Salem The Podcast

By Sarah Black & Jeffrey Lilley

Welcome to Salem, Massachusetts! Join tour guides Jeffrey Lilley and Sarah Black as they talk all things Witch City. Learn its history, meet its people, and discover the magic.... more

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Number 1: 196. Interview: Karen Scalia, Founder of Salem Food Tours
Salem might be known for the Witch Trials, but it was the spice trade that really put Salem on the map. And if you haven't taken a food tour with Karen Scalia to learn about this rich maritime history, you're certainly missing out! Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, for a chat with a fellow tour guide and founder of Salem's only cousine-centric walking tour. Karen is also the mastermind behind Salem’s Food at 400 this coming week to celebrate Salem's 400th anniversary. From historic inspired meals and drinks at local restaurants to a meet and greet with celebrity chef Scott Conant, Salem's culinary scene is sure to come alive for the occasion. https://www.salemfoodtours.com/food-at-400+/ https://www.salemfoodtours.com/ Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!? CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - [email protected] Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours www.salemuncoveredtours.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours www.bewitchedtours.com Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE
June 09, 20261h 12min
Number 2: 193. Witch Trials: George Jacobs (part 1)
On August 19, 1692, Salem witnessed the executions of five innocent victims found guilty of Sundry Acts of Witchcraft. We've done deep dives into four of those five victims' stories. And today, we tackle the one remaining: George Jacobs. He was the oldest victim of the Salem Witch Trials and probably had the sharpest tongue. In comparison to other accused, little is known about Jacobs. He seemed to be a law-abiding man who avoided gossip and controversy. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they learn what about this man made him such a target. “Case Files Referencing George Jacobs Sr.” Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project. Accessed May 13, 2026. (salem.lib.virginia.edu) Charles Wentworth Upham, Salem Witchcraft, vol. 2 (Boston: Wiggin and Lunt, 1867), 427. Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015), 148. “Examination of George Jacobs Sr.,” in Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt, ed. Bernard Rosenthal (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009), 251–52. Frances Hill, A Delusion of Satan: The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials (New York: Da Capo Press, 1997), 203. “George Jacobs Sr. and the Salem Witch Trials.” History of Massachusetts Blog. Accessed May 13, 2026. History of Massachusetts. “George Jacobs Sr. Home Site.” Salem Witch Museum. Accessed May 13, 2026. Salem Witch Museum. Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!? CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - [email protected] Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours www.salemuncoveredtours.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours www.bewitchedtours.com Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE
May 14, 20261h 9min
Number 3: 126. Witch Trials: Andover
Did you know there are more people accused of witchcraft in Andover than in Salem during the 1692 trials? Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they travel 18 miles from Salem to this northern Massachusetts town. To the home to Martha Carrier, the Queen of Hell. But what else made Andover a hot spot for accusations? Was it church politics? Smallpox outbreaks? Or perhaps bringing the afflicted girls through town to investigate? In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692 by Richard Hite The Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach "Andover Bewitched" Historybuzz https://www.wmur.com/article/salem-witch-cleared-thanks-to-eighth-grade-teacher-students/40825018 https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/welcome-to-andover/ https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/john-ballard-home-site-of/ https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/search/?terms=andover&year=&month=&day= https://andoverma.gov/ https://andoverhistorical.org/history-witch-hysteria Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!? CLICK HERE! NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - [email protected] Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered www.salemuncovered.com
September 24, 20241h 2min
Number 4: 121. PEM: New Salem Witch Trials Exhibit
Long have we waited for a permanent exhibition on the Salem Witch Trials. After three temporary exhibits in as many years, the Peabody Essex Museum has answered. So we went to check it out! Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they chat about this "new" exhibit. P.S. does anyone have a Nick Cage connection? https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/the-salem-witch-trials-1692 Vampire Ball Playbill Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!? CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - [email protected] Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered www.salemuncovered.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours www.bewitchedtours.com Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE
July 30, 202445min
Number 5: 52. Witch Trials: Tituba (part 2)
Get tickets for the live show HERE This young woman's experience exists at the heart of the Salem Witch Trials. And while we will likely never know Tituba's true intentions or motivations, we do know that she confessed. In part 2, we will read HER words and see how the magistrates pushed her to tell a perfect tale. Join your favorite Salem tour guides as they discuss Tituba Indian's role in 1692, what we know of her fate, and how she's treated by history in the centuries to follow. Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem: Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies by Elaine Breslaw The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege by Marilynn K. Roach Six Women of Salem by Marilynn K. Roach https://salemwitchmuseum.com/videos/race-and-the-salem-witch-trials/ Salem Witch Trial Documentary Archive and Transcription Project https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unraveling-mysteries-tituba-salem-witch-trials-180956960/ "The Metamorphosis of Tituba, or Why American Intellectuals Can't Tell an Indian Witch from a Negro" by Chadwick Hansen. New England Quarterly BUY TICKETS TO THE LIVE SHOW Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!? https://salemthepodcast.myshopify.com/ Want to help support the Podcast? Check out our new Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=74253598 www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - [email protected] Book a tour with Sarah (For 2023) www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey (For 2023) www.btftours.com Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE
February 21, 20231h 42min