16 Min Released Nov 5, 2014

Salem Bewitched

Salem is like something out of a Grimm fairy tale for many people -- it’s not a real place. But Salem always felt visceral to me growing up in Massachusetts. I love the ancient graveyards and the colonial houses flush up against the sidewalks. Historian Mary Beth Norton says to truly understand what happened, we have to delve into the imaginary world the Puritans believed in – where witches and Indians were both agents of the devil conspiring against them. 

Imaginary Worlds

Imaginary Worlds

A show about fantasy genres - how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.

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