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The Thing About Witch Hunts
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The nonprofit podcast that covers the past, present, and future of witch hunts. We talk about the witch trials of the past and the modern crisis of extrajudicial violence against persons suspected of witchcraft.
@thethingaboutsalem.bsky.social and The Thing About Witch Hunts present your chance to win a copy of the hit new graphic novel about the Salem Witch Trials, More Weight by Ben Wickey. For more, read the Alt Text or visit witchhuntshow.com/2025/09/17/t...
September 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Watch or listen to Illustrating the Salem Witch Trials: Ben Wickey on His Graphic Novel More Weight to learn about this amazing new literary work.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
They would have her climb a tree, and she would climb a tree, and they would cut it down. If she survived, okay. she was a witch, because the devil saved her. If she didn't survive, she wasn't a witch, but she'd be dead.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We had the opportunity to interview the amazing Ben Wickey, author and illustrator of the brilliant More Weight: A Salem Story. Look for the interview Wednesday, September 17. Read the alt text for more on the book, which will be available September 23. Pre-order now.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Other: Understanding Witch hunts
ONLINE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025, 7-8:30pm ET

Join award-winning historian Emerson “Tad” Baker in this wide-ranging discussion of New England witch hunts, guest moderated by podcasters Sarah Jack and Josh Hutchinson
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September 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Origin Story of World Day Against Witch Hunts August 10th
August 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In the witch trial era, the witch was understood as an entirely malign concept. This perception was based on the belief that a person could covenant with the devil to gain power to harm others, to hurt their community, to go against the plan of the patriarchal government and ministers.
July 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Witches?! In Salem!? tries to be a very, like, faithful retelling of sort of the actual history while also, you know, adding in sort of the aspects of modern-day that maybe correlate a little bit with it and sort of try to draw a horrible sense of, like, humor.
June 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Juneteenth, Freedom Day, marks the momentous occasion on June 19th, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
June 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Today is International Albinism Awareness Day. Take in what Jay says is being done to persons with albinism.
"People are using the body parts of people with albinism to perform ritual and that is causing mayhem or causing people with albinism to lose their lives, because of other people beliefs."
June 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There was over 35 people who were accused of witchcraft and interrogated in Paisley, Scotland, and out of the 35, 8 of them were found guilty. Seven were executed on June 10, 1697.

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June 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
June 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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May 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Evolution of Diabolical Witchcraft Belief, Part 1
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May 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hey! Get Excited! This week our new episodes w Dr. Raisewell will shed light on diabolic witchcraft beliefs - w a specific look at the end of the 15th century into a particular book…… The Malleus Maleficarum #devil #witch #malleusmaleficarum #hexenhammer #witcheshammer #witchhuntpodcast
May 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Great conversation today with Antonio Stuckey on accused witch Sarah Cloyse, surviving sister of Salem Witch Trials execution victims Rebecca Nurse and Mary Easty witchhuntshow.com/2025/05/13/s...
May 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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'Every new episode teaches me something. It is fascinating to learn so much about all facets of witch hunts and the reasons for believing witchcraft.' -1 day ago Youtube
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May 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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May 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
What is a witch?

CREMS Magic and Witchcraft Conference University of York, June 23-25

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May 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Misogyny pervades every, every aspect of the early modern witch hunts. Absolutely. The Malleus Maleficarum, which you mentioned, by Heinrich Kramer or Heinrich Instatoris, one of the foundational demonological documents of the witch hunts, just noxious in its misogyny"
Dr. Michael Ostling
May 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Would you wear these “made for podcast junkies” earbuds?

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May 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"As I said, I was born in an island. This island was populated about 600 people. Unfortunately, I was the first one to be born unique, born with another color, which wasn't so much appreciated, welcomed."
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April 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"I can't wait to see the tomorrow whereby a person will not define me by my appearance, but will define me by my abilities."
Peter Ogik
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April 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Listen to us talk witch hunts with Radio New Zealand Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan here:

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April 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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April 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM