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‘The Stakes’: Will Magic Save 2017?

We take a pilgrimage to the White Witch of the West

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TO GO WITH AFP STORY US-SOCIETY-RELIGION-CURIOSITY BY LEILA MACORMaja D'Aoust, known as the White Witch of LA, poses ahead of an interview at the Linda Vista Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on May 10, 2012. The former hospital which opened in 1904, originally built for railway workers located in what was once a posh Los Angeles neighborhood, ceased operations in the early 1990's due to the changing socioeconomic situation and since then has become a center of several paranormal investigations, including the set for a number of Hollywood film and television episodes, with the media recently invited for a "tour" where reenactments of the hosiptal's past were staged in conjunction with the May 15 release of the film "The Devil Inside" on Blu-ray and DVD. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages)
By MTV Podcasts
January 6, 2017 / 2:03 PM

Welcome back to “The Stakes,” where this week is all about looking ahead. Coming up on the show today:

Part 1: We take a look at the future of humanitarian aid as producer Kasia Mychajlowycz speaks with Sunita Grote, manager of UNICEF’s Innovation Fund, about how they’re investing in drones to help children around the world.

Part 2: Producer James T. Green talks about the evolution of libraries with Josie Parker of the Ann Arbor District Library — which is lending out way more than books.

Part 3: Producer Mukta Mohan makes a pilgrimage to Maja D'Aoust, a.k.a. the White Witch of L.A., to find out what the ~stars~ have in store for us this year.

Part 4: Poet in residence Marcus Ellsworth is here with a new piece titled "Choose Your Words Wisely."

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