S1 – 8: King and Queen

The witchcraft panic had been gathering victims for months by the time George Burroughs was hanged, and many of them were still in jail. With nothing but torture and certain death awaiting them at the end of their imprisonment, many of the accused in Salem began to plot a more ho ...  Show more

Between the examinations and the hangings, it was easy to see the witch trials as a battle fought inside the courtroom. But outside, word was spreading about the injustice of it all, and so the fight was taken to a brand new arena—one that would do far more to change minds than a ...  Show more

Words versus mobs, reckoning with CT’s past, and weird neighbors. For show notes and more, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

People are always trying to push the barriers of what's possible. How those stories end, however, is always more than a little curious.

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There's a lot to get upset about in life, but these two stories are perfect proof that sometimes one era's complaint is another's curiosity.