“What a Coincidence” with Jonathan Mangum

04/14/21 • 71 min

Calling all comedy lovers! Well today’s guest, Jonathan Mangum, a former cast member of Who’s Line Is It Anyway?, joins the Basic Witches today to chat about his time on the groundbreaking show, why college probably isn’t worth it, and how he views the supernatural as a skeptical person. From stories about how he used to vomit before each show, to discussing block universe theory, this episode’s got it all!

Today on Basic Witches:

How Jonathan started in improv and what he learned from being on Who’s Line Is It Anyway?
The importance of diversity in improv and comedy
How science and witchcraft are not just compatible, but complimentary
Being a skeptic who still believes in the supernatural

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Today on Basic Witches:

How Jonathan started in improv and what he learned from being on Who’s Line Is It Anyway?
The importance of diversity in improv and comedy
How science and witchcraft are not just compatible, but complimentary
Being a skeptic who still believes in the supernatural

This show is supported by:

Betterhelp | use code BASICWITCHES for 10% off your first month

Follow Jonathan:

Follow your intuwitchin’ by following us on IG:

@BasicWitches // @LeahKnauer // @RachelLaforest

Check out Rachel’s new site! Sex And The Synchronicity

Join us LIVE for “Blazin’ with @BasicWitches” on Instagram every Tuesday at 5:55pm PST. Free Q&A, card pulls, and expert guests!

New Merch Alert! Visit BasicWitches.Threadless.com for our latest releases.

Subscribe! Review! Join our Patreon! And we promise we won’t put a hex on you <3

Click here to submit your review for Basic Witches, and you’ll receive access to a witchy & empowering secret Spotify playlist from Leah and Rachel!

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

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Pro-Witches Dan and Kat Eckhart join the Basic Witches today to chat all things mediums and seances. They tell their story of how they went from fundamentalist religious backgrounds, to becoming celebrity occultists. Tune in to hear the fascinating history of mediums in the United States (including Abraham Lincoln hosting a seance at the White House?!) and their spookiest stories of freaky things happening during some of their seances.

Today on Basic Witches:

What it means to be a medium in the modern day
How the Eckharts went from Bible college to seance leaders
The art of setting the seance table
How seances are similar to improv
The surprising political and patriarchal history of anti-seance movements

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