The Discoverie of Witchcraft

A podcast in which Anthony reads The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot to his friend Byron.

23. Cornelius Agrippa Goes To Italy

Reggie recounts a story of his hero Cornelius Agrippa going full debate bro on an Inquistor in Italy.

09-30
17:46

22. The Witchmonger Industrial Complex

Reggie reveals means of evading punishment for witchcraft, an indictment of the witchmongers' sincerity.

06-02
20:59

21. Can you phrase this next one like a question?

Reggie gets increasingly frustrated as he outlines how ridiculous Bodin sounds.

11-17
18:49

20. If you're an executioner, consider not doing that

When torturing a witch it is very important to protect yourself. In this episode Reggie explores all the different methods you should use to do so.

10-19
31:38

19. To cry or not to cry

Reggie outlines witchmonger absurdities so extreme that they hardly need refuting. Also he recounts a prayer used by inquisitors against accused witches to make them cry.

09-28
17:06

18. Guilty until proven innocent

More f-f-f-fact checks and then we dive into the various ways in which you can condemn a witch.

09-07
17:06

17. The best and surest confession

After some f-f-f-fact checks we look into the confessions of witches.

08-25
17:06

16. 15 Items Of Evidence Against Witches - Number 13 Will Shock You!

Reggie lists the supposed matters of evidence against witches.

08-10
26:37

15. The Devil Made Me Do It

Reggie concludes his list of ways to examine witches.

07-27
34:22

14. Item! She must be examined of all accusations, presumptions and faults at one instant!

Reggie introduces his unconventional list format and tells us all the ways that witches are to be examined.

07-27
34:22

13. Infants Are Not To Be Trusted

Reggie warns us against the unreliable characters who bear witness against those accused of witchcraft.

07-08
34:22

12. We've Got A Long Way To Go

Reggie absolutely goes off at the end of his first book. Not to be confused with the whole book.

06-22
10:31

11. Travel Advisory For Witches

Reggie tells us of the English mad men, writers of foolish pamphlets, and statutes of the Crown which rival those of the continent for their insanity.

06-16
21:14

10. The Devil Episode

Byron and Anthony talk through the origins and evolution of the concept of The Devil from Zoroastrianism through Genesis, Job, and various other retcons over the ages.

05-25
25:26

9. Duck Duck Going To The Library

Byron and Anthony review Humorism, Malleus Maleficarum, Taciturnity, The Power of Generation, Ovid, Electric Car Propaganda, How Women Made Cars Safe(r), and the phrase Beyond A Reasonable Doubt.

05-04
30:10

8. How To Become Famous

Reggie outlines his "get witch quick scheme" - one simple magic trick that will convince everybody that you are all powerful.

03-02
24:50

7. Witchmonger Literature

Reggie asks the hard hitting questions like why does the devil only help old women to fly and not thieves to do heists?

02-03
26:36

6. Cheating On God

Reggie lets us know how he really feels about people who say witches have superpowers.

01-20
12:53

5. The Many Supposed Superpowers Of Witches

Reggie has helpfully compiled a list of the ridiculous things that witchmongers have claimed that witches can do with their "magic".

12-27
31:51

4. Curses, Confessions and Cooseners

In this episode, Reggie points to some of the social conditions of the 16th century to explain why people might choose to identify themselves as witches.

10-29
33:04

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