Witches of Scotland

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EPISODE 76 DR MARGARET BENNETT Apr 21, 2025

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EPISODE 76 DR MARGARET BENNETT

Zoe in conversation with DR MARGARET BENNETT

“is a Scottish writer, folklorist, ethnologist, broadcaster, and singer. Her main interests lies in the field of traditional Scottish folk culture and cultural identity of the Scots in Scotland and abroad. The late Hamish Henderson, internationally distinguished poet and folklorist, said about her: Margaret embodies the spirit of Scotland.”

THIS WAS RECORDED BEFORE WE HAD CONFIRMATION THAT THE UK AND US HARDBACK OF OUR BOOO WILL HAVE THE TARTAN ON IT

THE QUARRELSOME DAMES RETURN Nov 24, 2024

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Zoe and Claire come clean about why there has been no podcast in a while and what they have been up to... SPOILER : They've written a book!

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"HOW TO KILL A WITCH is a compelling and detailed investigation into the historic persecution of women as witches by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the world-famous Witches of Scotland campaign.

With testimony from a small army of experts, pen portraits of the women accused, trial transcripts, witness accounts and the documents that set the legal grounds for the witch hunts, HOW TO KILL A WITCH builds to form a rich patchwork of tragic stories, helping us comprehend the underlying reasons for this terrible injustice, and raises the serious question - could it ever happen again?

EPISODE 67 DR ANDREW SNEDDON WITCHES OF IRELAND Apr 02, 2023

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Zoe and Claire talk to the hugely knowledgeable Dr. Andrew Sneddon, historian of medicine, religion and the supernatural, especially ghosts, magic and witchcraft. Senior Lecturer in History @ Ulster University.

EPISODE 66 LORRAINE MURRAY - THE WITCHES OF INVERCLYDE Feb 24, 2023

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Zoe and Claire speak to Lorraine Murray Archivist at The Watt Institution in Greenock and at The Glasgow Academy in Kelvinbridge. She is an Art and Architectural Historian who has been researching the woman and men accused of witchcraft in Inverclyde

EPISODE 59 - EMERITUS PROFESSOR MALCOLM GASKILL Jul 04, 2022

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Zoe and Claire speak to Professor Malcolm Gaskill about his study of witchcraft accusations in England - from the 17th century jjury trials to the 20th century trial of “Hellish Nell”

EPISODE 57 - DR JAN MACHIELSEN CARDIFF UNIVERSITY Apr 30, 2022

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Join Zoe & Claire speaking to Dr Jan Machielsen who studies and teaches about witchcraft accusations and trials - we ask what an apology really means and why each country builds different narratives around the witchcraft trials

EPISODE 56 - DR LOUISE YEOMAN - HISTORIAN, AUTHOR, PRESENTER Apr 10, 2022

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Zoe and Claire speak to Dr. Louise Yeoman about her amazing work on the scottish witchcraft trials - from The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft to her discovery of Lilias Adie’s “grave” with lots more chat about Satan’s world uncovered, service magicians, John Knox and enchanted sticks

EPISODE 45 ASH WILLIAM MILLS ON ISOBEL GOWDIE Oct 30, 2021

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Zoe and Claire talk to Ash William Mills on his book - The Black Book of Isobel Gowdie - we discuss what was known of her, whether she was a “wise woman” and the cauldron of cultures that made up the various folklore and spells that were used by charmers and healers

EPISODE 38 AMY KINGSMILL - PERFORMANCE ARTIST Jul 25, 2021

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Zoe and Claire talk to performance artist Amy Kingsmill about her year long project- Light Source - finding out about the witches of England - and we discuss why the current zeitgeist seems perfect for memorialising those killed as witches. www.light-source.co.uk

JULIA CAMPANELLI -THE PAISLEY WITCH TRIALS Nov 21, 2020

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Find out about the women accused as witches in the Paisley Witch Trials from the award winning screenwriter, director actor and producer Julia Campanelli. She names this women and men killed as witches and she tells us why she became so fascinated with the story. She also discusses why she believes that the history of witchcraft is linked with the transatlantic slave trade. Also find out why she may be the original Gregory’s Girl!

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