{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65202d608e657c001133f7cd/6ad73e8cc23d5753123d54eb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Medieval Witches","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65202d608e657c001133f7cd/1792491175070-af4bcb8f-db64-4abb-92d7-806df6453a43.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It is nearly Halloween, the pointy hats and broomsticks are out, and none of it is medieval. To set the record straight, I invited Ana Inés Aldazabal, a specialist in medieval witches who is finishing her PhD at the University of Edinburgh. </p><p>We talk about sorceresses, mystics, summoners, heresy and the slow arrival of the witch stereotype. We tell the story of Alice Kyteler, whom some consider to be the first condemned witch, who was tried at Kilkenny in 1324.</p><p>Ana also gives us a ritual feast and a spell to make men impotent, so have your notebooks at the ready if that is information you find useful!</p><p>Find Ana on LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-in%C3%A9s-aldazabal-8968a322b/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-in%C3%A9s-aldazabal-8968a322b/</a> </p><p>🎵 Title music: “Celebration” by Alexander Nakarada</p><p> 📲 Updates &amp; more: @kpethainou.bsky.social | @thecourtjesterpodcast on Facebook</p><p> 🃏 Bonus content:<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/CourtJesterPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"http://patreon.com/CourtJesterPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/CourtJesterPodcast</a></p><p>☕Buy me a coffee <a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/thecourtjesterpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ko-fi.com/thecourtjesterpodcast</a></p>","author_name":"Kleio Pethainou"}