Witches of Scotland

EPISODE 87 PROFESSOR MARION GIBSON and "THRICE"

Zoe and Claire speak to the fabulous Marion Gibson about her Sunday Times Best Selling Book "Witchland" and to Al Seed and Jude Milligan about their witch/macbeth related

EPISODE 86 PROF MCGLYNN AND DR.DORKA TAMAS

WE speak to Professor Claire McGlynn about Patriarchy and Porn - Shei is a leading expert on violence against women and girls and gender equality. Her particular expertis

EPISODE 85 VICTORIA BRADBURY A SALEM DESCENDANT AND ARTIST

Victoria Bradbury speaks to us about her new show about witches and her own personal connection to the witch trials in Salem Blue Boar VR project: https://blurringartan

EPISODE 84 WITCHES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

If you thought witchcraft accusations were a thing of the past, think again : Sarah Newey, a journalist based in Bangkok covering global health security across the Asia

EP 83 BONUS RANT

This bonus ep covers a range of topics related to sexual violence, misogyny, and women's rights. It delves into the normalisation of violence, legal definitions, and the

EPISODE 82 ANNA CAIG - THE WISE WITCH OF ORKNEY

Zoe and Claire chat to Anna Caig, about Anna's new book, 'The Wise Witch of Orkney,' Set in 1593. it tells the story of Elspeth Balfour, a wise woman from Orkney.

EPISODE 81 BONUS EP ZOE AND CLAIRE @ MASON AND FIFTH LONDON

Zoe and Claire present a review of the campaign so far to a London audience - for those with us from the start it's a meandering wander from then till now, for those just

EPISODE 80 DR. MORETTI ON & GEMMA CLARK

Zoe and Claire speak to Dr. Debora Moretti about ritual magic vs. folk magic and most importantly for those taking down their decorations on the 5th of January , The Befa

EPISODE 63 - JUDITH LANGLANDS SCOTT - CONFESSIONS AND LIES - WITCHES OF FORFAR PART TWO

Zoe and Claire speak to the fabulously knowledgeable Judith Langlands Scott about witch confessions in Forfar, John Kincaid’s “expert” expenses and find out where followi

EPISODE 62 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JEM BLOOMFIELD

Zoe and Claire speak to Assistant Professor Jem Bloomfield to explore "witches" in crime fiction of the mid-twentieth century. His work explores the intellectual and soci

EPISODE 29 LEO IGWE - ADVOCACY FOR ALLEGED WITCHES 2020 - 2030 CAMPAIGN

Zoe and Claire talk to Leo Igwe - Nigerian human rights activist and award winning humanist - about his campaign to stop witchcraft allegations in the modern day - and ho

EPISODE 28 - SONIA CASAS - EDITOR IN CHIEF OF SAPIENS MAGAZINE #WOMENNOTWITCHES

Zoe and Claire talk about the positive Scottish Government response to the petition, the extraordinary decision of the National Trust for Scotland to promote a holiday le

EPISODE 27 HEATHER UPFIELD OF KILWINNING HERITAGE

This week Zoe and Claire talk petitions, widdershins, and hear from the inspiring Heather Upfield - writer of The 5 women of Kilwinning (about 5 women killed as witches)

EPISODE 22 DOUG SPEIRS, ARCHAEOLOGIST ON LILAS ADIE

This week Doug takes Zoe and Claire into the detail of Lilias Adie’s trial - and tells us the detail of her confessions and the records written clearly some time after th

EPISODE 21 - DOUGLAS SPEIRS - ARCHAEOLOGIST

Zoe and Claire speak to Douglas Speirs about Lilias Adie - Scotland’s most famous woman who was accused of witchcraft - Who was she? What was her life like? Why was she a

EPISODE 20 - EXCLUSIVE - JOIN THE PETITION TO PARDON, APOLOGISE AND OBTAIN A NATIONAL MONUMENT

After months of building discussion and debate on the topic Zoe and Claire read out the public petition which is now live on the website www.parliament.scot/getting invol

EPISODE 10 - CAREN THOMPSON, ARTIST AND CREATOR OF THE MEDICINE SPOON MEMORIAL PROJECT.

In this episode we talk about the work of artist Caren Thompson who is doing a project which memorialises the people executed as witches in Scotland - You can see her wor

EPISODE 7 - ALICE TARBUCK - A SPELL IN THE WILD : A YEAR (AND SIX CENTURIES) OF MAGIC

Zoe and Claire remember the names and stories of 3 women executed as witches, and speak to a 21st century witch and author Alice Tarbuck about what witchcraft means to he

PROFESSOR JULIAN GOODARE PART 2 THE EUROPEAN WITCH HUNT

Zoe and Claire ask Professor Goodare why did Scotland have 5 times as many witchcraft trials as anywhere else in Europe? Find out why quarrels and curses became the backg

MAIRI KIDD WARRIORS & WITCHES & DAMN REBEL BITCHES

Zoe and Claire learn about the trial of Euphame Maccalzean : the Cats of Gormal of Lochaber : the tricks of Helen Duncan with author Mairi Kidd . If you enjoy the episode