The Salem witch trials reach their darkest point as more innocent lives are lost. When the crisis touches the highest level of government, the governor finally stops the trials. The outbreak slowly fades away, but it haunts all involved for the rest of their lives. For the next 300 years, family members, scholars and historians try to understand it all went ... Show More
Nov 2018
SALEM Ep. 6 | Interview: Emerson Baker
Professor Emerson Baker is an authority on the Salem witch trials. His book, "A Storm of Witchcraft," was a vital resource for this show. In this episode, he shines a light on many aspects of the crisis, including his thoughts on the biggest question of all: How did this happen? ... Show More
44m 5s
Nov 2018
SALEM Ep. 7 | Interview: Rachel Christ
Rachel Christ is the Director of Education at the Salem Witch Museum. We met at the museum for a great discussion about the history of witchcraft, the Salem crisis in context with the witch hunts in Europe, and modern witch hunts, as well as many other things. For more details, p ... Show More
36 m
Oct 2023
S3 Ep24: The Salem Witch Trials
Bubble, bubble, toil and lots of trouble. The Puritanical witch hunt of Salem, Massachusetts took the lives of 19 innocent people as one of the most dramatic instances of scapegoating in American history. Was there something in the rye? Evil in the water? Sexism in the air? Well, ... Show More
30m 51s
Aug 2022
Episode 503: The Salem Witch Trials Part IV - Crossing the Rubicon
<p>The boys conclude the story of The Salem Witch Trials, this time focusing on the trials themselves, the convictions, and the various gruesome executions that would follow.</p>
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1h 27m
Jul 2022
Episode 500: The Salem Witch Trials Part I - Get Your Buckles!
<p>In this, Episode 500, the boys begin the story of one of the darkest chapters in New England's History. Traveling all the way back to The Salem Witch Trials of 1692, satanic panic sweeps across Massachusetts and the Puritan Church's fear of the Devil paves a path for the hangi ... Show More
1h 51m
Oct 2024
Inside the Witch Trials: Salem | Fear In A New World
We often think of the witch trials as something in the deep and distant past.But, as we'll hear in today's episode, the attitudes and behaviour that led to witch trials is as present today as it was then.In this third and final episode of our limited series, Inside the Witch Tria ... Show More
43 m
Aug 2022
Episode 502: The Salem Witch Trials Part III - Witch of the Week
<p>This week the boys reach the third chapter in the story of the Salem Witch Trials and as the number of witch allegations reaches new heights across New England, a series of gruesome executions would begin...<br /> </p>
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1h 53m