The Salem Witch Trials Podcast
1) A Reflection on Our First Season
In the last episode of season one, we reflect on what we've learned so far. And look ahead to season two. You can contact host Greg Houle at greg@theputnamsofsalem.com Learn more about host Greg's no...Show More
2) Suspicion and Fear Consume Wilmot Redd
Long the subject of whispers and suspicion, Wilmot Redd lived miles from the witch hysteria’s epicenter in Salem Village. Yet, as paranoia spread in the spring of 1692, she got caught in its grip, con...Show More
3) The Patriarchy Takes Down Ann Pudeator
Ann Pudeator was a twice-widowed caregiver whose independence and outsider status made her a target during the Salem witch trials. We explore how this elderly, independent woman stoked societal fears,...Show More
4) The Last Witch
We're joined by Annika Hylmö, the writer and director of The Last Witch, a documentary currently in production that follows a North Andover teacher and her middle school students in their campaign to ...Show More
5) The Courageous Mary Easty
By all accounts, Mary Easty was a pious and well-respected woman. Yet she was swept up in the witch hunt anyway. Her unwavering declarations of innocence, brave defense, and heartfelt fight against fu...Show More
6) A Grumpy Old Man Gets Targeted
George Jacobs Sr., a fiery-tempered and outspoken man more than 80 years old, finds himself at the center of the witch hunt. His sharp tongue and abrasive personality made him an easy mark in a commun...Show More
7) Elizabeth Howe's Past Comes Back to Haunt Her
Elizabeth Howe seemed just like any other hard-working Puritan in seventeenth-century New England, but her past came back to haunt her once the witch crisis exploded in the spring of 1692. Her tragic ...Show More
8) The Infamous Susannah Martin
An early settler of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Susannah Martin's reputation, as well as a series of accusations made against her earlier in her life, meant that she was destined to become an inevitable...Show More
9) The Mayhem Spreads West
We discuss how the frontier town of Andover, MA, located a dozen miles west of Salem, gets caught up in the growing witch hysteria in 1692. We're joined by Martha Tubinis, director of programs at the ...Show More
10) Martha Carrier’s Fierce Defiance
We explore the life and legacy of Martha Carrier, the first Andover resident accused of witchcraft in 1692. We’re joined by Carrier’s descendant, Alice Markham-Cantor, author of The Once and Future Wi...Show More