Radio Ga-Ga: Interviews & Appearances
Upcoming Events
- Saturday, Oct. 4, 10-11 am EST
In person: Mark Twain’s Ouija Mystery
The remarkable story of a woman, a novel, and a rather famous ghost.
South Hadley Public Library
2 Canal St, South Hadley, MA 01075
Free, with registration. Learn more here. - Sat., Oct. 4, 2025, 4:45 p.m. EST. Live/online: Spectral Evidence Occult Paranormal Conference. The Botany of the Dead.
Get tickets HERE. - Sunday, Oct. 5, 2pm EST
In person:
Wolf’s Bane and Nightshade: The Botany of Werewolves, Witches, and Vampires
Phinehas S. Newton Library
19 On the Common
Royalston, MA 01368
Free. Visit here for more information. - Tuesday, Oct. 7th, 6:30 pm EST
In person:
Wolf’s Bane and Nightshade: The Botany of Werewolves, Witches, and Vampires
Berlin Public Library and 19 Carter
19 Carter St.
Berlin, MA 01503
Free. Learn more here. - Wednesday, Oct. 8th, 6pm EST
In person:
Wolf’s Bane and Nightshade: The Botany of Werewolves, Witches, and Vampires
Levi Heywood Memorial Library
55 W Lynde St, Gardner, MA 01440
Free. Learn more here. - Thursday, Oct. 9th, 4:30 p.m. EST
In person:Paranormal Parlor: A Brief History of Women, Spiritualism, and the Paranormal
Plymouth Public Library
132 South St.
Plymouth, MA 02360
Free with registration. Register here. - Friday, Oct. 10th, 7-10 p.m. EST
Dining with the Dead with Ron Kolek
Sponge Cake at Funerals and Other Bizarre Death Rituals
The Village Inn
544 Broadway Road
Dracut, Massachusetts 01826
Includes dinner. $59. Tickets available here. - Saturday, Oct. 11th, 2pm EST
In person: Rotten Botany: Bizarre, Beautiful, and Grotesque Plants
Morse Institute Library
14 E Central St, Natick, MA 01760
Free. Registration is encouraged. Click here to learn more. - Saturday, Oct. 25th, midnight EST.
Ravenstar’s Witching Hour with Solaris Blueraven.
More info at Revolution Radio. - Sunday, Oct. 26th, 2-4 pm CST.
In person: The Witch’s Garden: Magic, Monsters, and Medicine
The Vintage Storyteller
5260 US-12, Maple Plain, MN 55359
Learn more here. - Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2025, (exact time TBD) Ancestral Pathways Conference: Wolf’s Bane: Aconite, Lycanthropic Streams and Other Means of Becoming a Werewolf (online). Learn more and get tickets here.
Recent Interviews
- Behind the Zine with Jeff Belanger of Shadow Zine:
Watch/listen here. - Paranormal 360 with Dave Schrader: Mark Twain’s Ouija Mystery
Listen here. - KoitCast, Episode 90: Enchanted Plants, Folklore & The Strange.
Watch/listen here. - Spaced Out Radio with Dave Scott: Watch/listen here.
- Beyond BMR with Bigfoot Michigan Rob
Watch/listen here:
Recent Past Events
- Friday, March 7, 7 pm EST: Botanica Obscura Conference
The Poison Apple: Magic, Medicine, and Mayhem of a Fairy Tale Fruit
(live/virtual) Visit botanicaobscuraconference.com for tickets - Saturday, April 5 (or early am April 6) 12am – 2am, PST, 3 am – 5am EST: Coast to Coast AM
The show starts on Saturday night at 10 pm, so the date is technically April 5 but I will be on as the second guest which starts at midnight. You know the drill!
https://www.coasttocoastam.com/ - Monday, April 7, 5-7 pm CST, 6-8 pm EST: The Angel Rock with Lorilei Potvin
Watch and listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwz60D2C3 - Friday, April 11: Spirit Switchboard with Kerrilynn Shellhorn LIVE on UPRN
Watch and listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCLsj4WCrAE - Monday, April 14, 5 pm: Instagram live with Joe Diamond
Join us:
@joediamondlive - Wednesday, April 30, 7pm EST: Ghost Chronicles with Ron Kolek, listen here:
https://toginet.com/shows/ghostchronicles - Saturday, May 3, 12-2pm CST:
In person at The Vintage Storyteller
5260 US-12
Maple Plain, MN 55359 - Monday, May 12, 6-8 pm CST: Enchanted Plants: A Botanical Book Launch
At the White Bear Center for the Arts. In person. Event is free, but please visit wbca.org to register so we can get an accurate headcount.
- Wednesday, May 21, 6–7:30 pm EST: Levi Heywood Memorial Library
Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
In person at:
Levi Heywood Memorial Library
55 W Lynde St, Gardner, MA 01440
Learn more about the event here. - Thursday, May 22, 7 pm EST: Medway Public Library
Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
In person at:
Medway Public Library
26 High St, Medway, MA 02053
You can register here if you’d like an email reminder. - Tuesday, May 27, 7–8 pm EST: Morse Institute Library
Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
In person at:
Morse Institute Library
14 E Central St, Natick, MA 01760
Registration is encouraged. Click here to learn more. - Wednesday, May 28, 6:30 pm EST:
Lunenburg Public Library
Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
In person at:
Lunenburg Public Library
1023 Massachusetts Ave.
Lunenburg, MA 01462
Registration is encouraged for this event. Learn more here. - Thursday, May 29, 7pm EST: Morrill Memorial Library
Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
In person at:
Morrill Memorial Library
33 Walpole St, Norwood, MA 02062
Note that registration is encouraged. Learn more here. - Friday, May 30, 7-10 pm EST: Dining with the Dead at the Village Inn
Mark Twain’s Ouija Mystery: Dining with the Dead with Ron Kolek
at The Village Inn
544 Broadway Road
Dracut, MA 01826
7-10 pm
This is a ticketed event that includes dinner. Get tickets here.
https://www.neghostproject.com/DiningDead.htm - Saturday, May 31, 10 am EST: South Hadley Public Library
Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
In person at:
South Hadley Public Library
2 Canal St, South Hadley, MA 01075
Learn more here. - Monday, June 2nd, 6:30 pm: Woburn Public Library
Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
In person at:
Woburn Public Library
45 Pleasant St, Woburn, MA. Learn more here. - Tuesday, June 3rd, 6pm: Berlin Public Library
The Cottage Garden of Earthly Delights: Humble Foods in Story and Legend
In person at:
Berlin Public Library
23 Carter St, Berlin, MA 01503
Learn more here.
- Friday, July 11, 10-11:30 am: Book signing in person at
Lake Country Books
4766 Washington Ave.
White Bear Lake, MN, 55110 - Tuesday, July 29, 6pm: Plymouth Public Library
Rotten Botany: Bizarre, Beautiful, and Grotesque Plants
In person at: Plymouth Public Library
132 South St.
Plymouth, MA 02360
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