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The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 64 – The Governor’s Decree
11/28/2022
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss a General Court meeting in Boston that includes a decree from Governor William Phipps on the Salem Witch Trial and how to proceed. Also included is discussion on Increase Mather’s Cases of Conscience and his son, Cotton Mather’s Wonders of the Invisible World as both had gone […]
Duration:00:18:47
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 63 – Enter Thomas Brattle
11/21/2022
In this long awaited episode of the podcast, we further discuss the unpopular opinion of the Salem Witch Trials outside of the city of Salem. Future governor Joseph Dudly polls leaders in New York while criticism continues to come from Boston, this time in the form of a letter from well respected merchant Thomas Brattle. […]
Duration:00:17:14
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 62 – Cases of Conscience
3/9/2022
In this episode of the podcast, after the tumultuous month of September, the air in the Massachusetts Bay Colony is starting to turn cold and that’s not a good thing for the court in Salem. The beginning of October is dominated by criticism of the trials from Increase Mather, one of the most influential men […]
Duration:00:21:05
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 61 – September 1692
2/4/2022
In this episode of the podcast, we look at the aftermath of the previous week’s hangings. Orphaned children find new homes. The governor returns to Boston to a huge surprise. Sheriff George Corwin is up to his shenanigans. Sarah Cole, once an accuser, finds herself on the wrong side of the pointed finger. […]
Duration:00:16:28
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 60 – Eight Firebrands of Hell
1/14/2022
In this episode of the podcast we cover the events of September 2, 1692, the largest execution day of the Salem Witch Trials. Of the 15 or so accused sentenced to execution, only 8 were taken to the Gallows to have their lives stolen from them. In this episode of the podcast, we speculate why […]
Duration:00:25:29
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 59 – The In Between Time
11/24/2021
On this episode of the podcast, we look at the time in between Giles Corey’s pressing and the September 22 mass executions. A lot of people are condemned, but the hanging tree can only hold so many. One gets a month’s stay of execution and the ghost of one of the condemned appears to a […]
Duration:00:20:46
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 58 – The Pressing of Giles Corey
10/22/2021
In this episode of the podcast, we will take a look at the life and times of Giles Corey, including his past where he beat a man to death and how that led to his witchcraft trial. Giles famously “stood mute,” leading to one of the most unique deaths on American soil in history.
Duration:00:19:34
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 57 – The Witchcraft Trial of Margaret Scott
9/22/2021
We have a very full episode of the podcast! First up, the witchcraft trial of Rowley’s Margaret Scott. Very little is known about Margaret., but the result of her trial is known. In Andover, the Reverend Francis Dane’s entire family has been accused of witchcraft, it was only a matter of time before he joined […]
Duration:00:20:15
Episode 56: The Witchcraft Trial of Samuel Wardwell
8/25/2021
In this episode of the podcast, we take a look at the witchcraft trial of Samuel Wardwell including looking at his confession, his past as an admitted fortune teller and those accusing of him of being really good at fortune telling. Also, we update the whereabouts of Elizabeth Coleson and Capt. John Alden. […]
Duration:00:20:09
The Salem 1692 Podcast : Episode 55 – The Witchcraft Trials of Ann Foster and Mary Lacey Sr
7/27/2021
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the lives of Ann Foster and her family. New information in a book highlighting the people of Andover has brought new insight into the possible reasons for the confessions of Foster and her daughter, Mary Lacey Sr. Not much has survived from their particular trials, but they […]
Duration:00:21:19
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 54 – Aftermath
6/26/2021
On this episode of the podcast we take a look at the aftermath of the previous week’s witch trials with petitions being brought to the court, escapes from prison and one of the condemned break down and confess to witchcraft. Email the podcast: salem1692podcast@gmail.com
Duration:00:21:15
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 53 – The Witchcraft Trial of Mary Easty
5/24/2021
We finish this round of witchcraft trials with one of the three Towne Sisters. Mary Easty, by all accounts, was as pious and reputable as her sister, Rebecca Nurse. It was because of this fact that Mary was released from prison for a short time until renewed afflictions caused her to be re-arrested. Now she […]
Duration:00:20:30
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 52 – The Trial of Mary Bradbury
4/29/2021
On this episode of the podcast we will look at the witchcraft trial of Mistress Mary Bradbury. She had a complicated relationship with the Carr Family of Salisbury which would cause her to be accused and jailed. In the podcast we will discuss the reasons for the animosity between the two families. Also in the […]
Duration:00:20:14
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 51 – The Witchcraft Trial of Ann Pudeator
4/15/2021
In this episode of the podcast, we take look at the September 9 trial of Ann Pudeator. This episode will dive into what little history we have of Ann including her first marriage, the strange way she met her second husband and the events about ten years before the trials that would make the residents […]
Duration:00:16:51
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 50 – The Trials of Giles and Martha Corey
3/28/2021
In this episode of the podcast, we will discuss the witchcraft trial of Giles and Martha Corey, talk a little bit about Sheriff George Corwin and get into the format of the actual proceedings. We will debunk some myths that have grown around the legend of Giles Corey, dive more into his background as well […]
Duration:00:20:29
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 49 – Andover Follies
3/9/2021
In this episode of the podcast, we look a series of arrests taking place in Andover. In the later stages of 1692, most of the witchcraft accusations were of citizens in Andover. The afflicted girls were mainstays in the town pointing out whose specters they did and did not see. Over the course of September […]
Duration:00:24:47
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 48 – The Trial of Alice Parker
2/19/2021
Witchcraft rumors have swirled around Alice Parker for years. It was only a matter of time before she was brought in on witchcraft charges in 1692. Here she stands in front of Mary Warren, the afflicted turned accused turned afflicted who is convinced Alice Parker bewitched her mom and sister to death years ago. Will […]
Duration:00:18:42
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 47 – The Trial of Dorcas Hoar
2/3/2021
In this episode of the podcast not only have we regrettably skipped Episode 46 (too late to change the number now) but we take a look at the Salem Witchcraft trial from Dorcas Hoar. Dorcas Hoar is not one of the first names that comes up when people discuss the Salem Witch Trials, but she […]
Duration:00:19:55
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 45 – Witch Invasion
1/21/2021
On this episode of the podcast, we cover the pre-trial examinations of five women not from Salem or Andover on the eve of the newest round of witch trials. We will discuss the interesting lineup of The Afflicted put together for these particular examinations. We will end the episode with a rather surprising accusation, […]
Duration:00:26:32
The Salem 1692 Podcast: Episode 44 – Andover Delights
1/8/2021
Perhaps you can tell by the name, but in this episode of the podcast, we are staying in the familiar town of Andover with a total of 8 new arrests in the early days of September 1692. In this episode of the podcast we will discuss the outcomes of these arrests, a failed arrest and […]
Duration:00:32:18