Author Alice Markham-Cantor joins host Nicholas to discuss her book "The Once and Future Witch Hunt." Alice and Nicholas discuss her ancestor Martha Carrier who was hanged as a witch in Salem, along with his ancestor Cotton Mather who contributed to the hanging. They discuss Salem as a story about stories, an emerging capitalism as the backdrop of the witch hunts, and how Salem was an inversion of power relationships.
Date: | From 06/21/2024 to 06/21/2025 |
Location: | Rebel Spirit Radio United States |
Website: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhLxTiqrRxw |
Alice Markham-Cantor is a writer and fact-checker from Brooklyn, New York. Her work has been published in New York Magazine, Scientific American, The Nation, and elsewhere. She serves on the working committee of the ...