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Witches of Scotland

von claire mitchell and zoe venditozzi

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A podcast that follows the Witches of Scotland campaign to bring justice to those accused, convicted and executed as witches under the Witchcraft Act 1563

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  1. EPISODE 87 PROFESSOR MARION GIBSON and "THRICE"

    Zoe and Claire speak to the fabulous Marion Gibson about her Sunday Times Best Selling Book "Witchland" and to Al Seed and Jude Milligan about their witch/macbeth related play "Thrice" . Racoons in baby rucksacks on planes included

  2. EPISODE 86 PROF MCGLYNN AND DR.DORKA TAMAS

    WE speak to Professor Claire McGlynn about Patriarchy and Porn - Shei is a leading expert on violence against women and girls and gender equality. Her particular expertise lies in the legal regulation of pornography, image-based sexual abus

  3. EPISODE 85 VICTORIA BRADBURY A SALEM DESCENDANT AND ARTIST

    Victoria Bradbury speaks to us about her new show about witches and her own personal connection to the witch trials in Salem Blue Boar VR project: https://blurringartandlife.com/vb/blueboarvr.html Blue Boar installation project: https://blu

  4. EPISODE 84 WITCHES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

    If you thought witchcraft accusations were a thing of the past, think again : Sarah Newey, a journalist based in Bangkok covering global health security across the Asia Pacific, predominantly but not solely for the Telegraph, investigated t

  5. EP 83 BONUS RANT

    This bonus ep covers a range of topics related to sexual violence, misogyny, and women's rights. It delves into the normalisation of violence, legal definitions, and the ongoing erosion of women's healthcare. The discussion also calls for t

  6. EPISODE 82 ANNA CAIG - THE WISE WITCH OF ORKNEY

    Zoe and Claire chat to Anna Caig, about Anna's new book, 'The Wise Witch of Orkney,' Set in 1593. it tells the story of Elspeth Balfour, a wise woman from Orkney.

  7. EPISODE 81 BONUS EP ZOE AND CLAIRE @ MASON AND FIFTH LONDON

    Zoe and Claire present a review of the campaign so far to a London audience - for those with us from the start it's a meandering wander from then till now, for those just joining the pocast it's a catch up of where we've come from and where

  8. EPISODE 80 DR. MORETTI ON & GEMMA CLARK

    Zoe and Claire speak to Dr. Debora Moretti about ritual magic vs. folk magic and most importantly for those taking down their decorations on the 5th of January , The Befana tradition in Italy. On women's rights issues, we speak to Gemma Cla

  9. EPISODE 79 THAT GLASGOW WITCH and JUANO DIAZ

    Zoe and Claire wish to offer a Solstice offering to all those who have stuck by us with this podcast through a VERY patchy period and we wanted to give u THE BEST festive guests we could think of to finish this year! First is @thatglasgowwi

  10. EPISODE 78 HOPE REESE / STEVEN VEERAPEN

    You’ll have seen memes saying “I made dinners for men I should have poisoned” , well Zoe and Claire speak to Hope Reese about her book “The Women Are Not Fine: The Dark History of a Poisonous Sisterhood. Hope tells the story of about a woma

  11. EPISODE 77 THE WITCHES OF GHANA

    Listen to Zoe and Claire to talk to Professor John Azumah and extraordinary photographer Claire Thomas about the women suffering modern day witch accusations, the witch camps in which they are forced to stay for safety and what we can do to

  12. EPISODE 76 DR MARGARET BENNETT

    EPISODE 76 DR MARGARET BENNETT Zoe in conversation with DR MARGARET BENNETT “is a Scottish writer, folklorist, ethnologist, broadcaster, and singer. Her main interests lies in the field of traditional Scottish folk culture and cultural iden

  13. THE WOS TARTAN EPISODE

    CLARE CAMPBELL OF PRICKLY THISTLE talks to Zoe and Claire about the tartan and about how we are releasing the WOS Tartan, clans and much more

  14. WITCHES OF FRANCE - ANNETTE YOUNG on GISÈLE PELICOT

    Zoe and Claire discuss the witch trials in France and speak to ANNETTE YOUNG, journalist and presenter of the 51% - a feminist French TV show about Gislèle Pelicot. WARNING The discussion includes details of sexual assault.

  15. THE CONNECTICUT WITCH TRIALS

    Zoe and Claire talk to the folks at the Connecticut Witch Trials and find out all about their campaign. They also talk about the Afghanistan Government decision to remove education from women, the internets reaction to a woman celebrating h

  16. THE QUARRELSOME DAMES RETURN

    Zoe and Claire come clean about why there has been no podcast in a while and what they have been up to... SPOILER : They've written a book! Their publishers say "HOW TO KILL A WITCH is a compelling and detailed investigation into the histor

  17. EPISODE 71 - THE SURVEY OF SCOTTISH WITCHCRAFT WITH PROG GOODARE, EUAN MCANDREW & RUBY IMRIE

    Zoe & Claire speak to Prof Goodare about how the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft came about and Euan McAndrew, Wikimedian in residence at Edinburgh University explains bringing the work to a digital audience along with student Ruby Imrie PLUS

  18. EPISODE 70 - PROFESSOR GIBSON - WITCHCRAFT - A HISTORY IN 13 TRIALS

    Zoe & Claire speak to the endlessly fascinating Professor Marion Gibson about her new book which spans 700 years of witchcraft trials - from the trial which probably started the European witch hunt to the 21st century allegations of “witch-

  19. EPISODE 69 STACEY THOMAS “The Revels”

    Zoe and Claire speak to author Stacey Thomas about her debut novel “The Revels” - all about witchcraft accusations . Stacey Thomas is a contributor to Bad Form Review. She is an alumna of the Curtis Brown Creative novel writing course where

  20. EPISODE 68 - MODERN WITCHCRAFT ACCUSATIONS AND TRIALS WITH LEO IGWE : WARNING DISCUSSES VIOLENCE

    Zoe and Claire catch up with Leo Igwe to find out about witchcraft accusations in the present day : what are people being accused of, by whom and why? NB The Aye Write event has now already taken place - sorry to those who missed it! WARNIN

  21. EPISODE 67 DR ANDREW SNEDDON WITCHES OF IRELAND

    Zoe and Claire talk to the hugely knowledgeable Dr. Andrew Sneddon, historian of medicine, religion and the supernatural, especially ghosts, magic and witchcraft. Senior Lecturer in History @ Ulster University.

  22. EPISODE 66 LORRAINE MURRAY - THE WITCHES OF INVERCLYDE

    Zoe and Claire speak to Lorraine Murray Archivist at The Watt Institution in Greenock and at The Glasgow Academy in Kelvinbridge. She is an Art and Architectural Historian who has been researching the woman and men accused of witchcraft in

  23. EPISODE 65 - ANYA BERGMAN - WITCHES OF VARDO

    Zoe and Claire speak to author Anya Bergman about her story of the women killed as witches in Vardø. We talk magic, menopause, weather witches and why a Scotsman might have been to blame. Raccoons included

  24. EPISODE 64 - DOCTOR MARTHA MCGILL - WITCH HUNT 1649

    Zoe and Claire speak to Dr. Martha McGill about her game, developed by a team at the University of Warwick, to explore and understand the witch hunt phenomena - based on events in Haddington, Zoe & Claire consider the history of Haddington

  25. EPISODE 63 - JUDITH LANGLANDS SCOTT - CONFESSIONS AND LIES - WITCHES OF FORFAR PART TWO

    Zoe and Claire speak to the fabulously knowledgeable Judith Langlands Scott about witch confessions in Forfar, John Kincaid’s “expert” expenses and find out where following the money trail gets you on the hunt to uncover the details of thos

  26. EPISODE 62 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JEM BLOOMFIELD

    Zoe and Claire speak to Assistant Professor Jem Bloomfield to explore "witches" in crime fiction of the mid-twentieth century. His work explores the intellectual and social worlds of these books, relating them to contemporary concerns aroun

  27. EPISODE 61 - ANNA DAY - STATUES AND MEMORIALISATION

    Zoe and Claire talk to Anna Day, Cultural Public Programme Manager for Perth about statues in memory of women accused of witchcraft, why memorials are important and Anna shares her own family story of remembering those who died in WWII.

  28. EPISODE 60 - JENNI FAGAN “HEX” RECORDED LIVE AT AYE WRITE, GLASGOW

    Zoe and Claire interview the brilliant author Jenni Fagan about her new book “Hex” : “ A witch will die here in the morning. It is the 4th of December 1591. On this, the last night of her life in a prison cell several floors below Edinburgh

  29. EPISODE 59 - EMERITUS PROFESSOR MALCOLM GASKILL

    Zoe and Claire speak to Professor Malcolm Gaskill about his study of witchcraft accusations in England - from the 17th century jjury trials to the 20th century trial of “Hellish Nell”

  30. EPISODE 58 - DAVID RUDOLPH - AMERICAN INJUSTICE

    Zoe and Claire talk to the criminal defence lawyer - made famous by #thestaircase documentary on Netflix about american injustice - the Salem witch trials, forced confessions, pardons and why they are important and much more! also : cake re

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