Carley and Blair jump forward in time to review two stageplays related to the Salem witch trials: Arthur Miller's 1952 McCarthyism allegory The Crucible, and Kimberly Belflower's 21st-century response, John Proctor is the Villain. Plus, a mini-episode on the Red Scare!

Also, Carley was on The Social, aka Canada's version of The View.

Also: being a small town's mysterious outsider, nice Karens, impressing your childhood self, compliments from older generations, comparisons to celebrities, John Proctor is a Mary Sue, John Proctor is a bad husband, John Proctor is a bad father, 60’s liberalism being outdated, the baseball song from Falsettos, Marilyn Monroe, hot old men, the Japanese Army being too good, whether to trust toilet paper, Zoe Kazan’s grandfather, your fave is problematic, and communist eating habits.

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Now that we've moved on to witches, take a trip down memory lane with some favourite moments from Girl Historians season 1, as Blair and Carley investigate what REALLY happened to that famous good boat, the RMS Titanic.

Salem Witch Files returns next week!

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It's a lighter episode this week - like watching Bill Nye instead of having science class - as Blair leads Carley through what people get wrong about the Salem witch trials. Also: career changes, musical theater girls ruining their own lives, and a secret handshake for listeners to learn.

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To celebrate the podcast coming back, Blair and Carley gathered their comedian friends and demanded THEY tell some history for a goddamn change. Recorded February 15, 2024 at Bar Orwell in Toronto.

Featuring! (Spoilers)

• Kenley Ku on fake pyramids
• Brendan Kane on the most homoerotic day in American history
• Sarah Bennett on McLennon
• Ben Sosa-Wright on the first lesbian

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Special thanks: Ellie Goodman

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Carley tells Blair about the first accusations of witchcraft in Salem against Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba.

And after two episodes, they FINALLY search for witch trial porn.

Plus: Infinite Jest, Smash, Lemonade Mouth, The Social Network, Toms shoes, jalapeno poppers, spectral evidence, children at Boston Pizza, alternate birth control, storytime not clickbait, how Blair and Carley met, and more.

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Blair leads Carley through some history of how witchcraft was perceived pre-Salem... and they have witch-themed energy drinks. Brought to you by Alani Witch's Brew! (not really) 

Plus: nicknames, Broadway, Lavender marriages, January depression, university depression, milk, Etsy spells, friends getting mad about Tarot readings, samurais and bandeaus, the Renaissance, The Da Vinci Code, familiars, North Korea, girlbosses, Virginia Woolf, Michael Jackson, gothic horror, and more.

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Blair and Carley are back, they hate the Titanic now, they're only about witches. Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians

Welcome to the Salem Witch Files! Carley and Blair start the new season (after some movie talk) with an overview, timeline, and casting choices for the Salem Witch Trials, so that before diving deeper in later episodes, you know who, like, the illiterate doctor is. (They're played by Lea Michele.)

Also: season 2 and Patreon housekeeping, ski jump noses, Charles Melton, Mean Girls the Musical, personal history with the Salem witch trials, hanged versus hung, saying “witch hunt," Protestant schools, seasonal affective disorder-driven vengeance, dark cottagecore, witch cakes, Animal Crossing, fingering parties with the devil, and outie vaginas.

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Truthtanic is now Girl Historians! The Titanic is dead to us! Comedians and wannabe historians Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne are back February 9th for the first episode of Girl Historians season 2: the Salem Witch Files.

... OR, you can listen to the episode right now on our new Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GirlHistorians

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In the Truthtanic season finale and last episode about the RMS Titanic, Blair and Carley talk about their big takeaways from the season, give their review of Titanic: The Musical, and also reveal who fucked up or whatever the premise of this show was.

Plus: rich YouTubers, karma and magic, Aaron Sorkin inspiring socialism, elderly musical theater actors clocking in, and a PSA if you're in high school.

Coming early 2024: the Salem B**** Trials.

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Carley and Blair go behind the scenes of the iconic 1997 James Cameron/Leonardo DiCaprio/Kate Winslet Best Picture-winning movie, Titanic. Nudity! Scenes filmed backwards! Clam chowder spiked with drugs! It has nothing to do with the mystery of the shipwreck but it's a very good movie.

(They also talk about Montreal, Canadian authors, Lion King sequels, criminal uncles, Aritzia, children's haunted eyes, celebrities they'd be friends with, and their cast for a 2023 Titanic remake.)

Next week: the finale

Come watch Titanic with us in Toronto on December 20th at Hot Docs, featuring an intro by Blair and Carley! https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/titanic

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