EPISODE · Apr 10, 2021 · 48 MIN
125: Witches
from Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill · host Pigweed and Crowhill
P&C drink and review "Unforgivable Curses" by Peabody Heights brewery, then discuss witches and witchcraft. What's up with witches? Nowadays they're fun and sexy, but there was a time when people were scared to death of them, hunted them down and hanged them. The boys discuss various pogroms against witches over the years, trying to sort out what's true and what's a misconception. They cover ... + Joan of Arc + The Malleus Maleficarum + The witch's mark + Salem + How many witches were actually killed? ... and much more.
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P&C drink and review "Unforgivable Curses" by Peabody Heights brewery, then discuss witches and witchcraft. What's up with witches? Nowadays they're fun and sexy, but there was a time when people were scared to death of them, hunted them down and hanged them. The boys discuss various pogroms against witches over the years, trying to sort out what's true and what's a misconception. They cover ... + Joan of Arc + The Malleus Maleficarum + The witch's mark + Salem + How many witches were actually killed? ... and much more.
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