Introducing the Witch Hunt Podcast, a biweekly podcast premiering Sunday, September 18. The Witch Hunt Podcast examines history's most infamous witch hunts - literal and metaphorical - starting with the Salem witch trials of 1692. Why were 14 women and six men executed as witches? Join us as we take a closer look at the accusers, the accused, and a world that provided rope for the hangings.

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Meet the Witch Hunt Podcast, a biweekly show that explores history's most famous witch hunts - literal and metaphorical. Join us for season one as we unpack the Salem witch trial hysteria of 1692.

Introducing Witch Hunt

Why is Salem the witch hunt people remember? Episode One: The Biggest Little Witch Hunt in History examines the European roots of the Salem witch trials. Featuring renowned author Frances Hill, author of "A Delusion of Satan."

Episode One:  The Biggest Little Witch Hunt in History

What was it about the villagers of Salem that made them the people most likely to unleash a witchcraft Hysteria? We spoke with Dr. Mary Beth Norton, the country's top historian, for the answer.

Episode Two: Puritans On The Edge

It's January, 1692, and the disturbing and bizarre behaviors of two little girls in Salem Village trigger the first witchcraft accusations and arrests. Featuring historian and author Marilynne K. Roach.

Episode Three: An Evil Hand is Upon Them

The legal system in 1692 Massachusetts was anything but impartial. Learn about how the law worked against the accused during the infamous Salem witch trial crisis.

Episode Four: Law and Order 1692

Meet Thomas O'Brien Vallor, a practicing witch from Salem, Massachusetts. Learn about the beliefs of modern witches. Happy Halloween!

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Who were the main accusers in the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692 and what was really wrong with them?887cv8p8

Episode Five: Mean Girls

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Who were they? The innocent men and women hanged as witches in Salem, 1692. Let's take a look at the usual and the not-so-usual suspects.

Episode Six: Gospel Women & Wizards

Witch Hunt explores history's most infamous witch hunts (literal and metaphorical) and the history of scapegoating.  Season one examines the Salem Witch Trials and season two covers the Great Satanic Panic of the 1980's and 90's.

Who were the men behind the hangings of 19 innocent people in Salem, 1692? What was the town like on "Execution Day"? Featuring author and capital punishment expert, Richard Clark.

Episode Seven: Judges, Jurors, & Executions

This episode unpacks what brought the Salem witchcraft hysteria to its end and what Salem looked like when it was all over. Featuring professor and author Emerson Baker.

Episode Eight: Making It Stop

Interviews with direct descendants of the men and women involved in the Salem witchcraft crisis of 1692. Featuring the descendants of Margaret Scott, Giles Corey, Rebecca Nurse, and Cotton Mather.

Episode Nine: That's My Eighth Great Grandmother You Hanged

It's not over. They're still hunting down and killing people accused of witchcraft all over the world. Learn how you can help make it stop.

Episode 10: It's Still Happening

Why do we get mad at sick people for getting sick? This podcast special series explores the history of quarantines. Episode Music: Peaceful Piano - Royalty Free Music Club Melancholy - Lucas King Sunset Piano - Royalty Free Music Club Heartfelt Piano - Royalty Free Music Club The Way the World Ends - Lucas King

Special Episode One - Keep Away

This episode, we tell the story of the original Typhoid Mary. Featuring author and historian Judith Leavitt. Episode music: Seeker by Kai Engel http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker Levantara`n el vuelo (Piano Solo) by Circus Marcus http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/~/Levantarn_el_vuelo_Piano_Solo Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be Heartfelt Piano by Royalty Free Music Movies &amp; Videos Backgrounds Show Notes https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/special-episode-two

This episode, we tell the story of the original Typhoid Mary. Featuring author and historian Judith Leavitt. Episode music: Seeker by Kai Engel <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker</a> Levantara`n el vuelo (Piano Solo) by Circus Marcus <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/~/Levantarn_el_vuelo_Piano_Solo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/~/Levantarn_el_vuelo_Piano_Solo</a> Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be</a> Heartfelt Piano by Royalty Free Music Movies &amp; Videos Backgrounds Show Notes <a href="https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/special-episode-two" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/special-episode-two</a>

Special Episode Two - There Was Something About Mary

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Our mini series finale explores the truth behind "Patient Zero" and the AIDS epidemic. Writer Michele Lent Hirsch shares her story of life under quarantine. Episode Music: The Way the World Ends – Lucas King https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638 Ice Where Your Parents’ Love should Be – Kyle Preston http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be Show Notes https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/special-episode-three

Our mini series finale explores the truth behind "Patient Zero" and the AIDS epidemic. Writer Michele Lent Hirsch shares her story of life under quarantine. Episode Music: The Way the World Ends – Lucas King <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638</a> Ice Where Your Parents’ Love should Be – Kyle Preston <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be</a> Show Notes <a href="https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/special-episode-three" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/special-episode-three</a>

Special Episode Three - Paper Plates and Sympathy

The premiere episode of season two explores how what we believe and how we react to allegations of child abuse fueled a moral panic that destroyed thousands of lives. Featuring an interview with The Intercept's Jordan Smith.

The premiere episode of season two explores how what we believe and how we react to allegations of child abuse fueled a moral panic that destroyed thousands of lives. Featuring an interview with The Intercept's Jordan Smith.

Episode 11: The Great Satanic Panic

Episode two explains Satan's big social comeback in the 1980s. Featuring experts Professor Megan Goodwin and Mary DeYoung. Episode Music Levantara`n el vuelo (Piano Solo) by Circus Marcus  http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/~/Levantarn_el_vuelo_Piano_Solo Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston  http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be   Show Notes https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/wh-episode-12

Episode two explains Satan's big social comeback in the 1980s. Featuring experts Professor Megan Goodwin and Mary DeYoung. Episode Music Levantara`n el vuelo (Piano Solo) by Circus Marcus <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/~/Levantarn_el_vuelo_Piano_Solo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/~/Levantarn_el_vuelo_Piano_Solo</a> Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be</a> Show Notes <a href="https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/wh-episode-12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/wh-episode-12</a>

Season 2 Episode 2: The Big 80s

We unpack, "Michelle Remembers," the harrowing, horrible hoax that started the "satanic panic" of the 1980s/90s. Episode Music:  Seeker by Kai Engel:   http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker Amelie by Royalty Free Music Lab  https://itunes.apple.com/tm/album/cinema-tv-and-spot-vol.2/id632397129 Melancholy by Lucas King  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638 Sunset Piano by Royalty Free Music Club  https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/royalty-free-music-club/id547510897 Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston  http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be Show Notes: https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/season-two-episode-three

We unpack, "Michelle Remembers," the harrowing, horrible hoax that started the "satanic panic" of the 1980s/90s. Episode Music:  Seeker by Kai Engel:  <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker</a> Amelie by Royalty Free Music Lab <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/tm/album/cinema-tv-and-spot-vol.2/id632397129" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://itunes.apple.com/tm/album/cinema-tv-and-spot-vol.2/id632397129</a> Melancholy by Lucas King <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638</a> Sunset Piano by Royalty Free Music Club <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/royalty-free-music-club/id547510897" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/royalty-free-music-club/id547510897</a> Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be</a> Show Notes: <a href="https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/season-two-episode-three" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/season-two-episode-three</a>

Season 2 Episode 3 - What Michelle Remembered

Great podcast!  This is the perfect time of year to listen too!

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Love this podcast, it’s honestly one of my favorites! I truly hope there will be future episodes!

One of the best podcasts!

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