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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

Witchy

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Society & Culture, History

4.58.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Stories can drive people to do some unusual things, as these two additions to the Cabinet will show you.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Air and Mankies, Captain of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

0:08.7

and Mild.

0:13.0

Our world is full of the unexplainable, and if history is an open book, all of these

0:18.9

amazing tales are right there on display, just waiting for us to explore.

0:25.4

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:37.0

Salem has a long and notorious past with witches.

0:40.2

The infamous Salem Witch Trial saw hundreds of innocent people, including children as young

0:44.9

as four, accused of cavorting with the forces of darkness.

0:48.9

And contrary to popular belief, they were not burned at the stake, rather they were

0:52.6

hanged for their alleged crimes.

0:55.0

Despite their novelty over the past 330 years, the Salem Witch Trial only lasted for one

1:00.1

year, between 1692 and 1693.

1:04.0

Or did they?

1:05.7

Sometime later, a panic gripped the Salem area.

1:08.6

According to the newspapers, the small American town had become ground zero for a new threat.

1:13.9

The devil had come to Salem, and a warlock was responsible.

1:17.9

A local farmer named Jacob Culp suddenly found himself mired in controversy.

1:22.8

Jacob had come to America from Germany, and he was described by the press as a quiet,

1:27.8

unpretentious individual.

1:29.9

His mother had recently passed away, and Jacob was at her funeral when he noticed his relatives

1:34.4

were acting strange.

1:36.0

He tried asking them what was wrong, but every person he spoke to simply turned away

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