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  • 12. The Weirdest Salem Witch Trials Pop Culture

    01:17:31
    With the Salem Witch Files winding down, Blair and Carley catch up on summer plans, board games, and insights from eavesdropping on a therapist. Then, Carley talks about some favorite pop culture that inspired by the Salem trials, including an excuse to talk about Gothic literature and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Blair revealing she's a nerd, and the Scooby-Doo movie that turned Carley gay.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.03Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com

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  • 11. Wicked (Part 2)

    55:22
    Get cozy as Blair takes Carley behind the scenes of the musical, from its inception through its legacy. Also, we learned not to advertise the podcast with dead dogs.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.01Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com
  • 10. Wicked (Part 1)

    01:07:44
    Was this whole Salem Witch Trials podcast just a Trojan horse to talk about a musical? Kinda. This week, Blair and Carley talk about why they love the musical, and recap its plot. (Next week: talking about the behind the scenes.)Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.02Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com
  • 9. Women of Salem Invented Gay Pop

    01:43:32
    Carley leads Blair through a deeper-dive on some of the women convicted of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials. And, JoJo Siwa.Also: voice notes, moving, the eclipse, Bridget Bishop, another lie we told, Sarah Bishop, Rebecca Nurse, The Giving Tree, door-knockers, Anne Putnam Sr's egg bites, allies, old YouTube, afflictions, cookin’ bread, Dorothy Good, imprisoned children, Elizabeth Proctor, the hottest ages, fashion tips and traumatic horrors, Abigail Williams, Arthur Miller’s definition of bad blood, Queen of Hell Martha Carrier, 7 foot 4, Martha Corey, Martha Bradbury, blue pigs, Susannah Martin, Ann Pudeator, Abigail Hobbs, biased obituaries, and our new favorite fact about Dorcas Hoar.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.00Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com
  • 8. Witch Trial Conspiracies

    01:40:54
    Fungal bread. Land grabs. Bored girls. And defining what the devil even is. Carley and Blair drink Wayne Gretzky's white wine and address, debunk, and occasionally embrace the biggest conspiracy theories about the Salem Witch Trials.Also: nepo landlords, bed bugs and pest problems, shower song setlists, cuddly beasts, audition diarrhea, period thoughts, rye, Course Hero, dramaturgy, bull**it college projects, fake Rick and Morty fandom, drugs, the Trudeau family, cancer paranoia, book recs, eat the rich, a surprising reboot, millennial fashion, Finn Wolfhard, that Prince Andrew interview, Tophers, what Carley’s afraid to say on the podcast, Blair says something that makes Rob laugh like a clown horn and turns Carley violent, “Hammer of the Witches”, the dagger on the New York Times bestseller list, sisters, leaving parties God wants us to attend, upcoming plans, witnessing the worst first dates, short men, boredom versus the algo, and creating a new conspiracy together.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.01Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com
  • 7. Bustin' the Men of Salem

    01:10:58
    After no one asked, Blair and Carley look deeper at the lineup of men executed in the Salem witch trials.Also, if you ever thought “I wish they wouldn't sing so many musical theater songs,” never before has a Monkey's Paw curled so hard.Subscribe to our Patreon to get early episodes and bonuses (like a Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire mini-episode)Plus: Charli XCX, The 1975, ruining your Spotify Wrapped, addiction, "edgy" podcasts, music for Targets, old problematic bands, why we’d never date Taylor Swift, Naomi Klein's book “Doppelganger”, sponsors we want, trying Yorkie bars on-air for some reason, being sick of John Proctor, Giles Corey’s descendants, mesothelioma, asbestos as a treat, Gradey Dick, insurrection sitcoms, tricking ghosts, Neil Cicierega’s remix of the “Ghostbusters” theme (VERY IMPORTANT), the meaning behind Taylor Swift’s new album title, whether sex positivity denotes work ethic, the thing that makes us feel good, ghost sex fanfiction and logistics, Samuel Wardell, a Rhys cameo, inappropriate children’s choirs, retracting our approval for George Burroughs, George Jacobs Sr, deputy constable John Willard, and at least one legit theory of what was going on with the accusers.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.01Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com
  • 6. The "2 Executed Dogs" Comedy Hour

    01:03:34
    Everyone asked for it, so here’s an episode where Carley and Blair (try not to) talk about the two dogs that were executed for witchcraft. In a new Girl Historians tradition, it only took 5 or 6 episodes into the season to lose their minds. There’s lots of singing.Also: Blair’s sketch duo 24 Double B won the Princess Diana award at Toronto Sketchfest, lots of singing, Breaking Bad spoilers, bad drug experiences, addressing a Truthtanic controversy, f***ed-up dogs, planning a summer energy exchange in a park, St. Paddy’s Day weekend, James Acaster’s new “Hecklers Welcome” stand-up show, comments on the podcast, hog videos, Andover Massachusetts, the return of witch cakes and the Queen of Hell, your mom’s weird friends, Carley’s segues, Joseph Ballard, little pugs hexing you with crusty white eyes, defending Rent and Tick Tick Boom, secret Letterboxd accounts, the Hamster Dance, hag-ridden animals, busted-looking Voldemort, Carley’s sister’s enemy, Springsteen bumper stickers, Andover government connections, Blair crying, movie spoilers, and a musical finale.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansGriffin Toplitsky’s animated sketch “Georgian Bay,” featuring Blair and Carley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ5oN97WkBsOne of Carley’s main book sources this season: “The Witches: Salem, 1692” by Stacy SchiffHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.06Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com