Show Notes
This special Podcasthon 2026 episode of The Thing About Salem brings together two stories separated by more than three centuries. Hosts Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack share a clip from End Witch Hunts’ International Women’s Day panel featuring Maimunat Mohammad, a woman from Niger State, Nigeria, who grew up in a community that accused her mother of witchcraft after her father’s death. Her account is followed by the story of Dorothy Good, a four-year-old girl jailed during the Salem witch trials of 1692 after her mother, Sarah Good, was accused and hanged.
The parallel is not coincidental. It is the point. Podcasthon is a global event where podcasts raise money for nonprofits. This episode is End Witch Hunts’ contribution to that effort, and it makes the case for why the work of this organization matters now.
Donate at endwitchhunts.org/donate.
What You’ll Learn
- What Podcasthon is and how it supports nonprofit work
- Who Maimunat Mohammad is and what her family endured after her father’s death
- How witchcraft accusations spread beyond the accused person to children and family members
- What happened to Dorothy Good, one of the youngest people detained during the Salem witch trials
- How the experience of accusation affects a person’s sense of self over time
- Why End Witch Hunts connects historical witch trials to contemporary witch hunting
Keywords
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Support End Witch Hunts
End Witch Hunts is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Colorado. It produces two weekly podcasts, advocates for legislative recognition of witch trial victims, and partners with advocates working on the ground in countries where witchcraft accusations cause harm today.
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Links
Article by Dr. Leo Igwe Give to Gain: Justice for Women Accused of Witchcraft in Africa
Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW)
International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA)