The Skeptical Shaman

Rachel White

rachel@totemreadings.com

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Booking Overview

The Skeptical Shaman is a woo-leaning, skepticism-forward spirituality show that brings on practitioners and skeptics to discuss how to navigate “the landscape of woo” without getting pulled into harmful or culty dynamics. It’s a strong PR fit for experts who can explain esoteric practices responsibly, plus analysts who focus on cult awareness, manipulation, and spiritual consumer protection.

Metrics

Episodes: 119

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

rachel@totemreadings.com

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Host

Rachel White - Rachel White is a modern-day shaman and the owner of TOTEM Readings. She hosts The Skeptical Shaman, a dialogue-based show that engages people across the spectrum—from psychics and healers to skept...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Practitioners and experts in adjacent woo/occult/spiritual modalities (e.g., psychic/channeling, astrology/ritual magic, healing/transformational work) and/or informed skeptics; plus credibility showing real experience with safe practice, ethics, or harm-reduction such as cult awareness, deprogramming, or manipulation-resistance education.
Required Achievements:  
Established practice or business in a woo/spiritual modality, Published educational content (e.g., Substack) or community teaching, Training/certification/education in cult awareness or related harm-prevention

Recent Guest Discussions

Teresa Johnson - Becoming Your Psychic Self; The Practical And Emotional “messy Middle” Of Embracing Psychic Gifts; Integrating Woo With Life Roles

Sam "The SkyGuy" - Planetary Magic; Chaos Magic And Ritual Magic Fundamentals; Customizing Planetary Magic To Natal Charts And Transits

Natalie Fehlner - Spiritual Nuance Amid Ideological Conflict Online; Spiritual Trauma From Witnessing Violent Content; Moving Toward Cult Awareness Education And Deprogramming Advocacy

Recent Topics

Spirituality, Woo, Cult Awareness, Psychic, Astrology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Skeptical Shaman
:

How to be Witch and Famous, with Cardsy B

July 04, 2026

In this tenth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show and fellow podcaster Cardsy B, aka Rebecca Szymczak (of Hex and the City Podcast). Not only is Rebecca a resident wellness witch in residence at a posh Manhattan hotel, but she's also a tarot deck creator, the author of the Saturn Diaries, and the creator of the INCREDIBLE new fragrance "Witch and Famous", which is made with organic, ethi...

The Magic of Becoming Your Psychic Self, with Teresa Johnson

June 27, 2026

In this ninth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with client, friend, and newly-anointed psychic channel Teresa Johnson all about the strange, strange journey from being a "normal person" to becoming your true psychic self.Teresa opens up the kimono on the good, the bad, and the cringe of what it's really like to transition from being a nurse practitioner, psychic, business owner and even corporate subject mat...

The Beginner's Guide to Planetary Magic, with Sam "The SkyGuy"

June 20, 2026

In this eighth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show and astrologer extraordinaire Sam "The SkyGuy" all about planetary magic: how to do it, when to do it, and how to customize it to your unique natal chart- and annual astrological transits!Sam provides listeners a crash course in the background and fundamentals of chaos magic, ritual magic, and the specifics of how (and where) planetary magic ...

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