Witch Cakes

Sobcast is a DiveThru original podcast. Download the DiveThru App: https://go.onelink.me/5wa8/sobcastthepodcast Christina has been reading up on the Salem Witch Trials lately, and had a revelation: if the town of Salem had mental healthcare, the whole thing might have been avoided. Or maybe just, y’know, cleaned their grain properly before eating it… Also: why the Salem Witch Trials were basically the worst MLM scheme ever, daydreaming about being bedridden, and what the actual heck is a witch cake?!?! Trigger warning: this episode discusses puritanism, mental health, and death. Sources: A Delusion of Satan: The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials, by Frances Hill https://amzn.to/3Agp2Ad https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/witches-curse-clues-evidence/1501/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Martha-Corey https://salemwitchmuseum.com/2013/02/15/spectral-evidence/ https://time.com/5163576/ignoring-your-emotions-bad-for-your-health/ https://tinyurl.com/epidemic-hysteria https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322607#Recent-instances-of-mass-hysteria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVd8kuufBhM Follow Sobcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sobcastthepodcast/?hl=en Follow Christina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsthecwolf/?hl=en Crying is Cool Merch: http://cryingiscool.shop/ Follow DiveThru on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsdivethru/?hl=en Visit DiveThru’s website: www.divethru.com