The Thing About Salem

The Thing About Salem: Inside the Salem Witch Trials

The Thing About Salem

  • 8 Individuals Deserve Justice: How You Can Help Pass MA Bill H.1927
    Between 1647 and 1688, five women were executed for alleged witchcraft in Boston: Margaret Jones, Elizabeth Kendall, Alice Lake, Ann Hibbins, and Goody Glover.These women were executed decades before the Salem panic began. Yet while Salem’s victims have been exonerated, these five Boston women remain the only people executed for witchcraft in New England who have never been cleared.Massachusetts has an opportunity to honor all its witch trial victims. Bill H.1927 will finally bring them justice.

Are you curious about the Salem Witch Trials? Fascinated? Intrigued? Maybe even fully obsessed? Josh and Sarah from The Thing About Witch Hunts podcast bring you The Thing About Salem, a podcast dedicated to uncovering all things about the Salem Witch Trials. Each week, in 15 minutes or less, you’ll go through all the feels as we share a story and a discussion. You will cry, rage, and even laugh a little about some of the silliness, like the witch cake baked with the urine of the afflicted girls. Topics covered so far include Tituba, The Crucible, poppets, the witches’ sabbath, and witch marks. In future episodes, we will peel back all the layers of the witch trials.

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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.