Transcripts of The Thing About Witch Hunts Episodes – The Thing About Witch Hunts Podcast

Read the full transcript of every episode of The Thing About Witch Hunts.

Episodes 1 – 10

Episodes 11 – 20

Episode 11 – Marion Gibson on The Witches of St. Osyth
Episode 12 – Scottish Witch Trials with Mary W. Craig
Episode 13 – Rebecca Nurse of Salem with Dan Gagnon
Episode 14 – Witch-Hunting in Modern South Africa with Damon Leff
Episode 15 – The Andover Witch Hunt with Richard Hite
Episode 16 – Witchcraft Accusations in Nigeria with Dr. Leo Igwe
Episode 17 – How Do We Know What We Know? Salem Witch-Hunt Primary Sources with Margo Burns, Part 1
Episode 18 – How Do We Know What We Know? Salem Witch-Hunt Primary Sources with Margo Burns, Part 2
Episode 19 – Between God and Satan with Beth Caruso and Katherine Hermes
Episode 20 – Accused of Witchcraft in New York with Scott R Ferrara

Episodes 21 – 30

Episode 21 – Representative Jane Garibay on Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Legislation
Episode 22 – Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World with Boris Gershman
Episode 23 – Women and Witch Trials with Ann Little
Episode 24 – Finding Your Salem Witch Trial Ancestors with David Allen Lambert
Episode 25 – Emerson Baker on the Salem Witch Trials, Protective Magic, and Proctor’s Ledge
Episode 26 – Connecticut Witch Trials 101, Part 1
Episode 27 – Marilynne K Roach on the People of the Salem Witch-Hunt
Episode 28 – Connecticut Witch Trials 101, Part 2: Witchcraft Belief, the Founding of Connecticut, and Alice Young
Episode 29 – Connecticut Witch Trial Victim Exoneration Testimony with William and Jennifer Schloat
Episode 30 – Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 3: 1648-1661

Episodes 31 – 40

Episode 31 – Andy Verzosa on Museums, Mary Barnes, and Farmington, Connecticut
Episode 32 – Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 4: The Hartford Witch-Hunt of 1662-1665
Episode 33 – Before Salem with Richard S. Ross III
Episode 34 – Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 5: 1666 to 1691
Episode 35 – Modern Witch-Hunts 101 Part 1: A Dialogue on the Nature of Today’s Witch Persecutions
Episode 36 – Dan Gagnon on Salem Witch Trial Victim George Jacobs, Sr.
Episode 37 – Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 6: 1692 and Beyond
Episode 38 – Echoes of the Witch with Margaux Crump and Jake Eshelman
Episode 39 – Dr. Leo Igwe on the Deadly Witch-Hunts of the 21st Century
Episode 40 – Cemetery Conservation with Rachel Meyer of Epoch Preservation

Episodes 41 – 50

Episode 41 – Karin Helmstaedt on Why Witch Hunts are not just a Dark Chapter from the Past
Episode 42 – Rachel Christ-Doane on the Salem Witch Museum and the Life of Dorothy Good
Episode 43 – Ending Sorcery Accusation-Related Violence with Miranda Forsyth
Episode 44 – Massachusetts Witch Trials with Alyssa G A Conary
Episode 45 – Italian Witchcraft Trials with Debora Moretti
Episode 46 – Dry Tinder with Author Janice C Thompson
Episode 47 – Prick: A Play of the Scottish Witch Trials
Episode 48 – Witch-Hunting in India with Dr Govind Kelkar
Episode 49 – Irish Witch Trials with Andrew Sneddon
Episode 50 – Diana Helmuth on her Memoir The Witching Year

Episodes 51 – 60

Episode 51 – A Year of Talking Witch Hunts
Episode 52 – Omens with The Ordinary, Extraordinary Cemetery Podcast
Episode 53 – Owen Davies on Grimoires, Magic, and Witch Hunts
Episode 54 – Halloween History and Traditions with Scott Culpepper
Episode 55 – Massachusetts Witchcraft Trials 101 Part 1: 1648-1656
Episode 56 – Witches in Popular Culture with Maya Rook
Episode 57 – Ain’t it a Scary Halloween with Sean and Carrie
Episode 58 – Ending Witch-Hunts in India with Samantha Spence and Amit Anand
Episode 59 – Colonial Earthquakes: Witchcraft or God’s Will? with Kathleen Langone
Episode 60 – I Be a Witch: A Film about Salem Witch Trial Victim Ann Foster

Episodes 61 – 70

Episode 61 – A True Account of Pirates with Katherine Howe
Episode 62 – Mary Esty: Victim of the Salem Witch Hunt
Episode 63 – Massachusetts Witch Trials 101 Part 2: Mary and Hugh Parsons of Springfield
Episode 64 – Wonderful Mkhutche on Witch-Hunting in Malawi
Episode 65 – Francis Young on Witchcraft and the Modern Roman Catholic Church
Episode 66 – The Devil of Great Island with Emerson Baker
Episode 67 – The Witch Trial of Widow Krieger with Jamie Franklin
Episode 68 – The Astrologer and the Witch Trial with Danny Buck
Episode 69 – Ikponwosa Ero on Ending Witch Hunts
Episode 70 – Marion Gibson on Witchcraft a History in 13 Trials

Episodes 71 – 80

Episode 71 – Witchcraft Accusations and Caste in India with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni
Episode 72 – Service Magic with Tabitha Stanmore
Episode 73 – The Astrologer, the Witch, and the Poltergeist: Massachusetts Witch Trials 101 Part 3
Episode 74 – Witchcraft in the Granite State: Unveiling New Hampshire’s Witch Trials with Tricia Peone
Episode 75 – Caring for the Mental Health of Women in Ghana’s Witch Camps with Peter Mintir Amadu
Episode 76 – A Voice Against Injustice: Neelesh Singh on Witch Hunts in India
Episode 77 – Witchcraft Accusations and Gender Inequality with Dr. Samantha Spence
Episode 78 – Newcastle Witch Trials with Dr. Katie Liddane
Episode 79 – Stacy Schiff on the Salem Witch Trials
Episode 80 – Detestable and Wicked Arts with Paul Moyer

Episodes 81 – 90

Episode 81 – Witchcraft Accusations in Ghana with John Azumah
Episode 82 – The Ultimate Introduction to the Salem Witch Trials: Salem Witch-Hunt 101 Part 1
Episode 83 – Cotton Mather and the Demoniac with Brendan Walsh
Episode 84 – Harmful Traditional Practices with Naveen Suresh and Samantha Spence
Episode 85 – The Intersection of Spiritual Belief and Gender Roles in Hinduism with Akanksha Madaan and Amit Anand
Episode 86 – The Once and Future Witch Hunt with Alice Markham-Cantor
Episode 87 – Mary Beth Norton on Salem Witch Trials Research
Episode 88 – The Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project Marks Anniversary of Exoneration
Episode 89 – The Connecticut Witch Trials Trilogy with Beth Caruso
Episode 90 – Legal Perceptions of Witch-hunting in India with Riya A Singh and Amit Anand

Episodes 91 – 100

Episode 91 – Salem Aftermath with Tom Phillips
Episode 92 – The Puritans with Francis J. Bremer
Episode 93 – The Salem Witch-Hunt Saga: Beginnings
Episode 94 – A Voice of Advocacy: Sashiprava Bindhani of Odisha, India
Episode 95 – The Link Between Dementia and Witchcraft Accusations with Berrie Holtzhausen
Episode 96 – Jordan Alexander Discusses Spiritual and Ritual Abuse
Episode 97 – Salem Witch Hunt Saga: The First Arrests
Episode 98 – The Intersection of Religion, Politics, and Harmful Practices
Episode 99 – World Day Against Witch Hunts
Episode 100 – Witch Trials and Modern Witchcraft Accusations: Insights from 100 Episodes

Episodes 101 – 110

Episode 101 – Navigating the Intersection of Law, Religion, and the Supernatural with Helen Hall and Javier Garcia Oliva
Episode 102 – The Putnams of Salem: A Conversation with Author Greg Houle
Episode 103 – The Difference Between Witchcraft and Dementia with Andrias Mangundu
Episode 104 – Stopping Child Witch Accusations: a Conversation with Carolyn Gent
Episode 105 – Tour Salem’s Witch Trial History with Antonio Infante
Episode 106 – Salem Witch-Hunt 101 Part 4: Rising Tide
Episode 107 – Grace Sherwood: The Witch of Pungo with Scott O. Moore
Episode 108 – Witch Hunt Podcast Goes to England to Speak about Ending Witch Hunts
Episode 109 – Secrets of the Basque Witch Hunt with Jan Machielsen
Episode 110 – Fearing the Devil: A Cultural History of America’s Satanic Panic with Scott Culpepper

Episodes 111 – 120

Episode 111 – Halloween 101: Origins of Fright Night
Episode 112 – The Fight Against Gender-Based Violence: Perspectives and Strategies with Reference to Accusations of Witchcraft
Episode 113 – Goody Glover: The Full Story of Boston’s Last Witchcraft Execution
Episode 114 – On Protecting Persons with Albinism with Jay Mohammed Osman Kamara
Episode 115 – A Modern Witchcraft Accusation: The 1933 Burning of Arminda de Jesus in Soalhaes, Portugal with Inês Tadeu
Episode 116 – Modern Witch Hunts: Human Rights and Legal Solutions with Kirsty Brimelow KC
Episode 117 – Witch Hunt x Witches of Scotland with Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell KC
Episode 118 – Human Rights Day and Albinism: Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond on Witchcraft Accusations and Ritual Attacks
Episode 119 – Before the Witch Hunts: the Albigensian Crusade with Louis Pulford
Episode 120 – The Surprising Origins of American Christmas Traditions

Episodes 121 – 130

Episode 121 – La Befana: Italy’s Beloved Epiphany Gift Giver with Debora Moretti
Episode 122 – Speak of the Devil with Richard Raiswell
Episode 123 – Maryland Witch Trial Exoneration with Elizabeth Pugliese-Shaw
Episode 124 – Justice for Witches: Pardoning Britain’s Accused with Charlotte Meredith
Episode 125 – Coercive Control with Kacey Baker of The Cult Vault Podcast
Episode 126 – Mapping Tragedy: How Geography Shaped the Salem Witch Trials with Marilynne K. Roach
Episode 127 – Understanding Sorcery Accusations in Papua New Guinea with Anton Lutz
Episode 128 – Exorcisms and Stigmata in the 19th and 20th centuries with Kristof Smeyers
Episode 129 – Salem Witch Trials on Stage: John Proctor is the Villain with Jane Barnette
Episode 130 – Witchcraft Accusations and Women’s Rights: An International Women’s Day Special

Episodes 131 – 140

Episode 131 – Victoria Canning: Perspectives on Criminology, Witchcraft Persecution, Violence, and Torture
Episode 132 – Family Dynamics in 17th Century English Witch Trials with Holly Bamford
Episode 133 – New Research on Witch Branding in Northeast India with Dr. Govind Kelkar
Episode 134 – Miss Albinism Africa with Sierra Leone’s Daniella Garrick
Episode 135 – They Said She Was a Witch with Judith Prat
Episode 136 – Mary Bingham on Elizabeth Johnson, Jr., Victim of the Salem Witch Trials
Episode 137 – Genetics, Not Magic: Protecting Persons with Albinism in Uganda with Peter Ogik
Episode 138 – The Myth of the Witches’ Flying Ointment with Michael Ostling
Episode 139 – Perspectives on Disability, Stigma, and Witchcraft Accusations with Dr. Nora Groce
Episode 140 – Sober and Civil: Sarah Cloyse of Salem with Antonio Stuckey

Episodes 141 – 150

Episode 141 – The Evolution of Diabolical Witchcraft Belief, Part 1
Episode 142 – The Evolution of Diabolical Witchcraft Belief, Part 2
Episode 143 – The Evolution of Diabolical Witchcraft Belief, Part 3: The Authors of the Malleus Maleficarum
Episode 144 – The Evolution of Diabolical Witchcraft Belief, Part 4: Dissecting the Malleus Maleficarum
Episode 145 – Remembering Alice Young with Author Beth Caruso
Episode 146 – Paisley Witch Trials with Gayle Pollock
Episode 147 – Still Finding Relevance in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Episode 148 – Witches?! In Salem!? with Playwright Matt Cox
Episode 149 – Witch Panic: Massachusetts Before Salem: Behind the Scenes with Elizabeth Kapp of the Springfield Museums
Episode 150 – What is a Witch: Our Semitricentennial Episode

Episodes 151 – 160

Episode 151 – Remembering Injustice: The Movement to Memorialize Scotland’s Witch Trials with Margaret Malloch
Episode 152 – History of The Witches’ Sabbath
Episode 153 – Forensics, Witchcraft Accusations, and Ritual Murders with Dr. Keith Silika
Episode 154 – World Day Against Witch Hunts 2025 with Mary Bingham: Ancient Fears, Modern Victims
Episode 155 – Ghana’s Outcast Camps: A Conversation with the Coalition Against Witchcraft Accusations
Episode 156 – How Massachusetts Missed Opportunities to Stop the Salem Witch Trials
Episode 157 – The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in Sixteenth-Century Mexico with Martin Nesvig
Episode 158 – Bringing Salem Witch Trial History to Students: A Librarian’s Creative Educational Program
Episode 159 – Trial by Water: Witch Hunt in Vermont with Joyce Held and Jamie Franklin
Episode 160 – Illustrating the Salem Witch Trials: Ben Wickey on His Graphic Novel More Weight

Episodes 161 – 170

Episode 161 – What is The Thing About Salem?

Bonus Episodes

Episode B1 – Ballet Des Moines – Salem
Episode B2 – Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 Review with Historical Commentary
Episode B3 – Saltonstall’s Trial
Episode B4 – Preview – Malcolm Gaskill on the Ruin of All Witches
Episode B5 – Introducing The Last Night, a Connecticut Witch Trials Play
Episode B6 – Goody Bassett, Accused Witch of Stratford, Connecticut
Episode B7 – Nathaniel Ingersoll and His Tavern in the Salem Witch Trials
Episode B8 – Salem Witch Museum: New Artifacts on Display
Episode B9 – Wicked Movie: The Making of a Witch
Episode B10 – Witchcraft and Stagecraft: Unmasking Wicked’s Magic with Paul Laird and Jane Barnette
Episode B11 – Coming February 1, 2025: Remembering the Innocent Victims of Connecticut’s Witch Trials
Episode B12 – Remembering the Innocent Victims of Connecticut’s Witch Trials: Event Recap
Episode B13 – International Women’s Day Stories: The 1933 Burning of Arminda de Jesus for Witchcraft in Soalhaes, Portugal
Episode B14 – Ending Witch Hunts: Podcasthon 2025 Edition
Episode B15 – Ending Witch Hunts in Africa: Podcasthon Edition
Episode B16 – Ending Witch Hunts in Papua New Guinea: Podcasthon Edition
Episode B17 – Ending Witch Hunts in Asia: Podcasthon Edition
Episode B18 – Ending Witch Hunts in Europe: Podcasthon Edition
Episode B19 – Ending Witch Hunts in the Americas: Podcasthon Edition
Episode B20 – Decian que era Bruja (en espanol)