15, 2024 05:01 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBIn this episode, we're joined by Ghrey Mbenza, a neurodivergent occupational therapist who works with marginalized communities. Ghrey talks with us about neurodiversity, what it means to be Black and neurodivergent, as well as the trauma and necessary healing work from growing up as undiagnosed Black neurodivergent kids. Tasha “Ghrey” Mbenza (they/she/he), more recently known simply as Ghrey, is a black, queer, and autistic occupational therapist who is passionate about helping people of al...
Ep 42: Where We Been At
March 01, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBAfter an extended hiatus, we're back. While Dani moved away from Mississippi, Leah moved back so we talk about loving, leaving, and returning to Mississippi. Dani visited Senegal, and Leah is publishing a book. RESOURCES SeaSalted Honey Residency "A Night at Fontaine's" by Leah Nicole Whitcomb Pre-order Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb "Episode 202: Reclaiming my Dream" Dreaming in Color with Nancey B. Price. BOOKSHOP https://bookshop.org/shop/hoodooplantmamas BE A PAT...
Ep 41: Long Division with Kiese Laymon
May 26, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes//SPOILERS FOR LONG DIVISION// Mississippi author Kiese Laymon joins us for our season finale. We discuss the revised version of his novel Long Division, explore themes of freedom, language, and timelessness, and talk about creating art separate from the white imagination. Kiese Laymon is a Black southern writer from Jackson, Mississippi. Laymon is the Libby Shearn Moody Professor of English and Creative Writing at Rice University. Laymon is the author of Long Division, which won the 2022 ...
Ep 40: The Highs and Lows of Black Joy with Starr Dunigan
May 12, 2023 05:00 - 53 minutesWe're joined by Starr, founder of Reckon's Black Joy. In this episode, we discuss the highs and lows of healing, leading when you feel unqualified, and Black joy as our birthright. Jonece Starr Dunigan (She/her/hers) is a journalist who gives the microphone to communities that are often ignored by mainstream media. Guided by empathy, her reporting centers the stories, movement work and voices of Black, brown and queer people. Her writing strives to amplify and empower readers instead of exp...
Ep 39: Ancestors in Training with Veronica Agard
April 28, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we're joined by Veronica Agard as she discusses her educational project, Ancestors in Training. We think about what how to honor our ancestors, what we want to leave our future descendants, and how to best utilize our time here on Earth. Veronica Agard (Ifáṣadùn Fásanmí) (she/her) is a poet, writer, community educator, and connector at the intersections of Black identity, wellness, representation, and culture. She experiments with creative healing modalities and puts th...
Ep 38: Why We Gotta Be Excellent?
April 14, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutesAre you ready to feel more energized, focused, and supported? Go to zen.ai/hoodoo and add nourishing, plant-based foods to fuel you from sunrise to sunset. In this episode, Leah needs a literary agent, and Dani needs help finding affordable housing in DC. We discuss our experiences with Black excellence and how it's overrated, steeped in capitalism, and ultimately ruins art. RESOURCES "Where the Parents" Medium. Leah Nicole Whitcomb. "Black youth face rising rates of depression, anxiet...
Ep 37: Dreaming in Color with Nancey B. Price
March 24, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutesIn this episode we're joined by Nancey B. Price of the Dreaming in Color Podcast. We discuss her work, Black people's relationships to dreams, our childhood nightmares, and how daydreaming influences our creative process. Nancey B. Price is a self-taught collage artist, writer and storyteller with an appreciation for all things Black, Southern and imaginative. In all of her creative pursuits, she seeks to build worlds in which Black people can exist freely in all their beauty and complexity...
Ep 36: Writing as Conjure Work
March 10, 2023 06:00 - 50 minutesWe're back y'all! For our Season 6 premiere, we're talking about how we conjure alternate realities in our writing. We discuss the documented gaps in the historical lives of Black people, our resistance to writing about the past, as well as how to honor our ancestor's stories. We think about the timelessness of the South, the optimism in current afroftuturist work, and the purpose of dystopian stories. RESOURCES Long Division (revised) by Kiese Laymon I am - Daily Affirmations App L...
Ep 35: Goodbye 2022
December 09, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutesIn this episode, we go over our Spotify Wrapped, recap our personal highs and lows of 2022, and discuss our hopes for 2023. RESOURCES Levar Burton Reads podcast WNBA Authentic Voices Fellowship Courage to Write Grant "Sometimes It Works Out but Sometimes It Don't" Leah's newsletter. "These Black Witches Are More Magical Than Halloween Myths Would Have You Believe." MadameNoire. Leah Nicole Whitcomb "Won't You Celebrate Yourself" Leah's Newsletter BE A PATRON! Patreon: http...
Ep 34: Getting Real About Therapy with Dr. Money
November 18, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBLet's get real about therapy! Dr. Money joins us to discuss "Ep 27 When Therapy is Not Enough." We get into Black Femininst Narrative Therapy, what it is, and how Dr. Money uses it in her practice. We discuss systemic suffering masquerading as mental illness, the ethics of involuntary hospitalization, and how everyone thinks they're sicker than they actually are. Dr. Money also answers your listener questions! Dr. Montinique "Money" McEachern (her/she) is a Black lesbian healer with her own...
Ep 33: Alive at the End of the World with Cherise Morris
November 04, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBIt's the end of the world...as we know it. We talk with Cherise Morris about her work, our anxieties and frustrations around the end of the world, and the hope we need to build a better future. Cherise Morris is an award-winning writer, interdisciplinary performance artist, ritualist, spirit worker and healer born and raised in rural Virginia and living in Detroit, MI. RESOURCES "MEMO: It's Almost the End of the World" Substack. Cherise Morris. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler ...
Ep 33: Alive at the End of the World
November 04, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBIt's the end of the world...as we know it. We talk with Cherise Morris about her work, our anxieties and frustrations around the end of the world, and the hope we need to build a better future. Cherise Morris is an award-winning writer, interdisciplinary performance artist, ritualist, spirit worker and healer born and raised in rural Virginia and living in Detroit, MI. RESOURCES "MEMO: It's Almost the End of the World" Substack. Cherise Morris. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler ...
Ep 32: Something in the Water with Sirene Wata
October 14, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this episode we're joined by the lovely Sirene Wata. We discuss African water spirits and deities, water as a tool of enslavement and liberation, and the many ways water has showed up in our lives, writing and work. CONTENT WARNING: Mention of Suicidal Ideation 19:25-21:22 Sirene Martin is a multimedia artist hailing from south central Kentucky. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Pan-African Studies from the University of Louisville with an emphasis in Gender and Sexuality studies. In her...
Ep 31: Your Altar, Your Business
September 23, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBIn this epsiode, we discuss non-traditional, community, and personal altars. We get into how our relationships with our altars have changed over time as well as the offerings we can give to our ancestors and to our community. RESOURCES Hess Love's Altar Tweet "Divinity in Disability with Jade T. Perry" A Little Juju Podcast "Ancestor Demons?" Hoodoo Plant Mamas "HOW TO SET UP AN ANCESTRAL ALTAR" Ehime Ora BE A PATRON! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hoodooplantmamas SOCIAL MED...
Ep 30: No Sex Under Capitalism
September 09, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBCONTENT WARNNING // SEXUAL ASSAULT Hey y'all! For our Season 5 premiere, we tackle sex, relationships, and romance under capitalism. We get into how capitalism ruins everything, how romance should be fulfilled by communities instead of individuals., and how our friends are our lovers. References "Nine Ways That Capitalism Is Ruining Sex" by Breanne Fahs. Boston Review The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk Ismatu Gwendolyn "Friends are Lovers" TikTok BE A PATRON! Patreon...
Ep 29 Healing Our Inner Child
April 29, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBIt's our season finale and we wanted to end it by talking about our inner child/teen healing. We get into what initiated our healing, what our inner child/teen needs from us, and the fact that this work is lifelong. Visions of the Evolution: The Revolution Will Be Magical is a film and a ritual! It’s a prayer, a spell and an invocation that opens us all to the transformations we need to make to bring forth the revolution that will birth a more just, loving and equitable future. Find more i...
Ep 28 No Liberation Without Accountability
April 15, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBIn this episode, we discuss call-out culture on social media and whether it's effective in holding people accountable for their words and actions. We also tackle Black leaders, elitism among Black academics, tussling with Gen Z, and how to hold space for young people who are still learning. SPONSOR: Let's Make Art Let’s Make Art is a crafting company that aims to help everyone channel their inner artist–whether 3 or 63! Let’s make art simple- together! Check out Let’s Make Art today by goi...
Ep 27 When Therapy Is Not Enough
April 01, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBTRIGGER WARNING // SUICIDE & SELF-HARM What do we do when therapy is not enough? We discuss our therapy journeys, which types of therapy we've done, as well as the success and limitations of therapy. We also get into some alternative forms of healing because help should be accessible to all of us. SPONSOR: Let's Make Art Let’s Make Art is a crafting company that aims to help everyone channel their inner artist–whether 3 or 63! Let’s make art simple- together! Check out Let’s Make Art tod...
Ep 26: Letting Go of Unnecessary Suffering
March 18, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MBLife is full of suffering. Why would we take on more suffering when we don't have to? Today, we discuss, religious propaganda, capitalist mentality, and relationship norms around suffering. We also get into obnoxious confidence, what it is, and how we can use it to live our best lives. Resources "Letting Go of Unnecessary Suffering" Leah's Newsletter Ismatu's "Consider Yourself Worth The Expense" TikTok Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business by Paul Jarvis ...
Ep 25: All About the Green
March 04, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBLet's talk about plants, baby! We discuss our houseplant journey, the lessons we've learned from taking care of houseplants, and the mental health benefits of green spaces. BE A PATRON! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hoodooplantmamas SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @hoodooplants Instagram: @hoodooplantmamas EMAIL & SPONSOR INQUIRIES [email protected] DONATE Paypal: paypal.me/hoodooplantmamas Cashapp: cash.me/$hoodooplantmamas This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani ...
Ep 24: The Radical Act of Dreaming
February 18, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBIn this episode, we discuss the act of dreaming and how it showed up in our childhood. Using Toni Morrison's 1988 Sarah Lawrence College's commencement speech, we discuss dreaming as an act of liberation, the role dreaming plays in abolition work, and how we've dreamed our lives into existence. Resources Divining Poets: Clifton: A Quotable Deck from Turtle Point Press "Sarah Lawrence College Commencement Speech" in the Source of Self Regard by Toni Morrison Ep 22: Nothing But Pleas...
Ep 23: All About Love
February 04, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBWe're starting season four talking all about love. This episode is dedicated to the late bell hooks. We discuss her book: All About Love: New Visions as well as exploring the very normal need for romantic love. This episode is sponsored by Bitcaftbotanica.com. Bitcraftbotanica.com is a female, Black-owned online botanica for all your spiritual needs. The owner, Kisha K, is a psychic, medium, and intuitive tarot card reader. Get $25 off your first Ancestral reading with code hoodoomama. Get...
Nothing But Pleasure with Junauda Petrus-Nasah
November 26, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBIt's our season finale, and we're joined by writer and performance artist, Junauda Petrus-Nasah. We discuss the spiritual elements, pleasure politics, queerness, and family dynamics of her young adult novel, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them. We also get into our love of Whitney Houston, abolition work, and the need to deprogram our internalized restrictions on pleasure. Junauda Petrus-Nasah is a writer, a soul sweetener, runaway witch, and performance artist of Black-Caribbean desc...
Ep 22: Nothing But Pleasure with Junauda Petrus-Nasah
November 26, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBIt's our season finale, and we're joined by writer and performance artist, Junauda Petrus-Nasah. We discuss the spiritual elements, pleasure politics, queerness, and family dynamics of her young adult novel, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them. We also get into our love of Whitney Houston, abolition work, and the need to deprogram our internalized restrictions on pleasure. Junauda Petrus-Nasah is a writer, a soul sweetener, runaway witch, and performance artist of Black-Caribbean descen...
Spirit Writing with JujuBae
November 12, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this episode, we're talking about spirit writing with JujuBae! We discuss showing up as our full selves, writing as a healing tool and releasing ritual, and the role media plays in African Traditional and Diasporic Religions. This episode is sponsored by Biddie's Baby Cakes. Biddie's Baby Cakes is a family-owned business that creates an assortment of Southern pound cakes for the central Mississippi area. Each treat is made to order and their buttery sweet roasted pecans can ship anywher...
Ep 21: Spirit Writing with JujuBae
November 12, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBIn this episode, we're talking about spirit writing with JujuBae! We discuss showing up as our full selves, writing as a healing tool and releasing ritual, and the role media plays in African Traditional and Diasporic Religions. This episode is sponsored by Biddie's Baby Cakes. Biddie's Baby Cakes is a family-owned business that creates an assortment of Southern pound cakes for the central Mississippi area. Each treat is made to order and their buttery sweet roasted pecans can ship anywhere ...
Ep 20: Taking Power Back Through Art with Nadia Alexis
October 29, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBIn this episode, we're joined by poet and photographer Nadia Alexis. We discuss how writing and photography can fight erasure, the need to reclaim natural spaces for ourselves, and the impact Lucille Clifton's writing has on Black women. Nadia Alexis is a poet and photographer born in Harlem, NYC to Haitian immigrants and she is currently based in Oxford, Mississippi. Her poetry has been published in Indiana Review, MQR: Mixtape, Shenandoah, and others. Her poetry has also been anthologized ...
Taking Power Back Through Art with Nadia Alexis
October 29, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 53.2 MBIn this episode, we're joined by poet and photographer Nadia Alexis. We discuss how writing and photography can fight erasure, the need to reclaim natural spaces for ourselves, and the impact Lucille Clifton's writing has on Black women. Nadia Alexis is a poet and photographer born in Harlem, NYC to Haitian immigrants and she is currently based in Oxford, Mississippi. Her poetry has been published in Indiana Review, MQR: Mixtape, Shenandoah, and others. Her poetry has also been anthologize...
Speculation and Witnessing with Shayla Lawz
October 15, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 51.2 MBFor the one-year anniversary episode of Hoodoo Plant Mamas, we talk with fellow Aquarius, Shayla Lawz about her upcoming poetry collection "speculation, n." We dive into the difficulty of witnessing state-sanctioned violence against Black people as well as the music that helps us process it all. Shayla Lawz is a writer and interdisciplinary artist from Jersey City, NJ. She works at the intersection of text, sound, and performance and has received fellowships from Cave Canem, Jack Jones Lit...
Ep 19: Speculation and Witnessing with Shayla Lawz
October 15, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBFor the one-year anniversary episode of Hoodoo Plant Mamas, we talk with fellow Aquarius, Shayla Lawz about her upcoming poetry collection "speculation, n." We dive into the difficulty of witnessing state-sanctioned violence against Black people as well as the music that helps us process it all. Shayla Lawz is a writer and interdisciplinary artist from Jersey City, NJ. She works at the intersection of text, sound, and performance and has received fellowships from Cave Canem, Jack Jones Liter...
Ep 18: Misafropedia and Inner Child Work with Hari Ziyad
October 01, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBIn this episode, we're joined by Hari Ziyad to discuss finding ourselves in Hoodoo, dismantling misafropedia, and using inner child work for our liberation. Hari Ziyad is a screenwriter, the editor-in-chief of RaceBaitr, and the bestselling author of Black Boy Out of Time (Little A). Previously, they were the managing editor of Black Youth Project and a script consultant on David Makes Man (OWN), and they are currently a writer at CBS. Resources Black Boy Out of Time by Hari Ziyad "My ...
Misafropedia and Inner Child Work with Hari Ziyad
October 01, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 47 MBIn this episode, we're joined by Hari Ziyad to discuss finding ourselves in Hoodoo, dismantling misafropedia, and using inner child work for our liberation. Hari Ziyad is a screenwriter, the editor-in-chief of RaceBaitr, and the bestselling author of Black Boy Out of Time (Little A). Previously, they were the managing editor of Black Youth Project and a script consultant on David Makes Man (OWN), and they are currently a writer at CBS. Resources Black Boy Out of Time by Hari Ziyad "M...
Writing in the Hoodoo Tradition with Hess Love
September 17, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 46.7 MBWe're joined by Hoodoo and writer Hess Love to discuss writing, spiritual bypassing, unpacking religious beliefs, and finding a spiritual teacher. Hess is a family advocate, co-found of the Chesapeake Conjure Society, and community-appointed Hoodoo Historian/Griot. They write about intimate politics, you can find their work on RaceBaitr, Black Youth Project, Wear Your Voice Mag, Brown Girls Out Loud, AfroPunk, Romper, and Medium. You can find them online “politicking” about Blackness, Hood...
Ep 17: Writing in the Hoodoo Tradition with Hess Love
September 17, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBWe're joined by Hoodoo and writer Hess Love to discuss writing, spiritual bypassing, unpacking religious beliefs, and finding a spiritual teacher. Hess is a family advocate, co-found of the Chesapeake Conjure Society, and community-appointed Hoodoo Historian/Griot. They write about intimate politics, you can find their work on RaceBaitr, Black Youth Project, Wear Your Voice Mag, Brown Girls Out Loud, AfroPunk, Romper, and Medium. You can find them online “politicking” about Blackness, Hoodoo...
Ep 16: We Perfect Black with Crystal Wilkinson
September 03, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MBToday we're talking with Crystal Wilkinson to discuss her latest book, Perfect Black. We discuss Black girlhood, being country, food, the rural South, and our ancestors. Crystal Wilkinson, Kentucky’s Poet Laureate, is the award-winning author of Perfect Black, The Birds of Opulence , Water Street and Blackberries, Blackberries. She is the recipient of a 2021 O. Henry Prize, a 2020 USA Artists Fellowship, and a 2016 Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence. Nominated for the John Dos Pa...
We Perfect Black with Crystal Wilkinson
September 03, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 45.9 MBToday we're talking with Crystal Wilkinson to discuss her latest book, Perfect Black. We discuss Black girlhood, being country, food, the rural South, and our ancestors. Crystal Wilkinson, Kentucky’s Poet Laureate, is the award-winning author of Perfect Black, The Birds of Opulence , Water Street and Blackberries, Blackberries. She is the recipient of a 2021 O. Henry Prize, a 2020 USA Artists Fellowship, and a 2016 Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence. Nominated for the John Dos ...
Ep 15: Generational Grief with Julia Mallory
August 20, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBWe cannot avoid our grief and be free. We talk with Julia Mallory about her latest book Survivor's Guilt and how to work through our generational grief. Julia Mallory is the author of six books, including two children’s books. Her latest book Survivor's Guilt is an archive of survivorship that chronicles generational grief through photographs, poetry, and prose. In addition, she is the founder of the creative brand, Black Mermaids, serves as the Senior Poetry Editor for Raising Mothers, and ...
Generational Grief with Julia Mallory
August 20, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBWe cannot avoid our grief and be free. We talk with Julia Mallory about her latest book Survivor's Guilt and how to work through our generational grief. Julia Mallory is the author of six books, including two children’s books. Her latest book Survivor's Guilt is an archive of survivorship that chronicles generational grief through photographs, poetry, and prose. In addition, she is the founder of the creative brand, Black Mermaids, serves as the Senior Poetry Editor for Raising Mothers, an...
Writing the Spirit
August 06, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 51.4 MBWelcome back to Season 3 of Hoodoo Plant Mamas! This season we're doing things a little differently and are focusing on writing in the Hoodoo tradition. Each episode will feature a different Black writer who utilizes or discusses Spirit in their work. In this episode, we discuss Lucille Clifton's spiritual writing and get into some other Black women writers who also have work inspired by Spirit. Resources "The Spirit Writing of Lucille Clifton" by Marina Magloire How to Carry Water: Se...
Ep 14: Writing the Spirit
August 06, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBWelcome back to Season 3 of Hoodoo Plant Mamas! This season we're doing things a little differently and are focusing on writing in the Hoodoo tradition. Each episode will feature a different Black writer who utilizes or discusses Spirit in their work. In this episode, we discuss Lucille Clifton's spiritual writing and get into some other Black women writers who also have work inspired by Spirit. Resources "The Spirit Writing of Lucille Clifton" by Marina Magloire How to Carry Water: Sele...
Ep 13: Hot Girl (Pandemic) Summer with Minda Honey
May 14, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBIt's our season finale, and we're joined by Kentucky writer and dating columnist Minda Honey. We answer all your dating questions so you can start your hot girl summer right. Minda Honey Website Newsletter "A Farewell to Fuckboys in the Age of Consent Culture" "Politics as a Defense Against Heartbreak" BE A PATRON! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hoodooplantmamas SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @hoodooplants Instagram: @hoodooplantmamas EMAIL & SPONSOR INQUIRIES hoodooplantmamas@gmail...
Ep 13: Hot Girl (Pandemic) Summer
May 14, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBIt's our season finale, and we're joined by Kentucky writer and dating columnist Minda Honey. We answer all your dating questions so you can start your hot girl summer right. Minda Honey Website Newsletter "A Farewell to Fuckboys in the Age of Consent Culture" "Politics as a Defense Against Heartbreak" BE A PATRON! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hoodooplantmamas SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @hoodooplants Instagram: @hoodooplantmamas EMAIL & SPONSOR INQUIRIES [email protected]...
Hot Girl (Pandemic) Summer
May 14, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBIt's our season finale, and we're joined by Kentucky writer and dating columnist Minda Honey. We answer all your dating questions so you can start your hot girl summer right. Minda Honey Website Newsletter "A Farewell to Fuckboys in the Age of Consent Culture" "Politics as a Defense Against Heartbreak" BE A PATRON! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hoodooplantmamas SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @hoodooplants Instagram: @hoodooplantmamas EMAIL & SPONSOR INQUIRIES hoodooplantmamas@gm...
Ep 12: Children are Divine
April 30, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 74 MBIn this episode, we talk about our childhood experiences with spirits and death. We get into The People's Oracle, holding space for Black children, and acknowledging the harm many of our parents have done to us. EPISODE SPONSOR Sun In Twelfth is a Black Woman/LGTB owned business that hosts courses curated exclusively for Black people by Hoodoo and Astrologer Mariah Williams. Through a Hoodoo dipped style of chart reading, Black people learn the foundation of Hoodoo concepts and principles,...