Double, double, toil and trouble – we’re taking a trip back in time to the infamous witch trials. Katherine Howe tells us about the influences that gave rise to beliefs in witchcraft – and why villagers thought even their next door neighbors might have been witches.

Did people’s belief in witchcraft have some scientific basis? What led to the inevitable decline of witch hunts in the late 17th century? And how have the witch trials influenced pop culture today?

Learn more about witchcraft and science through the ages with Katherine Howe and After School Science Club – we hope you enjoy the episode!

Show Notes

• Katherine Howe is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian and novelist. Find out more about Katherine’s work and her new book, A TRUE ACCOUNT – out now!

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