Dynamic History Salem

About Dynamic History Salem

Dynamic History Salem tells the stories of Salem, Massachusetts’ dynamic and incredibly diverse history and the people who made those stories meaningful. In these episodes you'll find interviews with local historians and guides, "this day in Salem" historical nuggets, and the stories of the people - immigrant, colonizer, indigenous, and enslaved - who made this beautiful seaside city the home and tourist destination it is today. Want to hear the stories of Salem in person? Take a walking tour with us! Schedules and booking available on dynamichistorysalem.com

Publisher

Rebecca Johnson

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2021

Latest episode

8 Oct 2021

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2021

   Episode 5: This Day in Salem - October 8, 1692’s letter opposing the Witch Trials

   This day in Salem, October 8, 1692, Thomas Brattle wrote a letter criticizing the methods used in the witchcraft trials that had convicted and hanged 19 people.

2. 

   25 Jun 2021

   Episode 4: Salem Ablaze, Part 2

   The 1914 Great Fire of Salem was experienced differently by different Salemites and demonstrated the complicated response necessary in urban disasters of the period.

3. 

   28 Apr 2021

   Episode 3: the Privateers

   Salem’s port conducted a brisk international trade before and after the American Revolution, but it also profited greatly from privateers during the War, cementing its historical significance in the early Republic.

4. 

   19 Apr 2021

   Episode 2: Salem Ablaze, Part 1

   Salem’s great fire in 1914 marked the landscape of the city forever... but the economic elites and the working class experienced it quite differently.

5. 

   9 Apr 2021

   Episode 1: Salem’s patron - the codfish

   In this episode Rebecca tells the story of the fish that saved a utopian society: cod. Salem may have been founded by religious idealists and gone on to become the Witch City, but it survived thanks to its cod fishery. And, as with all Salem stories, this one has several layers.

6. 

   31 Mar 2021

   Dynamic History Salem Trailer

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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