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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft, with Brian Hoggard

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

iHeartPodcasts

Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science

4.36K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert discusses witch bottles and other forms of counter-witchcraft of olden days with Brian Hoggard, author of "Magical House Protection: The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft." His website can be found at www.apotropaios.co.uk. (originally published 11/01/2022)

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:06.6

There's a vile sickness in Abbas town.

0:10.4

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0:12.8

Dig into the deep earth and cut it out.

0:16.7

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0:20.0

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0:29.1

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0:40.2

Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind.

0:43.0

My name is Robert Lamb.

0:44.2

And I am Joe McCormick, and it's Saturday.

0:46.9

It is time to go into the vault for an older episode of the show.

0:50.1

This one originally published November 1st, 2022.

0:54.4

And Rob, this is an interview you did with the author Brian Hoggard.

0:58.3

Yes, yes.

0:59.2

This is the author of Magical House Protection, the archaeology of Counter Witchcraft.

1:04.0

Just a really fun, fascinating discussion about the various curios that have been unearthed in old buildings in throughout Europe and also in North America,

1:15.8

where things have been hidden in walls or under floors that have some purpose of protecting the house or the inhabitants from evil spirits.

1:26.1

So this is a great one to listen to for the first time or relisten to as we begin to get into the Halloween season.

1:32.2

Let's jump right in.

1:36.2

Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of IHeart Radio.

1:48.4

Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind.

1:49.9

My name is Robert Lamb.

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