Summary
The witch has held a place firmly in our imagination for centuries – from whispered warnings in folklore to pop-culture driven heights. But what does it mean to be a witch now?
Presenter India Rakusen, creator of the podcast 28ish Days Later, is on a journey to find out.
Witches seem to have a rare familiarity and ease with the idea of death But what does that look like in practice? India spends time at an ancestor workshop, talks to Tatum about Silent Suppers and goes to Cornwall to experience a séance.
Scored with original music by The Big Moon.
Presenter: India Rakusen Executive Producer: Alex Hollands Producer: Lucy Dearlove Producer: Elle Scott AP: Tatum Swithenbank Production Manager: Kerry Luter Sound Design: Olga Reed
A Storyglass production for BBC Radio 4
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| 0:00.0 | The Traitors is back and so is that mysterious cloaked figure with the familiar fringe. |
| 0:06.7 | Yeah, it's me. |
| 0:07.9 | And when you've watched Claudia in the castle, join me, Ed Gamble, for the official visualised companion podcast. |
| 0:13.7 | And remember, I'll be listening. |
| 0:15.9 | Okay? |
| 0:16.7 | No, seriously, I love it. |
| 0:18.5 | What a faithful. |
| 0:19.7 | We'll unpack betrayals and spill scandalous secrets |
| 0:22.3 | with celeb guests, traitors' legends, |
| 0:25.0 | and murdered and banished players. |
| 0:27.1 | The traitors uncloked. |
| 0:28.4 | Watch on EyePlayer, listen for more on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:33.1 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:44.5 | What do you think happens to us when we die? |
| 0:57.0 | Death is the universal and inevitable end, and yet it feels impossible to understand. I've always held tight to the belief that when we die, it's like a light just goes out. |
| 1:04.0 | And even though I think I believe this, I also know I have a thorny relationship with death. It leaves me |
| 1:12.9 | lost for words. I'm not at all comfortable with the end, but then who is? Well, spending time |
| 1:20.7 | with witches is starting to alter this. All the witches I meet have a sort of ease with death |
| 1:26.9 | that I've not really seen before |
| 1:28.7 | and a proximity to the dead that I've never dared to seek. |
| 1:33.8 | And now, I don't know what to think. |
| 1:39.8 | From BBC Radio 4, I'm India Rackerson, and this is Witch. |
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