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EPISODE 57 - DR JAN MACHIELSEN CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Join Zoe & Claire speaking to Dr Jan Machielsen who studies and teaches about witchcraft accusations and trials - we ask what an apology really means and why each country builds different narratives around the witchcraft trials
EPISODE 56 - DR LOUISE YEOMAN - HISTORIAN, AUTHOR, PRESENTER
Zoe and Claire speak to Dr. Louise Yeoman about her amazing work on the scottish witchcraft trials - from The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft to her discovery of Lilias Adie’s “grave” with lots more chat about Satan’s world uncovered, service
EPISODE 55 DR. DANNY BUCK - MATTHEW HOPKINS THE WITCHFINDER GENERAL
Zoe and Claire speak to Dr. Danny Buck about witch trials in the south of England - we talk about religious in fighting, rowdy Quakers and the self proclaimed Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins
EPISODE 54 THE APOLOGY - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022
Zoe and Claire go to Edinburgh for IWD2022 and listen to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon grant an official apology to all those 4000 or so people, mostly women, who were accused of witchcraft - the first time in Scottish history that an
EPISODE 53 - PARDONING THE WITCHES OF CATALONIA
Zoe & Claire speak to Caterina Úbeda of Sapiens Magazine about their successful campaign to have the Witches of Catalonia pardoned. We also speak to Laura Graham, artist about her Exonerate Agnes event which takes place on International Wom
EPIOSODE 52 DR MIRANDA CORCORAN
Zoe & Claire speak to Dr Miranda Corcoran - author of Teen Witches Witchcraft and Adolescence in American Popular Culture - about the use of the witch icon in popular culture, the rise in modern day witches, we talk about witches of our you
EPISODE 51 PROFESSOR MARION GIBSON
Zoe and Claire speak to the wonderfully knowledgeable Professor Marion Gibson (@witchesetc on twitter) about confessions, dooking witches, and, when all is said and done what accusations of witchcraft are really all about. Also, cake and ra
EPISODE 50 DR CIARAN JONES HISTORIAN
Zoe & Claire talk to Dr Ciaran Jones who is a historian of religion and witchcraft in early modern Scotland, and he recently completed his PhD in Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh in 2020. His thesis explored the relationship
EPISODE 49 PROFESSOR OWEN DAVIES - HISTORIAN & PRESIDENT OF THE FOLKLORE SOCIETY
Owen Davies is a British historian who specialises in the history of magic, witchcraft, ghosts, and popular medicine. He is currently Professor in History at the University of Hertfordshire and has been described as Britain's "foremost acad
EPISODE 48 PROFESSOR NICOLA RING - NURSES AND MIDWIVES
Zoe & Claire talk to Professor Nicola Ring about her research funded by the Royal College of Nursing Foundation into the stories of Scotland’s early nurses and midwives accused of witchcraft for helping others. We also hear the stories of w
EPISODE 47 MATTHEW BRIDSON - THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES
Zoe and Claire talk to Matthew Bridson who is a postgraduate scholar of Heritage Studies. He recently submitted his Masters thesis on the topic of the group referred to as “The Lancashire Witches”. We talked to him about the Lancashire Witc
EPISODE 46 - WITCHES OF ORKNEY
Zoe and Claire speak to Helen Woodsford Dean and Ragnhild Ljosland, the two women who were the inspiration and driving force in getting the memorial to those killed as witches in Orkney erected - we talk witches, collecting tears, pagans, w
EPISODE 45 ASH WILLIAM MILLS ON ISOBEL GOWDIE
Zoe and Claire talk to Ash William Mills on his book - The Black Book of Isobel Gowdie - we discuss what was known of her, whether she was a “wise woman” and the cauldron of cultures that made up the various folklore and spells that were us
EPISODE 44 - KAYLA KANDZORRA of WITCH STORY PODCAST
Join Zoe and Claire as they speak to Kayla Kandzorra about the bi-weekly podcast where hosts Stephanie and Kayla discuss trials and tales of witches throughout the centuries. Each episode sheds light on a new story bringing attention to the
EPISODE 43 C J COOKE THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES
Zoe and Claire talk to author Carolyn Jess Cooke about her new book The Lighthouse Witches and her inspiration from the scottish witchcraft trials. We talk themes of trauma, loss, and justice
EPISODE 42 JENNIFER WIGHT THE ADDERS DEN
Zoe & Claire talk to Jennifer Wight who has researched scottish folk history (more can be found on her website The Adder’s Deb) and is part of Scottish Cunning Ways (FB) . What is the difference between cunning folk and witches? were those
EPISODE 41 - WITCHES OF SCOTLAND SYMPOSIUM: WITCH-HUNTING WOMEN
Join Zoe & Claire as they learn from the experts as to how they research the history of those accused of witchcraft : Judith Gorman, Helen Upfield, Mary Craig, Norah Carlin and Catherine McPhee : with a reading from Elizabeth Lee’s new book
EPISODE 40 LAURA GRAHAM ARTIST
Join Zoe and Claire speaking to Laura Graham, lawyer and artist. Laura’s work has been particularly informed by the Scottish Witch Trials - we discuss the patriarchy, what’s in a name, her work “Soul Murder” and the “dittays” against women
EPISODE 39 DR.ALLAN KENNEDY
Zoe and Claire learn more about the criminality involved in witchcraft - we hear about how a trial of an alleged witch was conducted and the sentences imposed - we talk more about quarrelsome dames and how the transgressing of “feminine nor
EPISODE 38 AMY KINGSMILL - PERFORMANCE ARTIST
Zoe and Claire talk to performance artist Amy Kingsmill about her year long project- Light Source - finding out about the witches of England - and we discuss why the current zeitgeist seems perfect for memorialising those killed as witches.
EPISODE 37 MARY W CRAIG HISTORIAN & AUTHOR
Zoe & Claire speak to historian and author Mary W Craig about the 4 Proofs, Quarrelsome Dames and the woman accused of witchcraft in Mary’s forthcoming book.
EPISODE 36 EMMA COWAN AND NORAH CARLIN - THE WITCHES OF CORSTORPHINE
Join Zoe and Claire as we talk to Emma Cowan and Norah Carlin - Norah Carlin is an historian who studied the Witch Trials, and was motivated to learn about those people killed as witches where she grew up : 20 years later Emma, as part of h
EPISODE 35 LIANE MAITLAND PSYCHOTHERAPIST
This week Zoe and Claire talk to Liane Maitland, Psychotherapist about considering the witch trials through her professional lens : We talk about the legacy of trauma the witchcraft trials will have left on the country and we consider the t
EPISODE 34 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LOUISE NYHOLM KALLESTRUP - James VI and the Danish Witch Trials
Zoe and Claire speak to Associate Professor Louise Nyholm Kallestrup about the crossover (literally across the sea) with the Danish and Scottish witch trials - we name Danish women and men killed as witches and we once again discuss the nee
EPISODE 33 LAURIE GOODLAD - THE WITCHES OF SHETLAND
Zoe and Claire talk to Laurie Goodlad - who presents “Shetland with Laurie” podcast / insta pages - she is a podcaster, tour guide, historian and museum curator who was motivated to research the Witches of Shetland - listen as she names all
ANNA BJÖRG - THE ICELAND MUSUEM OF WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY
Zoe and Claire discuss Tituba of Salem in more detail and then speak to Anna BJÖRG, curator of the Musuem of Witchcraft and Sorcery in Iceland - we find out why it was men that were accused, discuss the modern folklore on elves and we ask -
EPISODE 31 - RACHEL CHRIST OF THE SALEM WITCH MUSEUM
Zoe and Claire talk to Rachel Christ about the Salem Witch Trials - the accused - the “spectral evidence” used to convict - the pardons granted for all but one of those convicted- the memorial garden - and the “final pardon” - the 21st cent
EPISODE 30 JUDITH LANGLANDS-SCOTT - THE WITCHES OF FORFAR
Zoe and Claire talk about the term witch in politics and beyond, and speak to Judith Langlands-Scott, the brilliant independent scholar who has spent years researching the stories of those accused as witches in Forfar - and we end on anothe
EPISODE 29 LEO IGWE - ADVOCACY FOR ALLEGED WITCHES 2020 - 2030 CAMPAIGN
Zoe and Claire talk to Leo Igwe - Nigerian human rights activist and award winning humanist - about his campaign to stop witchcraft allegations in the modern day - and how he wants us all to support those who suffer from being accused of wi
EPISODE 28 - SONIA CASAS - EDITOR IN CHIEF OF SAPIENS MAGAZINE #WOMENNOTWITCHES
Zoe and Claire talk about the positive Scottish Government response to the petition, the extraordinary decision of the National Trust for Scotland to promote a holiday let by naming the apartment after man who was involved in witchcraft tri
