In Episode 33 of the Whole Shebang Podcast, hosts Bailey and Raquel plan a bucket list but first set New Year goals across podcast, professional, and personal categories. Bailey’s podcast goals include reaching 20 YouTube subscribers, launching Patreon with five members, and maintaining at least 500 podcast downloads; Raquel aims to post daily reels and stop obsessively checking stats. Professionally, Baileyl plans to enter her dog in a grooming competition at Master Groom in July, while Raquel must submit a dissertation chapter draft by May and hopes to present and publish research on scanning a cuneiform tablet. Personal goals include home renovations, consistent gym training, improving sleep, and taking a weekly 24-hour break from email/internet plus meal prep. After technical difficulties, they finish with a travel bucket list: Bailey—Iceland, Greece, Japan, Bali, and U.S. national parks; Raquel—Iceland, Peru, Italy, Scotland, and possibly Turkey and Iraq depending on politics.

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Bailey and Raquel host The Whole Shebang Podcast Episode 32 (book club/book talk), sharing reactions to last season’s mutual picks: The House Witch (lighthearted fantasy, castle shenanigans, cute king/queen, fun magic and cat Kraken POV, but rushed/underdeveloped plot beats and a forced romance payoff) and The Magisterium Series: The Iron Trial (middle grade fantasy, magic school in caves, strong character work, twists, elemental/chaos magic system with counterweights, disabled main character Callum, wolf Havoc, and darker themes; they note later-series inconsistencies and timeline confusion). They then recommend new reads: Bailey offers Raquel a choice and Raquel chooses The Hound of Rowan (The Tapestry series, magical academy, Celtic mythology, demons). Raquel recommends The Serpent’s Egg trilogy (Canadian Ottawa/Parliament Hill fantasy adventure, portal world, druids, elf prince, good vs evil). They tease a future bookstore livestream (possibly spicy romance via Patreon/TikTok) and invite audience book recommendations.

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In episode 31 of The Whole Shebang podcast, Bailey and Raquel welcome their friend Viky, jokingly dubbed the “culprit” behind how they and others accidentally joined a coven during COVID, starting with low-key Wheel of the Year celebrations like Yule and rotating hosts for Sabbath's such as Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh, and Mabon. They describe organizing gatherings, group chats, fire-jumping, crafts, food planning, and managing allergies and dietary restrictions (celiac, vegan, nut/seafood allergies, lactose intolerance), including a salty “berries and cream” mishap. The trio shares how they got into Wicca/paganism/witchcraft (family influences, books, dreams, Norse paganism), then do a reading on the podcast’s 2026 outlook using oracle cards, tarot (The Fool reversed, Two of Wands, Nine of Swords, The Devil), and runes, predicting growth, work, and transformation.

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