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Witches in the Stacks: Charmed Chatter
Lex and T both have a deep fascination and respect for worlds of fantasy, different mythologies, and different practices of faith. They're also librarians and have the skills and willingness to do ALL of the research! While this may not be a "Charmed" re-watch podcast; and, while their comments will include plenty of opinion, they’ll also be sharing researched facts, background, and support as they explore the different facets of the show. Buckle in and join them as they explore the world of…
Episodes
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterOnce Upon a Charmed Time
In this episode, we crack open Charmed’s fairy‑tale spellbook and dive into three Season 4 standouts—“A Knight to Remember,” “The Three Faces of Phoebe,” and…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterGOOOOOOLEMS!! And the Red Flags of Dating
In this episode, we zoom into Season 4’s “Size Matters” to talk less about one very gross collector demon and more about the clay guy he built to lure women…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterHow Low Can You Go (Cole!): A Journey Through Limbo
In this episode, we step through the water portal of “Enter the Demon” into Charmed’s version of limbo, where a terrified disciple cheats death, Paige and…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterOur Big, Fat, Greek Mythology Episode
In this episode, we raid Charmed’s Season 4 for every Greek-myth-flavored creature we can find—Furies, Muses, Harpies, and the Source’s favorite Oracles and…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterThe Good, The Bad, and The Paige!
In our Season 4 kickoff, we welcome Paige Matthews into the Power of Three and dive into why she’s one of TV’s great liminal heroes—caught between witch and…
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Time for a Demon-stration!!
In this demon-packed season 3 blowout, we’re hanging out with the Underworld’s worst (and occasionally most relatable) offenders: invisible assassins, rage…
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Who Let the Banshee Out? Grief, Demons, and the Brain
In this episode, we dive into the Charmed season 3 episode “Look Who’s Barking” and use its banshee big bad as a portal into real‑world folklore and grief…
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Gone With the Sin, Baby!
In Charmed, Season 3, Episode 18, “Sin Francisco”, the Halliwell sisters are up against a series of attacks tied to the seven deadly sins—but the twist? Even…
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“Do you guys ever think about dying?”: We’ve Got You Barbie!
In this episode of Witches in the Stacks: Charmed Chatter, Lex & T unpack Season 3, Episode 16 “Death Takes a Halliwell,” where Prue comes face-to-face with…
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Songs That Bewitch: The Devil’s Chord, Sirens, and Magical Minstrels
Get ready for a supernatural soundscape! We’re talking Charmed season 3, episode 10, “We All Scream for Ice Cream”—where the Halliwell sisters face off against…
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We Declare…ALCHEMY!!
Piper gets possessed in Charmed Season 3, Episode 9, “Coyote Piper,” while Prue juggles reunion prep and rising chaos. Join us as we dive into alchemy…
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I Feel That...No Seriously, I Feel It All
We’re back! Thanks for being patient as we worked through an unexpected hiatus, but we’re back and ready to dive in again!! In today’s episode of Charmed…
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This is Halloween (err…Samhain)
In Charmed Season 3, Episode 4, “All Halliwell’s Eve,” the Halliwells are thrown back in time to protect their ancestors and the future of witchcraft. We use…
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I Do Believe in Fairies, I Do, I Do!
In this episode, we dive into Charmed Season 3, Episode 3, “Once Upon a Time,” where fairy dust, invisible trolls, and childhood innocence collide. Using the…
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Getting Hitched to a Witch
Wedding bells (and binding spells) are ringing in the stacks! In this episode of Witches in the Stacks: Charmed Chatter, we hyperfocus on Charmed’s Season 3…
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A Little Bit of Cole in Your Stocking
Half man, half demon, and endlessly conflicted, Cole Turner (aka Balthazar) becomes one of Charmed’s most compelling figures in Season 3. In this episode, we…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterItty Bitty Living Space: A Genie-Filled Episode
In this episode, we dive into Charmed’s genie chaos—where French Stewart pops in, Dan pops out (at warp-speed aging), and the sisters’ well-intentioned wishes…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterIt’s the End of the World and We Feel Fine
In Charmed’s “Apocalypse, Not,” (Season 2, Episode 21) Prue is pulled into a vortex with a Horseman of the Apocalypse, leaving Phoebe and Piper to choose…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterCuriosity Killed the Researcher (and Ethics, Too)
This episode covers episodes 19 and 20 of the series Charmed. In “Ex Libris,” the sisters face the uneasy line between human wrongdoing and supernatural evil…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterYou’re Sew Vain (You Probably Think This Spell’s About You)
A demon who steals skin, a deal for eternal beauty, and a sisterly crisis of vanity — it’s all in a day’s work for the Charmed Ones. Join us as we peel back…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterThank Our Lucky Signs
Get ready for an episode filled with dark omens, cosmic warnings, and a little bit of Charmed chaos. This week, we’ll talk about season 2, episodes 15 and 16…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterReincarnation, See? A Jazz-Age Past-Life Mystery
In Charmed S2E14 “Pardon My Past,” Phoebe’s 1920s reincarnation opens the door to a deeper conversation on past lives, déjà vu, and spiritual karma. We explore…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterBeauties and the Beasts
We’re talking Charmed season 2, episode 13, “Animal Pragmatism.” It’s Valentine’s Day for the Halliwell sisters: Piper’s torn between Dan and mortal Leo, Prue…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterLove (& hate) is in the Air
In this episode, we’ll dive into the myth of Cupid, his dark opposites, love-related phrases from the show, and some fun talk about potions and aphrodisiacs…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterPlaying Hellfire
Does T get to tip toe into true crime this episode?!?! Join Lex and T as they discuss Charmed, season 2, episode 9, “Ms. Hellfire.” In the episode, Prue goes…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterWe’re Drowning in Spirits!
Join Lex and T as we explore Charmed Season 2, Episode 8, “P3 H2O”. During this episode, the Halliwell sisters investigate a deadly water demon that has been…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterI Know, You Know, They Know: Akashic Records, Thieving Creatures, and Telepathy
In Charmed Season 2, Episode 7, guest star Eric (Misha Collins) deciphers an ancient map to the Akashic Records—a mystical book said to contain all knowledge…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterSnakes, Scrying, Seventh Son - Sounds Super Scintillating!
Join Lex and T as they chat about Charmed Season 2, Episode 6, “That Old Black Magic”. The Halliwell sisters must stop an evil witch, Tuatha, who has been…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterPrue is trans…figured to fight the evil that is female
Episode Description: Join Lex and T as they explore Charmed Season 2, Episode 5, She's a Man, Baby, a Man! In this episode, Prue is transformed into a man as…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterDevil goes down to P3
Episode Description: Get your late 90s, early 2000’s club gear on, P3 is officially open!! Glammed out in our stretchy choker necklaces, Lex and T dance into…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterWomen’s Reality Bites
Join Lex and T as they explore Charmed Season 2, Episode 2, "Morality Bites". In this episode the Halliwell sisters travel ten years into the future after…
Witches in the Stacks: Charmed ChatterLairt Hctiw…Reversing Speech, the Wheel of the Year and More
In this episode, Lex and T dive into Charmed Season Two, Episode One: “Witch Trial.” They examine key moments from the episode, like the Charmed Ones facing…
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Loop, There It Is!!
In this episode, we focus on the Charmed season 1 finale, “Deja Vu All Over Again”. In this episode, the sisters get stuck in a deadly time loop thanks to…
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Soul-itary Confinement: P2 Takes on Alcatraz
This week, we cover Charmed episode, “The Power of Two,” where Prue and Phoebe get into some spirited trouble after Phoebe’s trip to Alcatraz. Lex and T dive…
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Grimlocks Preying on Kids - Oh the H-aura!
In this episode of Witches in the Stacks, Trisha and Lex discuss Season 1 Episode 19 of Charmed: Out of Sight. In the episode of the television show, a young…
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Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Woogyman
This week, we unravel the magical mysteries of Charmed Season 1, Episode 15, "Is There a Woogy in the House?". When a supernatural force beneath the Halliwell…
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Secrets and Gu…ides
In this episode, Lex and T dive into Season 1, Episode 14 of Charmed, Secrets and Guys. As Prue, Piper, and Phoebe protect Max, a budding good witch that Leo…
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The Only Thing We Have to Fear…is Apparently Everything
Beware Friday the 13th! Yawns can invite Satan in!! Keep a steady supply of salt to cast away the Devil!!! Join us as we discuss season 1, episode 13 of…
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Things That Go Bump in the Night: Indigenous Tales and Warnings
T found the research for season 1, episode 12 on windigos so fascinating, she decided to dig a little deeper. In this brief special episode, join T as she…
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Windigos: From Folklore to Fearsome Pop Culture Icons
In this chilling episode, we delve into the haunting legend of the Wendigo. Rooted in Indigenous folklore, this cannibalistic spirit embodies greed, hunger…
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Mystic Visions and Ancient Rituals: The Third Eye, Astral Projection, and Egyptian Mummification
This episode takes you on a journey through the realms of the mystical and the ancient. We delve into the mysteries of the third eye, exploring its spiritual…
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The Witch Is Back... with a Reading List!
Lex briefly discusses Episode 9 of Season 1 Charmed with “The Witch is Back.” In the episode, the sisters summon their ancestor to help defeat a warlock she…
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Deities and Demons: Hekate & Kali in Charmed
In this episode, we dive into the mystical world of Charmed to explore two powerful goddesses—Hekate and Kali. We uncover their fascinating origin stories…
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Dream Sorcer-eww
S1E5, Dream Sorcerer introduces the world’s most dangerous animal: man! Can you die in your sleep if you die in your dream? What is an unreliable narrator? Why…
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A Feast for Ghosts…and Us Romantics
We’re moving on to Charmed, season 1 episode 4, “Dead Man Dating.” Mark, the only other man Trisha would have accepted for Piper if she couldn’t be with Leo…
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Not today, Javna! Keep that Evil Eye Away!
We’re not done with talking about the “evil eye” yet! This episode features special guest, Joe Hernandez, colleague and fellow Latino scholar who rubs that egg…
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Thou Shalt Not Suffer...
We’re on to the 2nd episode of Season 1 of Charmed with, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” Still establishing the world, we felt it important to follow…
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Something Researched This Way Comes
Join us as we explore Season 1, Episode 1 of Charmed, “Something Wicca This Way Comes.” This first episode establishes the world of Charmed, introducing us to…