Baba Yaga with Annie Rose Malamet

<p>Today&nbsp;we learn about the Slavic Forest Witch Baba Yaga. Then I sit down with subversive film critic Annie Rose Malamet, of the podcast <a href="https://anchor.fm/girlsgutsgiallo" target="_blank">Girls Guts and Giallo</a>, to discuss the 1973 French-Italitan&nbsp;witchsploitation flick Baba Yaga, one of the few films to capture this elusive folklore creature.</p> <p>Mentioned in this episode:</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/#:~:text=Baba%20Yaga%20is%20a%20witch,embodying%20female%20empowerment%20and%20independence." target="_blank">Baba Yaga - The World History Encyclopedia</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/baba-yaga-77847055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" target="_blank">Baba Yaga Folktales Bonus Episode</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-tricks-78028002?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" target="_blank">February Tricks &amp; Treats on Patreon</a></p> <p><a href="https://linktr.ee/girlsgutsgiallo" target="_blank">Explore Annie's Work</a></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/girlsgutsgiallo/episodes/Rosemarys-Baby-1968-Part-I-e15re6q" target="_blank">Lucé &amp; Annie discuss&nbsp;Rosemary's Baby (1968)</a></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/girlsgutsgiallo/episodes/Crash-1996-emuqg7" target="_blank">Lucé &amp; Annie discuss&nbsp;Crash (1996)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/58032613" target="_blank">Lucé &amp; Annie discuss the Halloween Franchise</a></p> <p>Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank">itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.displacedsnail.com/zines/the-lanterns-way" target="_blank">Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/it