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The Thing About Salem
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The official podcast of the Salem Witch Trials, featuring lively discussions on all things related to the witch-hunt of 1692-1693.
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Watch or listen to our landmark interview with Ben Wickey, author and illustrator of More Weight: A Salem Story, the hit new graphic novel of the Salem Witch Trials.

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Join award-winning historian Emerson “Tad” Baker in this wide-ranging discussion of New England witch hunts, guest moderated by podcasters Sarah Jack and Josh Hutchinson
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The Salem judges, in their infinite wisdom, decide to have more experiments done in the courtroom, just like with the Goody Glover trial. They order Candy to swallow the blade of grass, which that itself sounds absurd to me, but according to minister John Hale, Candy was burned that night.
On June 6, 1692 in the Salem Witch Trials:
* Bartholomew Gedney, John Hathorne, and Jonathan Corwin interrogated Mary Ireson. Rev. Samuel Willard's brother Simon recorded the examination.
* The magistrates issued a warrant for the arrest of Ann Dolliver, daughter of Salem's senior minister
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On May 22, 1692, in the Salem Witch-Hunt, the specter of Philip English allegedly threatened to kill Susannah Sheldon with a knife if she refused to sign the devil's book. Joseph Rabson's ghost showed up and accused English of murder and told Susannah he'd pester her until she informed the justices.
On May 21, 1692 in the Salem Witch Trials
* Mary Esty was shackled, and then Mercy Lewis began to recover from supposedly almost dying at the hands of Esty's specter.
* John and Thomas Putnam filed complaints against Susannah Roots, Sarah Bassett, and Sarah Procter.
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We spoke at the Magic and Witchcraft Conference in York, England last year.
This photo was taken in Danvers, Massachusetts (formerly Salem Village) in May 2023. Putnam Pantry stands on land once owned by Joseph Putnam, the half-brother of Sgt. Thomas Putnam.
On May 20, 1692:
* The afflicted girls attending Mercy Lewis on what she believed was her death bed were supposedly assaulted by Sarah Procter, Sarah Bassett, and Susannah Roots.
* John Putnam and Benjamin Hutchinson lodged a witchcraft complaint against Mary Esty.
"Pretty much anyone with even a drop of New England ancestry does not have to look all that far to find a relative involved in the witch trials, given that more than 70 people were afflicted, resulting in at least 169 accused"
- Emerson W. Baker
A Storm of Witchcraft
On May 19, 1692, Mary Esty's specter allegedly afflicted Mercy Lewis at constable John Putnam's home, where Mercy was then staying.
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On May 13, 1692:
* Abigail Soames' specter supposedly tortured Mary Warren
* Hathorne & Corwin issued a warrant for apprehension of Abigail Soames
* The magistrates questioned Abigail Soames.
* Jarvis Ring deposed against Susannah Martin.
* Joseph Ring deposed against Susannah Martin & Thomas Hardy.