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The Conspirators Podcast

Ep. 217 - The Half-Hanged

The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In this episode I take you through some of the ways people throughout the 17th century punished accused witches. I take you through the story of the Salem Witch Trials, as well as an earlier tale that helped inspire one of our most famous modern day authors. Episode Sponsor: HelloFresh Get 50% off your first order, plus free shipping at: http://hellofresh.com/50conspirators Check out my new YouTube Channel, "Dark Chronicles" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_SAREQYopjrr0CNIrrRrQ Get ad free early episode releases and access to our bonus mini-episodes on Patreon! theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/07/the-witches-of-salem https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/ https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/special-edition-on-infectious-disease/2014/the-fight-over-inoculation-during-the-1721-boston-smallpox-epidemic/ https://genius.com/Margaret-atwood-half-hanged-mary-annotated https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mary-webster-witch-hadley-survives-hanging/ https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=evans;idno=N00392.0001.001 https://www.massreview.org/node/7575 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey y'all, spooky season is here, and if you're looking for a show to wet your appetite

0:11.4

for a little haunted history, then I'd like to invite you to check out Southern Gothic,

0:16.3

a chart-topping history podcast that explores some of the most infamous legends, folklore,

0:21.9

ghost stories, and hauntings of the American South.

0:25.5

You've covered all sorts of stuff from the bellwitch of Tennessee to the disappearance

0:29.9

of the Confederate submarine, the H.L. Hunley, not to mention our deep dives into the local

0:35.4

lore of some of America's oldest and most haunted cities, like New Orleans, Charleston,

0:42.1

in St. Augustine.

0:44.1

So if you're ready for a little good ol' fashion Halloween storytelling with a commitment

0:48.6

to quality historical research, then be sure to check out Southern Gothic today.

0:54.6

It's available now on all your favorite podcast apps.

0:59.5

What does Sputnik have to do with student loans?

1:02.4

How did a set of trembling hands end the Soviet Union?

1:06.4

How did inflation kill moon bases?

1:09.0

And how did a former president decide to run for a second non-consecutive term?

1:14.0

These are some of the topics we deal with on the My History Can Beat Up Your Politics podcast.

1:18.9

We tell stories of history that relate to today's news events.

1:23.2

Have a listen, My History Can Beat Up Your Politics, Wherever You Get Podcasts.

1:31.4

One day in the early 9th century a man was traveling to the French countryside.

1:36.1

When he came across a mob of angry peasants who surrounded a group of four strangers.

1:41.4

Several members of the mob began gathering up rocks, clearly planning to stone these four

1:46.4

strangers to death.

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