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Apr 2024
1h 10m

Bustin' the Men of Salem

Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne
About this episode

After no one asked, Blair and Carley look deeper at the lineup of men executed in the Salem witch trials.


If you ever thought “I wish they wouldn't sing so many musical theater songs,” never before has a Monkey's Paw curled so hard.


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Plus: The 1975, "edgy" podcasts, why we’d never date Taylor Swift, insurrection sitcoms, Neil Cicierega’s remix of the “Ghostbusters” theme (VERY IMPORTANT), a Rhys cameo, George Burroughs actually being bad, and at least one legit theory of what was going on with the accusers.


Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne

Produced by: Rob Moden

Music by: Jacob Ollivier

Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle

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