Best Pop-Culture Witch
Witches have been beguiling audiences basically ever since there have been stories. Strange, brilliant women with supernatural powers who often live outside of society. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're bad -- but they always captivate our attention. There have been countless iconic witches in movies, TV, comic books, etc. over the decades (hell, centuries). And now, the Great Pop Culture Debate podcast wants to light the black candle and summon the best pop-culture witch of all time. Samantha Stevens, Nancy Downs, Willow Rosenberg, Wicked Witch of the West, Hermione Granger, Molly Weasley, Bellatrix Lestrange, Minerva McGonagall, Wanda Maximoff, Agatha Harkness, Endora, Zelda Spellman, Maleficent, Ursula, and more are discussed!
Host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Gary Jackson, Joelle Boedecker, and Kate Racculia conjure a cauldron full of the most iconic witches form TV, film, comics, and more, and call into the night their pick for the best pop-culture witch!
Want to play along at home? You can! Find the listener bracket here, make a copy for yourself, and see how your picks match up to the panel's!
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Round 2 Match-Ups:
NOTE: There were so many unanimous decisions by the panel in Round 1, for this one we fast-forwarded straight to Round 2.
Match-Up 1: Hermione Granger (“Harry Potter”) (1) vs. Endora (“Bewitched”) (5)
Match-Up 2: Wicked Witch of the West (“Wizard of Oz”) (3) vs. Bellatrix Lestrange (“Harry Potter”) (7)
Match-Up 3: Willow Rosenberg (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) (1) vs. Maleficent (“Sleeping Beauty”) (4)
Match-Up 4: Samantha Stevens (“Bewitched”) (6) vs. Nancy Downs (“The Craft”) (7)
Match-Up 5: Minerva McGonagall (“Harry Potter”) (1) vs. Agatha Harkness (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (5)
Match-Up 6: Aunt Zelda (“Sabrina the Teenaged Witch” (3) vs. Morticia Addams (“The Addams Family”) (2)
Match-Up 7: Ursula (“The Little Mermaid”) (1) vs. Molly Weasley (“Harry Potter”) (4)
Match-Up 8: Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (3) vs. Elphaba (“Wicked”) (2)
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EPISODE CREDITS
Host: Eric Rezsnyak
Panel: Gary Jackson, Joelle Boedecker, Kate Racculia
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Jeffery Perry
