Witchcraft in Massachusetts - The Salem Witch Trials

This week - by special request from a listener - I take a deep dive into the most infamous witch hunt in United States history - the Salem Witch Trials. I talk about how the accusations started, how the hysteria spread and one of the methods used to test whether someone was bewitched - be warned; it's gross. Grab your coffee - let's do it! Sources Used in This Episode:Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England by John DemosNarratives of the Witchcraft Cases, 1648-1706 by George Lincoln BurrThe Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege by Marilynne K RoachA Delusion of Satan: The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials by Frances HillSupport the show