A podcast that explores the art of interpretation and the importance of words, story, and song in our quest to discover both the human and the eternal. Host Katie Marquette takes listeners through book and play studies, as well as interviews and lively debates about contemporary cultural issues. In the words of Shakespeare, “If This be Magic, Let it be an Art."
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Contact path
Public web form
Booking probability
15%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast that explores the art of interpretation and the importance of words, story, and song in our quest to discover both the human and the eternal. Host Katie Marquette takes listeners through book and play studies, as well as interviews and lively debates about contemporary cultural issues.
Recent episodes include "S1 EP5: Medieval Wisdom: Virtue and Vice with Dr. Grace Hamman" (6 November 2025, 68 minutes), "S1 EP4: Making it as a Creative in the Age of AI with Emily Stimpson Chapman" (30 October 2025, 63 minutes), and "S1 EP3: The Weight of Silence -Autism, Motherhood, and Art with Heather Cadenhead" (16 October 2025, 38 minutes).
If This Be Magic publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 6 episodes.
Booking probability for If This Be Magic is 15%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. If This Be Magic requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. If This Be Magic's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for If This Be Magic are Artists, Writers & Performers. If This Be Magic has an arts audience.
If This Be Magic is an arts show with 6 episodes published.
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Episode #6
<p>On this episode, scholar and writer Dr. Grace Hamman helps us understand the medieval concepts of Virtue and Vice. Through elaborate metaphor and compelling (and sometimes disturbing) art the medieval mind was...
Episode #5
<p>AI is shaping every aspect of our lives - how we work, how we think, how we relate to one another. And if you're a writer and creative you are going to have to grapple with the fact that AI is now doing many of your...
Episode #4
<p>When Heather's son Milo was a little behind on milestones, she tried not to worry. Boys often take longer, she would reassure herself. But eventually the markers became impossible to ignore. Heather takes us behind...
Episode #3
<p>Why are we so ready to believe the tragedy? Why do sad things seem truer, more real? Is believing in miracles, or believing in God, just a delusion to get us through the day? How can good stories keep us rooted in...
Episode #2
<p>"We don't need Shakespeare, Shakespeare needs us!"</p> <p>Shakespeare is demanding: There are so many versions, so many interpretations, so many questions. He is always in flux, and this has sometimes made us...
Episode #1
<p>Welcome to If This Be Magic! This podcast is going to explore interpretation, art, theology, and all the big questions we ask about what it means to be a human being. This episode introduces listeners to the pivotal...
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