The Worker's Cauldron
A podcast about the cultural politics of the paranormal. Where Karl Marx shakes his fist at the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot speaks to us about the legacies of colonialism. We discuss the contemporary obsession with all things supernatural through a socialist, feminist lens and ask what our strange experiences and beliefs tell us about the society we live in.
Podcasting since 2020 • 46 episodes
The Worker's Cauldron
Latest Episodes
Witchcraft and Women's Liberation Part 3: Feminist Spirituality and Magical Politics
In this episode of "The Workers Cauldron," we delve into the intersection of feminist paganism and direct action through the lens of Starhawk and her cohorts' activism against nuclear power in the 1980s.We navigate the rich his...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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Witchcraft and Women's Liberation Part 2: The Susan B. Anthony Coven no. 1
On this episode of The Workers Cauldron, we discuss the schism between radical and cultural feminists in the 1970s. We focus on the life and works of Z Budapest, who founded the Susan B. Anthony Coven no. 1 in 1970, the first of many covens ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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Witchcraft and Women's Liberation Part 1: The Story of the Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell
In this episode, we tackle the contentious Radical Feminist movement, particularly the actions of the Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell, aka W.I.T.C.H. We discuss the shifting political ideas of W.I.T.C.H co-founder Robin ...
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A Brief Conversation with Brenda Salguero from Monstras
We are publishing a more relaxed episode this month as we prepare for the next series. Brenda Salguera of the Monstras: Latinx Monsters and Folklore podcast joins us to discuss the strange c...
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Teresa Urrea: Rebel and Saint
This month, Dr. Jennifer Koshatka Seman joins us to talk about her book Borderlands Curanderos: The Worlds of Santa Teresa Urrea and Don Pedrito Jaramillo. We focus on the life of Teresa Urrea, a folk saint and spiritual healer in late 19th ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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