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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.


Also, 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: Charli XCX, The 1975, ruining your Spotify Wrapped, addiction, "edgy" podcasts, music for Targets, old problematic bands, why we’d never date Taylor Swift, Naomi Klein's book “Doppelganger”, sponsors we want, trying Yorkie bars on-air for some reason, being sick of John Proctor, Giles Corey’s descendants, mesothelioma, asbestos as a treat, Gradey Dick, insurrection sitcoms, tricking ghosts, Neil Cicierega’s remix of the “Ghostbusters” theme (VERY IMPORTANT), the meaning behind Taylor Swift’s new album title, whether sex positivity denotes work ethic, the thing that makes us feel good, ghost sex fanfiction and logistics, Samuel Wardell, a Rhys cameo, inappropriate children’s choirs, retracting our approval for George Burroughs, George Jacobs Sr, deputy constable John Willard, 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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