# Witchcraft, Misogyny, and Feeding Oats to our Pet Penises

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Podcast: [Our Husbands Let Us Speak Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/our-husbands-let-us-speak-podcast-7821592)
Published: 2026-04-19T00:21:13+00:00
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## Resource

This week, Annie takes the gals on a tour of the history of Western witchcraft and Christianity’s (obviously) negative impact on how witches have been viewed for hundreds of years. Come along for a bit of Biblical scholarship worthy of JD Vance, some light etymology, and a discussion of why women were accused of feeding oats to stolen penises (really!). Sources: https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/mesopotamian-magic-in-the-first-millennium-bc https://www.etymonline.com/word/witch https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/a-brief-history-of-medieval-magic/ https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/research/reinvention/archive/volume6issue1/oleary/#notes https://vocal.media/futurism/did-the-pope-support-malleus-maleficarum https://medium.com/fourth-wave/witches-were-accused-of-keeping-disembodied-penises-as-pets-f715a5f5b3af https://oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/87864/student/?section=3 https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/they-werent-witches-they-were-women-the-witch-hunts-and-their-repercussions/181902/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ourhusbandsletusspeak.substack.com

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