Witches of Scotland

By madison mitchell

A podcast that follows the Witches of Scotland campaign to bring justice to those accused, convicted and executed as witches under the Witchcraft Act 1563... more

5

9292 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Witches of Scotland:

How many episodes does Witches of Scotland have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.

Witches of Scotland episodes:

June 29, 2021 EPISODE 36 EMMA COWAN AND NORAH CARLIN - THE WITCHES OF CORSTORPHINE
Join Zoe and Claire as we talk to Emma Cowan and Norah Carlin - Norah Carlin is an historian who studied the Witch Trials, and was motivated to learn about those people killed as witches where she grew up : 20 years later Emma, as part of her own researches and found Norah's work and was inspired to campaign - with great success - to have the names of those killed as witches in Corstorphine properly remembered.
...more
57min
June 12, 2021 EPISODE 35 LIANE MAITLAND PSYCHOTHERAPIST
This week Zoe and Claire talk to Liane Maitland, Psychotherapist about considering the witch trials through her professional lens : We talk about the legacy of trauma the witchcraft trials will have left on the country and we consider the trauma likely to have been suffered by James VI, and we discuss how that trauma may have impacted Scotland's witch trial history. Liane's website can be found at www.innerwilderness.co.uk
...more
1h 7min
May 09, 2021 EPISODE 34 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LOUISE NYHOLM KALLESTRUP - James VI and the Danish Witch Trials
Zoe and Claire speak to Associate Professor Louise Nyholm Kallestrup about the crossover (literally across the sea) with the Danish and Scottish witch trials - we name Danish women and men killed as witches and we once again discuss the need for a Scottish Museum of Witch Hunts to memorialise those caught up in the terrible miscarriages of justice and paid with their lives
...more
1h 5min
April 24, 2021 EPISODE 33 LAURIE GOODLAD - THE WITCHES OF SHETLAND
Zoe and Claire talk to Laurie Goodlad - who presents “Shetland with Laurie” podcast / insta pages - she is a podcaster, tour guide, historian and museum curator who was motivated to research the Witches of Shetland - listen as she names all the people she has found in local records, and as we discuss the controversial cremains of women accused as witches which can be seen in the Scalloway Museum.
...more
59min
April 18, 2021 ANNA BJÖRG - THE ICELAND MUSUEM OF WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY
Zoe and Claire discuss Tituba of Salem in more detail and then speak to Anna BJÖRG, curator of the Musuem of Witchcraft and Sorcery in Iceland - we find out why it was men that were accused, discuss the modern folklore on elves and we ask - should our national monument be a scottish Musuem of Witchcraft Trials?
...more
50min
April 11, 2021 EPISODE 31 - RACHEL CHRIST OF THE SALEM WITCH MUSEUM
Zoe and Claire talk to Rachel Christ about the Salem Witch Trials - the accused - the “spectral evidence” used to convict - the pardons granted for all but one of those convicted- the memorial garden - and the “final pardon” - the 21st century legislature to pardon the last person convicted of witchcraft.
...more
59min
April 04, 2021 EPISODE 30 JUDITH LANGLANDS-SCOTT - THE WITCHES OF FORFAR
Zoe and Claire talk about the term witch in politics and beyond, and speak to Judith Langlands-Scott, the brilliant independent scholar who has spent years researching the stories of those accused as witches in Forfar - and we end on another cliffhanger! (And another sterling “ending”)
...more
1h 2min
March 27, 2021 EPISODE 29 LEO IGWE - ADVOCACY FOR ALLEGED WITCHES 2020 - 2030 CAMPAIGN
Zoe and Claire talk to Leo Igwe - Nigerian human rights activist and award winning humanist - about his campaign to stop witchcraft allegations in the modern day - and how he wants us all to support those who suffer from being accused of witchcraft in the modern day
...more
57min
March 20, 2021 EPISODE 28 - SONIA CASAS - EDITOR IN CHIEF OF SAPIENS MAGAZINE #WOMENNOTWITCHES
Zoe and Claire talk about the positive Scottish Government response to the petition, the extraordinary decision of the National Trust for Scotland to promote a holiday let by naming the apartment after man who was involved in witchcraft trials, and speak in depth with Sonia Casas, Editor in Chief of Sapiens magazine about their campaign “they were women not witches” in part inspired by the Witches of Scotland campaign
...more
49min
March 13, 2021 EPISODE 27 HEATHER UPFIELD OF KILWINNING HERITAGE
This week Zoe and Claire talk petitions, widdershins, and hear from the inspiring Heather Upfield - writer of The 5 women of Kilwinning (about 5 women killed as witches) and campaigner to have the names and stories remembered .. find out about her great success... it may inspire you too!
...more
42min

FAQs about Witches of Scotland:

How many episodes does Witches of Scotland have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.

More shows like Witches of Scotland

Dark Histories by Ben Cutmore

Dark Histories

1,793 Listeners

The Witch Wave by Phantasmaphile LLC

The Witch Wave

1,497 Listeners

The Witch Bitch Amateur Hour by Charlye Michelle, Macy Frazier

The Witch Bitch Amateur Hour

1,153 Listeners

Talking Tudors by Natalie Grueninger

Talking Tudors

708 Listeners

The White Witch Podcast by Carly Rose, Bleav

The White Witch Podcast

239 Listeners

Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery by Megan and Kara

Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

446 Listeners

As the Season Turns by Ffern

As the Season Turns

202 Listeners

Not Just the Tudors by History Hit

Not Just the Tudors

1,967 Listeners

Uncanny by BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

752 Listeners

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society by History Hit

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

1,187 Listeners

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley by BBC Radio 4

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

536 Listeners

Back on the Broomstick: Old Witchcraft, New Path by Laylla & Chelle

Back on the Broomstick: Old Witchcraft, New Path

257 Listeners

Witch by BBC Radio 4

Witch

552 Listeners

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal by History Hit

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

875 Listeners

Strangers on a Bench by Tom Rosenthal

Strangers on a Bench

591 Listeners