{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Broad History","title":"Witch Hunts | Bonus | Most accused witches walked free (with Malcolm Gaskill)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4332b401\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":493,"description":"To listen to this episode in full, join at broadhistory.com/membership.\nHistorian Malcolm Gaskill helps us understand the \"wrong but sincere\" 17th-century folks behind witchcraft accusations and busts some myths about witches and the witch hunts. Where do the pointy hat and broomstick come from? Who was accused of being witches? How many trials even took place and how often were people convicted? What was people's relationship to the supernatural and why did they see witches where we (mostly) no longer do?\n🇺🇸 Pre-order Worlds of Fear and Wonder in the US\n🇬🇧 Pre-order Worlds of Fear and Wonder in the UK\n(Affiliate bookshop.org links support Broad History and indie bookstores.)\nChapters: ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BR4UAONFPtQAbjdCzu8sEpojROQm7IqAM92ijb46AcU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTBh/ODM0NDQ4YTcwNzVh/NmYzNDk2NWU3NmIz/MWJiZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}