The Salem Witch Trials Podcast
The Salem Witch Trials Podcast takes a fast-paced and episodic examination of the witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The brief yet insightful episodes harness the knowledge of experts to help illuminate both the chronology of events as well the deeper context surrounding the witch crisis, giving listeners a better understanding of this fascinating and tragic event in early American history.
The Salem Witch Trials Podcast takes a fast-paced and episodic examination of the witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The brief yet insightful episodes harness the knowledge of experts to help illuminate both the chronology of events as well the deeper context surrounding the witch crisis, giving listeners a better understanding of this fascinating and tragic event in early American history.
Episodes

Oct 10, 2025
BONUS: The Putnams of Salem: The Audiobook
Oct 10, 2025
Oct 10, 2025
14 min
Experience The Putnams of Salem in a whole new way. Narrated by author Greg Houle and his daughter Addy, the audiobook brings to life the haunting and twisted tale of Thomas and Ann Putnam Jr. who are Greg and Addy's real-life ancestors at the heart of the Salem witch crisis.
Get The Putnams of Salem on Audible
And stay tuned for Season 2 of The Salem Witch Trials Podcast is coming very soon!
Oct 10, 2025
14 min

Mar 27, 2025
A Reflection on Our First Season
Mar 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025
9 min
In the last episode of season one, we reflect on what we've learned so far. And look ahead to season two.
You can contact host Greg Houle at greg@theputnamsofsalem.com
Learn more about host Greg's novel: The Putnams of Salem: A Novel of Power and Betrayal During the Salem Witch Trials.
Mar 27, 2025
9 min

Mar 3, 2025
Suspicion and Fear Consume Wilmot Redd
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
20 min
Long the subject of whispers and suspicion, Wilmot Redd lived miles from the witch hysteria’s epicenter in Salem Village. Yet, as paranoia spread in the spring of 1692, she got caught in its grip, condemned not by evidence, but by growing fear.
Mar 3, 2025
20 min

Feb 18, 2025
The Patriarchy Takes Down Ann Pudeator
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 18, 2025
16 min
Ann Pudeator was a twice-widowed caregiver whose independence and outsider status made her a target during the Salem witch trials. We explore how this elderly, independent woman stoked societal fears, and reveal how deeply the patriarchy influenced the witch hysteria in 1692. As well as how courageously Ann stood her ground until the end.
Learn more about host Greg Houle's novel: The Putnams of Salem: A Novel of Power and Betrayal During the Salem Witch Trials.
Feb 18, 2025
16 min

Feb 4, 2025
The Last Witch
Feb 4, 2025
Feb 4, 2025
33 min
We're joined by Annika Hylmö, the writer and director of The Last Witch, a documentary currently in production that follows a North Andover teacher and her middle school students in their campaign to exonerate Elizabeth Johnson Jr., the last person convicted during the Salem witch trials.
To learn more about The Last Witch and how you can support the film, visit thelastwitchfilm.com
Feb 4, 2025
33 min








