#115 - Chris Fleming, Alchemical Comedian

The Witch Wave

Pam Grossman

Arts, Visual Arts, Spirituality, Other, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Season 7 of The Witch Wave! Chris Fleming is an American comedian whose viral videos and standup specials have earned him millions of fans. His blend of gender-bending fashion, elastic physicality, obscure observations, addictively silly original songs, and adoration of unhinged puppets is an irresistible comedic brew. He is perhaps best known for his YouTube series Gayle, in which he stars as the titular high-strung suburban mom Gayle Waters-Waters, though Pam first encountered his work a couple years back when his TikTok video “Witch Summer” got sent to her by pretty much every witch she knows. Chris’s tremendous new standup special, HELL, is out on Peacock now. He is currently based in LA, and you can catch him live in a city near you soon.

On this season premiere episode, Chris discusses his ongoing fascination with witches, his relationship to spirituality and subversive feminine forces, and how comedy can transmute fear into magic.

Pam also talks about the potent and playful aspects of her recent Grecian odyssey, and answers a listener question about how to reanchor oneself after a loss.

Our sponsors for this episode are Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, Mithras Candle, BetterHelp, New Moon Magic by Risa Dickens and Amy Torok (North Atlantic Books), Sphere + Sundry, and The Psyche Magic podcast

We also have brand new print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here.

And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave

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0:00.0	This season of The Witch Wave is brought to you in part by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.
0:06.8	Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is a fragrance house, specializing in body and household blends with
0:12.7	a dark, romantic, gothic tone. Over the years, they've collaborated with some of my very favorite
0:20.5	creative visionaries, including Neil Gaiman, Jim Jarmish, the Jim Henson company, and most recently
0:29.4	Junji Ito. They continually return to inspirations drawn from witchcraft, paganism, and mythology,
0:37.5	and they also have a sister store called Twilight Alchemy Lab, which creates oils blended and
0:44.4	consecrated specifically for ritual use. The lab recently released their annual Halloween perfume
0:52.1	collection, a limited edition series, which includes scents inspired by folklore accounts of
0:58.8	like canthropy. Customer reviews of their products can be found at the fan run B-P-A-L.org web forum,
1:08.9	and you can check out all of their perfumes and other enchanting concoctions over at BlackFenixAlchemyLab.com.
1:19.1	Would you like even more Witch Wave? Do you wish that you could hear from me and my other magical
1:26.1	guests on a weekly basis? And what about doing monthly rituals with yours truly? Then come join me
1:34.4	over on Patreon, where you'll get bi-weekly bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, add free Witch Wave
1:43.1	episodes, and detailed show notes for all. I also lead a monthly online magical workshop,
1:51.5	which you can attend live, or watch the recording of at your convenience. Rewards for some tiers
1:58.7	also include magical merch and contests where you can win witchly prizes each month,
2:05.2	as well as early heads up about my other workshops before they sell out. And you can even sign up for
2:12.0	the opportunity to work with me one-on-one. And all backers get access to our exclusive
2:20.4	digital coven where you can connect to a community of other wonderful Witch Wave witches around the
2:27.9	world. So what are you waiting for? Head on over to patreon.com slash witch wave now and sign up.
2:36.8	It's a magnificent way to get more magic in your life and to support the show. Thanks so much.
2:48.7	The world is filled with bewitching people, and you might be one too. Welcome to the podcast
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