The Thing About Witch Hunts

Presenting New York Times best selling author Katherine Howe. She discusses how we should view the individuals from the Salem, MA  witch trial history. Katherine gives us an exciting preview of her current fiction book project on 17th century female pirates:: A True Account of Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself: a novel. We continue the conversation inquiring with...

Presenting author and communications professional Greg Houle. He discusses his upcoming novel, “The Putnams of Salem”. Listen as he gives us a glimpse of what he imagines the first person perspective could have been for Ann Putnam Jr, and her father Thomas Putnam. What role did they play in the trials? His fictional short stories are linked below. We continue the conversation inquiring with our ad...

Presenting The Last Witch documentary filmmakers  Annika Hylmo and Cassandra Roberts Hasseltine. We discuss the exoneration effort of Elizabeth Johnson Junior, who was a Salem Witch Trials convicted witch from Andover, MA. She was overlooked during previous exonerations but has now been cleared after 330 years.  The Last Witch documents how the community came together for the effort, including  No...

Presenting Dr. Danny Buck, Norfolk research historian who examines how witch-hunting was tied to the rise and fall of Presbyterian religious and political hegemony in Great Yarmouth.  Join us now as we discuss the English community of Great Yarmouth and its ties to the New England Salem Witch Trials. We discuss how the two communities show sometimes similar and other times unique witch trial dynam...

Presenting Malcolm Gaskill, one of Britain's leading experts in the history of witchcraft.  He has authored several highly acclaimed books including: Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy,  Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans and The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World. Enjoy this interview that will inform your mind and engage your imagination....

Enjoy this special preview of our next episode featuring an engaging interview with Historian Malcolm Gaskill, the author of the book The Ruin of All Witches . This greatly anticipated Springfield, Massachusetts witch trial history book releases November 1, 2022 in the United States. Pre-order yours today. Pre-Order The Ruin of All Witches by Malcolm Gaskill Support the show

Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack present historian Maya Rook. She is a cultural historian, educator, and host of Illusory Time and Salem Oracle, and a yoga and meditation instructor.  We discuss Salem Witch Trials folklore, divination, and magic facts in depth, along with the pop culture portrayal of the witch.  Find out what can be known by the records about accused witch and slave Tituba. What is...

Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack present Dr. Scott Culpepper. He is a historian, storyteller, author and Professor of History at Dordt University in Sioux Center, IA.  We discuss the Connecticut Witch Trials in depth, including dialog on Governor John Winthrop Jr,, alchemy, and specific accused witches. We look for answers to our advocacy questions: Why do we witch hunt? How do we witch hunt? How do...

Description Retired police officer Tony Griego and Author Beth Caruso return with witch trial advocate and historic tour guide Mary-Louise Bingham.  We discuss the Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project's efforts to clear the names of those accused of witchcraft in colonial Connecticut. Join us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback. Citations John Putnam Demos, Entertaining Satan:...

Description:  Listen as we talk with actor and playwright Michael Cormier and Punctuate4 president and artistic director Myriam Cyr about their upcoming play Saltonstall’s Trial. This is a cover up story. It's the story that takes a look at a Salem Witch Trial Judge that most people have never heard of, Nathaniel Saltonstal. He stood up against social injustice and questioned the legitimacy o...

Joined by author Beth Caruso and activist Tony Griego, we discuss the history of witch trials in colonial Connecticut. We talk about the first person to be hanged for witchcraft in the American colonies, Gov. John Winthrop Jr, the link between illness and witchcraft accusations, how a Christmas party led to accusations, and more. Join our Discord to discuss the episode with us. Beth Caruso,  One o...

Join us for a fun bonus episode, as we review both Hocus Pocus movies and share our thoughts on the real history of the Salem Witch Trials, as it relates to the films.  SPOILER ALERT. We take a deep dive into the details of Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2.  We discuss: What we like, as well as what we're not so fond of. How events in the movie compare to events in the real-life Salem Witch Tria...

An interview with Ballet Des Moines' Tom Mattingly and Jami Milne about their new ballet Salem , which tells an original story based upon the Salem Witch Trials and, using the medium of dance, shares a powerful message about how fear can turn us against each other. Links: Salem - Ballet Des Moines Tickets Support the show

We discuss why victims of witch trials in colonial Connecticut should be exonerated. Support the show

The first episode of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast premieres October 6, 2022 and features Beth Caruso and Tony Griego of CT WITCH Memorial, an organization working to preserve the memory of the victims of the Connecticut witch trials and clear their names. In this brief trailer, we talk about the Connecticut witch trials and the deadly witch-hunts still happening in many parts of...

In this two-minute trailer, the hosts introduce themselves and the show. Thou Shalt Not Suffer premieres October 6, 2022. The show features the stories of real people accused of witchcraft, interviews with leading witch trial researchers and activists, and news on the witch-hunts happening in your world now. Subscribe or follow today. https://www.thoushaltnotsuffer.com https://www.kickstarter.com/...