Salem The Podcast

Our beloved Common is one of the many hearts and historic centers of Salem. From the first muster of what is now the National Guard over 350 years ago to the filming of Hocus Pocus just 30 years ago, this public space has been a central part of Salem's ever-evolving story since the city's founding. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, for a conversation about fences, musters, hot air balloons, and oddly enough, tigers!
1700 Salem, by James Duncan Phillips, 1933. Based on research of Sydney Perley. Digitized map c/o the University of Virginia Library. Salem Public Library.
"Salem Common." salem.gov.
"Salem Common Fence Restoration." Preserving Salem.
"Salem Common Historic District (Salem, Massachusetts). Wikipedia.
"Salem Common in Salem, Massachusetts." Historyofmassachusetts.org.
"'Pageant of Salem'" Will Have a Cast of 700 People." The Boston Globe. 04 September 1926.
"Balloon Ascension from Salem." Boston Evening Transcript. 22 June 1872.
"Running with the old masheen." Lynn Daily Item. 01 July 1903.
"Roger Conant Statue Near Salem Common." The Lynn Daily Item. 24 May 1913.
"Puritan as a tiger? Never!" The Boston Globe. 28 Dec 1906.
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This October, Salem had the pleasure of hosting four cast members from the original Hocus Pocus film, thirty years after it premiered. But how does one even go about bringing four high-profile individuals into Salem during its busiest season? Well, we've got the answer for you! It involved a lot of leg work, a lot of planning, and good old fashioned Salem community. Join Jeffrey and Sarah as they sit down with the organizers of “It's all just a Buncha Halloween” in Salem; John Andrews of the Creative Collective, Brian Sims of Salem's Black Hat Society, and the ringmaster of the event Joe Manganaro of The Horror Squad Podcast.
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https://salemsblackhatsociety.org
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The Horror Squad Podcast on Spotify
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And that, friends, is another October in the books! That's thirty-one days of spooky scary skeletons done and gone, leaving behind them a trail of tiny witch hats, empty bags of candy corn, and the most staggering October numbers the city has ever seen. Join your favorite (and very tired) Salem tour guides as they chat about the adventures and misadventures of everyone's favorite season in the Witch City.
 
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Happy Halloween! And welcome to part two of our true crime series. Sarah’s taking the reins on this one and bringing us back to the 1930s, when Fire Captain William Costello was found dead in his Peabody home. His wife Jessie quickly became the prime suspect and the sensational murder trial to follow took place right here in downtown Salem. 
Coverage of the Costello trial, The Boston Globe, February - August 1933
McMahon, E. J. (1933). Uncensored testimony of the "cop" who kissed and told : Costello murder trial  Houghton Library, Harvard
“The Smiling Widow: Jessie Costello” by Jen Ratcliff, Salem State University
“The Murder Trial of the Century” Peabody Historical Society
“The Festive Murder Trial of Jessie Costello” New England Historical Society
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Come little children, let us take thee away! Do we have a special treat for you. The kids from your favorite Halloween movie were back in the Witch City, some for the first time in 30 years. The cast had a blast while they were here, from signing autographs on the Common, to a party at Bit Bar. AND we were privileged enough to lead them on a walking tour to all the filming locations. Join Jeffrey and Sarah for a trip down memory lane as they chat with the Hocus Pocus cast about their time in Salem.
 
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Ready for some true crime? It is history after all...
We've got two cases for you! And with that, two episodes! Join your favorite Salem tour guides as they share with each other, and you, a true crime story each. Jeffrey's going first and covering the Boston Strangler - an infamous serial killer from Boston in the early 1960’s who is credited with 13 murders completed in the short span of 18 months. Who is the Strangler? Was he ever caught? Why did he kill? And how did it all end?  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Strangler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_DeSalvo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nassar
https://www.theatlantic.com/projects/the-future-of-the-city/archive/2010/05/the-mad-strangler-of-boston/57108/
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2229&dat=19620708&id=BAMzAAAAIBAJ&pg=1965,2258222
https://web.archive.org/web/20081222085607/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896645,00.html
https://web.archive.org/web20230224202030/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-09-30-9203290160-story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/us/dna-evidence-identified-in-boston-strangler-case.html
https://web.archive.org/web20230224202030/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-09-30-9203290160-story.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=n0EEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/notorious/boston/7.html
https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/50-years-ago-boston-strangler-struck-in-salem/article_6205bfc2-e799-5101-9e4e-eb82afaa1d1f.html
 
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Well...it is October in Salem. And it's a wild one. We have seen so much out there on the streets that we’re bringing you some feedback and some tips and tricks. The traffic is insane and the lines wrap around buildings. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they bring you into the thick of it. We’ll talk about the parade, mayor's night out, and where you can escape from the madness that is the Witch City in October.
 
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It's October and the season is upon us! And what better way to start the Halloween season than with a fellow Salem tour guide. Tom is a staple of Salem's streets and runs the number-one-rated tour in the city: Satanic Salem Walking Tours. Join Sarah and Jeffrey as they sit down with Tom and talk about Satan, witchcraft, coffee, Puritans, and of course, the wild streets of Salem. 
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It's spooky season in the Witch City and we have a slew of Haunted Happenings for you. From parades and movie nights to concerts and costume balls, Salem comes alive during the fall season! But where did it all come from? Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite tour guides as they dive into the history of Salem's month-long October celebration: Haunted Happenings. We’ll talk pumpkin hot air balloons, the first Official Cat of Salem, and how some lucky winners scored a trip to Transylvania!
 
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There was just one person accused of witchcraft from Marblehead, the small ocean town that rests just to the southeast of Salem. Her name was Wilmot Redd. Unfortunately very little is known about her and much of her life remains a mystery, but that won't stop us! Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides as they talk about what little we do know which includes some accusations, spoiled milk, strained bowel movements, and a stuck cart (none of which are connected oddly enough).
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