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Hello everyone. My name is Wesley Levisay from the History of the Second World War

podcast. Join me on a journey to the most destructive conflict in human history, a journey that

will take us not just through the famous campaigns and cataclysmic battles, but also to the lesser

well-known corners of the

war that touched millions all over the world, as we try and answer not just the questions of

what and where, but how and why. You can find History of the Second World War on all major

podcast platforms or at History of the Second World War.com.

If you like this podcast, can we recommend another one?

It's called Big Picture Science.

You can hear it wherever you get your podcast, and its name tells part of the story.

The big picture questions and the most interesting research in science.

Seth and I are the host.

Seth is a scientist. I am Molly, and I'm a science journalist, and I are the host. Seth is a scientist.

I am Molly and I'm a science journalist.

And we talk to people smarter than us and we have fun along the way.

The show is called Big Picture Science.

And as Seth said, you can hear it wherever you get your podcast. Last October, I explored the origins of the legend of werewolves, and during the course of that exploration, I was obliged to speak about accusations of witchcraft, as the two

were intimately connected.

Among all the iconic monsters that appear this time of year on dollar store decorations,

the vampire, the werewolf, and witches, it is the witch that people generally know has some basis in history and truth,

as it is common knowledge that large numbers of accused witches were put to death,

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