Through the Forest with Jennifer Silva: Haunting Tales & Ballads

Episode 10: Poison Garden

In this episode of Through the Forest, we step into a wicked garden – where beauty and danger grow side-by-side. From Yellow Jasmine to Deadly Nightshade, we explore the haunting history of poisonous plants and lethal elements like arsenic and strychnine. Joined by author and illustrator Lisa Perrin (The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women), we uncover the stories of women who used poison as a tool of survival, power and sometimes… evil. This episode concludes with the debut of Jennifer’s original song “Poison Garden”, heard here before its official release. “Poison Garden” explores the duality of human nature and the endless tension between good and evil.   Tell us your ghost story! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533238/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/supportthroughtheforest] www.sheissilva.com @sheissilva @throughtheforestpodcast

Episode 9: Eighteen Women

In this episode of Through the Forest, and in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Jennifer explores a dark chapter in the history of Iceland. She revisits Thingvellir National Park and the tragic story behind her song Eighteen Women from the album Purgatory Road, inspired by eighteen women who were drowned there in the 16th and 17th centuries.  Through conversations with Þingvellir park ranger and historian Gunnar Grímsson and bestselling Icelandic author Þóra Karítas Árnadóttir, author of the award-winning novel Blóðberg, she reflects on the parallels between the injustices faced by women then and the violence women continue to face today. The episode closes with Silva’s song Eighteen Women.  Tell us your ghost story! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533238/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/supportthroughtheforest] www.sheissilva.com @sheissilva @throughtheforestpodcast

Episode 8: Jezebel

In this episode of Through the Forest, Jennifer Silva reexamines the story of Jezebel, the powerful biblical queen long vilified for her voice, autonomy, and refusal to submit. Her story inspired Jennifer’s song Jezebel from her album Purgatory Road. The episode features Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens of the Romanistan Podcast, Romani fortune tellers, educators, and artists who share ancestral wisdom, explore parallels between Jezebel’s legacy and Romani history, and introduce the ritual of tea leaf reading. The episode closes with a stripped-down performance of Jezebel featuring Jennifer with guitarist Jeff Berman. Tell us your ghost story! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533238/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/supportthroughtheforest] www.sheissilva.com @sheissilva @throughtheforestpodcast

Episode 7: Henry

In this episode of Through The Forest, Jennifer Silva steps into the chaotic world of poltergeists — the noisy spirits who refuse to slip quietly into the beyond. Jennifer and her mother Jo Ann, share this first hand account and the story of Henry Costa, a devoted husband still lingering in the home he once shared with his wife. As Mrs. Costa prepares to sell their house and move forward, Henry makes it clear he isn’t ready to let go. A funny and heartbreaking encounter with a ghost holding on a little too tightly.  The episode concludes with Jennifer's original song I Wash My Hands, released in 2020. Tell us your ghost story! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533238/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/supportthroughtheforest] www.sheissilva.com @sheissilva @throughtheforestpodcast

Episode 6: Guillotine

In this episode of Through the Forest, Jennifer Silva is joined by the Producer of her 2024 album Runaway  [https://open.spotify.com/album/3j1MiiHwz1K5GtHf5tnF87], accomplished bassist and two-time GRAMMY Award winning Producer, Errick Lewis. Errick shares two haunting and emotional stories that have stayed with him since childhood: the spirit of a young child he saw in his family’s home in Compton, California and a ghostly apparition he encountered while touring the American South with a Gospel group, at just thirteen years old. Together, Jennifer and Errick explore how the echoes of history can linger in the present — and how confronting the past may help restless spirits find peace. The episode concludes with a stripped-down performance of Jennifer’s song Guillotine [https://open.spotify.com/track/4EkZpuNE8mSecAppsC3xCA?si=a9ed2d1b617d4c01], featuring Errick Lewis and guitarist Jeff Berman. Tell us your ghost story! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533238/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/supportthroughtheforest] www.sheissilva.com @sheissilva @throughtheforestpodcast