
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Which witch is which? You probably heard a lot of lawyers saying that in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. That was the year of America's largest witch hunt ever. But what sparked this mass hysteria that led to false accusations, sham justice and wrongful executions? Teenagers, of course.
Bob is joined by historian Emerson Baker (A Storm of Witchcraft) to explore how religion, politics, and panic fueled the Salem Witch Trials. A time when no one was above suspicion!
Guest: Emerson Baker, author of A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
By iHeartPodcasts4.2
108108 ratings
Which witch is which? You probably heard a lot of lawyers saying that in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. That was the year of America's largest witch hunt ever. But what sparked this mass hysteria that led to false accusations, sham justice and wrongful executions? Teenagers, of course.
Bob is joined by historian Emerson Baker (A Storm of Witchcraft) to explore how religion, politics, and panic fueled the Salem Witch Trials. A time when no one was above suspicion!
Guest: Emerson Baker, author of A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

78,411 Listeners

23,775 Listeners

6,103 Listeners

19,276 Listeners

19,083 Listeners

4,190 Listeners

1,564 Listeners

214 Listeners

35 Listeners

1,522 Listeners

32 Listeners

50 Listeners