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Feb 2024
1h 25m

People Went Crazy Over Witchcraft Becaus...

Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne
About this episode

Blair leads Carley through some history of how witchcraft was perceived pre-Salem... and they have witch-themed energy drinks. Brought to you by Alani Witch's Brew! (not really) 


Plus: nicknames, Broadway, Lavender marriages, January depression, university depression, milk, Etsy spells, friends getting mad about Tarot readings, samurais and bandeaus, the Renaissance, The Da Vinci Code, familiars, North Korea, girlbosses, Virginia Woolf, Michael Jackson, gothic horror, and more.


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Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne

Produced by: Rob Moden

Music by: Jacob Ollivier

Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle

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