Hollywood Witches

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Hollywood Witches

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Oct 28, 2015

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From Bewitched to American Horror Story: Coven, Hollywood has loved casting women as witches. In this Halloween episode, Cristen and Caroline discuss why witches are arguably the best female archetype on screen and their ideal witch squad members. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Oct 28, 2015

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