Neighborly Animosity and Casual Curses: Salem Witch Trials Daily January 30, 2026

In this episode of 'Salem Witch Trials Daily,' hosts Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack explore the mundane disputes that escalated into deadly witchcraft accusations during the Salem Witch Trials. They discuss key examples, such as Martha Carrier's land dispute with Benjamin Abbott, Sarah Good's muttered curses, Susannah Martin's confrontation over oxen, Margaret Scott's harvest-related grievance, and Wilmot Redd's harsh wish following a theft accusation. The episode provides a detailed look at how commonplace conflicts and frustrations were transformed into so-called evidence of diabolical pacts, fueling the hysteria of the witch trials.

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⁠Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt

⁠Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege

⁠Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692