Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services – Details, episodes & analysis

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Scripted and sound design by Lisette Alvarez.

Featuring the voice talents of:

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Episode Transcripts

Kalila's latest client is faced with a crossroads regarding his future, and Kalila herself finally faces the past.

CONTENT WARNING: Active revisiting of Kalila's memory of her abusive relationship with Samuel Argent, which includes gaslighting and "negging" behavior, as well as a veiled reference to Kalila's past D&E, an abortion procedure. This occurs after Kalila's client scene, during the second half of the episode with Kalila and Aphrodite. These are extended, emotionally-taxing scenes that run through the rest of the episode. Please take care of yourself.

Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services is written and produced by Lisette Alvarez. Script edited by Gabriel Urbina. Kalila and Shadow are played by Lisette Alvarez. Hassan Rootworker is played by Nic Folson. Aphrodite is played by Sena Bryer. Samuel Argent is played by Sam Raethr Nguyen.

This episode is edited by Sarah Buchynski.

Transcript

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An old client returns with a creative request. The shadowdancing group welcomes more members.

Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services is written and produced by Lisette Alvarez. Script edited by Gabriel Urbina. Kalila and Shadow are played by Lisette Alvarez.

Josephina Perez is played by Estefania Velez. 
Amad Khan is played by AJ Beckles.
Gloria Sousa is played by Forenza Audio
Nadia Pillai is played by Anjali Kunapeneni
Cixin Chen is played by Bree Page
Juan Francisco Toledo-Lopez is played by Chris Colón
Victor Kumari is played by Ian DePriest
Farah Muhammad is played by Syirin Said
Janelle Grimmer is played by Anairis Quinones
Desiree Onasis is played by Zayn Thiam

This episode is edited by Sarah Buchynski.

Transcript

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Two separate conversations reflecting on the nature of defeat, perspective, and jealousy.

Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services is written and produced by Lisette Alvarez. Script edited by Gabriel Urbina. Kalila and Shadow are played by Lisette Alvarez. Aphrodite is played by Sena Bryer. Octavie Thomas is played by Marguerite Croft. Janelle Grimmer is played by Anairis Quinones.

This episode is edited by Sarah Buchynski.

Transcript

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Lisette Alvarez interviews their teacher and High Priestess Katrina Messenger. They discuss soul work, shadow work, elemental psychology, and how it all influences a certain audio drama about a witch for hire.

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Transcript (please note this transcript is manually edited after being automated and may include some mistakes)

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The shadowdancing group arrives at the Iron Wall to call the Shadow of Brushland back into the collective.

Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services is written and produced by Lisette Alvarez. This script was edited by Gabriel Urbina.

Gabrielle Ravenwood and the Shadow of Brushland are played by Whitney Johnson.
Kai is played by Cole Burkhardt.
Governor Zhang is played by Sam Raethr Nguyen
High Priest Hector Ivory is played by Chris Magilton
Michael is played by David Hanna
Pamela is played Natalie VanSant
Finvarra is played by Alex Christian.
Janelle Grimmer is played by Anairis Quinones.
Desiree Onasis is played by Zayn Thiam.
Gloria Sousa is played by Forenza Audio.
Nadia Pillai is played by Anjali Kunapeneni.
Victor Kumari is played by Ian DePriest.
Amad Khan is Played by AJ Beckles.
Cixin Chen is played by Bree Page.
Aphrodite is played by Sena Bryer.
Kalila and her Shadow are played by Lisette Alvarez.

This episode was edited by Sarah Buchynski.

Drumming by Washington DC’s Batala drumming group.

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The community shadowdancing group faces tough questions about who and what they value, and why. 

Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services is written and produced by Lisette Alvarez. This script was edited by Gabriel Urbina.

Aphrodite is played by Sena Bryer.
Finvarra is played by Alex Christian.
Janelle Grimmer is played by Anairis Quinones.
Desiree Onasis is played by Zayn Thiam.
Gloria Sousa is played by Forenza Audio.
Nadia Pillai is played by Anjali Kunapeneni.
Victor Kumari is played by Ian DePriest.
Amad Khan is Played by AJ Beckles.
Cixin Chen is played by Bree Page.
Kalila and her Shadow are played by Lisette Alvarez.

This episode was edited by Sarah Buchynski.

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Transcript

Kalila agrees to an interview with Octavie Thomas--a journalist who covers border issues across the country--in exchange for a tarot reading.

Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services is written and produced by Lisette Alvarez. This script was edited by Gabriel Urbina. Kalila and her Shadow are played by Lisette Alvarez. Octavie Thomas was played by Marguerite Croft.

This episode was edited by Sarah Buchynski.

If you would also like to support the show, become a patron at patreon.com/kalilastormfire. You can also find merch on our website, kalilastormfire.com. This is the last season, so get your witchy kitsch while you can!

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Transcript

Desiree channels their grandmother at the community shadowdancing session to get more information about the Iron Wars and the Shadow of Brushland.

Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services is written and produced by Lisette Alvarez. This script was edited by Gabriel Urbina. Kalila and her Shadow are played by Lisette Alvarez. Desiree Onasis is played by Zayn Thiam. Nadia Pillai is played by Anjali Kunapeneni. King Finvarra is played by Alex Christian. Janelle Grimmer is played by Anairis Quinones. Aphrodite is played by Sena Bryer. Victor Kumari is played by Ian DePriest. 

This episode was edited by Sarah Buchynski.

Transcript

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