018: Witches: The Basque Trails, The Malleus Maleficarum, The Salem Witch Trails, and Modern Day Salem

Hello! In this second Halloween Episode for the month of October I discuss Witches! In the first part of todays episode I look at the Basque Witch Trails that happened over in Spain. We take a very brief look at the Spanish Inquisition, and then dive into the Malleus Maleficarum. We round out the epsiode taking a look at the Salem Witch Trails and finish with a look at Salem today.  Sources for todays episode include:  National Geographic, Marketplace, New york historical society,  Wikipedia, Britannica. Smithsonian magazine If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Intagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!