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May 29, 2025 59 mins

In this episode, I sit down with the wonderful Cory Thomas Hutcheson to talk about North American Folk Magic and how folk magic touches our daily lives. Join us for this powerful conversation.

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Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic:  

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Cory Thomas Hutcheson is a folklorist, university educator, and magical practitioner currently living in Tennessee. He teaches courses about folklore and monsters at Middle Tennessee State University and frequently presents public lectures on folklore topics including holiday monsters and the spooky history of sleepover games. He has spent more than a decade as the co-host and author of the New World Witchery podcast and website, featuring more than two hundred episodes and articles on North American folk magic and witchcraft. He has conducted hundreds of hours of interviews with practitioners of a wide range of folk traditions. He has a doctorate in American Studies from Penn State, with specializations in folklore, ethnography, and religious studies. He is the author of New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic (Llewellyn, 2021), Llewellyn’s Complete Book of North American Folk Magic (Llewellyn, 2023) and Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press, 2023). He has also contributed to publications including the anthology The Gorgon's Guide to Magical Resistance (Revelore, 2022) and the Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies (Oxford UP, 2018).

https://www.newworldwitchery.com/find-us

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