Our mini season has come to a close. In this episode, we recognize Black Speculative Fiction Month and the contributions Black creatives have made to the speculative fiction genre. We get into how Black horror reflects our deepest fears and how sci-fi is both pessimistic and optimistic about Black futures.

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RESOURCES

• "The Argument of 'Afropessimism': Frank B. Wilderson III sketches a map of the world in which Black people are everywhere integral but always excluded" by Vinson Cunningham. July 13, 2020.

Books

• Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb
• The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive Due
• Let the Dead Bury Their Dead: And Other Stories by Randall Kenan
• Let's Play White by Chesya Burke
• The Black Girl Survives in this One: Horror Stories Edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennel
• The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
• The Kindred by Alechia Dow
• Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
• "You Will Know Your Tribe by Their Joy" by Julia Mallory

Movies/TV

• Are You Afraid of the Dark? Amazon Prime
• Candyman [1992] Peacock
• Bones [2001] Tubi
• The Skeleton Key Tubi
• Sugar Hill [1974] Tubi
• Abby Plex
• Scream, Blacula, Scream Tubi
• Mr. Crocket Hulu
• Bite Sized Halloween Hulu
• The Blackening Starz
• Cuties Netflix
• They Cloned Tyrone Netflix
• "Space Traders" - Derrick Bell (1994) YouTube

This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah.

Our music was created by Ghrey, and our artwork was designed by Bianca.

What happens when divination leads you astray? In this episode, we discuss our relationship to divination tools, how Tarot is an ever changing forecast and how the Bible is not law. We also get into the life and work of Fannie Lou Hamer and how the discourse surrounding this year's election disrespects her legacy.

RESOURCES

• "Does Everyone Have a Soulmate? No." A Little Juju Podcast.
• Tarot by Bronx YouTube
• The Songs My Mother Taught Me by Fannie Lou Hamer
• "On this day in 1963" by Jerry Mitchell. Mississippi Today. 9 June 2024.
• "Tell It On the Mountain: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Pastoral and Prophetic Styles of Leadership as Acts of Public Prayer" by Breanna K. Barber.
• "Fannie Lou Hamer" Biography Edited by Debra Michals. National Women's History Musuem.
• "Martyrs and Matriarchs: Women in Early Christian Apocrypha" by Robert Wilf

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Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

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About the Boy by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

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CONTENT WARNING // STORIES OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT

In this episode, Dani and Leah discuss their journey of coming into their sensual selves. We talk about how traumatic puberty was for us as Black girls living in the Bible Belt, separating compulsory heterosexuality from desire, and having to stitch together our sexuality in our twenties. We highlight the life of Mather Catherine Seals, the Temple of Innocent Blood, and the inspiring work she accomplished in her short life.

RESOURCES

• African Goddess Rising Oracle: A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook by Abiola Abrams
• "A Night at Fontaine's: A Spicy Romance Short" by Leah Nicole Whitcomb
• Conjuring the Calabash: Empowering Women with Hoodoo Spells & Magick by Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani
• "Mother Catherine Seals And The Temple Of The Innocent Blood" by TriPod : New Orleans at 300
• "Mother Catherine" Short Story by Zora Neale Hurston

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BOOKSHOP

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Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

bloom by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

About the Boy by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

BE A PATRON!

https://www.patreon.com/hoodooplantmamas

SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter: @hoodooplants

Instagram: @hoodooplantmamas

DONATE

Paypal: paypal.me/hoodooplantmamas

Cashapp: cash.me/$hoodooplantmamas

This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah.

Our music was created by Ghrey, and our artwork was designed by Bianca.