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PODCAST

Bedknobs and Broomflicks

Linda Castro & Jane ©️

Join Linda and Jane as they discuss witches, man-witches, sorcerers, wizards, and other magic-practitioners in movies, television shows, history, comics, games, and novels. In the occasional minisode, they discuss a heroic and/or just-plain-awesome animal in their "Favorite Familiar" segment.

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01:14:15

Julian Sands and the Woeful Knob - Warlock (1989)

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2023/07/24

For this episode, we're covering the late international treasure, Julian Sands and reviewing 'Warlock' from 1989.Linda apologizes to Lord Wandsworth College. Our special guest, Donnie (from Cage's Kiss and Donnie's Reviews) shares that he could get behind Julian Sands, but we all know it would be the other way around. Jane takes a stand against characters who harm animals in movies. Linda shares some info on Julian Sands and too much information about her proclivities.

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01:18:43

CAoSabrina, S2, E6: Poor Melvins

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2023/07/10

Jane and Linda return to 'The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,' covering Chapter 17: The Missionaries (Season 2, Episode 6). Be prepared because a LOT happened in this episode. Lilith learns that she can't have nice things, Hilda proves to be a bad ass witch with a smile, the Weird Sisters torture Ambrose and learn not to mess with a missionary man, and the missionaries learn not to mess with the right hand of Satan.

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01:29:28

T10thK, Ep 5: Off With Her Wig!

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2023/06/01

We're finally wrapping up on 'The 10th Kingdom'! Jane talks about the amazing book version of 'The Princess Bride' (you can acquire a copy from a local bookshop at https://bookshop.org/shop/broomflicks), the cringiest scene, the real VIPs of the series, and wonders if the best lines (usually from the troll sibs) are ad-libbed. Linda talks about her appreciation of the series portraying mental illness is a non-magical way, super wolf-man sperm, and magical abortions!

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00:45:31

Dayman, Fighter of the Neon Man: Jane's Review of 5th...

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2023/03/29

Jane saw a production of 'Into the Woods' by Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre and gives her review! Linda and Jane discuss multi-ethnic casting (and how community theater can be so white) and sensory overload. Sorry, Linda didn't realize that she was recording with the her laptop's mic so it sounds like she called in.

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01:11:21

T10thK, Ep 4: It's Not a Prediction, It's Murder

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2023/02/22

We covered the penultimate episode of The 10th Kingdom! We're almost there! In this episode, we discuss the mighty stealth skills of Rutger Hauer (The Huntsman), the moral ethics of kissing lessons, inappropriate dreams, diggy diggy'ing holes, the return of the troll sibs, the worst engagement ring ever (and the MVP of the episode - a fish), and a better (though darker) alternate ending to the series. Also, we discuss the plight of actresses who do not fit society's ideal mold and the wonderful

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01:32:10

Beauty & the Beast (1991): That's Too Many Eggs!

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2023/02/01

We honor the life of the wonderful Dame Angela Lansbury by covering the original, animated version of 'Beauty and the Beast.' Of course, we diverge into a chat about how amazing 'The Righteous Gemstones' is before going into the original story behind the film and some interesting trivia (do you know who else auditioned for Beast?!) For a more in-depth discussion about Dame Angela Lansbury, listen to our first episode 'Eggland's Best' where we cover 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'...just please remember

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00:41:32

A History Lesson on the Romani ("Gypsies")

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/12/21

We know it's been a while - we plan to get more consistent in 2023. Jane had a baby and Linda still has chronic fatigue and was preparing for some time off from work. Since we covered the episode of 'The 10th Kingdom' wherein a group of 'gypsies' were portrayed as bad guys, Linda's been promising to research the Roma and record a minisode. Well, here it is! Learn about the history and struggles of the Roma people. WARNING: it's a huge bummer. Sources: Craig TM; www.opensocietyfoundations.org (they

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01:20:16

T10thK, Ep.3: God Save Queen

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/10/21

Linda and Jane discuss episode 3 of 'The 10th Kingdom,' wherein Wolf is on his monthly cycle and creates a creepy energy with the ladies; everyone's hoping the wishing well will be a gusher again; an ungrateful magic bird gets prissy; and Virginia shows what an awful person she is by assassinating the memory of Queen, trying to convince Wolf that her and her dad literally leaving him to die would be an acceptable thing, and slut-shaming young shepherdesses (one which is a murder victim). Yeah this

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01:22:24

T10thK, Ep2: Racial Slurs, Tramps, and Thieves

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/10/07

WARNING: The episode we cover uses a racist stereotype and slur with a band of trappers they call 'Gypsies'. The girls continue their journey with the 2nd installment of 'The 10th Kingdom' wherein we learn about magical drugs, Tony fingers a fish, Prince becomes a literal good Golden boi, and things get hairy for Virginia. Stay gold!

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01:29:46

The 10th Kingdom, Ep. 1

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/08/25

Sorry for yet another hiatus - long story short: Linda lost her internet connect and is always so damn tired, Jane is still creating life, and Donnie is still missing after that scavenger hunt thing he was doing last month. We're coming back with a gift - the gift that is DIANNE WIEST! We're covering the 2000 miniseries, 'The 10th Kingdom,' which also stars Kimberly Williams-Paisley (from the 1991 version of 'Father of the Bride'), John Larroquette (from the TV series 'Night Court' and 'The

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01:09:45

CAoSabrina, S2E5: Blackwood Wives

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/07/06

So sorry for the long gap between episodes! Jane is supposedly pregnant, Linda is supposedly suffering with COVID, and Donnie (Editor) is supposedly being hunted in the Most Dangerous Game 2022. For this episode, we covered The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Chapter 16: Blackwood. Daddy Blackwood and Aunt Z are finally making it official! Ray Wise visits as Enoch, The Anti-Pope; Lilith briefly reunites Sabrina with her father (isn't she so thoughtful?); Hilda proves to be the best Maid of Dishonor;

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01:33:38

Throne of Glass Series: It's Time to End This

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/05/26

We're finally finishing our coverage of Sarah J Maas's 'Throne of Glass' book series! This is the final episode of 4 on the last book in the series, 'Kingdom of Ash.' We discuss how difficult things have been for Aedion (though he was too harsh on Lysandra), our issue with being pandered to at the end, why Fleetfoot would probably be better off with Evangeline, Dorian's Starlording at the end, and how perfect Asterin's story turned out. Plus, we deserve bonus points for discussing the fate of The

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01:16:32

Kingdom of Ash, Part 3/4: Triple-Knob-Cross

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/04/20

This is part 3 of 4 for our review of "Kingdom of Ash," the last novel in Sarah J. Maas's book series "Throne of Glass." We talk about Dorian infiltrating Morath and possibly getting freaky with a Valg queen (specifically Maeve), Elide delivering a very well-deserved punishment to Uncle Vernon, the need for more sexy details about how Elide and Lorcan break the castle, and an awesome cameo by characters from another awesome book series by Maas; Jane posits the question of whether or not Dorian,

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01:36:38

Kingdom of Ash Part 2: Never Go Full Chaol

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/04/06

We're continuing with Part 2 of what will probably be a 4-part episode covering the final book in the 'Throne of Glass' series, 'Kingdom of Ash'. In this episode, we discuss Manon, Queen of the Witches; Dorian, who's just way too powerful; Lysandra, Aedion; and (briefly) the fierce, badass b, Kaltain. I know we covered Lorcan in the previous episode, but we enjoyed creating a visual of a disastrous makeover for him. Jane wonders if anyone still identifies as Emo (let us know on Twitter @broomflicks)

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01:38:07

Kingdom of Ash: There Will Be Blood

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/03/23

Yup, we're doing this. We are covering the last book in the 'Throne of Glass' series, 'Kingdom of Ash.' Get comfortable cuz it's probably going to be a 4-part series. There is just so much to unpack. We covered Aelin; Rowan; Lorcan (who doesn't care); The Beautiful Kitty-Man, Gavriel; Elide (who's always on her cycle); Fenrys (who will NOT fetch, thank you); Cairn (#NotAllKarens); Maeve (#MaeveIsMeToo??); everyone's favorite emo moron, Chaol; and Yrene (so totally not pronounced like 'Urine'). Linda

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01:23:22

CAoSabrina, S2E4: The Well-Hung Knob

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/03/02

Linda and Jane cover episode 4 of season 2, "Doctor Cerberus's House of Horror," which turned out to be more like "The Chilling Filler Episode of Sabrina." Linda covers the magic of director Alex Garcia Lopez (seriously, check out 'Misfits' right after this), Jane questions the dubious lessons from the tarot readings, and they both put out a call to action for English majors. Let us know on Twitter (@Broomflicks) if you spot any bunnies in the episode!

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01:20:30

CAoSabrina, S2E3: Lupercalia Cherry Tagging

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/02/23

So...this episode was recorded mid-January, when Linda was scrambling to finish her degree program. Now, she's officially graduated and there will never be a problem again - she's creating a rainbow of knobs as proof of this promise. Also, she's working on not saying 'um' and 'like' as much. Sorry! This episode was SOOOOO jam-packed, but we managed to keep recording under two-hours. Join us as we discuss the real history of Lupercalia, 'First'-tagging someone's virginity, the misfortunes of a man

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01:23:56

CAoSabrina, S2E2: The Passion of the Knob

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/02/04

Okay, so...Linda was so super-focused on her schoolwork that she forgot to send our editor, Donnie, her audio file for this episode and didn't even realize that it was missing. SO, call this one the lost episode. It was supposed to be released before the episode on 'The Legend of the Christmas Witch' in December. Please, just pretend it was, accept her apologies, and know that she has completed the program and can now focus on the podcast, again. In this episode, we cover the second episode of the

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00:57:19

Christmas Witch Part 2: Don't Grab Her by the Waste

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/01/01

Thanks for returning for the conclusion of our coverage of 'The Legend of the Christmas Witch'! In this episode, we discuss what makes the director, Michele Soavi, a filmmaking legend (hint: it's not what you're thinking...unless, you're thinking, 'Wait, didn't Soavi direct a lot of awesome horror movies?' In that case, it's exactly what you're thinking. Carry on.) Jane emphasizes the importance of proper spelling in closed captioning, Linda calls for the 'Dino Bike' cut, and we both discuss what

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01:00:42

The Legend of the Christmas Witch Part 1: Swanky Knob...

Bedknobs and Broomflicks ·

2022/01/01

We celebrated the holidays by watching Michele Soavi's "The Legend of the Christmas Witch" (aka "La Befana Vien di Notte") from 2018. The movie is about La Befana, who Jane covered in 'Minisode 3: La Befana and Lil BUB', who spends her days as the school teacher, Paola. When a child whose present arrived late, grows into a toy making evil genius and haves her kidnapped, Paolo's students and her wannabe-fiancé go on a mission to save her. Featuring racial stereotypes, tired 80's movie tropes, and

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