In this week's episode we're joined by Dane Johnston to talk about the retro side-hustle of hunting witches, using the notorious Malleus Maleficarum as our guiding text. Is there any truth to the claims that led to so many women being tortured and burned? No. No there isn't. But it's a fascinating if horrifying chapter of history and it's worth exploring for those of us who may not know as much about it as we think. 


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Our intro and outro music is by Commuted. Find him at https://commuted.bandcamp.com/

Our art is by Jennifer Walker. Find her at https://www.jenniferwalker.design/

Sources for this episode:

Kramer, Heinrich and Jacob Sprenger. The Malleus Maleficarum 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/10/31/canada-pretending-be-witch-is-punishable-offense/

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-365.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/witchcraft/The-witch-hunts

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/