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Was this whole Salem Witch Trials podcast just a Trojan horse to talk about a musical? Kinda. This week, Blair and Carley talk about why they love the musical, and recap its plot. (Next week: talking about the behind the scenes.)Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.02Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carley leads Blair through a deeper-dive on some of the women convicted of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials. And, JoJo Siwa.Also: voice notes, moving, the eclipse, Bridget Bishop, another lie we told, Sarah Bishop, Rebecca Nurse, The Giving Tree, door-knockers, Anne Putnam Sr's egg bites, allies, old YouTube, afflictions, cookin’ bread, Dorothy Good, imprisoned children, Elizabeth Proctor, the hottest ages, fashion tips and traumatic horrors, Abigail Williams, Arthur Miller’s definition of bad blood, Queen of Hell Martha Carrier, 7 foot 4, Martha Corey, Martha Bradbury, blue pigs, Susannah Martin, Ann Pudeator, Abigail Hobbs, biased obituaries, and our new favorite fact about Dorcas Hoar.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.00Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fungal bread. Land grabs. Bored girls. And defining what the devil even is. Carley and Blair drink Wayne Gretzky's white wine and address, debunk, and occasionally embrace the biggest conspiracy theories about the Salem Witch Trials.Also: nepo landlords, bed bugs and pest problems, shower song setlists, cuddly beasts, audition diarrhea, period thoughts, rye, Course Hero, dramaturgy, bull**it college projects, fake Rick and Morty fandom, drugs, the Trudeau family, cancer paranoia, book recs, eat the rich, a surprising reboot, millennial fashion, Finn Wolfhard, that Prince Andrew interview, Tophers, what Carley’s afraid to say on the podcast, Blair says something that makes Rob laugh like a clown horn and turns Carley violent, “Hammer of the Witches”, the dagger on the New York Times bestseller list, sisters, leaving parties God wants us to attend, upcoming plans, witnessing the worst first dates, short men, boredom versus the algo, and creating a new conspiracy together.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.01Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After no one asked, Blair and Carley look deeper at the lineup of men executed in the Salem witch trials.Also, if you ever thought “I wish they wouldn't sing so many musical theater songs,” never before has a Monkey's Paw curled so hard.Subscribe to our Patreon to get early episodes and bonuses (like a Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire mini-episode)Plus: Charli XCX, The 1975, ruining your Spotify Wrapped, addiction, "edgy" podcasts, music for Targets, old problematic bands, why we’d never date Taylor Swift, Naomi Klein's book “Doppelganger”, sponsors we want, trying Yorkie bars on-air for some reason, being sick of John Proctor, Giles Corey’s descendants, mesothelioma, asbestos as a treat, Gradey Dick, insurrection sitcoms, tricking ghosts, Neil Cicierega’s remix of the “Ghostbusters” theme (VERY IMPORTANT), the meaning behind Taylor Swift’s new album title, whether sex positivity denotes work ethic, the thing that makes us feel good, ghost sex fanfiction and logistics, Samuel Wardell, a Rhys cameo, inappropriate children’s choirs, retracting our approval for George Burroughs, George Jacobs Sr, deputy constable John Willard, and at least one legit theory of what was going on with the accusers.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.01Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone asked for it, so here’s an episode where Carley and Blair (try not to) talk about the two dogs that were executed for witchcraft. In a new Girl Historians tradition, it only took 5 or 6 episodes into the season to lose their minds. There’s lots of singing.Also: Blair’s sketch duo 24 Double B won the Princess Diana award at Toronto Sketchfest, lots of singing, Breaking Bad spoilers, bad drug experiences, addressing a Truthtanic controversy, f***ed-up dogs, planning a summer energy exchange in a park, St. Paddy’s Day weekend, James Acaster’s new “Hecklers Welcome” stand-up show, comments on the podcast, hog videos, Andover Massachusetts, the return of witch cakes and the Queen of Hell, your mom’s weird friends, Carley’s segues, Joseph Ballard, little pugs hexing you with crusty white eyes, defending Rent and Tick Tick Boom, secret Letterboxd accounts, the Hamster Dance, hag-ridden animals, busted-looking Voldemort, Carley’s sister’s enemy, Springsteen bumper stickers, Andover government connections, Blair crying, movie spoilers, and a musical finale.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansGriffin Toplitsky’s animated sketch “Georgian Bay,” featuring Blair and Carley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ5oN97WkBsOne of Carley’s main book sources this season: “The Witches: Salem, 1692” by Stacy SchiffHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.06Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carley and Blair jump forward in time to review two stageplays related to the Salem witch trials: Arthur Miller's 1952 McCarthyism allegory The Crucible, and Kimberly Belflower's 21st-century response, John Proctor is the Villain. Plus, a mini-episode on the Red Scare!Also, Carley was on Canada's version of The View.Also: letting the Brits have things, the constitutions of English teachers and alpaca farming constitutions, being the mysterious outsider in a small town, behind the scenes of The Social, nice Karens, impressing your childhood self, compliments from older generations, comparisons to celebrities, John Proctor as a Mary Sue, John Proctor as a bad husband, John Proctor as a bad father, 60’s liberalism being outdated, Joe DiMaggio, the baseball song from Falsettos, Marilyn Monroe and her marriage to Arthur Miller, hot old men, the Japanese Army being too good, whether to trust toilet paper, Zoe Kazan’s grandfather, bringing your views into your writing, your fave is problematic, and Communist eating habits.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.00Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a lighter episode this week - like watching Bill Nye instead of having science class - as Blair leads Carley through what people get wrong about the Salem witch trials. Also: career changes, musical theater girls ruining their own lives, and a secret handshake for listeners to learn.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.03Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carley tells Blair about the first accusations of witchcraft in Salem against Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba; and after only two episodes, they FINALLY search on-mic for witch trial porn.Plus: Infinite Jest, the TV series Smash, throwing drinks in faces, Lemonade Mouth, clothing trends, theatricality, porn titles, The Social Network, the lying phase of childhood, Toms shoes, Sweeney Todd, jalapeno poppers, Puritans hating theatre, juries, spectral evidence, Gen Z, Cats fanfiction ethics, children at Boston Pizza, nachos and fishbowl Shirley Temples, alternate forms of birth control, sandwich debt, muttering, storytime not clickbait, how Blair and Carley met, and more.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.01Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blair leads Carley through some history of how witchcraft was perceived pre-Salem... and they have witch-themed energy drinks. Brought to you by Alani Witch's Brew! (not really) Plus: nicknames, Broadway, Lavender marriages, January depression, university depression, milk, Etsy spells, friends getting mad about Tarot readings, samurais and bandeaus, the Renaissance, The Da Vinci Code, familiars, North Korea, girlbosses, Virginia Woolf, Michael Jackson, gothic horror, and more.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.01Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blair and Carley are back, they hate the Titanic now, they're only about witches. Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansWelcome to the Salem Witch Files! Carley and Blair start the new season (after some movie talk) with an overview, timeline, and casting choices for the Salem Witch Trials, so that before diving deeper in later episodes, you know who, like, the illiterate doctor is. (They're played by Lea Michele.)Also: Season 2 and Patreon housekeeping, actors whose faces belong in certain decades, ski jump noses, looking terrible when young, Charles Melton, Mean Girls the Musical, personal history with the Salem witch trials, the math of a lesbian band, hanged versus hung, saying “witch hunt” in present day, Puritans being annoying, Protestant schools, refusing to be diagnosed with more things, Little Miss Sunshine era Abigail Breslin, season affective disorder-driven vengeance, dark cottagecore, witch cakes, Animal Crossing, fingering parties with the devil, reality show casting competitions, and outie vaginas.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.03Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Truthtanic is now Girl Historians! The Titanic is dead to us! Comedians and wannabe historians Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne are back February 9th for the first episode of Girl Historians season 2: the Salem Witch Files.... OR, you can listen to the episode right now on our new Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GirlHistoriansSign up for:audio and video episodes a week early, and ad-free (Salem Witch Files episode 1 audio up now!)our watch-along commentary track for the Titanic movie (part 1 up now!)little deleted and extra bits from past episodesother bonuses like Q&A and mini-episodes on random stuffour Discord!Rob's continued healthHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.02Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now that we've moved on to witches, take a trip down memory lane with some favourite moments from Girl Historians season 1, as Blair and Carley investigate what REALLY happened to that famous good boat, the RMS Titanic.Salem Witch Files returns next week!Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierTruthtanic cover artist: Heather LundriganGirl Historians cover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.02 Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the Truthtanic season finale and last episode about the RMS Titanic, Blair and Carley talk about their big takeaways from the season, give their review of Titanic: The Musical, and also reveal who fucked up or whatever the premise of this show was.Plus: rich YouTubers, karma and magic, Aaron Sorkin inspiring socialism, elderly musical theater actors clocking in, and a PSA if you're in high school.Coming early 2024: the Salem B**** Trials.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierTruthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundriganv1.02Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carley and Blair go behind the scenes of the iconic 1997 James Cameron/Leonardo DiCaprio/Kate Winslet Best Picture-winning movie, Titanic. Nudity! Scenes filmed backwards! Clam chowder spiked with drugs! It has nothing to do with the mystery of the shipwreck but it's a very good movie.(They also talk about Montreal, Canadian authors, Lion King sequels, criminal uncles, Aritzia, children's haunted eyes, celebrities they'd be friends with, and their cast for a 2023 Titanic remake.)Next week: the finaleCome watch Titanic with us in Toronto on December 20th at Hot Docs, featuring an intro by Blair and Carley! https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/titanicHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierTruthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundriganv1.01Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carley and Blair and guest Tim Blair (TallBoyz) talk about some of the major depictions of the Titanic disaster in pop culture - including a movie about the Titanic ending the cold war, the moderately cursed Titanic: The Musical, and wanting to see Titanique. (The James Cameron movie gets its own episode next week.) Plus: kid liars, more Lin Manuel-Miranda, the Thumb movie series, burst tendons in Georgia, fake Mexican aliens, John Wilkes Booth, teen Fringe festivals, Club Penguin, and dream Titanic media projects.Check out Tim's project Sidetracked Show on YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram!Behind the scenes fact: the air conditioning was broken while recording, so everyone is sweating and loopy. Blair cries again.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneSpecial Guest: Tim BlairProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierTruthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundriganv1.04Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carley and Blair celebrate our Lord and Savior, Robert D. Ballard, seemingly the only person racing to find the Titanic's wreck who wasn't just promoting his ping pong business or whatever. Plus: getting humbled, Enola Holmes, waiting for the invitation, Jack Grimm, certain Toronto mansions, teachers getting too method in history class, Paul Mescal, mispronouncing words, and the year is, famously, 2023.We love you, Rachel Zegler.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierTruthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundriganv1.03Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The energy... it's like we drank a bottle of wine before recording this."Blair and Carley review some of the major Titanic conspiracies that have popped up in the last century (fake ships?! JP Morgan?! Mummies?! Different definitions of ice?!) but get very side-tracked on Anne with an E, cults, the royal family, Joe Biden and a chain, "edgy" comedians, hating Charles Dickens, strong chins, and more singing. If you've thought "I wish they wouldn't talk about the Titanic so much on this podcast," this the episode for you.Not a joke, this took almost 5 hours to record. It felt unhinged. We had to stop and start several times.Come on the podcast, Rachel Zegler.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierTruthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundriganv1.07Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blair and Carley are joined by comedian Ben Sosa-Wright to dissect the immediate fallout of the disaster: a movie made within 31 days, government inquiries, and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.The video talked about at the end of the podcastHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneSpecial Guest: Ben Sosa-WrightProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierTruthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundriganv1.00Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carley and Blair dare to review the official timeline of the night the Titanic sunk... April 14th to 15th, 1912. Plus: Newsies, hangovers, astrology, the worst April Fool's joke ever, callbacks to the potato washing room, and role-playing how they'd have Mark Wahlberg'd this tragedy. This one's kind of a funny, then sad, then funny sandwich.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierTruthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundriganv1.05Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part 2 of the investigation, Carley and Blair review the most famous suspects. How many shipwrecks can the Unsinkable Molly Brown survive without people asking questions? Plus: oral fixations, lots of singing, Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up driving people to the lifeboats, and which other modern celebrities wouldn't survive if the Titanic disaster happened today.Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierTruthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundriganv1.02Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.