
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
116116 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.

78,688 Listeners

37,595 Listeners

19,197 Listeners

19,133 Listeners

13,595 Listeners

4,214 Listeners

4,343 Listeners

1,598 Listeners

4,978 Listeners

265 Listeners

476 Listeners

1,219 Listeners

50 Listeners