Hello and welcome to this day in esoteric political history from radiotopia.

My name is Jody Avrogan.

This day, October 29th, 1693, the end of the Salem witch trials.

Governor William Phipps dissolved the court that was conducting the trials and a higher court did not

allow quote spectral evidence so that was that.

Over the course of the witch trials in Salem 19 people were hanged on Gallows Hill

most of them women a 71 yearold man was pressed to death with heavy stones.

Several people died in jail awaiting their trials for witchcraft,

and nearly 200 people overall were accused of practicing the Devil's Magic as they put it among them three

enslaved women.

So let's talk about the witch trials and I guess this is our Halloween edition of the show

a little spooky here as always to discuss is

Nicole Hammer of Columbia hello Nicky hello jody and our special guest for

this episode Josh Gondelman writer and producer for Desus and Merrow and host of the podcast Make My Day and Massachusetts Native so perfect fit here in many ways.

Josh, thank you for doing this.

Thank you for having me. I always prefer to be credited as Massachusetts native.

It's very important to people understanding how I talk and what I talk about.

As someone who knows you a little bit and follows your work, you don't hide that.

I think people get that from you.

So yes.

No, I just published like a pretty extensive review of the spicy Dunkin Donuts Halloween

Donut, the Ghost Pepper Donut and I just I lean into it at this point.

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