The Salem Witch Trials | Marshall Mathers, Pre-Teen Girls, & Piss Cakes

The year is 1692. Massachusetts is cold, paranoid, and running on bad carbs. Two girls start convulsing, the town loses its collective mind, and suddenly everyone’s a witch — or about to be.

This is the chaotic half you’re allowed to hear. We cover the gossip, the bad science, and the first sparks of hysteria that made Salem the messiest small town in history.

In this episode: • The girls, the fits, and the fungus theory • The witch court that made ghosts into witnesses • The hangings that changed everything

To hear the rest — including the aftermath, the real legacy, and “Guess That Sin: Puritan Edition” — head to our Patreon for the full, unhinged version.

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