Fort Salem Witching Hour
A weekly podcast recapping episodes of the Freeform show Motherland: Fort Salem. Join us as we deep dive each episode and swoon over gay witches, badass military women, and incredible magical worldbuilding. Follow us on Twitter @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe. Show handle is @FSWitchingHour
Episodes
48 episodes
S3E07 - Pink Cardigans of Justice
In this episode we find out who the traitor in the Council of the Great River (hint: it's not one of the unnamed extras). Things go sideways pretty quickly as Millie attempts to grab power with the help of the Camarilla. Because things ne...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:27:20
S3E06 - Book Club Bandits
After a hiatus of approximately eleventy billion years, your trusty co-hosts are finally back on the mic and ready to recap the rest of season 3 of Motherland Fort Salem. In this episode, the gang splits up to do a variety of side quest...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:30:41
S3E05 - Meet the Council
In this surprisingly short episode, the Unit finally gets their day in court, as they are called before the Great River Council to answer for their mischief in the Cession. We love the diverse range of characters representing the seven language...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:08:32
S3E04 - President Wade Gets Some
In this episode, we get a variety of interesting pairings: some spicy (Nicte/Scylla), some sweet (Adil sexy dancing for Abigail), some sexy (Wade/Marshall), and some just packed with raw, unclassifiable chemistry (Tally and all her scene partne...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:16:53
S3E03 - Roadhouse Reunion
In this episode, the Bellweather Unit gets even more fractured. Adil, Abigail and Tally seek out Khalida, but end up picking up Sarah Alder in the process. Talder fans had a good number of moments between Tally and Alder. Alder is definitely ch...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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54:02
S3E02 - When Camping Goes Terribly Wrong
In this episode, the Bellweather Unit sneaks into the Cession. Abigail is worried Scylla is going to steal Raelle away from them, but the Mycellium steals her away first, as she's sucked into the ground and put in a shiny prison somewhere...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:14:58
S3E01 - Tomato Stealing Bitches
After a short hiatus, we are back recapping all the action on season 3 of Motherland Fort Salem! We enjoy a riveting hour of the girls moving boxes around a warehouse and living that not-so-glamourous dodger lifestyle. Raylla are hot and heavy,...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:13:56
Bonus: Xena Warrior Princess recap w/guest host Alex Cranz
In this bonus episode of the show, we rise to the challenge laid down by Eden S (one of our patrons) and recap several episodes of the queer fantasy classic and greatest show of all time, Xena: Warrior Princess. We knew we'd need back up before...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:42:55
Bonus: Ships Ahoy 2 - Electric Bugaloo
In this special bonus episode we welcome the fabulous Dana Piccoli to the show to talk about all our favorite canon and non-canon ships. We learn a bit about Dana's career, her thoughts on being a p...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:27:08
Minisode: Arcane on Netflix and Videogames w/LGBTQ+ characters
On this special bonus mini-episode of the podcast we delve into the world of Piltover and Zaun as we discuss the new Netflix/Riot Games animated series Arcane. What happens when you take a videogame with tons of lore and let an animation studio...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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34:48
Bonus: Season 3 Look Forward
In this episode we discuss what's in store for us in Season 3. We try to predict where this crazy show will take us next, before answering some of your burning questions and then having a little fun with a Game Time segment.Some of the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:17:17
Bonus: All Hail General Bellweather (interview w/Catherine Lough Haggquist)
In this special episode we welcome Catherine Lough Haggquist, a.k.a. Petra Bellweather, to the podcast to chat with us about all things Motherland Fort Salem and her extensive acting career. Among the highlights of this interview are: hearing a...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:07:51
Bonus: Season 2 Look Back w/guest Lisa Steinberg
In this episode we welcome a special guest to the recording studio with us, as we're joined by StarryMag EIC and contributer Lisa Steinberg (a.k.a. @GoodHumorGrl). The three of us review season 2 a...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:24:40
Bonus: Amazing Arlen (interview w/Arlen Aguayo-Stewart)
In this episode, we interview the absolutely delightful Arlen Aguayo-Stewart. We discuss her acting career, deep dive on her role as Nicte Batan (badass leader of the Spree, professional Tally tormentor, and one of our favorite new additi...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:10:36
Bonus: It's Taylor Time! (interview w/Taylor Hickson)
In this very special episode, we welcome the fabulous Taylor Hickson into the virtual recording booth with us, as we discuss everything from her first days on the show, through behind the scenes looks at how it all comes together, and of course...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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59:55
S2E10 - Boarding the Party Bus to Revolution Town
In this bonkers season finale, Sarah Alder's retirement starts out on a pretty crappy note, as she loses all her Biddies, turns into a Groot, kinda dies but maybe doesn't? We have no idea where we go from here, but at least there's a chance we ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:28:17
S2E09 - Don't Cry For Me, Fort Salem
(as sung by Sarah Alder)Don't cry for me, Fort SalemThe truth isI totally founded youAll through my war daysMy long existenceI sang a sad song andbrought the Mycelium into existence....<...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:22:22
S2E08 - The Timeless Art of Casual Hand Touching
In this episode, Raelle and Scylla finally spend quality time together and have their big dramatic kiss as the musical score soars and the fandom swoons. It's super sweet and super romantic, and honestly, we could die happy right about no...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:21:09
S2E07 - Crushed To See You Go
In this episode, Raelle is crushed both figuratively (her mom dying) and literally (by a giant weight). She's subjected to a variety of diabolically ingenious tortures by the Camarilla, who hope to unlock the secrets of her very special mushroo...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:22:39
S2E06 - My Three Subplots
Adil gets a chance to party Bellweather style over the fall break from school. Ain't no party like a Bellweather party because a Bellweather party is polyamorous and dominated by badass women. There's also some light exhuming of corpses.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:24:23
S2E05 - Let Me Just Pencil You In (For Death)
In this episode, Scylla goes full murder muppet on us, killing two men in the span of two days. But it's okay, because they totally deserve it. She and Anacostia complete their infiltration of the Camarilla party, but instead of getting...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:19:54
S2E04 - Protestor Party Time
In this episode, Abigail has a Very Bad Day. Adil breaks up with her (just when I was starting to enjoy them as a couple), her mom is still pushing Gregorio as an option, and she's also almost murdered by the Camarilla. Luckily, the squad has h...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:19:59
S2E03 - No More Breakfast At Tiffany's
In this episode we FINALLY learn the name of the mysterious woman in Tally/Alder's flashback. We have a feeling that Nicte will be a formidable character once she finally enters the battlefield. Is she the founder of the Spree as we've sp...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:20:49
S2E02 - Amelia and Justine Go To The Mall
Mother tongue, talking severed heads, creepy baby dolls, and a trip to the mall…. This episode has it all!In this episode, we get introduced to not one, not two, but SEVEN new characters. We meet two members of the Sekmet coven - ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:15:51
S2E01 - Welcome Back to Fort Salem
After what felt like an eternity, Motherland:Fort Salem is finally back on our screens with season 2, which means your trusty podcast hosts are back for another year of fangirl shenanigans too! In this episode we break down Season 2 - Episode 1...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:16:56