# (S1:E1) Alternate Hosts: Was Ergot To Blame For The Salem Witch Trials?

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Podcast: [I See Dead Plants](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-see-dead-plants-5462683)
Published: 2025-10-31T13:45:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2049

## Resource

In this episode of alternate hosts Ed Zaworski, Maddle Henrickson and Chelsea Harbach embrace the spirit of Halloween and discuss the salem witch trials. One possible explaination for the witch hunt is that the people of salem consumed grains infested with a plant disease called ergot. Whatever you believe, join us for a fun conversation shedding light on a historically significant plant disease! Happy Halloween! Transcript

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