The Crucible of Witch Trials

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I think that what we tend to forget is how strongly the belief in witchcraft really penetrates this community. We have some indication that they were unclear about how to prosecute witchcraft. And obviously there were people here who must have trumped up charges, but for the most part, all of the judicial techniques which should have been followed were followed.

Host Megan Phelps-Roper asks J.K. Rowling to respond to pushback from some of her critics. The two also discuss the difficulty of discernment—why it can be so hard to know what’s right.

Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, Megan Phelps-Roper, with special thanks to Candace Mittel Kahn and Emily Yoffe.

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