Podcasts by Black Mass Appeal: Modern Satanism for the Masses
Satanists discuss modern Satanism, its history, left-leaning political activism, and how Satanism relates to current events and pop culture. It's a show for the Satan-curious, or those already involved in Satanic groups.
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Episode 158 - Selling Souls from 2023-12-12T23:31
It's a buyer's market, but everything must go! Sidney Sin joins us for a who's who of who's sold their souls for fame, fortune, and malevolent musicality in human history.
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Episode 157 - The Pazuzu Episode from 2023-11-28T22:49
Pazuzu, king of ancient wind demons and friend to children everywhere; but what made Pazuzu the most popular demon of his day, and what can his myth tell us about the nature of religion, moralit...
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Episode 156 - Satanists Read the Bible: "A Game For Good Christians" from 2023-11-14T21:45
Black Mass Appeal is developing a King James Aversion with this down and very dirty study of the absolute worst parts of the Bible.
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Episode 155 - Summoning Satan from 2023-11-01T00:20
Where do you go for face time with the Big S? To the library, of course.
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Episode 154 - The Amityville Horror from 2023-10-17T20:13:30
We're making a Halloween house call to America's most famous haunted home to learn how the Amityville Horror conjured a new brand of American demonology.
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Episode 153 - The Sudbury Devil from 2023-10-03T21:57:33
Atun-Shei Film's Andrew Rakich talks religion, race, and recreancy with his new Satanic historical thriller "The Sudbury Devil."
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Episode 152 - Good Omens 2 from 2023-09-19T20:32:11
We are angel investors once again as we discuss the Satanic queer vibes of "Good Omens."
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Episode 151 - Satanists Play Call of Cthulhu (Part 2) from 2023-09-06T02:49:24
In the thrilling conclusion of our Black Miskatonic Appeal game: Who lives? Who dies? And who has to submit to Misty's community theater tryouts?
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Episode 150 - Satanists Play Call of Cthulhu (Part 1) from 2023-08-22T22:21
That is not dead what can eternal lie, but what if it's just been lying for 150 episodes or so, how dead is it then?
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Episode 149 - The Cemetery Episode from 2023-08-08T21:04:26
What Satanic secrets do we dig up in this grave underaking?
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Episode 148 - Satanic Anime from 2023-07-25T21:48:33
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Episode 147 - Infernal Dictionary from 2023-07-11T22:39:47
On this episode: We don't know the meaning of the word...but that's about to change.
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Bonus Episode: "In the Name of Satan" from 2023-06-27T22:24:27
Beelzebub has visited us with a very inconvenient virus, so while we reschedule our regular BMA, here's another little peak into Tabitha's private library to tide us all over. This time: Neo-Exo...
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Patreon Episode Preview: Tabitha Does Stonehenge from 2023-06-21T01:51:11
Just for our Patreon backers, Tabitha is cracking the books and cracking the mysteries of
Episode 146 - The McMartin Preschool Scare from 2023-06-13T18:46:25
How did a tiny Southern California school end up giving an object lesson in the dangers of mass hysteria? To help us prosecute the McMartin Preschool case, we’re joined by lawyer and YouTuber Le...
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Episode 145 - Other Devils (Set&Ba'al Edition) from 2023-05-30T19:07:34
Satan springs eternal, but where did he spring from? Often we see older gods and religious figures compared to Satan and held up as his supposed origins, but is this accursed ancestry legit?
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Episode 144 - The Satanic Warlock from 2023-05-16T18:15:05
In possibly our funniest episode ever, you say to-may-to and we say to-mah-to as we pick apart this pick-up manual for Satanists.
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Episode 143 - Deadly Sins: Satanic Wrath from 2023-05-03T12:58:26
We're mad as Hell. No, really, literally this time.
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Episode 142 - The Golden Age of Hollywood Satanism from 2023-04-18T23:12:28
We’re returning the world of Silver Screen Satanism in the days before major film censorship for some historical Hollywood heresies.
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Episode 141 - Satan's Underground from 2023-04-04T21:58:43
By 1988, the Satanic Panic was starting to run out of steam, so Harvest House Publishing pushed a brand new absurdo-biograph...
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Episode 140 - Goetic Demons 2 from 2023-03-21T09:35:35
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Episode 139 - Cutesy Satanism (with Artetak) from 2023-03-07T08:01
When it comes to Satanic aesthetics, you know the drill. But these days, we can’t help but notice a lot of Satanic art and fashion is looking downright cute – even adorable. Artist Artetak joins...
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Episode 138 - Deadly Sins: Satanic Lust from 2023-02-21T07:45
When it comes to Deadly Sins, there’s one option you can always count on for putting skin in the game. So why do conventional religions have so many intimate inhibitions about Lust, and what can...
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Episode 137 - Hell On Earth from 2023-02-07T08:01
We're taking everybody's advice and going to Hell! For as long as people have believed in a fiery underworld, they’ve spread stories about how to get there from various locations around the worl...
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Episode 136 - Satanic Bible 2: The Revenge from 2023-01-24T09:11
Of all the books in Lucifer’s Library, one is overdue more often than all the others. But in the 50-plus years since the publication of the Satanic Bible, what has the world been saying about it...
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Bonus Show: Satan's Whispers... from 2023-01-20T23:24:23
We've heard of the banality of evil, but this wasn't really what we imagined.
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Bonus Show: Satanic Panic Theater (starring Tabitha!) from 2023-01-10T23:47:45
We unleash the weirdest depths of Tabitha's Satanic Panic library.
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Episode 135 - Our Satanic Resolutions from 2022-12-27T21:21
The future is now – and also later, and arguably anytime we want it. With 2023 looming, we’re looking ahead and behind at some of our biggest Satanic and personal ambitions, and wondering which ...
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Episode 134 - Why We Hail Satan from 2022-12-13T08:01
Every Satanist knows that there are really only two magic words in life: Hail Satan. But where does this phrase come from, and why DO we say it so often?
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Episode 133 - The Devil's Advocate from 2022-11-29T08:01
“It’s my time now," Satan declares in the 1997 horror/drama Hollywood hit The Devil’s Advocate, starring Al Pacino as the original boss from Hell. Now, at the film’s 25th anniversary, h...
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Episode 132 - Satanic Pride from 2022-11-15T07:58
Pride comes before the fall -- and since it’s already November, that means we’re already late! But as Modern Satanists, what does pride, in all of its myriad forms, mean to us, and how can we ce...
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Episode 131 - Fortune Telling&the Devil from 2022-11-01T07:01
For as long as humans have believed in mysticism we’ve been eager to know what the future holds, but modern religions are always hot to deal fortune telling to the devil. To help us learn more a...
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Episode 130 - Satanic Monsters with MonsterTalk from 2022-10-18T07:19
We're created some monsters -- or so they say. Just in time for Halloween, we’re going to decrypt the Satanic legend-making over American cryptids, with the help of Karen and Blake from the long...
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Episode 129 - A Jack Chick Halloween from 2022-10-04T07:20
Satanic Bay Area has our very own Satanic ‘Chick’ Tract celebrating the real history of Halloween, but the actual Jack Chick spent decades hatching fabrications about our favorite holiday. To he...
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Episode 128 - The Dragon Episode from 2022-09-20T07:32:44
In past episodes we’ve added such creatures as goats, cats, and everyday snakes to our Mephistophelean menagerie, but today… Here there be dragons. We’re making the biggest addition ever – in mo...
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Episode 127 - Mark of the Beast from 2022-09-06T07:42:30
On your MARKS, get set, go! We all know those fateful numbers 6-6-6 by heart, but most people’s assumptions about what they really mean don’t add up. To help us decipher this inscrutable integer...
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Episode 126 - Burning Questions from 2022-08-23T08:58:45
For five years here at Black Mass Appeal we’ve strived to pass around the fruit of knowledge and answer everyone’s questions about Satanism, Satanists and non-Satanists alike. But we can’t reach...
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Episode 125 - Satanic Birthdays from 2022-08-09T07:01:38
It's said one's own birthday is the highest of Satanic holidays, so we're making a wish and diving into the history of these rites of passage with Satanic writer La Carmina; also, a classic Amer...
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Episode 124 - Drunk Heresy: Ending the Satanic Panic from 2022-07-26T23:26:30
In 1992, FBI Special Agent Kenneth Lanning published his "Investigator's Guide to Allegations of Ritual Child Abuse." Though many sources today credit Lanning with sinking the Satanic Panic, few...
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Episode 123 - Disney Devils from 2022-07-12T08:51:32
Nothing says "family friendly" quite like the name Disney, but Disney has always had its dark side. Here to help us with our cell-shaded sins, we have Ryan and James of the Creepy Kingdom podcas...
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Bonus Episode #11: In the Mouth of Madness (Neil Before Pod) from 2022-07-05T08:16:07
It's the return of our podcast-within-a-podcast, Neil Before Pod, this time with John Carpenter's 90s Lovecraftian apocalypse classic, "In The Mouth of Madness."
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Bonus Show #10: Bones (The BMA'BCs) from 2022-06-15T07:37:04
We're off for the month of June, but we still manage to dig up some more heretical history with the Infernal Dictionary and the BMA'BCs.
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Bonus Episode #9: "B" Is For Vampire? (BMA'BCs) from 2022-06-07T21:45:12
We're off for the month of June (way off), but while we recharge our sins we've got some brand new supernatural gossip straight from ye olde Infernal Dictionary to tide you over.
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Episode 122 - "The VVitch" Revisited from 2022-05-24T06:11:25
We’re hitting rewind on one of our favorite movies to re-live deliciously. Also, Satanic Bay Area is once again being crafty, and in the news, Bay Area exorcists are confronting their own worse ...
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Episode 121 - The Ouija Board Episode from 2022-05-10T07:01:01
Everyone remembers their first sleepover seance in grade school, with the help of the Parker Bros’-owned ‘oracle’: the Ouija board. But why are so many people so scared of a party game? We're ma...
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Episode 120 - Our Non-Satanist Satanic Role Models from 2022-04-26T07:46:40
When we see Satanists and Satanism in media, it’s always the same story: Black cloaks, human sacrifices, and not a lot of authenticity. Today, we’ve singled out some of our favorite fictional wo...
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Episode 119 - Dungeons&Demonologies from 2022-04-12T07:01:51
In 1974, Dungeons & Dragons rolled into stores all across America. And without knowing it, the game stirred up some real demons in our culture. Because our Patreon backers demanded it, we’ve got th...
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Episode 118 - The Succubus Episode from 2022-03-29T07:01:57
Everyone loves a horny devil, and who better than the succubus, the unholy femme fatale of both ancient legend and modern popular culture? But where does this myth come from? Julie Jelinek of th...
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Episode 117 - Satan 4 Congress: Steve Hill from 2022-03-15T07:01:56
Steve Hill is a Satanist, a comedian, a veteran, an atheist, an appraiser, and if he has his way, a Congressman, and he’s here to talk about his Satan 4 Congress campaign.
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Episode 116 - FaustFest, Virtual Satanic Music Festival 2022 from 2022-03-01T08:32:46
Welcome (back) to FaustFest! The devil has all the best tunes, so we're borrowing some more of them for our second annual, all-virtual Satanic music festival. You can watch the video, immediatel...
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Episode 115 - Drunk Heresy: Forgetting Michelle Remembers from 2022-02-15T08:01:16
We’re taking a trip down memory lane – and getting a little turned around on the way. Childhood is tough for everyone, but it’s even worse when you do the director’s cut. In 1980, Canadian psych...
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Episode 114 - History of Baphomet from 2022-02-01T09:08:30
Everyone knows Baphomet, the lovable, inspiring, gender-encompassing mascot of Modern Satanism. But where did we get this goat? We goat for broke with our comprehensive history of the w...
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Episode 113 - Lies&Misinformation from 2022-01-18T08:01
The history of Satanism is bedeviled by misinformation, and in the age of social media, a lie can travel to Hell and back to avoid correction. As hopefully savvy digital consumers, how can we be...
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Episode 112 - Satanic Altars from 2022-01-04T08:34:56
A house without Satan is never a home; but once Satan arrives, where are you putting him up? We're discussing the curious conventions of modern Satanic altars with testimonials from our listener...
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Episode 111 - Fallen Angels from 2021-12-21T08:01
Everyone knows Satan is a fallen angel, but how many of us know what that really means or where the idea comes from? In this season when you might see an angel on every corner, we’re joined by s...
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Episode 110 - The Exorcist from 2021-12-07T08:01
Is The Exorcist a Christmas movie? Well, not quite: Director William Friedkin’s possession thriller opened the day AFTER Christmas, December 26, 1973, and has been turning heads ever si...
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Episode 109 - La-Bas from 2021-11-16T08:01
In 1891, French popular author JK Huysmans scandalized the public with his novel La-Bas, a sultry and sleazy story surveying sex, shame, and Satanism. What inspired him to delve into su...
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Episode 108 - Hellfire Clubs from 2021-11-02T09:14:47
In the mysterious annals of Satanism, you still sometimes hear whispers of England’s infamous Hellfire Clubs, where the rich and powerful gathered to worship the devil... or at least, that was t...
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Episode 107 - Hellhounds: Satanic Werewolf Myths from 2021-10-19T07:01
It’s almost Halloween again, and we’re positively panting for some sinful seasonal content. Here to chat with us about the hairy history of Satanic werewolf myths is artist Holly M Crawford, of ...
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Episode 106 - Satanic Small Businesses from 2021-10-05T07:01
When you’re done doing the devil’s work, where is the payday? More and more Satanists are going into business for themselves these days, so to help make sure they get their devil’s dues, we're h...
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Episode 105 - Satanic Organizing from 2021-09-21T08:39:29
They say Hell is other people, but meeting those people is an infernal ordeal all on its own. More and more people are deciding to take the plunge and start or jo...
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BMA Bonus Episode #8: Infernal Dictionary: The Revenge from 2021-09-17T16:29:10
While we're on vacation, Tabitha and Daniel learn about forgotten basilisk historians and an alchemical plot to kill monks by talking them into eating metal...which they do.
BMA Bonus Episode #7: Infernal Dictionary from 2021-09-11T11:45:44
While we're on vacation, Tabitha and Daniel tide you over by doing their BMA-bc's, with the help of the infamous and weird and infamously weird Dictionnaire Infernal.
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Episode 104 - Bloody Hell: Devil Myths&Menstruation from 2021-08-25T02:41:49
We have a bloody mess on our hands explaining people’s sacrilegious beliefs about a particular period in history with I Support the Girls CEO Dana Marlowe. Also, Satanic Bay Area says happy birt...
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Episode 103 - Compassionate Satanism from 2021-08-10T07:01
It’s time for the Com-passion of the Anti-christ, as Seattle Satanist Lilith Starr’s new book Compassionate Satanism explores the beliefs and practices of Modern Satan...
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Episode 102 - The Antichrist from 2021-07-27T07:05:19
We’re loosening up some family ties and getting to know Satan’s heir apparent. The Antichrist is a regular contributor to both American popular culture... and American fundamentalist paranoia fi...
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Episode 101 - Satanism 101... Part 2 from 2021-07-13T07:01
We’re getting back to basics as we use our 101st episode to review some Satanism 101 -- with the benefit of a few years’ extra perspective.
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Episode 100 - Satan Bowl (and Black Mass!) from 2021-06-29T10:16:23
The devil has many names and many faces, but which one truly inspires our lack of faith? We’re pitting standout Satans head-to-head and horn-to-horn in our playoff-style Satan Bowl to crown the ...
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Episode 99 - Satanists With Disabilities from 2021-06-15T07:01
When religion intersects with disability, most religions fall short, so we’re examining how Modern Satanists can make our religious spaces more welcoming for everyone.
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Episode 98 - The Inevitable Satanic Cat Episode from 2021-06-01T07:12:42
When we imagine the devil, he often takes the form of an animal, like the snakes or goats we’ve talked about in previous episodes. But when it comes to a devilish temperament, no animal is quite...
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Episode 97 - History of Hell from 2021-05-18T07:01
It’s time we say ‘to Hell with you all,’ with our history of Satan’s final resting place. The road to Hell is paved with questionable theology, so we’re here to do an infernal inventory of its h...
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Episode 96 - BMA AMA III from 2021-05-04T07:01
You got your ask in gear and now we’ve got the answers, with another BMA AMA. Also, Satanic Bay Area is testing some uncharted Waters, and in the news, some friends of Jesus are feeling...
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Episode 95 - Names of the Devil: The Revenge from 2021-04-20T07:05:04
When it comes to naming names, the devil has everyone outnumbered. Two years ago we enumerated the histories of some of Satan’s most malevolent monikers, but ther...
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Episode 94 - Dating While Satanist from 2021-04-06T07:01
We all love Satan, but for those who need someone else to love we’ve got testimonials from the Satanic dating scene. When the fate of your soul crosses matters of the heart, who finds their one ...
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Episode 93 - The Revolt of the Angels from 2021-03-23T07:01
When consummate French satirist Anatole France published The Revolt of the Angels in 1914, he was one of the most famous and acclaimed writers in Europe, but today hardly any non-Satani...
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Episode 92 - The Highgate Vampire&Satanism Scare from 2021-03-09T08:01
We dig up the history of the Highgate Cemetery Vampire, the world's weirdest Satanic Panic, with the help of Elisa Hansen from the YouTube show "Vampire Reviews."
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Episode 91 - FaustFest: A virtual Satanic music festival from 2021-02-24T02:12:04
Welcome to FaustFest!
The Black Mass Appeal team is proud to announce the premiere of the first (as far as we're aware) virtual Satanic music festival, FaustFest! With over two hours of S...
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Episode 90 - Satanism In Japan from 2021-02-09T08:01
Lucifer is the prince of the east, but how far east does his influence extend? Today we’re touring Satanism and subculture in Japan, with the help of travel and fashion writer La Carmina and cul...
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BMA Bonus Episode #7: Conspiracy Weary (the Great Gematria Christmas Caper) from 2021-02-02T12:26:05
A preview of our brand new, Patreon-exclusive bonus show exploring the strangest things that the Internet's strangest people believe about Satanism.
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Episode 89 - Anything For Jackson from 2021-01-26T08:01
We’ve all seen horror films about characters driving the devil out, but how do you like the sound of a film about people exorcising their right to invite someone in instead? That’s the ...
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Episode 88 - True Crime&Satanic Panic from 2021-01-12T08:36:40
Supermarket tabloids and scandalized suburbanites across America agree: Satanic cults are behind some of America’s most devilish crimes. But what’s the truth: Do Satanists ever really commit the...
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Episode 87 - Faustus from 2020-12-29T08:01
Let’s make a deal, as playwright David Davalos, author of the award-winning Wittenberg, helps us learn all about the history of Faustus, the world’s most infamous Satanic scholar, and w...
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BMA Bonus Show #6: Three Devils: A Satanic Carol from 2020-12-25T08:01
Happy whatever-it-is-you-celebrate, unfaithful listeners! Today, we have a bonus show for you: an audio drama written and directed by Satanic Bay Area member Jane Thomas. (You'll remember her fr...
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Episode 86 - Letters to Satan Claus from 2020-12-15T08:01
We’re summoning a very different kind of holiday spirit with the help of Emma Sutherland, director of the new Syfy Original Movie "Letters To Satan Claus," the world's first true "Hellmark" Chri...
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Episode 85 - Black Metal from 2020-12-01T09:09:39
They say black goes with everything, so we’re letting loose our primal scream and gearing up for another black Christmas by shredding the most Satanic of all music genres: Scandinavian black met...
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Episode 84 - Spotlight: Satanic Artists from 2020-11-17T08:19:57
Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe once said, "Beauty and the devil are the same thing." Maybe with that in mind, many Satanists who are also artists find themselves developing certain themes in t...
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Episode 83 - The Devil’s Playthings from 2020-11-03T08:01
We’ve got a playdate with danger, as we return to the days of the Satanic Panic and its ironically formative attitudes about child’s play. The hysteria invaded every facet of American culture, i...
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Episode 82 - History of Witchcraft from 2020-10-20T07:27:07
The Witching Hour runs ‘round the clock this time of year, but although we have discussed witchcraft on Black Mass Appeal before, we’ve never examined the true history of witchery and how it bec...
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Episode 81 - Satan Speaks! from 2020-10-06T07:01
Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey died in 1997, but that would not quite be the last we heard from him! The following year saw the publication of Satan Spea...
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BMA Bonus Show #5: In Gods We Trust from 2020-09-29T20:57:04
In this original audio drama produced by Black Mass Appeal, has one small town's really, really, really old-time religion finally gotten out of hand? A parody of infamously successful Christploi...
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Episode 80 - Devil's Food from 2020-09-22T07:01
Gluttony is a sin, and we’re hungry for more. The relationship between food and faith is sometimes a fraught one, so we’re going to discuss the role of blasphemous banquets in Satanic practice, ...
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Episode 79 - Atheism from 2020-09-08T07:57:18
Here at Black Mass Appeal, we believe in the right not to believe in anything, but atheism is still pretty atypical in America. Here to share her lack of faith, we are joined by Mandisa...
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Episode 78 - Third BMAnniversary Video Show from 2020-08-25T07:54:04
It's a very special video episode of Black Mass Appeal, the podcast that brings modern Satanism to the masses! In this episode, we celebrate the third anniversary of the podcast with something d...
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Episode 77 - Paradise Lost from 2020-08-11T08:19:47
It’s another day in Paradise, as we finally tackle the most influential Satanic literary classic of them all. Four hundred years ago, English poet John Milton redefined our ideas about who Satan...
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Episode 76 - Scapegoats from 2020-07-28T08:33:38
We’re horning in on the lives of some of our favorite farmhouse familiars by taking a closer look at our good friends the goats. As anyone who’s spent time down on the farm with Black Phillip kn...
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Episode 75 - Romantic Satanism from 2020-07-07T07:01
Love is in the air, as we discuss Romantic literature’s true devotion to Satan. Sure, we all love Satan, but how often can we say we’ve nursed Romantic feelings about him? Turns out the answer i...
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Episode 74 - Goetic Demons from 2020-06-23T07:01
We’re demon-strating our affections for the Lesser Key of Solomon and its hellish who’s-who of demons great and small. Simone, Tabitha, and Daniel summon up some answers to unlock the L...
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Episode 73 - Satanism 106: Satanic Values from 2020-06-09T09:35:13
As Modern Satanists, we all know what our priorities are, but how often do we stop and think about why? Is there any such thing as a universal Satanic value -- and would we even want there to be...
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Episode 72 - Satanic Symbols: The Return from 2020-05-26T08:30:46
In one of our most popular 2018 episodes, we did some Satanic semiotics and discussed the meaning and history of the most commonly-employed Satanic symbols. But there’s always more devilry than ...
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Episode 71 - Good Deeds Unpunished from 2020-05-12T07:01
If ever there was an opportunity for your friendly local Satanists to extend some Satanic Samartianism, this is it. Today we’re examining how Satanic groups around the world are giving back to t...
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Episode 70 - The Evil Aye from 2020-04-28T08:21:16
Evil is relative -- but in our case it’s more like immediate family. Over the centuries, different cultures have used Satan-like figures to justify and explain their ideas about evil in the worl...
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Episode 69 - Streaming Satanic Sinema from 2020-04-14T07:20:49
Black Mass Appeal comes but twice a month, so to make sure our Unfaithful Listeners are able to keep entertaining Satan while housebound the rest of the time we’re once again diving into the dep...
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Episode 68 - A Chick&His Tracts from 2020-03-31T07:01
Fundamentalist cartoonist Jack Chick’s religious comics are seen but not necessarily enjoyed all over the world -- including by many atheists and Satanists, who find his ideas dismal... but stil...
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Episode 67 - BMA AMA: The Return from 2020-03-17T08:44:53
To question is the essence of Satanism, so who are we to leave a question unanswered? We opened up our inbox so that all of our Unfaithful Listeners could ask their eternally burning questions, ...
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Episode 66 - Patron Sinners from 2020-03-03T08:14:03
Sometimes you’ve just got to love the sinner and the sin, so we’re dedicating this show to the memories of Satanic Bay Area’s beloved Patron Sinners, those iconic iconoclasts who, in our opinion...
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MInisode 03 - The Satan Seller from 2020-02-27T08:01
Black Mass Appeal is starting a run of extra episodes! Our Patreon backers get a first look at our newest minisodes, with our regular listeners getting them in their feed a few weeks afterward. ...
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Episode 65 - Snakes&Latters from 2020-02-18T09:20:27
After our good friend the goat, snakes are the animal most often associated with Satan, but just what does the world have against its serpentine stalwarts? We’re going to set the sinuous record ...
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Episode 64 - The Devil Box from 2020-02-04T14:13:46
Ever since its invention 100 years ago, moral crusaders have blamed television for corrupting America’s minds and values -- so it’s no wonder we find our friend Satan all over this maligned medi...
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Episode 63 - Satan Takes a Holiday from 2020-01-21T09:37:42
The War on Christmas is over, but we’re expanding to other fronts with a look at how Satanists create holidays of their own -- and consider why we even need them. Satanic Temple International Co...
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Episode 62 - A Different Satanic Perspective, with special guest hosts from 2020-01-07T14:38:13
Do not attempt to adjust your podcast. For this episode, Black Mass Appeal is bringing you a different Satanic perspective, with three special guest hosts: Detryck Von Doom of Satanic Louisville...
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Episode 61 - Why Satan? with Stephen Bradford Long from 2019-12-24T16:30:44
We’re answering the last unanswerable question with the help of Stephen Bradford Long, host of the podcast Sacred Tension, who will help us finally get to the bottom of the inescapable query: Bu...
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Episode 60 - History of Human Sacrifice from 2019-12-10T13:57:38
In difficult times, some sacrifices must be made -- but not by us. In spite of what Hollywood tells you, Satanists are one of the only modern religious practices with no historical conn...
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Episode 59 - Satanic Pseudonyms from 2019-11-26T14:13:02
When naming names, sometimes it’s mum’s the word on the devil’s business. Our unfaithful listeners confess the secrets behind their Satanic pseudonyms.
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Episode 58 - Lucifer's Library from 2019-11-12T08:01
We’re doing it by the book, as by popular request we explore some infernal erudition with literary classics for every Satanist’s library. Our best-read guest Meghan (Listen
Episode 57 - Daze of the Dead from 2019-10-29T08:38:43
The old saying goes that nothing is for sure except death and taxes -- some Satanists have found a way to get around that last one, but when it comes to mortality there’s no middle ground. We ex...
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Episode 56 - The Exorcists from 2019-10-15T07:50:21
We’re getting in touch with our inner demons and chatting about exorcisms with religious studies professor Joe Laycock. Professor Laycock researches and teaches t...
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Episode 55 - Sober Satanism from 2019-10-01T07:28:25
When those preachy 12 steps go to Hell on you, how can self-motivated Satanists get healthy? TST Seattle's Lilith Starr, author of "The Happy Satanist," talks sober Satanism.
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Episode 54 - King Dude from 2019-09-17T08:36:31
We say hail to the king with TJ Cowgill of the Luciferian neo-folk project King Dude, who tells us about the agony and the ecstasy of being in a metal band nobody...
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Minisode 02 - Goats, Devil's Food Cake, and the fake history of the Black Mass from 2019-09-10T07:47:45
The hosts of Black Mass Appeal are wrapping up their pre-Halloween hiatus, but still have one more bonus minisode for you! In this show, Tabitha talks about the Greatest of All Time: goats, Simo...
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Minisode 01 - Video games, Pazuzu, and the Denver airport from 2019-09-03T09:10:05
Black Mass Appeal is on vacation this week as we prepare for the most wonderful time of year: Halloween! But we're not leaving you high and dry -- here's the first of two mini episodes we'll be ...
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Episode 53 - Satanists Read the Bible II: Revelation from 2019-08-20T15:09:20
Hunker in your bunker, because the apocalypse is on as we finish our Satanists Read the Bible series with Revelation and exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop.
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Episode 52 - Satanhaus vs Bob Larson from 2019-08-06T07:49:01
We’ve got a house call with the Esoteric Satanists of Michigan’s Satanhaus to hear how they tried to exorcise faith-based fraud Bob Larson. Also, SBA gets streetwise, and in the news the devil a...
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Episode 51 – Telling People You’re a Satanist from 2019-07-23T07:01
At some point in every Satanist’s life it’s time to have The Talk. But what happens when the moment comes to reveal your secret identity and tell the world – or at least to the people closest to...
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Episode 50 - The Big 5-0 from 2019-07-09T07:44:26
Our BMAnniversary is on the horizon, as we get ready to celebrate two years of bringing Modern Satanism to the masses. That’s two years of great experiences, exciting guests, an amazing audience...
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Episode 49 - Satan's Silence with Debbie Nathan from 2019-06-25T11:30:46
Thirty years ago, a Satanic Panic possessed America's courts, cops, and prosecutors, all because of a rampant urban myth that...
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Episode 48 - Names of the Devil from 2019-06-11T07:21:40
We’re naming names and dire designations by unfurling the meanings and histories of the many, many, many names of our good friend Satan throughout the ages. Why do...
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Episode 47 - Lilith's Fare from 2019-05-29T05:48:51
The Satan myth has long been a man’s game, but there’s at least one feminist folktale that refuses to lie down and let just one gender have the devil all to itself. So who is Lilith, and how did...
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Episode 46 - Digital Demons with John Romero from 2019-05-14T07:01
We boot up a talk with John Romero, award-winning codesigner of classic games like Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D, to explore what happens when moral majorities g...
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Episode 45 - Penny Lane and Hail Satan? from 2019-04-30T07:28:04
Penny Lane is in your ears – and in ours, as the director of the acclaimed Satanic Temple documentary "Hail Satan?" confesses all about the making of the film and ...
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Episode 44 - Sci-Fi Satanism from 2019-04-16T11:50:38
Nobody loves science more than Satan, so it’s no surprise that speculative fiction showcases some Satanic speculations from time to time. From the cosmic to the go...
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Episode 43 - Twin Temple from 2019-04-02T06:10:45
Twin Temple bring us their signature sound – the sound of their two voices answering all of our questions about Satanic Doo-Wop, selling your soul in the music ind...
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Episode 42 - Bad Omens from 2019-03-19T08:11:07
In 1976 Hollywood delivered on America’s Antichrist obsession with the surprise horror hit, The Omen. That movie then birthed a series of sequels that were less favorite-son and more li...
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Episode 41 - The Satanic Witch from 2019-03-05T08:01
The witching hour is upon us... but we'd rather set the clock back, as we endure the trial of Anton LaVey's worst book, The Satanic Witch. Back in Episode 24, we gave our infernal opini...
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Episode 40 - Conspiracy Weary II: The Flattening from 2019-02-19T08:01
From Flat Earthers to #Q Anon anons to Reptilian obsessives, they all seem to have it out for Satanists. Journalist Mike Rothschild (no relation to the bankers as it turns out) joins us as, by p...
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Episode 39 - Spotlight: LGBTQ+ Satanists from 2019-02-05T14:45:35
Pride is a sin, but it’s also a movement, a byword, and, if you’ll pardon the term, a higher calling. With that in mind, we’re sharing the testimonials of some of our LGBT+ Satanist listeners ab...
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Episode 38 - Mr. Crowley from 2019-01-22T14:52:13
We finally find out what went on in Mr Crowley’s head, as we investigate the life, times, and yes, a few crimes of Aleister Crowley, the most famous non-Satanist to ever illuminate our Satanic e...
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Episode 37 - Satanism 105: Satanic Ritual How-To from 2019-01-08T14:18:22
We’re turning Black Mass into a mass movement, because by popular request it’s time for our almost-definitive how-to guide on DIYing Satanic rituals. For hundreds of years, rumors of secret Sata...
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Episode 36 - Dialing for Devils from 2018-12-26T03:55
Please dial 666 for the operator – it’s time for our very first Black Mass Appeal call-in show! We switch it up and listen to the listeners this time around, answering all your burning questions...
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Episode 35 - A Merry Little Krampus from 2018-12-11T08:01
Have yourself a creepy little Christmas as we talk about the most Satanic of holiday spirits, Krampus. This Eastern European figure speaks to a more sinister side of the holiday, appealing to Sa...
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Episode 34 - Which Craft: Witchcraft and Satanism from 2018-11-27T08:01
Maybe it's because back in Ye Olden Days witches were thought to have made pacts with the devil, but witchcraft and Satanism can often be conflated. We talk with Oakland's Woke Witch to clear up...
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Episode 33 - Satan in the Bible from 2018-11-13T08:01
With the amount of hand-wringing done about his power and influence, you'd think that Satan had a lead role in the Bible. Turns out, he's more of a guest star. In this show, we read the actual p...
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Episode 32 - Apocalypse How? from 2018-10-31T03:01:40
Despite Satanists not having any interest in the apocalypse, other religions – and pop culture – always try to rope Satan into their doomsday plans. We contemplate the really freaky American obs...
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Episode 31 - Sinema Studies: Satanism In Horror from 2018-10-16T07:01
To borrow a phrase from another podcast: You're in a Satanic cult, call your dad. (As long as he doesn't melt in the rain, at least. You'll... you'll have to listen to the episode.) Black Mass A...
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Episode 30 - Devil Decoder: Satanic Symbols Explained from 2018-10-02T07:01
From the pentagram (or is it a pentacle?) to the Sigil of Lucifer, a Satanic symbol is easy to spot – but less easy to source and explain. In this episode, we discuss the origins and me...
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Black Mass Appeal on Bizarre States from 2018-09-18T07:01
Sometimes there is rest for the wicked! We're on vacation this week, so we're bringing you a never-before released episode of Bizarre States where Simone and Daniel talk to hosts Jessic...
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Episode 29 - Spotlight: Being a Satanist of Color from 2018-09-04T07:01
Religion and religious conflict are entangled with race and racism throughout American history. As Satanists, we position ourselves as compassionate and empathetic people dedicated to underminin...
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Episode 28 - How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Lovecraft from 2018-08-21T07:01
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all that it knows about H.P. Lovecraft: the admired, reviled, and deeply weird 20th century horror ...
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Episode 27 - BMA AMA from 2018-08-07T07:16:13
One year ago, we released our very first episode of Black Mass Appeal, "Satanism 101...
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Episode 26 - Jex Blackmore from 2018-07-24T07:01
Jex Blackmore is a Satanic artist and activist whose work explores religious authority, human sexuality, and bodily autonomy. She’s a former spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, founded the firs...
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Episode 25 - The Omening from 2018-07-10T14:13:25
In the beginning, acclaimed authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett teamed up to write the most British version of Armageddon ever. The book Good Omens is a Black Mass Appeal host favor...
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Episode 24 - Satanic Bible Study from 2018-06-26T08:20
We’re hitting the books and finally delving between the covers of that most infamous of all Satanic scriptures, Anton LaVey’s Satanic Bible. (AKA The Satanic Bible: These Motherfuck...
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Episode 23 - Lucky Number Seven from 2018-06-12T08:36:48
We decide to love the sinner and the sin as we take a look at the Seven Deadly Sins and decide which of them is right for us. Way back in AD 590, Pope Gregory warned good Christians awa...
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Episode 22 - A Dash of Rosemary from 2018-05-29T07:01
50 years ago, Satanists welcomed a bundle of joy in the form of the movie Rosemary's Baby. Fascinating for its portrayal of everyday people as Satanists, the film also tackles themes of feminism, b...
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Episode 21 - Satanism 104: Let’s Talk About Sects from 2018-05-15T13:33:49
Depending on who you ask, there are either lots of different Satanic sects, or there's only one true Satanism and everyone else is just pretending. We're going to ignore that latter attitude and di...
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Episode 20 - Satanism 103: Infernally Asked Questions from 2018-05-01T06:55:02
It's our "Infernally Asked Questions" show! Black Mass Appeal strives to bring modern Satanism to the masses, but a lot of the masses out there still don’t understand what Satanism is. Hosts Simone...
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Episode 19 - The Appeal of Black Mass from 2018-04-17T07:01
Get ready to recite the Dark Lord's Prayer – we're going to Black Mass! It's in the name of our show, but for the first time hosts Simone, Daniel, Tabitha, and special guest Jack Matirko take you b...
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Episode 18 - Conspiracy Weary from 2018-04-03T07:32:05
The secret Satanic Illuminati plot to control the world… probably only consists of your hosts Simone, Daniel, Tabitha, and Roman. We head down the rabbit hole to look at the weirdest, wildest, stup...
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Episode 17 - Stairway to Hell from 2018-03-20T07:01
We sold our souls for rock and roll (and blues and classical and pop and hip hop)! Simone, Daniel, Tabitha, and Gregg discuss the devil's influence on popular music. Are there any actual Satanic ba...
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Episode 16 - The Devil’s Party from 2018-03-06T08:01
Despite a massive case of the giggles at the beginning of the show, in this episode your hosts dive into the sticky world of Satanic politics. Simone, Daniel, Tabitha, and Brigid discuss how Satani...
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Episode 15 - Anna Biller and "The Love Witch" from 2018-02-21T00:33:48
She put a spell on us, and now we're hers. Hosts Simone, Tabitha, Daniel, and Minnie talk to filmmaker Anna Biller about her film "The Love Witch," and how the film speaks to not only different occ...
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Episode 14 - Satan on the Silver Screen from 2018-02-06T08:01
Lights... Camera... Satan! Your hosts go over their favorite portrayals of Lucifer on the big screen. Simone, Tabitha, Daniel, and Jane also cover who they think are the worst devils, and who they ...
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Episode 13 - Lucien Greaves and Reproductive Rights from 2018-01-23T08:01
For our lucky number 13 show, we talk with Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves about today’s Missouri Supreme Court hearing considering whether anti-abortion laws violate our religious rights ...
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Episode 12 - Satanism 102: So You Want To Be a Satanist from 2018-01-09T14:51:56
You've just decided that Satanism is for you... but what now? We ask Lilith Starr of The Satanic Temple Seattle about finding, forming, and nurturing a Satanic community. She offers tips on reachin...
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Episode 11 - Burn, Baby, Burn (Dante's Inferno) from 2017-12-26T23:13:34
In this episode, we all go to hell! Through literature, anyway. We discuss Dante's Inferno, how his life informed his work, and where we think we'll end up within the Nine Circles. Plus, the San Jo...
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Episode 10 - Black Christmas from 2017-12-12T08:30
Being a Satanist doesn't mean you're a Scrooge. Hosts Simone, Daniel, Tabitha, and Bridgit discuss how they celebrate the winter holidays and reconcile their love of pretty lights and decorated tre...
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Episode 09 - Dark Dungeons from 2017-11-28T08:30
Dungeons and Dragons is the gateway drug that leads you straight to Satanism – so we've heard. Hosts Simone, Daniel, Tabitha, and Roman discuss how the game lead to the founding of Satanic SF, and ...
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Episode 08 - It's Witchcraft from 2017-11-14T08:30
In 17th-century Salem Village and Salem Town, women (and men) (and dogs) were accused of making a pact with Satan and signing his black book. The witch trials that followed are a historical spectac...
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Episode 07 - Halloween vs the Holy Spirit from 2017-10-31T07:30
Halloween Scrooges: people who hate Halloween. Whether they want to outright ban the celebration, or co-opt and water down the holiday for their own purposes, some mainstream religions don't want t...
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Episode 06 - This is Halloween from 2017-10-17T17:21:43
We dress up in our holiday best (as witches and raccoons) and explore why Satanists love Halloween! Hosts Simone, Tabitha, Daniel, and Bridget discuss how Halloween's celebration of the dark makes ...
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Episode 05 - The VVitching Hour from 2017-10-03T16:39:28
Would we like to live deliciously? Hell yes! Your favorite Satanists discuss the 2016 Robert Eggers film "The Witch". Simone, Tabitha, Daniel, and Penny analyze the plot of the film, its inspiratio...
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Episode 04 - Getting Your Goat: The History of Baphomet from 2017-09-19T22:23:57
Who – or more specifically, WHAT – is Baphomet? The BMA hosts discuss the mysterious goat-headed figure’s likely origins, and also break down the symbolism contained within. We also discuss a Chris...
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Episode 03 - Occult Crimes from 2017-09-06T01:58:57
The devil made them do it – or did he? In this episode of Black Mass Appeal, we discuss the Netflix show "Occult Crimes." As Satanists, we are faced with the stereotype that we're out to sacrifice ...
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Episode 02 - The Drawn Devil: Satan in Cartoons from 2017-08-22T08:01:15
In this episode, hosts Simone, Daniel, and Tabitha go back to childhood (or at least to last Saturday morning), and examine depictions of the devil in animation. Funny devils like Satan from South ...
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Episode 01 - Satanism 101 from 2017-08-08T17:58:55
It's our first episode, and we're giving you a crash course on Satanism. Hosts Simone, Dan, and Tabitha talk about the differences between the Church of Satan and the Satanic Temple (as well as tho...
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