{"podcast":{"title":"The Strange and Unusual Podcast","slug":"the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598","podcast_index_feed_id":879598,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/9ABWT3pm","website_url":"https://the-strange-and-unusual-podcast.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3c9c3c2a-a53f-40bd-9d24-bdb387b03fb1/df2245c4-7799-4186-bb52-3922c095ccde/3000x3000/sxm-cover-morbid-strange-and-unusual-3000x3000-final.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Alyson Horrocks | Morbid Network","episode_count":125,"summary":"The unknown. It lies at the root of all fear, and has inspired legends, superstition, folklore, customs, hysteria, and even murder throughout history. Still today we feel the shadowy presence of our ancestors' struggles to explain the mysterious in almost every facet of our lives. Whether it be in the form of religion, urban legends, pop culture, ghost stories, superstitious rituals, and so much more we are still just fighting to keep our monsters in the dark. Welcome to The Strange and Unusual Podcast.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598"},"episode":{"title":"Gallows and Grimoires: Witchcraft from the Spellbook to the Noose","slug":"gallows-and-grimoires-witchcraft-from-the-spellbook-to-the-noose","published_at":"2025-10-13T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598/gallows-and-grimoires-witchcraft-from-the-spellbook-to-the-noose","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598","url":"https://the-strange-and-unusual-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/gallows-and-grimoires-witchcraft-from-the-spellbook-to-the-noose-uyB7hizf","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/633f5501-1981-4880-943c-f8e8e4168569/episodes/0dae4616-1771-48c4-b7cb-7c918f12aaa6/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=633f5501-1981-4880-943c-f8e8e4168569&awEpisodeId=0dae4616-1771-48c4-b7cb-7c918f12aaa6&feed=9ABWT3pm","summary":"From whispered charms and buried witch bottles to torture chambers and Salem’s gallows, this episode of The Strange and Unusual Podcast traces the haunting story of the witch as healer, heretic, and scapegoat. I explore the folklore, the fear, and the witch hunts of Pendle, Würzburg, Bamberg, and Salem. Through historical accounts and chilling firsthand testimonies, in this episode I go into how ordinary people became legends, monsters, and martyrs, including my own ancestor, Elizabeth Howe.","meta_description":"From whispered charms and buried witch bottles to torture chambers and Salem’s gallows, this episode of The Strange and Unusual Podcast traces the hauntin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4846,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598/episodes/gallows-and-grimoires-witchcraft-from-the-spellbook-to-the-noose/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598/gallows-and-grimoires-witchcraft-from-the-spellbook-to-the-noose.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}