13. Witchcraft is the Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off

Broadcast from the Belfry

May 9 2024 • 40 mins

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We're back, witches! This week, Georgia continues the discussion of witch trials with some lesser discussed Salem facts; England's last witch, Helen Duncan; McCarthyism and the Lavender Scare; and... the defamation trial of Stormy Daniels?? It's a wild and depressing ride reminding us once again that history hates women and nothing has changed.

Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

For further reading:


"Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials" by Marion Gibson

https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/mccarthyism/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_interpretations_of_witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hopkins

https://salemwitchmuseum.com/witch-hunt/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft_Acts

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