Witches of Scotland

WE speak to Professor Claire McGlynn about Patriarchy and Porn - Shei is a leading expert on violence against women and girls and gender equality. Her particular expertise lies in the legal regulation of pornography, image-based sexual abuse (formerly known as 'revenge porn'), cyberflashing and all forms of online abuse. She advise governments, civil society and social media platforms regarding online and image-based abuse, and work closely with survivors to strengthen the law.

We also speak to Dr. Dorka Tamás researcher, and author. She is a leading scholar and expert on the famous American poet Sylvia Plath
Dr. Tamás is the author of the academic book Sylvia Plath and the Supernatural, which explores Plath's deep interest in magic, witchcraft, and demonology

Victoria Bradbury speaks to us about her new show about witches and her own personal connection to the witch trials in Salem

Blue Boar VR project: https://blurringartandlife.com/vb/blueboarvr.html
Blue Boar installation project: https://blurringartandlife.com/vb/blueboar.html
Colonial Vegetables Sewn Sampler: https://blurringartandlife.com/vb/colonialvegetables.html
S-WITCH project: https://blurringartandlife.com/vb/s-witch.html
Info and links for my Glasgow School of Art Show July 3-5:

Please join me at one of the events:
Threads Pop-Up Preview
Friday 3 July, 5–7pm
or
Virtual Gallery Tour for Remote Participants
Sunday 5 July, 9am EST / 2pm BST
The exhibition will be on view in-person at the Windows on Heritage Gallery at GSA's Reid Building during the following hours:
Friday 3 July: 4pm–7pm
Saturday 4 July: 10am–7pm
Sunday 5 July: 10am–4pm

EPISODE 85 VICTORIA BRADBURY A FULLBRIGHT SCHOLAR AND A DESCENDANT OF A WOMAN ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT BRINGS "THREADS" AN ART INSTALLATION TO SCOTLAND. SEE BELOW LINKS FOR ALL DETAILS

Blue Boar VR project: https://blurringartandlife.com/vb/blueboarvr.html
Blue Boar installation project: https://blurringartandlife.com/vb/blueboar.html
Colonial Vegetables Sewn Sampler: https://blurringartandlife.com/vb/colonialvegetables.html
S-WITCH project: https://blurringartandlife.com/vb/s-witch.html
Info and links for my Glasgow School of Art Show July 3-5:
Threads, a pop-up exhibition presenting work developed during my 2026 US-UK Fulbright Fellowship at the Glasgow School of Art, will be on view at GSA the first weekend in July. The exhibition includes interactive digital work (a first-person video game), textiles, and research exploring the histories of witch persecution, labour, and textile production in Scotland.
Please join me at one of the events:

Virtual Gallery Tour for Remote Participants
Sunday 5 July, 9am EST / 2pm BST
The exhibition will be on view in-person at the Windows on Heritage Gallery at GSA's Reid Building during the following hours:
Friday 3 July: 4pm–7pm
Saturday 4 July: 10am–7pm
Sunday 5 July: 10am–4pm
More information and tickets for the Preview and Virtual Event are available here:
Threads Pop-Up Preview Tickets(Friday 3 July)
Threads Virtual Tour Tickets (Sunday 5 July)

If you thought witchcraft accusations were a thing of the past, think again :
Sarah Newey, a journalist based in Bangkok covering global health security across the Asia Pacific, predominantly but not solely for the Telegraph, investigated the witch trials of Papua New Guinea . Her website is here https://sneweyy.squarespace.com/.
This is an uncomfortable but necessary reminder that witchcraft accusations are not a historic abberation but relevant now and historically.
WOMEN NOT WITCHES
QUARRELSOME DAMES
REMEMBRANCE IS RESISTANCE

This bonus ep covers a range of topics related to sexual violence, misogyny, and women's rights. It delves into the normalisation of violence, legal definitions, and the ongoing erosion of women's healthcare. The discussion also calls for the criminalisation of misogyny in Scotland and the importance and necessity of resistance and community building. The chat ends with the suggestion that Raven Intelligence is utilised to smash the patriarchy. Standard convo from these two.