Two Scotlands, one episode.

Scotland One: kilts, haggis, bagpipes, and that irresistible fairground mix of music and muscle at Connecticut’s Scottish Highland Festival & Games! Plus swordplay and the oddly soothing chaos and grunts of Weight Over Bar.

Scotland Two: centuries of witch trials, powered by rumor, rubber-stamped by law. Meet Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi of Witches of Scotland, a campaign and podcast working to restore names and dignity to the accused from 1563 to 1736.

Suggested episodes:

Where We Live - 'Before there was Salem, there was Connecticut': State formally pardons accused witches
Where We Live - Are witch hunts truly a thing of the past?
Dress to unrepress: Women who dressed like men, broke rules and made history
Are you very superstitious or just a little 'stitious'?
Big E ep? (similar vibe)

GUESTS:

Benjamin Elzerman: flute player from East Hartford, CT
Haley Hewitt: harpist from Manchester, CT
John Morahn: instructor at Western Swordsmanship Technique and Research (WSTR) from Ashford, CT
Eric Lewis: weight over bar competitor at The Scottish Highland Festival and Games from Woburn, MA
Christopher Annino: weight over bar competitor at The Scottish Highland Festival and Games from Groton, CT
John H Spencer: the only living founding member of The Scottish Highland Festival and Games
Reggie Patchell: Co-Chairman and Vice President of Scotland Connecticut Highland Festival Committee
Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi: founders of Witches of Scotland, a campaign seeking justice for the roughly 4,000 people - mostly women - accused of witchcraft in Scotland between 1563 and 1736, many of whom were executed

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