The Thing About Salem
Hosted by Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack · Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack
5.0from 6 ratings
- 153
- Episodes
- 12
- Transcribed
- 6
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 44K
- YouTube views
About The Thing About Salem
Witch trials shaped colonial America, and the Salem witch trials of 1692-1693 produced the largest witchcraft accusation outbreak in American history. The Thing About the Salem Witch Trials examines a different topic, person, or place connected to the Salem witch hunt each week, with witch trial descendants and experts Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack joined by guest historians, authors, and researchers. At 15 minutes a week, it is one of the most focused in-depth guides to Salem witch trials history available. Also from the hosts: Salem Witch Trials Daily and The Thing About Witch Hunts. #witch
- Publisher
- Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 May 2025
- Latest episode
- 26 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
12 of 153 episodes have a transcript.
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Haunted History: Salem Witch Trials Ghosts
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Dorcas Hoar: The Fortune Teller Spared for Her Soul's Survival
11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Salem Witch Trials and Robert Eggers' The Witch
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Haunted History: Salem Witch Trials Ghosts
Published 26 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Another one of the ghost stories that came out comes from June 8th, when 18-year-old Elizabeth Booth claimed that she was visited by a group of ghosts, which included her stepfather, Michael Shaflin, as well as Robert Stone, George Needham, Thomas Gold Sr., Hugh Jones, Elizabeth Shaw, John Felton's wife, and Dr. […]
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- Roger Herson
- Tom Phillips
- Hogan Sherrow
- Dan Gagnon
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 43,679
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 32
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Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack host the show. Published by Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack.
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