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Podcast: Satan is my Superhero
Episode: Salem Witch Trials and Cotton Mather
Description: In this episode we return to a former subject of this podcast, Cotton Mather and tear another chapter from his life story. We first met Cotton in the episode, A Pox to You, where Cotton was the voice of reason, the man of science who stood up to superstitious misgivings and disinformation. He was, not to put too finer point on it, the hero of that story. So how does our man of science and reasoning acquit himself at the Salem Witch Trials? Spoiler alert. Not good. This episode features special gu...