Witch Hunt Podcast

Season 2, Episode 8: D&D and the Devil Nov 26, 2017

How the enormously popular role-playing board game "Dungeons and Dragons" became a target during the satanic panic. Featuring Nathan Lloyd, host of the Historical Blindness podcast.

The Epic, by Boom Audio

https://audiojungle.net/item/the-epic/20940531

Heartfelt, by Royalty Free Music Club

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/royalty-free-music-club/547510897

Piano Music, by Royalty Free Music Club

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/royalty-free-music-club/547510897

Ripley, by Lucas King

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638

Hope, by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/01_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_hope

Season 2, Episode 7: Memory and Myth Nov 12, 2017

We look at memory - real, repressed, and invented and its impact on the Satanic Panic. Featuring expert Elizabeth Loftus.

Episode Music:

The Way the World Ends, by Lucas King

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638

Amelie, by Royalty Free Music Lab

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cinema-tv-and-spot-vol-2/id632397129

Peaceful Piano, by Royalty Free Music Club

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/royalty-free-music-club/id547510897

Hope, by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/01_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_hope

Melancholy, by Lucas King

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638

End, by Royalty Free Music Lab

https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/royalty-free-music-for-cinema/id566281456?l=en

Season 2, Episode 6: Medical Evidence Oct 29, 2017

We reveal how medical experts got it wrong. Warning: adult content.

Episode Music:

Melancholy, by Lucas King

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638

Levantara`n el vuelo (Piano Solo) by Circus Marcus

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/~/Levantarn_el_vuelo_Piano_Solo

Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be

The Way the World Ends, by Lucas King

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638

You Promise, by Alex Mason and the Minor Emotion

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/08_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_you_promise

Season 2, Episode 5: Cult Cops Oct 17, 2017

Retired police detective Duane Gonyon sheds light on how the Satanic Panic got out of control.

Episode Music:

Whisper, by Lucas King

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638

Seeker, by Kai Engel

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker

Sunset Piano, by Royalty Free Music Club

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/royalty-free-music-club/id547510897

Hope, by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/01_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_hope

Three Kites Circling by Axletree

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Axletree/Cormorant_EP/Three_kites_circling

Show Notes:

https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/season-2-episode-5-show-notes

Season 2, Episode 4: McMartin Oct 01, 2017

The story behind the most famous case of satanic ritual child abuse that never happened. Featuring RetroReport Producer Barbara Drury.

Episode Music:

You Promise, by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/08_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_you_promise

Hope, by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/01_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_hope

The Way the World Ends, by Lucas King

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638

Three Kites Circling by Axletree

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Axletree/Cormorant_EP/Three_kites_circling

Whisper, by Lucas King

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638

End, by Royalty Free Music Lab

https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/royalty-free-music-for-cinema/id566281456?l=en

Show Notes:

https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/season-2-episode-4

Season 2 Episode 3 - What Michelle Remembered Sep 17, 2017

We unpack, "Michelle Remembers," the harrowing, horrible hoax that started the "satanic panic" of the 1980s/90s.

Episode Music:

Seeker by Kai Engel:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker

Amelie by Royalty Free Music Lab

https://itunes.apple.com/tm/album/cinema-tv-and-spot-vol.2/id632397129

Melancholy by Lucas King

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638

Sunset Piano by Royalty Free Music Club

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/royalty-free-music-club/id547510897

Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be

Show Notes:

https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/season-two-episode-three

Season 2 Episode 2: The Big 80s Sep 03, 2017

Episode two explains Satan's big social comeback in the 1980s. Featuring experts Professor Megan Goodwin and Mary DeYoung.

Episode Music

Levantara`n el vuelo (Piano Solo) by Circus Marcus

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/~/Levantarn_el_vuelo_Piano_Solo

Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be

Show Notes

https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/wh-episode-12

Episode 11: The Great Satanic Panic Aug 20, 2017

The premiere episode of season two explores how what we believe and how we react to allegations of child abuse fueled a moral panic that destroyed thousands of lives. Featuring an interview with The Intercept's Jordan Smith.

Special Episode Three - Paper Plates and Sympathy Apr 23, 2017

Our mini series finale explores the truth behind "Patient Zero" and the AIDS epidemic. Writer Michele Lent Hirsch shares her story of life under quarantine. Episode Music: The Way the World Ends – Lucas King https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emotional-piano-music-ii-royalty/id1014292638 Ice Where Your Parents’ Love should Be – Kyle Preston http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be Show Notes https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/special-episode-three

Special Episode Two - There Was Something About Mary Apr 09, 2017

This episode, we tell the story of the original Typhoid Mary. Featuring author and historian Judith Leavitt. Episode music: Seeker by Kai Engel http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/Kai_Engel_-_The_Run_-_01_Seeker Levantara`n el vuelo (Piano Solo) by Circus Marcus http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/~/Levantarn_el_vuelo_Piano_Solo Ice Where Your Parents’ Love Should Be by Kyle Preston http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyle_Preston/Geo/Ice_Where_Your_Parents_Love_Should_Be Heartfelt Piano by Royalty Free Music Movies & Videos Backgrounds Show Notes https://www.brainybyrdmedia.com/special-episode-two

Special Episode One - Keep Away Mar 26, 2017

Why do we get mad at sick people for getting sick? This podcast special series explores the history of quarantines. Episode Music: Peaceful Piano - Royalty Free Music Club Melancholy - Lucas King Sunset Piano - Royalty Free Music Club Heartfelt Piano - Royalty Free Music Club The Way the World Ends - Lucas King

Episode 10: It's Still Happening Jan 22, 2017

It's not over. They're still hunting down and killing people accused of witchcraft all over the world. Learn how you can help make it stop.

Episode Nine: That's My Eighth Great Grandmother You Hanged Jan 08, 2017

Interviews with direct descendants of the men and women involved in the Salem witchcraft crisis of 1692. Featuring the descendants of Margaret Scott, Giles Corey, Rebecca Nurse, and Cotton Mather.

Episode Eight: Making It Stop Dec 25, 2016

This episode unpacks what brought the Salem witchcraft hysteria to its end and what Salem looked like when it was all over. Featuring professor and author Emerson Baker.

Episode Seven: Judges, Jurors, & Executions Dec 11, 2016

Who were the men behind the hangings of 19 innocent people in Salem, 1692? What was the town like on "Execution Day"? Featuring author and capital punishment expert, Richard Clark.

Episode Six: Gospel Women & Wizards Nov 27, 2016

Who were they? The innocent men and women hanged as witches in Salem, 1692. Let's take a look at the usual and the not-so-usual suspects.

Let's Hang Out! Nov 21, 2016

We're hosting our first ever Witch Hunt Podcast Google Hangout on Sunday, November 27 from 2-4 p.m. (EST). We'll be streaming live to answer your questions, talk about the show, or just say hi. See you there! - Nancy and Dan

Episode Five: Mean Girls Nov 13, 2016

Who were the main accusers in the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692 and what was really wrong with them?887cv8p8

Witch Hunt Podcast Halloween Special Oct 31, 2016

Meet Thomas O'Brien Vallor, a practicing witch from Salem, Massachusetts. Learn about the beliefs of modern witches. Happy Halloween!

Episode Four: Law and Order 1692 Oct 30, 2016

The legal system in 1692 Massachusetts was anything but impartial. Learn about how the law worked against the accused during the infamous Salem witch trial crisis.

Episode Three: An Evil Hand is Upon Them Oct 16, 2016

It's January, 1692, and the disturbing and bizarre behaviors of two little girls in Salem Village trigger the first witchcraft accusations and arrests. Featuring historian and author Marilynne K. Roach.

Episode Two: Puritans On The Edge Oct 02, 2016

What was it about the villagers of Salem that made them the people most likely to unleash a witchcraft Hysteria? We spoke with Dr. Mary Beth Norton, the country's top historian, for the answer.

Episode One: The Biggest Little Witch Hunt in History Sep 18, 2016

Why is Salem the witch hunt people remember? Episode One: The Biggest Little Witch Hunt in History examines the European roots of the Salem witch trials. Featuring renowned author Frances Hill, author of "A Delusion of Satan."

Introducing Witch Hunt Sep 18, 2016

Meet the Witch Hunt Podcast, a biweekly show that explores history's most famous witch hunts - literal and metaphorical. Join us for season one as we unpack the Salem witch trial hysteria of 1692.

Witch Hunt is Coming Soon Aug 29, 2016

Introducing the Witch Hunt Podcast, a biweekly podcast premiering Sunday, September 18. The Witch Hunt Podcast examines history's most infamous witch hunts - literal and metaphorical - starting with the Salem witch trials of 1692. Why were 14 women and six men executed as witches? Join us as we take a closer look at the accusers, the accused, and a world that provided rope for the hangings.

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