The wild world wide web of witches [Audio] [Ad-free]
Added 2025-10-08 12:09:53 +0000 UTCWitches, curses, magic, and the internet overlap much more than you’d think — and not just because of the Etsy witch that cursed Charlie Kirk. The very online Peter Berkman and Luke Silas of the band Anamanaguchi join us to talk about the history of internet witches and witchcraft, and the spooky connections between the supernatural and digital worlds.
Our guests are members of Anamanaguchi, who you can catch on tour until October 17. Check out their latest album Anyway here and find their tour dates here!
Panic World is also up for two listener’s choice Signal Awards — please vote for us in the Conversation Starter and Weird categories by October 9!
Comments
Every single culture has some sort of otherworld/spirit world/divine world, it's just that before the Internet that place only existed in the minds and what cultural texts/rituals/objects/places siginified in those minds, in modern terms a virtual reality... but now it's a RL physical reality, digital no doubt but physically real, every bit and byte stored not just in our minds but in our machines and networks. The reason that going on the net now feels like psychic warfare is cos it literally is a spiritual battleground, it is the collective consciousness of humanity given material form and oh boy is it obvious our species is seriously fucked up and in need of some emotional development goddamn
K
2025-10-16 18:28:14 +0000 UTCi enjoyed this so much i bought their album on cassette tape
chee
2025-10-16 14:09:06 +0000 UTC
