Girl Historians Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne

Was this whole Salem Witch Trials podcast just a Trojan horse to talk about a musical? Kinda. This week, Blair and Carley talk about why they love the musical, and recap its plot. (Next week: talking about the behind the scenes.)
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Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne
Produced by: Rob Moden
Music by: Jacob Ollivier
Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle
v1.02
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Carley leads Blair through a deeper-dive on some of the women convicted of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials. And, JoJo Siwa.
Also: voice notes, moving, the eclipse, Bridget Bishop, another lie we told, Sarah Bishop, Rebecca Nurse, The Giving Tree, door-knockers, Anne Putnam Sr's egg bites, allies, old YouTube, afflictions, cookin’ bread, Dorothy Good, imprisoned children, Elizabeth Proctor, the hottest ages, fashion tips and traumatic horrors, Abigail Williams, Arthur Miller’s definition of bad blood, Queen of Hell Martha Carrier, 7 foot 4, Martha Corey, Martha Bradbury, blue pigs, Susannah Martin, Ann Pudeator, Abigail Hobbs, biased obituaries, and our new favorite fact about Dorcas Hoar.
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Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne
Produced by: Rob Moden
Music by: Jacob Ollivier
Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle
v1.00
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For business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com

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Fungal bread. Land grabs. Bored girls. And defining what the devil even is. Carley and Blair drink Wayne Gretzky's white wine and address, debunk, and occasionally embrace the biggest conspiracy theories about the Salem Witch Trials.
Also: nepo landlords, bed bugs and pest problems, shower song setlists, cuddly beasts, audition diarrhea, period thoughts, rye, Course Hero, dramaturgy, bull**it college projects, fake Rick and Morty fandom, drugs, the Trudeau family, cancer paranoia, book recs, eat the rich, a surprising reboot, millennial fashion, Finn Wolfhard, that Prince Andrew interview, Tophers, what Carley’s afraid to say on the podcast, Blair says something that makes Rob laugh like a clown horn and turns Carley violent, “Hammer of the Witches”, the dagger on the New York Times bestseller list, sisters, leaving parties God wants us to attend, upcoming plans, witnessing the worst first dates, short men, boredom versus the algo, and creating a new conspiracy together.
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Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne
Produced by: Rob Moden
Music by: Jacob Ollivier
Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle
v1.01
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For business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com

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After no one asked, Blair and Carley look deeper at the lineup of men executed in the Salem witch trials.
Also, if you ever thought “I wish they wouldn't sing so many musical theater songs,” never before has a Monkey's Paw curled so hard.
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Plus: Charli XCX, The 1975, ruining your Spotify Wrapped, addiction, "edgy" podcasts, music for Targets, old problematic bands, why we’d never date Taylor Swift, Naomi Klein's book “Doppelganger”, sponsors we want, trying Yorkie bars on-air for some reason, being sick of John Proctor, Giles Corey’s descendants, mesothelioma, asbestos as a treat, Gradey Dick, insurrection sitcoms, tricking ghosts, Neil Cicierega’s remix of the “Ghostbusters” theme (VERY IMPORTANT), the meaning behind Taylor Swift’s new album title, whether sex positivity denotes work ethic, the thing that makes us feel good, ghost sex fanfiction and logistics, Samuel Wardell, a Rhys cameo, inappropriate children’s choirs, retracting our approval for George Burroughs, George Jacobs Sr, deputy constable John Willard, and at least one legit theory of what was going on with the accusers.
Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne
Produced by: Rob Moden
Music by: Jacob Ollivier
Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle
v1.01
Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.com
For business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com

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Everyone asked for it, so here’s an episode where Carley and Blair (try not to) talk about the two dogs that were executed for witchcraft. In a new Girl Historians tradition, it only took 5 or 6 episodes into the season to lose their minds. There’s lots of singing.
Also: Blair’s sketch duo 24 Double B won the Princess Diana award at Toronto Sketchfest, lots of singing, Breaking Bad spoilers, bad drug experiences, addressing a Truthtanic controversy, f***ed-up dogs, planning a summer energy exchange in a park, St. Paddy’s Day weekend, James Acaster’s new “Hecklers Welcome” stand-up show, comments on the podcast, hog videos, Andover Massachusetts, the return of witch cakes and the Queen of Hell, your mom’s weird friends, Carley’s segues, Joseph Ballard, little pugs hexing you with crusty white eyes, defending Rent and Tick Tick Boom, secret Letterboxd accounts, the Hamster Dance, hag-ridden animals, busted-looking Voldemort, Carley’s sister’s enemy, Springsteen bumper stickers, Andover government connections, Blair crying, movie spoilers, and a musical finale.
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Griffin Toplitsky’s animated sketch “Georgian Bay,” featuring Blair and Carley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ5oN97WkBs
One of Carley’s main book sources this season: “The Witches: Salem, 1692” by Stacy Schiff
Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne
Produced by: Rob Moden
Music by: Jacob Ollivier
Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle
v1.06
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Carley and Blair jump forward in time to review two stageplays related to the Salem witch trials: Arthur Miller's 1952 McCarthyism allegory The Crucible, and Kimberly Belflower's 21st-century response, John Proctor is the Villain. Plus, a mini-episode on the Red Scare!
Also, Carley was on Canada's version of The View.
Also: letting the Brits have things, the constitutions of English teachers and alpaca farming constitutions, being the mysterious outsider in a small town, behind the scenes of The Social, nice Karens, impressing your childhood self, compliments from older generations, comparisons to celebrities, John Proctor as a Mary Sue, John Proctor as a bad husband, John Proctor as a bad father, 60’s liberalism being outdated, Joe DiMaggio, the baseball song from Falsettos, Marilyn Monroe and her marriage to Arthur Miller, hot old men, the Japanese Army being too good, whether to trust toilet paper, Zoe Kazan’s grandfather, bringing your views into your writing, your fave is problematic, and Communist eating habits.
Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne
Produced by: Rob Moden
Music by: Jacob Ollivier
Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle
v1.00
Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.com
For business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com

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