If This Be Magic

A podcast that explores the art of interpretation and the importance of words, story, and song in our quest to discover both the human and the eternal. Host Katie Marquette takes listeners through book and play studies, as well as interviews and lively debates about contemporary cultural issues. In the words of Shakespeare, “If This be Magic, Let it be an Art."

If This Be Magic is a arts podcast hosted by ifthisbemagic, with 6 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #6

  S1 EP5: Medieval Wisdom: Virtue and Vice with Dr. Grace Hamman

  Nov 6, 20251h 8mS0

  <p>On this episode, scholar and writer Dr. Grace Hamman helps us understand the medieval concepts of Virtue and Vice. Through elaborate metaphor and compelling (and sometimes disturbing) art the medieval mind was constantly grappling with one's own virtues (and combatting one's own vices). Though these terms can seem abstract, Grace helps us see the eternal relevance to our own lives, today, in 2025, and we get into some personal territory as we try to understand how we can be better people today.</p> <p>----</p> <p>Grace Hamman is a writer and independent scholar of late medieval poetry and...

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  S1 EP4: Making it as a Creative in the Age of AI with Emily Stimpson Chapman

  Oct 30, 20251h 3mS0

  <p>AI is shaping every aspect of our lives - how we work, how we think, how we relate to one another. And if you're a writer and creative you are going to have to grapple with the fact that AI is now doing many of your jobs. Is there even any work to be had as a creative in 2025? Is it ethical to use AI? What has changed in the past couple decades when it comes to writing for an audience versus writing for an editor? What is this doing to our hearts, our souls? What's the goal? All...

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  S1 EP3: The Weight of Silence -Autism, Motherhood, and Art with Heather Cadenhead

  Oct 16, 202538 minS0

  <p>When Heather's son Milo was a little behind on milestones, she tried not to worry. Boys often take longer, she would reassure herself. But eventually the markers became impossible to ignore. Heather takes us behind the scenes into her son's autism diagnosis and what it's like today, parenting a non-verbal teenager. Heather is vulnerable, raw, and honest about her life's challenges as well as its joys. She finds rest in her faith as well as writing and art. A profoundly important episode to remind us how we can value (and listen to) silence. </p> <p>-----</p> <p>Bonus q...

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  Episode #3

  S1 EP2: On Aslan's Side: Fighting the Good Fight with Haley Stewart

  Oct 9, 202540 minS0

  <p>Why are we so ready to believe the tragedy? Why do sad things seem truer, more real? Is believing in miracles, or believing in God, just a delusion to get us through the day? How can good stories keep us rooted in truth and goodness, even when faced with real tragedy? These and so many other questions will guide our conversation today. Haley Stewart - children's book editor, writer, mother, traveler - discusses belief, Hope, and staying on Aslan's side. Tune in now!</p> <p>Find Haley online: Instagram - @haleycarrots</p> <p>Substack: https://substack.com/@haleystewart </p> <p...

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  Episode #2

  S1 EP1: Shakespeare Needs Us: Interview with Beth Charlebois

  Oct 2, 20251h 4mS0

  <p>"We don't need Shakespeare, Shakespeare needs us!"</p> <p>Shakespeare is demanding: There are so many versions, so many interpretations, so many questions. He is always in flux, and this has sometimes made us uncomfortable. Shakespeare scholar Beth Charlebois takes into the history of the Bard - who he was, his motivations, the tumultuous reality of Early Modern England, as well as his (possibly) secret Catholicism (or at least his sacramental worldview). We'll also discuss the pivotal scene from the Winter's Tale and the concept of jealousy in Shakespeare's plays as well as how Art and Shakespeare in particular...

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