Friday the 13th is BACK. And not just once this year, baby witches, but THREE TIMES. Yes, 2026 is absolutely unhinged and we should all be afraid.

This week, Alicia and Terra are cracking open the folklore, the fear, and the full chaotic history of the most infamous date on the Gregorian Calendar. We're talking Norse mythology and the death of Baldr (yes, Loki is involved, obviously). We're talking the Last Supper, triskaidekaphobia, and why the number 13 has been considered cursed since at least the 1400s. We're talking real Friday the 13th disasters, including the 1972 Andes plane crash and the 2012 Costa Concordia shipwreck, because apparently this date has notes.

And then we zoom out: Tuesday the 13th, the Ides of March, Italy's fear of the number 17, and the 1980 slasher film that turned a spooky superstition into a full cultural institution.

Is Friday the 13th genuinely cursed? A Christian holdover? A Norse myth remix? A media invention?

It's all of the above, and we couldn't be more delighted.

Three Fridays the 13th in one year. Stay vigilant.

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Creative Directing by Mallory Jordan.

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Season 8 - Burn Book Entry January 2026

Name: Agnes

Sign: Virgo

Craft: Folk magic, curse-adjacent

Notes: Stole my familiar. Claims she “doesn’t hex anymore", but that’s a lie. Bad vibes. Would not circle cast with again.

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This week on Witch, Yes!, we are slowly, intentionally, and with full eye contact, cracking open the collective burn book of history to discuss witchy beefs. The rivalries. The feuds. The cheek, the nerve, the audacity, the gall, and the gumption!

From pamphlet wars and public accusations to coven fallouts and spiritual power struggles, we’re serving a deep dive into the drama and asking the real question: when magic meets mess, who’s getting the bad edit?

Consider this episode a loving reminder that enlightenment doesn’t stop you from throwing shade, and history? Oh, history always remembers the read.

Light a candle. Ward your circle. And remember: some names end up in the Book of Shadows… others end up in the burn book. 🔮📓🔥And that's the tea henny!

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Creative Directing by Mallory Jordan.

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As the year dies and the longest night creeps in (yes, we are past the solstice, but it took a bit to edit this one), we’re turning our attention to one of folklore’s most enduring, misunderstood, and deeply unbothered figures: the Hag.

In this episode, we wade into swamps, crossroads, and liminal spaces to explore hags across myth, fairy tales, and witchcraft traditions. From crones and night hags to divine old women and winter spirits, we unpack how hags became symbols of fear, power, age, autonomy, and survival, and why they tend to show up when the light is fading.

Are hags villains? Guardians? Witches who opted out of being palatable? Or something much older than all of that?

Light a candle, lock your doors, and enjoy the solstice. The hags are watching.

Hosted by Alicia Herder and Terra Keck.

Produced by Marcel Pérez.

Creative Directing by Mallory Jordan.

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

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