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Unobscured

Each season of Unobscured digs deep into one of history's darkest and most misunderstood moments, and sheds light on the true story beneath the myth.  Explore the Salem witch trials (S1), the Spiritua... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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S3 – 7: House to House

S3 – 7: House to House

Taunts in red ink sent a wave of fear through London. The Metropolitan police knew they had to respond. So the forces un... Read more

18 Nov 2020

46mins

Ranked #2

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S2 – 1: Seer

S2 – 1: Seer

It was all wide open. Great awakenings shattered the old religions. Showmen made spectacles of cutting-edge science. Rad... Read more

2 Oct 2019

39mins

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Ranked #3

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S1 – 1: The Arrival

S1 – 1: The Arrival

The stage is set, the characters are introduced, and the spell is cast. Welcome to Salem Village, home to a diverse and ... Read more

3 Oct 2018

38mins

Ranked #4

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S2 – 6: Restless

S2 – 6: Restless

The child stars of spiritualism were growing up. And facing a whole host of new realities about their world. Were the sp... Read more

6 Nov 2019

45mins

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Ranked #5

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S1 – 2: The Outsiders

S1 – 2: The Outsiders

Even though Salem had been without an official charter from England for almost a decade, there was no question that witc... Read more

10 Oct 2018

41mins

Ranked #6

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S1 – 10: Pen and Paper

S1 – 10: Pen and Paper

Between the examinations and the hangings, it was easy to see the witch trials as a battle fought inside the courtroom. ... Read more

5 Dec 2018

41mins

Ranked #7

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S2 – 7: Preach the Word

S2 – 7: Preach the Word

The news was grim. Across the south, slave states were withdrawing from the nation. In the north, some spiritualists saw... Read more

13 Nov 2019

45mins

Ranked #8

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S1 – 12: Making Amends

S1 – 12: Making Amends

How does a community recover from a tragedy that claims over two dozen lives? How do they even begin to pick up the piec... Read more

19 Dec 2018

52mins

Ranked #9

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S1 – 8: King and Queen

S1 – 8: King and Queen

As the trials continued to roll forward in Salem, crushing more and more lives beneath its wheels, the panic began to sp... Read more

21 Nov 2018

48mins

Ranked #10

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S2 – 3: A Spirit Globe

S2 – 3: A Spirit Globe

Who could have imagined how quickly their message would cross oceans? Even as they traveled from city to city, the first... Read more

16 Oct 2019

44mins

Ranked #11

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S1 – 11: Floundering

S1 – 11: Floundering

With the Court of Oyer and Terminer officially disbanded, the fog of uncertainly rolled into Salem. What would happen to... Read more

12 Dec 2018

47mins

Ranked #12

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S1 – 9: Fight or Flight

S1 – 9: Fight or Flight

The witchcraft panic had been gathering victims for months by the time George Burroughs was hanged, and many of them wer... Read more

28 Nov 2018

44mins

Ranked #13

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S3 – 9: Making a Killing

S3 – 9: Making a Killing

Turmoil swept England, from Whitechapel's mean streets to the halls of power. Public servants savaged each other in pers... Read more

2 Dec 2020

31mins

Ranked #14

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S3 – 8: Solitary

S3 – 8: Solitary

A terrorist bombing campaign left London crawling with spies. Paranoia and isolation afflicted everyone, from the clande... Read more

25 Nov 2020

45mins

Ranked #15

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S1 – 7: She Is One Of Us

S1 – 7: She Is One Of Us

It's easy for a community to turn on the outsiders among them. The Salem witch trials had become a textbook example of t... Read more

14 Nov 2018

35mins

Ranked #16

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S1 – 6: Consequences

S1 – 6: Consequences

Until now, the daily flood of examinations had been a temporary fix while everyone waited for the new government to set ... Read more

7 Nov 2018

38mins

Ranked #17

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S2 – 5: Seek and Ye Shall Find

S2 – 5: Seek and Ye Shall Find

The movement continued to swell. It found friends in high places. But everywhere it went, it found entrenched beliefs th... Read more

30 Oct 2019

46mins

Ranked #18

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S2 – 4: The Way, The Truth, The Lie

S2 – 4: The Way, The Truth, The Lie

Spiritualists weren't the only ones who believed the dead could still be heard. That belief came trailing many stories. ... Read more

23 Oct 2019

47mins

Ranked #19

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S1 – 5: A Higher Power

S1 – 5: A Higher Power

Some people saw the growing witch panic in Salem as a threat to their lives, and they tried to run and hide. Others saw ... Read more

31 Oct 2018

39mins

Ranked #20

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S1 – 4: The Refugees

S1 – 4: The Refugees

While the events of the Salem witch trials began within the borders of the Salem village community, many of the forces t... Read more

24 Oct 2018

31mins

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