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Witch Hunt Podcast

Witch Hunt explores history’s most infamous witch hunts (literal and metaphorical) and the history of scapegoating. Season one examines the Salem Witch Trials and season two covers the Great Satanic Panic of the 1980’s and 90’s.

Latest Episodes:

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

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