The Thing About Witch Hunts is the show about how and why we hunt witches
Through expert interviews, informed dialogue, and rich storytelling, hosts Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack bring the world of witch hunts to life for modern listeners. We dive deep into historic witch trials and share news of modern-day witch-hunts. Join us as we seek justice for the wrongfully accused and try to answer an age-old question: How do you put an end to witch-hunts?
About Your Hosts
Sarah Jack
Sarah Jack (@restingwitches) is a creative advocate for witch trial history who descends from a person hanged for alleged witchcraft. She passionately curates online social connections for descendants, researchers and other advocates to network together and exchange immersive witch trial related knowledge and facts. Sarah is president of End Witch Hunts and the Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project. She enjoys reading, collecting family history, and breathing in as much coveted Colorado mountain air as she can.
Josh Hutchinson
Josh Hutchinson (@salemwitchhunt) is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. He has been studying witch trials for 17+ years and has 12 years of experience sharing what he learns online. Josh is the treasurer of End Witch Hunts and project lead for the Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project. He loves cycling, hiking, camping, and reading.
About End Witch Hunts, our parent organization
Witch Trial History
Our aim is to share the global history of witch trials in ways that honor the victims.
Modern-Day Witch Trials
One of our goals is to educate the world about the existence of witch-hunts in our world today. We feature content that illuminates the crisis of Harmful Practices Related to Accusations of Witchcraft and Ritual Attacks.
Witch Trial Activism
We work to clear the names of the accused and build monuments to keep alive the memory of past injustice as a warning of the ever-present dangers of scapegoating and allowing fear to supersede reason.
Witch-Hunt Prevention
We raise awareness in hopes that Harmful Practices will end.
Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project
We are proud to be affiliated with Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project, a collaboration with Mary-Louise Bingham, Beth Caruso, Tony Griego, and many others. The project cleared the names of those accused of witchcraft in colonial Connecticut and is now focused on establishing memorials to the victims.
Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project
The Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project is the collective effort of descendants, academics, history enthusiasts, and others interested in seeing injustice corrected. The project seeks to clear the names of those accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts.