71 episodes

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

Witches of Scotland Madison Mitchell

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 61 Ratings

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

    EPISODE 71 - THE SURVEY OF SCOTTISH WITCHCRAFT WITH PROG GOODARE, EUAN MCANDREW & RUBY IMRIE

    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….

    • 1 hr 24 min
    EPISODE 70 - PROFESSOR GIBSON - WITCHCRAFT - A HISTORY IN 13 TRIALS

    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

    • 1 hr 22 min
    EPISODE 69 STACEY THOMAS “The Revels”

    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.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    EPISODE 68 - MODERN WITCHCRAFT ACCUSATIONS AND TRIALS WITH LEO IGWE : WARNING DISCUSSES VIOLENCE

    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

    • 52 min
    EPISODE 67 DR ANDREW SNEDDON WITCHES OF IRELAND

    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.

    • 55 min
    EPISODE 66 LORRAINE MURRAY - THE WITCHES OF INVERCLYDE

    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

    • 1 hr 18 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
61 Ratings

61 Ratings

pcostanh ,

Great Podcast

I so appreciate this podcast and your efforts to correct the injustices of the past (and present). As a cisgender male, I’m constantly horrified and humbled by the tyranny of men over centuries. Also not surprised by the role of religion and politics in vilifying individuals in the pursuit of power and social control. Thank you for bringing this to the world (I’m in the US). I’ve shared this with all my male and female “witchy” friends and loved ones—and “witchy” as a complete compliment!

Jivasol ,

Good find

Fascinating! I’m addicted, not only on the history discovered on each episode , but more so the insanity( for lack of proper words)that prevailed during the inquisitions/trials.

GlasgowCelt ,

Deeply Informative & Engaging

This is a fascinating podcast about a little known historical period - the Scottish Witch Trials.

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