Saints & Witches

If you’ve listened to the podcast for a while, you know by now how we feel about King James. He’s not our favorite. Today we return to Scotland to discuss the North Berwick witch trials and the only p...

29 Apr 20211h 41min

Long week? Fold yourself up hot dog style and tune in for another episode of Saints & Witches! This episode takes us back to North Africa. [Including Egypt, which is in fact a part of Africa! Who knew...

15 Apr 20211h 29min

Fuck Around and Find Out: Sweden's official motto! In Episode 28, we fuck around in Sweden and find out about the trial of Malin Matsdotter and the 17th-century "Great Noise" witch trials. We also fin...

1 Apr 20211h 37min

Can you believe it's been ONE WHOLE YEAR of Saints & Witches?? Because we can't. Today's theme, in typical S&W fashion, is perfectly clear: Belgium/Low Countries/France! We discuss the medieval Beguin...

18 Mar 20211h 20min

Welcome to Wales (wherever that is)! In this episode, we discuss the very first recorded witchcraft trial in Wales, that of Gwen ferch Ellis. Then, we hop back in time to explore the story of St. Davi...

4 Mar 20211h 33min

For our SILVER episode, we return to medieval Germany to discuss the lives of two widows ostracized by their communities. We talk about St. Elizabeth of Hungary, an ascetic princess and the patron sai...

18 Feb 20211h 42min

Liz is *sick* of Europe, so we're heading to America this week-- specifically, 19th century Tennessee! We discuss the Bell Witch, a mysterious entity which haunted a rural family in Robertson County. ...

4 Feb 20211h 49min

Welcome to The Bible, Part Two! Today we discuss one of the major figures in the New Testament, St. John the Baptist. We also pick up where we left off in the Old Testament and discuss Samuel, Saul, a...

21 Jan 20211h 37min