Girl Historians

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 ...

26 Huhti 20241h 7min

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, the eclipse, another lie we told, The Giving Tree, An...

19 Huhti 20241h 43min

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 theor...

12 Huhti 20241h 40min

After no one asked, Blair and Carley look deeper at the lineup of men executed in the Salem witch trials.If you ever thought “I wish they wouldn't sing so many musical theater songs,” never before has...

5 Huhti 20241h 10min

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 episo...

29 Maalis 20241h 3min

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...

22 Maalis 20241h 24min

Now that we've moved on to witches, take a trip down memory lane with some favourite moments from Girl Historians season 1, as Blair and Carley investigate what REALLY happened to that famous good boa...

15 Maalis 20241h 43min

It's a lighter episode this week - like watching Bill Nye instead of having science class - as Blair leads Carley through what people get wrong about the Salem witch trials. Also: career changes, musi...

8 Maalis 20241h 7min