With the Salem Witch Files winding down, Blair and Carley catch up on summer plans, board games, and insights from eavesdropping on a therapist. Then, Carley talks about some favorite pop culture that inspired by the Salem trials, including an excuse to talk about Gothic literature and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Blair revealing she's a nerd, and the Scooby-Doo movie that turned Carley gay. Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses!...

Get cozy as Blair takes Carley behind the scenes of the musical, from its inception through its legacy. Also, we learned not to advertise the podcast with dead dogs. Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne Produced by: Rob Moden Music by: Jacob Ollivier Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle v1.01 Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at [email protected] For business inquiries email us at...

Was this whole Salem Witch Trials podcast just a Trojan horse to talk about a musical? Kinda. This week, Blair and Carley talk about why they love the musical, and recap its plot. (Next week: talking about the behind the scenes.) Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne Produced by: Rob Moden Music by: Jacob Ollivier Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle v1.02 Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at...

Carley leads Blair through a deeper-dive on some of the women convicted of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials. And, JoJo Siwa. Also: voice notes, moving, the eclipse, Bridget Bishop, another lie we told, Sarah Bishop, Rebecca Nurse, The Giving Tree, door-knockers, Anne Putnam Sr's egg bites, allies, old YouTube, afflictions, cookin’ bread, Dorothy Good, imprisoned children, Elizabeth Proctor, the hottest ages, fashion tips and traumatic horrors, Abigail Williams, Arthur Miller’s definition...

Fungal bread. Land grabs. Bored girls. And defining what the devil even is. Carley and Blair drink Wayne Gretzky's white wine and address, debunk, and occasionally embrace the biggest conspiracy theories about the Salem Witch Trials. Also: nepo landlords, bed bugs and pest problems, shower song setlists, cuddly beasts, audition diarrhea, period thoughts, rye, Course Hero, dramaturgy, bull**it college projects, fake Rick and Morty fandom, drugs, the Trudeau family, cancer paranoia, book recs,...

After no one asked, Blair and Carley look deeper at the lineup of men executed in the Salem witch trials. Also, if you ever thought “I wish they wouldn't sing so many musical theater songs,” never before has a Monkey's Paw curled so hard. Subscribe to our Patreon to get early episodes and bonuses (like a Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire mini-episode) Plus: Charli XCX, The 1975, ruining your Spotify Wrapped, addiction, "edgy" podcasts, music for Targets, old problematic bands, why we’d never date...

Everyone asked for it, so here’s an episode where Carley and Blair (try not to) talk about the two dogs that were executed for witchcraft. In a new Girl Historians tradition, it only took 5 or 6 episodes into the season to lose their minds. There’s lots of singing. Also: Blair’s sketch duo 24 Double B won the Princess Diana award at Toronto Sketchfest, lots of singing, Breaking Bad spoilers, bad drug experiences, addressing a Truthtanic controversy, f***ed-up dogs, planning a summer energy...

Carley and Blair jump forward in time to review two stageplays related to the Salem witch trials: Arthur Miller's 1952 McCarthyism allegory The Crucible, and Kimberly Belflower's 21st-century response, John Proctor is the Villain. Plus, a mini-episode on the Red Scare! Also, Carley was on Canada's version of The View. Also: letting the Brits have things, the constitutions of English teachers and alpaca farming constitutions, being the mysterious outsider in a small town, behind the scenes of...

Now that we've moved on to witches, take a trip down memory lane with some favourite moments from Girl Historians season 1, as Blair and Carley investigate what REALLY happened to that famous good boat, the RMS Titanic. Salem Witch Files returns next week! Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne Produced by: Rob Moden Music by: Jacob Ollivier Truthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundrigan Girl...

It's a lighter episode this week - like watching Bill Nye instead of having science class - as Blair leads Carley through what people get wrong about the Salem witch trials. Also: career changes, musical theater girls ruining their own lives, and a secret handshake for listeners to learn. Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne Produced by: Rob Moden Music by: Jacob Ollivier Cover artist:...

Our first live show, recorded February 15, 2024 at Bar Orwell in Toronto! (Salem Witch Files returns next week) To celebrate the podcast coming back, Blair and Carley gathered their comedian friends and demanded THEY tell some history for a goddamn change. Featuring! Kenley Ku on fake pyramidsBrendan Kane on the most homoerotic day in American historySarah Bennett on McLennonBen Sosa-Wright on the first lesbian Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses!...

Carley tells Blair about the first accusations of witchcraft in Salem against Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba; and after only two episodes, they FINALLY search on-mic for witch trial porn. Plus: Infinite Jest, the TV series Smash, throwing drinks in faces, Lemonade Mouth, clothing trends, theatricality, porn titles, The Social Network, the lying phase of childhood, Toms shoes, Sweeney Todd, jalapeno poppers, Puritans hating theatre, juries, spectral evidence, Gen Z, Cats fanfiction...

Blair leads Carley through some history of how witchcraft was perceived pre-Salem... and they have witch-themed energy drinks. Brought to you by Alani Witch's Brew! (not really)  Plus: nicknames, Broadway, Lavender marriages, January depression, university depression, milk, Etsy spells, friends getting mad about Tarot readings, samurais and bandeaus, the Renaissance, The Da Vinci Code, familiars, North Korea, girlbosses, Virginia Woolf, Michael Jackson, gothic horror, and more. Sign up on...

Blair and Carley are back, they hate the Titanic now, they're only about witches. Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistorians Welcome to the Salem Witch Files! Carley and Blair start the new season (after some movie talk) with an overview, timeline, and casting choices for the Salem Witch Trials, so that before diving deeper in later episodes, you know who, like, the illiterate doctor is. (They're played by Lea Michele.) Also: Season 2...

Truthtanic is now Girl Historians! The Titanic is dead to us! Comedians and wannabe historians Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne are back February 9th for the first episode of Girl Historians season 2: the Salem Witch Files. ... OR, you can listen to the episode right now on our new Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GirlHistorians Sign up for: audio and video episodes a week early, and ad-free (Salem Witch Files episode 1 audio up now!)our watch-along commentary track for the Titanic movie...

In the Truthtanic season finale and last episode about the RMS Titanic, Blair and Carley talk about their big takeaways from the season, give their review of Titanic: The Musical, and also reveal who f****d up or whatever the premise of this show was. Plus: rich YouTubers, karma and magic, Aaron Sorkin inspiring socialism, elderly musical theater actors clocking in, and a PSA if you're in high school. Coming early 2024: the Salem B**** Trials. Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley...

Carley and Blair go behind the scenes of the iconic 1997 James Cameron/Leonardo DiCaprio/Kate Winslet Best Picture-winning movie, Titanic. Nudity! Scenes filmed backwards! Clam chowder spiked with drugs! It has nothing to do with the mystery of the shipwreck but it's a very good movie. (They also talk about Montreal, Canadian authors, Lion King sequels, criminal uncles, Aritzia, children's haunted eyes, celebrities they'd be friends with, and their cast for a 2023 Titanic remake.) Next week:...

Carley and Blair and guest Tim Blair (TallBoyz) talk about some of the major depictions of the Titanic disaster in pop culture - including a movie about the Titanic ending the cold war, the moderately cursed Titanic: The Musical, and wanting to see Titanique. (The James Cameron movie gets its own episode next week.) Plus: kid liars, more Lin Manuel-Miranda, the Thumb movie series, burst tendons in Georgia, fake Mexican aliens, John Wilkes Booth, teen Fringe festivals, Club Penguin, and dream...

Carley and Blair celebrate our Lord and Savior, Robert D. Ballard, seemingly the only person racing to find the Titanic's wreck who wasn't just promoting his ping pong business or whatever. Plus: getting humbled, Enola Holmes, waiting for the invitation, Jack Grimm, certain Toronto mansions, teachers getting too method in history class, Paul Mescal, mispronouncing words, and the year is, famously, 2023. We love you, Rachel Zegler. Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne Produced by: Rob...

"The energy... it's like we drank a bottle of wine before recording this." Blair and Carley review some of the major Titanic conspiracies that have popped up in the last century (fake ships?! JP Morgan?! Mummies?! Different definitions of ice?!) but get very side-tracked on Anne with an E, cults, the royal family, Joe Biden and a chain, "edgy" comedians, hating Charles Dickens, strong chins, and more singing. If you've thought "I wish they wouldn't talk about the Titanic so much on this...

Blair and Carley are joined by comedian Ben Sosa-Wright to dissect the immediate fallout of the disaster: a movie made within 31 days, government inquiries, and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The video talked about at the end of the podcast Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne Special Guest: Ben Sosa-Wright Produced by: Rob Moden Music by: Jacob Ollivier Truthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundrigan v1.00 Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at [email protected] For...

Carley and Blair dare to review the official timeline of the night the Titanic sunk... April 14th to 15th, 1912. Plus: Newsies, hangovers, astrology, the worst April Fool's joke ever, callbacks to the potato washing room, and role-playing how they'd have Mark Wahlberg'd this tragedy. This one's kind of a funny, then sad, then funny sandwich. Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne Produced by: Rob Moden Music by: Jacob Ollivier Truthtanic cover artist: Heather Lundrigan v1.05 Have...

In part 2 of the investigation, Carley and Blair review the most famous suspects. How many shipwrecks can the Unsinkable Molly Brown survive without people asking questions? Plus: oral fixations, lots of singing, Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up driving people to the lifeboats, and which other modern celebrities wouldn't survive if the Titanic disaster happened today. Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne Produced by: Rob Moden Music by: Jacob Ollivier Cover artist: Heather Lundrigan Have...

Blair and Carley welcome you to Truthtanic, the only show brave enough to ask: what happened to the RMS Titanic in 1912? In part 1 of the investigation, our hosts explain what to expect in each episode, their personal fixations with the historic disaster, some of the key features of the ship, and obviously, which amenities they'd use for dirty hook-ups. Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne Produced by: Rob Moden Music by: Jacob Ollivier Cover artist: Heather Lundrigan Have suggestions...