UBMC 89: THE WORST WITCH & GROUNDHOG DAY
In this episode, Leigh investigates the history and lore behind flying brooms with the help of 1986's musical TV film The Worst Witch, while Lori taps into Imbolc through a winter Pennsylvanian tradition with 1993's classic fantasy/comedy film Groundhog Day.
LISTEN
WATCH
RESOURCES
- THE WORST WITCH (1986)
- THE WORST WITCH FULL FILM
- HISTORY OF WITCH SYMBOLS
- BROOMS AND BESOMS: HISTORY AND LORE
- WHY DO WITCHES RIDE BROOMS? (NSFW)
- THE ORIGIN OF WITCHES RIDING BROOMSTICKS: DRUGS FROM NATURE
- A BEWITCHING HISTORY: WHY WITCHES RIDE BROOMS
- WHY DO WITCHES RIDE BROOMS? THE HISTORY BEHIND THE LORE
- GROUNDHOG DAY (1993)
- GROUNDHOG DAY: THE PERFECT COMEDY, FOR EVER
- GROUNDHOG DAY, THE IMPROBABLE HOLIDAY THAT BRINGS A SHOT IN THE ARM TO A FORMER COAL TOWN
- 15 REPEATABLE FACTS ABOUT GROUNDHOG DAY
- HISTORY OF THE PAGAN IMBOLK SABBAT
- FIRST GROUNDHOG DAY
- GROUNDHOG DAY 2022: PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL SEES HIS SHADOW
- SONG: PENNSYLVANIA POLKA WRITTEN BY LESTER LEE, ZEKE MANNERS
