71 episodes
Witches of Scotland Madison Mitchell
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4.9 • 148 Ratings
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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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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 BONUS APOLOGY EPISODE with Kristof Smeyers about a topic close to Zoe & Claire’s hearts….
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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-hunting” of Donald Trump by Stormy Daniels *may include raccoons
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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 she was awarded the Clare Mackintosh Scholarship for Black Writers. In 2021, she was announced as one of the three winners of HarperCollins’s inaugural Killing It Competition for Undiscovered Writers. -
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! WARNING - Discusses violence against people accused of witchcraft
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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.
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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 Inverclyde
Customer Reviews
A fabulous podcast about witches and their relations to us today
I was recommended this podcast and started at the beginning and am loving it. Great hosts and interesting interviees open the doors on what was going on when women weee tried and murdered as witches. And how things right now have a few parallels we should all understand.
Enthralling listen.
I happened upon the podcast entirely by accident 3 weeks ago after going down a witchy wormhole. The structure of the podcast and the quality of both hosts and guests made me hit the subscribe button. I then went on to listen to ALL the episodes (on 1.25/1.5 speed) back to back. I’ve just today finished the last episode so I’m all caught up. Looking forward to hearing more from The Witches of Scotland Podcast and making my own investigations into local cases when our local library re-opens soon. Thank you for giving the people caught up in these cases their names back, and for telling us their stories.
Righting and old wrong
This podcast is helping to redress a very old injustice: the persecution and state-sanctioned execution of thousands of women in Scotland, under the auspices of the Witchcraft Act of 1563-1736.
It’s lovingly crafted by two “bonnie fechters” and has been of great help to me in my work as a guide on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, where I lead tours all about those killing times. Thank you!