The past is never really the past… especially in the Owens family.

The veil is at its thinnest with Samhain approaching and the season of remembrance is upon us! Tonight, we're turning our attention to the people who came before us, the stories they left behind, and the pieces of themselves that continue to live through us.

This week on Magnolia Street, we're exploring Ancestor Veneration—the centuries-old practice of honoring those who have passed on, and the many ways their memories, traditions, and legacies remain woven into our everyday lives.

From Maria Owens's haunting portrait and mysterious blue sapphire to the Book of the Raven, inherited magic, and the family curse itself, we're tracing the ancestral threads that connect generations of Owens women throughout Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic series.

But this time, we're also opening up our OWN family archives! 📜

Join us as we uncover tales of immigration, love, loss, survival, and a few extraordinary twists of fate. We're sharing stories of ancestors whose lives have been preserved through photographs, paintings, handwritten histories, music, and even voices captured on recordings from generations past.

And somewhere along the way, a suspicious family resemblance leads us down an absolutely RIDICULOUS Magnolia Street coded ancestral rabbit hole involving an Italian winemaker, a Croatian connection, and one VERY scandalous family legend that leads The Stinas wondering.... ARE WE RELATED? 🍷😂

We'll also explore ancestral altars, offerings, spiritual traditions, inherited heirlooms, and the everyday rituals that keep our loved ones close.

Because sometimes the greatest magic we inherit isn't found in a spellbook or a centuries-old family treasure. Sometimes it's in the recipes we cook, the songs we sing, the stories we tell, and the faces we recognize in our own reflections.

So gather around the ancestral table, witches. We're digging up the family roots… and maybe a few skeletons along the way. 🖤

After all, we are all somebody's ancestors in the making.

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The Magnolia Street Podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes and should not be used as a substitute for professional or medical advice. Do not attempt any of the discussed actions, solutions, or remedies without first consulting a qualified professional. It should be noted that we are not medical professionals and therefore we are not responsible or liable for any injuries or illnesses resulting from the use of any information on our website or in our media.

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DISCLAIMER: Today's episode contains discussions of real-life murder cases, domestic violence, and graphic descriptions of injuries and death, including blunt-force trauma.

While we'll be having a little fun with our Practical Magic-inspired true-crime parody, the real cases featured in this episode involve actual victims and families whose experiences are anything but fictional.

We've approached these stories with care and respect, but some of the details may be disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.

🍳 DEATH BY SKILLET: Murder, Magic & the Deadly History of the Frying Pan | Episode 179

A frying pan. A murder weapon. A little Practical Magic.

What do Sally Owens, a Bulgarian cowboy, and a disturbingly long list of real-life murder investigations have in common?

Apparently... a skillet.

This week, the Stinas are reopening the case files of Charmed & Dangerous and investigating one of Hollywood's most unlikely weapons: the humble frying pan.

From the Owens kitchen to the infamous Frying Pan of Doom trope, we're exploring the strange history of cast iron, its place in folklore and witchcraft, and why watching somebody get clocked with cookware is somehow considered comedy.

But what happens when movie physics give way to real forensic evidence?

We're diving into actual murder investigations, courtroom testimony, and the chilling reality of blunt-force trauma—including a return to the very case that first sent us down this rabbit hole back in Season 1.

And with Practical Magic 2 bringing Sally Owens's weapon of choice back into the spotlight, we have a few questions about the increasingly suspicious men in her life...

Some secrets are buried beneath the roses. Others are hiding in the kitchen cupboard.

Welcome to DEATH BY SKILLET. 🔪🌹

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The Magnolia Street Podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes and should not be used as a substitute for professional or medical advice. Do not attempt any of the discussed actions, solutions, or remedies without first consulting a qualified professional. It should be noted that we are not medical professionals and therefore we are not responsible or liable for any injuries or illnesses resulting from the use of any information on our website or in our media.

The Magnolia Street Podcast presenters, Kristina Babich and Justina Carubia are passionate fans of Alice Hoffman’s work and the Practical Magic word she has created. There is no copyright infringement intended, all characters and story lines are that of Alice Hoffman. We do not own any of that material as well as any of the move score music shared within the podcast.

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⚠️ CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode includes a discussion of historical werewolf trials involving allegations of violence against children, murder, and cannibalism. Listener discretion is advised.

Last week, we followed the wolf through folklore, symbolism, and the world of Practical Magic. This week, we’re staying on the wolf trail—but turning our attention to one of the most infamous plants ever to bear its name: wolfsbane.

Also known as aconite and monkshood, this beautiful purple flower has spent centuries straddling the line between medicine and poison, protection and danger, history and myth. But how did a plant once associated with poisoning actual wolves become so inseparable from witches, werewolves, shapeshifting, and the supernatural?

We’re digging into the very real science behind one of the world’s most toxic plants, its long and deadly history, ancient mythology, witchcraft and magical correspondences, the modern Poison Path, lycanthropy lore, and the many ways books, movies, television, and horror have transformed wolfsbane into the ultimate supernatural plot device.

AND... remember that little sidequest into the Werewolf Witch Trials we stumbled upon last week?

Well, apparently we weren't finished with THAT rabbit hole! 🐺 This week, we're digging even deeper into the chilling history of people accused of transforming into wolves, the witchcraft hysteria surrounding lycanthropy, and the very real consequences of believing that werewolves walked among us.

And, of course, we’re returning to the Owens poison garden, where wolfsbane may have a small presence on the page—but in The Rules of Magic, it becomes something far more significant in the story of Vincent Owens, death, transformation, and escape.

Plus: Roman poisonings, witches’ flying ointments, Hecate and Cerberus, Shakespeare, The Wolf Man, Harry Potter, a bizarre Maisie Williams/Practical Magic 2 red string, and the question we somehow never stopped to ask:

Why the hell is it called WOLFSBANE in the first place?

Grab your gardening gloves—actually, maybe don’t touch anything at all—and meet us in the poison garden. 🌿💀

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The Magnolia Street Podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes and should not be used as a substitute for professional or medical advice. Do not attempt any of the discussed actions, solutions, or remedies without first consulting a qualified professional. It should be noted that we are not medical professionals and therefore we are not responsible or liable for any injuries or illnesses resulting from the use of any information on our website or in our media.

The Magnolia Street Podcast presenters, Kristina Babich and Justina Carubia are passionate fans of Alice Hoffman’s work and the Practical Magic word she has created. There is no copyright infringement intended, all characters and story lines are that of Alice Hoffman. We do not own any of that material as well as any of the move score music shared within the podcast.

All intellectual property rights concerning personally written music and or shared art are vested in Magnolia Street Podcast. Copying, distributing and any other use of these materials is not permitted without the written permission from Kristina Babich and Justina Carubia.