The Thing About the Salem Witch Trials


The Thing About the Salem Witch Trials is the only weekly podcast dedicated exclusively to the people, places, and things of the Salem Witch-Hunt.

Salem Witch Trials Daily is the podcast that takes you through the events of the witch-hunt one day at a time. Daily Course

The podcasts are hosted by Josh and Sarah from The Thing About Witch Hunts podcast.


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Enjoy our podcast on the daily events of the Salem Witch Trials. All-new daily episodes feature the history of the trials and explore the deeper meaning of events through analysis and commentary.

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  • Week 10: A Colony Without a Compass (March 2-8, 1692)

  • Mary Warren’s Meetinghouse Note Lands Her in Hot Water – Salem Witch Trials Daily – April 2, 1692

  • John Procter and Samuel Parris Get Big Mad: March 25, 1692


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  • Week 10: A Colony Without a Compass (March 2-8, 1692)
    By March 7, 1692, three women were sitting in a Boston jail waiting for a trial that could not legally happen. The colony had no sitting governor. The new charter was still at sea. The courts had no standing to try a capital case. The machinery of accusation was running. The machinery of justice was not.

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And enjoy some Salem episodes of our other podcast, The Thing About Witch Hunts. We wear our serious pants over there and talk to smarty pantses (a lot of pants are involved). Enjoy a longer episode or take a bite with one of our “Witch Hunt 15” abridged versions.

Play every Salem Witch Trials episode of The Thing About Witch Hunts.


Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack at Putnam Pantry in Danvers, Massachusetts
Hosts Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack at Putnam Pantry in Danvers, MA, the town formerly known as Salem Village. Many of our ancestors lived in Salem Village in 1692. Putnam Pantry is located next to the former home of Joseph Putnam, the cool one who reportedly kept his horse saddled so he and his wife could ride away if anyone accused them of witchcraft. Today, you’ll find friendly folks and wicked awesome ice cream in the shop-slash-restaurant.