When ESPN Covered the Salem Witch Trials: Ergot Theory at 50

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Show Notes

ESPN has a history podcast, and they used it to cover the Salem Witch Trials on the 50th anniversary of the ergot theory. Hosts Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack, descendants of Salem Witch Trial victims, respond to Stupiracy’s April 2nd episode on whether moldy rye bread caused the accusations of 1692.

What you will learn:

What the ergot theory is and why it has circulated for 50 years
How the historical symptoms from Salem do not match ergotism
Who was executed and who died in jail during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692
Why the devil, not bread mold, was the legal framework driving the prosecutions
The witch legends and actual 1692 witch trials in ESPN’s own backyard in Connecticut

Hosted by Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack of The Thing About Witch Hunts Podcast. Learn more at www.aboutwitchhunts.com

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