The Thing About Salem Premieres June 1 (Trailer)

Are you curious about the Salem Witch Trials? Fascinated? Intrigued? Maybe even fully obsessed? Josh and Sarah from Witch Hunt 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, we go through all the feels as we share a story and a discussion. Together, we 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. Early topics 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.Visit us at aboutsalem.com

Episode Transcript

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The Salem witch trials resulted in witchcraft accusations
against more than 150 people andthe executions of 20.
So what went wrong? We explored this and other
facets of the witch hunt in our new podcast The Thing About
Salem, premiering June 1st. The Thing About Salem offers
bite size episodes in both videoand audio formats that you can

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enjoy in 15 minutes or less. I'm Josh Hutchinson.
I'm Sarah Jack. Our ancestors experienced the
Salem witch trials. And here's a little taste of
what you can expect from the Thing about Salem.
Possibly Doctor William Griggs decides that the girls, oh,

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they're not sick in a natural way.
They're under an evil hand, justlike that one, Sarah.
So what does it mean that they're under an evil hand?
The devil has come to Salem. The devil's in Salem.

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Each week, the Thing About Salembrings you information on a
thing from the witch trials. Episodes will stream on YouTube
and all podcast platforms. To get ready, find
usoutaboutsalem.com. Be sure to join us for Episode 1
on June 1st.