The Discoverie of Witchcraft

Reggie's deep dive review into witchmonger literature begins with the detailing of a central tenet of inquisitioner logic - the power of the witch derives from a deal with the devil.

To close out book two, Reggie reflects on the absurdity of using torture as an investigative technique.

Reggie recounts a story of his hero Cornelius Agrippa going full debate bro on an Inquistor in Italy.

Reggie reveals means of evading punishment for witchcraft, an indictment of the witchmongers' sincerity.

Reggie gets increasingly frustrated as he outlines how ridiculous Bodin sounds.

When torturing a witch it is very important to protect yourself. In this episode Reggie explores all the different methods you should use to do so.

Reggie outlines witchmonger absurdities so extreme that they hardly need refuting. Also he recounts a prayer used by inquisitors against accused witches to make them cry.

More f-f-f-fact checks and then we dive into the various ways in which you can condemn a witch.

After some f-f-f-fact checks we look into the confessions of witches.

Reggie lists the supposed matters of evidence against witches.

Reggie introduces his unconventional list format and tells us all the ways that witches are to be examined.

Reggie concludes his list of ways to examine witches.

Reggie warns us against the unreliable characters who bear witness against those accused of witchcraft.

Reggie absolutely goes off at the end of his first book. Not to be confused with the whole book.

Reggie tells us of the English mad men, writers of foolish pamphlets, and statutes of the Crown which rival those of the continent for their insanity.

Byron and Anthony talk through the origins and evolution of the concept of The Devil from Zoroastrianism through Genesis, Job, and various other retcons over the ages.

Byron and Anthony review Humorism, Malleus Maleficarum, Taciturnity, The Power of Generation, Ovid, Electric Car Propaganda, How Women Made Cars Safe(r), and the phrase Beyond A Reasonable Doubt.

Reggie outlines his "get witch quick scheme" - one simple magic trick that will convince everybody that you are all powerful.

Reggie asks the hard hitting questions like why does the devil only help old women to fly and not thieves to do heists?

Reggie lets us know how he really feels about people who say witches have superpowers.

Reggie has helpfully compiled a list of the ridiculous things that witchmongers have claimed that witches can do with their "magic".

Join us on our journey into the world of The Inquisition in 1580s England. With Reginald Scot as our guide and mentor we peek behind the curtain of an absurd nightmare of institutionalised hysteria. Our first stop is Reggie's rebuke of the whole blasphemous business of The Inquisition and its ardent adherents.

This time Reggie complains about the impiety of witch hunters and tells us of a witch trial that he personally investigated in Brenchley, England.

After clarifying some things from the first two episodes we return to Brenchley to learn more about the trial of Margaret Simmons.

In this episode, Reggie points to some of the social conditions of the 16th century to explain why people might choose to identify themselves as witches.