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The Thing About Witch Hunts — 270 episodes

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1

Witchland: Inside the Book with Professor Marion Gibson

2

The Witch Trial History of Exeter, England with Professor Mark Stoyle

3

American Revolution: The Treaty of Watertown, 1776 with Marilynne K. Roach

4

200 Episodes About Witch Hunts: Celebrating a Milestone with a Lesson in Witch Trial History

5

Witches and Familiars with Dr. Holly Bamford

6

Metacom's Resistance: Perspectives on King Philip's War with Sarah Stewart

7

Open Mic Night with Guests Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack

8

The Art and Folklore of Divination with Icy Sedgwick, author of Fate or Fortune

9

Connecticut Witch Trials Before Salem: The Play Windsor's Daughter Restores Alice Young's Legacy

10

Blood Countess: The Lies that Made Elizabeth Bathory a Serial Killer with Shelley Puhak

11

The American Revolution and Salem Witch Trials Families with Dan Gagnon

12

Fairy History, Folklore, and Belief with Dr. Francis Young

13

Devil, Witchcraft and English Demonology with Prof. Darren Oldridge

14

The Conjuring Explained: The Real Bathsheba Sherman and Salem Witch Trials Victim Mary Esty

15

Cunning Folk at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center: Witchcraft and Occult Knowledge

16

Vampires, Witchcraft, and the Dangerous Dead in Folklore and Ritual: Professor John Blair

17

Salem Witch Trials Daily Covers the Witchcraft Panic of 1692 in Real Time

18

Scottish Witch Trials: The Story of the Peebles Witch Trials Comes Alive in Rope and Flame Play

19

Podcasthon 2026: The Anatomy of a Moral Panic — Salem, McCarthyism, and the Satanic Panic

20

Give to Gain: Raising Voices for Women Accused of Witchcraft in Nigeria

21

Salem Witch Trials: Tituba in Two Centuries of Literature with Samaine Lockwood

22

Salem Witch Trials on Stage: Nicole Brooks on Obeah Opera

23

Witches, Rakes, and Rogues: Unearthing Boston's Hidden History with D. Brenton Simons

24

The Deadly Exorcism of Arely Procter: Spiritual and Ritual Abuse Happens Right Here in the U.S.

25

Witsh, a Welsh Witch Trial Story, with Mari Ellis Dunning

26

Connecticut's Final Witchcraft Execution: Mary Barnes and the Greensmiths

27

The Witch in Old Connecticut: Righting a Troubled Legacy with Richard Ross

28

A History of Scottish Witches with Mary W. Craig

29

Peter Mintir Amadu on Helping the Innocent Women in Ghana's so-called Witch Camps

30

British Folklore with Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook

31

Author Kathleen Kent on Writing The Heretic's Daughter

32

The True History Behind The Witch of Blackbird Pond with the Wethersfield Historical Society

33

Glebe House Museum on Moll Cramer and Witchcraft in Connecticut

34

Wicked For Good Movie: The Transformation of a Witch

35

The Pilgrim Son Accused of Witchcraft: Thanksgiving's Forgotten Salem Connection

36

The Boston Eight: Exonerate Massachusetts' Forgotten Witch Trial Victims

37

Building a Global Response to Witch Hunts: Expert Panel from INAWARA

38

Stigma, Silence, and Survival: Women Accused of Witchcraft

39

Rehumanizing Scottish Witch Trial Victims through Theater: An Update on the Play Prick

40

Why we Need Monsters in Our Lives

41

Ain't Slender Man Scary? with Sean and Carrie

42

The Devil, Demonization, and Dehumanization with Mikki Brock, Richard Raiswell, and David Winter

43

Author Andrea Catalano on Her Novel The First Witch of Boston

44

What is the Thing About Salem?

45

Illustrating the Salem Witch Trials: Ben Wickey on His Graphic Novel More Weight

46

Trial by Water: Witch Hunt in Vermont with Joyce Held and Jamie Franklin

47

Bringing Salem Witch Trial History to Students: A Librarian's Creative Educational Program

48

Upcoming Online Presentations with Salem Witch Trials expert Dr. Emerson Baker & the Partnership of Historic Bostons

49

The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in Sixteenth-Century Mexico with Martin Nesvig

50

How Massachusetts Missed Opportunities to Stop the Salem Witch Trials

51

Ghana's Outcast Camps: A Conversation with the Coalition Against Witchcraft Accusations

52

World Day Against Witch Hunts 2025 with Mary Bingham: Ancient Fears, Modern Victims

53

Forensics, Witchcraft Accusations, and Ritual Murders with Dr. Keith Silika

54

History of The Witches' Sabbath

55

Remembering Injustice: The Movement to Memorialize Scotland's Witch Trials with Margaret Malloch

56

What is a Witch? Our Semitricentennial Episode

57

Witch Panic: Massachusetts Before Salem: Behind the Scenes with Elizabeth Kapp of the Springfield Museums

58

Witches?! In Salem!? with Playwright Matt Cox

59

Still Finding Relevance in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

60

Paisley Witch Trials with Gayle Pollock

61

Remembering Alice Young with Author Beth Caruso

62

The Evolution of Diabolical Witchcraft Belief, Part 4: Dissecting the Malleus Maleficarum

63

The Evolution of Diabolical Witchcraft Belief, Part 3: The Authors of the Malleus Maleficarum

64

The Evolution of Diabolical Witchcraft Belief, Part 2

65

The Evolution of Diabolical Witchcraft Belief, Part 1

66

The Thing About Salem Premieres June 1 (Trailer)

67

Sober and Civil: Sarah Cloyse of Salem with Antonio Stuckey

68

Perspectives on Disability, Stigma, and Witchcraft Accusations with Dr. Nora Groce

69

The Myth of the Witches' Flying Ointment with Michael Ostling

70

Genetics, Not Magic: Protecting Persons with Albinism in Uganda with Peter Ogik

71

Mary Bingham on Elizabeth Johnson, Jr, Victim of the Salem Witch Trials

72

Decian Que Era Bruja con Judith Prat ( En Español)

73

They Said She Was a Witch with Judith Prat

74

Miss Albinism Africa with Sierra Leone's Daniella Garrick

75

New Research on Witch Branding in Northeast India with Dr. Govind Kelkar

76

Ending Witch Hunts in the Americas: Podcasthon Edition

77

Ending Witch Hunts in Europe: Podcasthon Edition

78

Family Dynamics in 17th Century English Witch Trials with Holly Bamford

79

Ending Witch Hunts in Asia: Podcasthon Edition

80

Ending Witch Hunts in Papua New Guinea: Podcasthon Edition

81

Ending Witch Hunts in Africa: Podcasthon Edition

82

Ending Witch Hunts: Podcasthon 2025 Edition

83

Victoria Canning: Criminology Perspectives on Witchcraft Persecution, Violence, and Torture

84

International Women's Day Stories: The 1933 Burning of Arminda de Jesus for Witchcraft in Soalhaes, Portugal

85

Witchcraft Accusations and Women's Rights: An International Women's Day Special

86

Salem Witch Trials on Stage: John Proctor is the Villain with Jane Barnette

87

Exorcisms and Stigmata in the 19th and 20th centuries with Kristof Smeyers

88

Understanding Sorcery Accusations in Papua New Guinea with Anton Lutz

89

Remembering the Innocent Victims of Connecticut's Witch Trials: Event Recap

90

Mapping Tragedy: How Geography Shaped the Salem Witch Trials with Marilynne K. Roach

91

Coming February 1, 2025: Remembering the Innocent Victims of Connecticut's Witch Trials

92

Coercive Control with Kacey Baker of The Cult Vault Podcast

93

Justice for Witches: Pardoning Britain's Accused with Charlotte Meredith

94

Maryland Witch Trial Exoneration with Elizabeth Pugliese-Shaw

95

Speak of the Devil with Richard Raiswell

96

La Befana: Italy’s Beloved Epiphany Gift Giver with Debora Moretti

97

The Surprising Origins of American Christmas Traditions

98

Before the Witch Hunts: the Albigensian Crusade with Louis Pulford

99

Human Rights Day and Albinism: Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond on Witchcraft Accusations and Ritual Attacks

100

Witch Hunt x Witches of Scotland with Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell

101

Modern Witch Hunts: Human Rights and Legal Solutions with Kirsty Brimelow KC

102

A Modern Witchcraft Accusation: The 1933 Burning of Arminda de Jesus in Soalhaes, Portugal with Inês Tadeu

103

Witchcraft and Stagecraft: Unmasking Wicked's Magic with Paul Laird and Jane Barnette

104

Wicked Movie: The Making of a Witch

105

On Protecting Persons with Albinism with Jay Mohammed Osman Kamara

106

Goody Glover: The Full Story of Boston's Last Witchcraft Execution

107

The Fight Against Gender-Based Violence: Perspectives and Strategies with Reference to Accusations of Witchcraft

108

Halloween 101: Origins of Fright Night

109

Fearing the Devil: A Cultural History of America’s Satanic Panic with Scott Culpepper

110

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Alice Parker

111

Secrets of the Basque Witch Hunt with Jan Machielsen

112

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Martha Cory

113

Witch Hunt Podcast Goes to England to Speak about Ending Witch Hunts

114

Grace Sherwood: The Witch of Pungo with Scott O. Moore

115

Salem Witch-Hunt 101 Part 4: Rising Tide

116

Tour Salem's Witch Trial History with Antonio Infante

117

Stopping Child Witch Accusations: a Conversation with Carolyn Gent

118

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Margaret Scott

119

The Difference Between Witchcraft and Dementia with Andrias Mangundu

120

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Samuel Wardwell

121

The Putnams of Salem: A Conversation with Author Greg Houle

122

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Wilmot Redd of Marblehead

123

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: John Procter

124

Navigating the Intersection of Law, Religion, and the Supernatural with Helen Hall and Javier Garcia Oliva

125

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: John Willard

126

Witch Hunt 15: Lessons from 100 Episodes

127

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: George Jacobs Sr

128

Witch Trials and Modern Witchcraft Accusations: Insights from 100 Episodes

129

World Day Against Witch Hunts

130

The Intersection of Religion, Politics, and Harmful Practices

131

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Martha Carrier

132

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: George Burroughs

133

Witch Hunt 15: The First Interrogations of the Salem Witch Trials

134

Salem Witch Hunt Saga: The First Arrests

135

Witch Hunt 15: Spiritual and Ritual Abuse

136

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Rebecca Nurse by Sarah Jack

137

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Sarah Wildes by Mary Bingham

138

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Susannah Martin by Mary Bingham

139

Jordan Alexander Discusses Spiritual and Ritual Abuse

140

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Elizabeth Howe by Antonio Infante

141

Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Sarah Good by Josh Hutchinson

142

End Witch Hunts Special Report: Cruelty at Centerville Beach by Mary Bingham

143

Witch Hunt 15: Liberating a Woman Accused of Witchcraft with Berrie Holtzhausen

144

The Link Between Dementia and Witchcraft Accusations with Berrie Holtzhausen

145

Witch Hunt 15: Sashiprava Bindhani on Using Public Interest Litigation to End Witch-Branding

146

Witch Hunt 15: Sashiprava Bindhani on Ending Witch-Branding in Odisha, India

147

A Voice of Advocacy: Sashiprava Bindhani of Odisha, India

148

Witch Hunt 15: The Beginning of the Salem Witch-Hunt

149

Story Mode: Origins of the Salem Witch Trials

150

The Salem Witch-Hunt Saga: Beginnings

151

Salem Witch Museum: New Artifacts on Display

152

Witch Hunt 15: The Puritans with Francis J. Bremer

153

The Puritans with Francis J. Bremer

154

Nathaniel Ingersoll and His Tavern in the Salem Witch Trials

155

Witch Hunt 15: Salem Aftermath with Tom Phillips

156

Salem Aftermath with Tom Phillips

157

Witch Hunt 15: Witch-Hunting and the Law in India

158

Legal Perceptions of Witch-hunting in India with Riya A Singh and Amit Anand

159

The Connecticut Witch Trials Trilogy with Beth Caruso

160

The Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project Marks Anniversary of Exoneration

161

Mary Beth Norton on Salem Witch Trials Research

162

The Once and Future Witch Hunt with Alice Markham-Cantor

163

The Intersection of Spiritual Belief and Gender Roles in Hinduism with Akanksha Madaan and Amit Anand

164

Harmful Traditional Practices with Naveen Suresh and Samantha Spence

165

Cotton Mather and the Demoniac with Brendan Walsh

166

The Ultimate Introduction to the Salem Witch Trials

167

Witchcraft Accusations in Ghana with John Azumah

168

Detestable and Wicked Arts with Paul Moyer

169

Witch Hunt 15: Stacy Schiff Explains the Salem Witch Trials in Under 15 Minutes

170

Stacy Schiff on the Salem Witch Trials

171

Newcastle Witch Trials in 15 Minutes with Dr. Katie Liddane

172

Newcastle Witch Trials with Dr. Katie Liddane

173

Witchcraft A History in 13 Minutes with Marion Gibson

174

15 Minutes on Witchcraft Accusations and International Women's Day

175

Witchcraft Accusations and Gender Inequality with Dr. Samantha Spence

176

The Astrologer, the Witch, and the Poltergeist: Massachusetts Witch Trials 101 Part 3

177

Caste and Witchcraft Accusations in 15 Minutes

178

15 Minutes on Witch-Hunts in India with Neelesh Singh

179

A Voice Against Injustice: Neelesh Singh on Witch Hunts in India

180

15-Minute Guide to Service Magic with Tabitha Stanmore

181

Mental Health in Ghana's Witch Camps in 15 Minutes

182

Caring for the Mental Health of Women in Ghana's Witch Camps with Peter Mintir Amadu

183

15-Minute Intro to Massachusetts Witch Trials, the Case of Elizabeth Morse

184

15-Minute Intro to New Hampshire Witch Trials

185

Witchcraft in the Granite State: Unveiling New Hampshire's Witch Trials with Tricia Peone

186

Service Magic with Tabitha Stanmore

187

Witchcraft Accusations and Caste in India with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni

188

Marion Gibson on Witchcraft A History in 13 Trials

189

Ikponwosa Ero on Ending Witch Hunts

190

The Astrologer and the Witch Trial with Danny Buck

191

Witch Hunt: Unveiling History's Shadows

192

Welcome to Witch Hunt

193

Witch Hunt Trailer

194

The Witch Trial of Widow Krieger with Jamie Franklin

195

The Devil of Great Island with Emerson Baker

196

Francis Young on Witchcraft and the Modern Roman Catholic Church

197

Wonderful Mkhutche on Witch-Hunting in Malawi

198

Massachusetts Witch Trials 101 Part 2: Mary and Hugh Parsons of Springfield

199

Mary Esty: Victim of the Salem Witch Hunt

200

A True Account of Pirates with Katherine Howe

201

I Be a Witch: A Film about Salem Witch Trial Victim Ann Foster

202

Colonial Earthquakes: Witchcraft or God’s Will? with Kathleen Langone

203

Ending Witch-Hunts in India with Dr. Samantha Spence and Amit Anand

204

Ain't it a Scary Halloween with Sean and Carrie

205

Witches in Popular Culture with Maya Rook

206

Massachusetts Witchcraft Trials 101 Part 1: 1648-1656

207

Halloween History and Traditions with Scott Culpepper

208

Owen Davies on Grimoires, Magic, and Witch Hunts

209

Witch Trial Podcast Trailer

210

Omens with The Ordinary, Extraordinary Cemetery Podcast

211

A Year of Talking Witch Hunts

212

Diana Helmuth On Her Memoir The Witching Year

213

Irish Witch Trials with Andrew Sneddon

214

Witch-Hunting in India with Dr. Govind Kelkar

215

Prick: A Play of the Scottish Witch Trials

216

Dry Tinder with Author Janice C. Thompson

217

Italian Witchcraft Trials with Debora Moretti

218

Massachusetts Witch Trials with Alyssa Conary

219

Ending Sorcery Accusation-Related Violence in Papua New Guinea with Miranda Forsyth

220

Rachel Christ-Doane on the Salem Witch Museum and the Life of Dorothy Good

221

Karin Helmstaedt on Why Witch Hunts are not just a Dark Chapter from the Past

222

Cemetery Conservation with Rachel Meyer of Epoch Preservation

223

Dr. Leo Igwe on the Deadly Witch-Hunts of the 21st Century

224

Echoes of the Witch with Margaux Crump and Jake Eshelman

225

Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 6: 1692 and Beyond

226

Dan Gagnon on Salem Witch Trial Victim George Jacobs, Sr.

227

Modern Witch-Hunts 101 Part 1: A Dialogue on the Nature of Today's Witch Persecutions

228

Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 5: 1666 to 1691

229

Before Salem with Richard S. Ross III

230

Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 4: The Hartford Witch-Hunt of 1662-1665

231

Andy Verzosa on Museums, Mary Barnes, and Farmington, Connecticut

232

Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 3: 1648-1661

233

Connecticut Witch Trial Victim Exoneration Testimony with William and Jennifer Schloat

234

Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 2: Witchcraft Belief, the Founding of Connecticut, and Alice Young

235

Marilynne K Roach on the People of the Salem Witch-Hunt

236

Connecticut Witch Trials 101, Part 1

237

Emerson Baker on the Salem Witch Trials, Protective Magic, and Proctor's Ledge

238

Goody Bassett, Accused Witch of Stratford, Connecticut

239

Finding Your Salem Witch Trial Ancestors with David Allen Lambert

240

Women and Witch Trials with Ann Little

241

Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World with Boris Gershman

242

Representative Jane Garibay on Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Legislation

243

Accused of Witchcraft in New York with Scott R Ferrara

244

Between God and Satan with Beth Caruso and Katherine Hermes

245

How Do We Know What We Know? Salem Witch-Hunt Primary Sources with Margo Burns, Part 2

246

How Do We Know What We Know? Salem Witch-Hunt Primary Sources with Margo Burns, Part 1

247

Witchcraft Accusations in Nigeria with Dr. Leo Igwe

248

Introducing The Last Night, a Connecticut Witch Trials Play

249

The Andover Witch Hunt with Richard Hite

250

Witch-Hunting in Modern South Africa with Damon Leff

251

Rebecca Nurse of Salem with Dan Gagnon

252

Scottish Witch Trials with Mary W Craig

253

Marion Gibson on the Witches of St. Osyth

254

Descendants of Connecticut Witch Trial Victims

255

Katherine Howe on the Salem Witch-Hunt

256

The Putnams of Salem with Greg Houle

257

Documenting the Exoneration of the Last Witch of Salem

258

Witch-Hunts in Great Yarmouth and Salem with Dr. Danny Buck

259

Malcolm Gaskill on The Ruin of All Witches

260

Preview - Malcolm Gaskill on the Ruin of All Witches

261

Salem Witch Trials and Folk Magic with Maya Rook

262

Connecticut Witch-Hunts and John Winthrop, Jr. with Dr. Scott Culpepper

263

Should Connecticut's Witch Trial Victims be Exonerated?

264

Saltonstall's Trial, a Salem Witch Trial Play

265

Connecticut Witch Trial History with Beth Caruso and Tony Griego

266

Hocus Pocus Review with Historical Commentary

267

Salem - Ballet Des Moines

268

Episode 2 Teaser Trailer

269

Episode One Trailer

270

Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast