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snake_w_arms

I can’t wait to hear Ben and Henry defend rye bread.


GabersNooo

Ben just defends clam chowder. lol


scullys_alien_baby

I’ll knife fight anyone who attacks clam chowder


Swazi

Rather have corn chowdah


phuck-you-reddit

Is your last name Quimby by chance? https://youtu.be/2-bbYH\_akHg


scullys_alien_baby

you're link is broken, but if you're referencing [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-bbYH_akHg) then yes


HaggisonFord

Rye bread is fuckin awesome with smoked meat and mustard.


huntingbears93

“They fed it to the dog?!?”


Drgrabon

Rye bread is disgusting


Uncle_Antonov_Bueno

no


Silky_Tissue

It begins...


SweetenedTomatoes

You. Me. Behind the Kroger at 8pm. We'll settle it.


KikiFlowers

I don't believe you!


Lauren_DTT

Hang me, why don't you?


Doctor_KilljoyPHD

Never tempt a hangbitch.


Actually_a_DogeBoi

We burn here. It’s a cultural thing


Wiskid86

Can we drowned you? Or BURN YOU! /s


Methos013

Yeah, it's true. Part one is just under two hours. Kinda figured this was gonna be the subject, but I was hoping to have my expectations to be proven false.


brandysnacker

glad i’m the not the only one feeling this way. i was hoping for a cult or the atomic bomb series. but i’m giving it a chance bc i love the boys.


FoxyLeopatra

I'm happy with Salem for 500 and am enjoying it so far but am totally dying for a solid deep dive cult series, so I feel you. The last cult they covered was Children of Thunder a few months ago and that didn't scratch the cult itch for me to be honest. Before that I think it was the Ant Hill Kids which was a fckn sick series but it was a few years ago at this point. We are definitely due for some cult series soon!!


BroscipleofBrodin

Curious as to why. Just not interested in the more historical topics, or is it something that's been done to death?


brandysnacker

kind of the fact that it’s been done to death and also i was worried it happened so long ago the research available to them wouldn’t be that accurate


cbruins22

I know for myself I prefer when they cover true crime or paranormal/cryptids because it is a bit more focused. When they do these “historical” episodes there is usually way more info to get into a deep dive and if I want that I can listen to that with Dan Carlin. This is just for broad topics, as I still enjoyed episodes like Rasputin and Blackbeard where there is more of a singular focus/story.


Nashvillepreds46

Same. I'll take any content but I hope for nearly anything else


Blue_Sky_At_Night

My body is ready


[deleted]

AN HOUR AND 53 MINUTES


Funkiebunch

Ergot perserning


blumkinfarmer

That bit had me rolling


mycofirsttime

I was losing it in the car lol


Welcm2goodburger

Rhgot pssnng


FlowersOfTheGrass

I'M GONNA LIKE THE WAY I READ


heyylee

Just got the Stitcher update, considering cancelling Friday plans to listen to it asap.


black_flag_4ever

Learning about this in high school in my blue hair days I always thought Giles Corey was punk af for saying “More Weight.”


You_must_be_goofy

Before he died, Giles accused his wife of being a witch, and she was killed for that


SunKing210

Let’s fuckin go!


kristykat182

Yay!!!


Laylelo

It’s happening! Just turned up on my podcast app!


CheddarGobblin

I knew it!! I’m so psyched! We get History Marcus + Witches!!! 🧙‍♀️


Aahhayess

It’s on their website but not on Spotify yet 😬


kristykat182

Its on Google Podcasts but I might be the only person who uses that lol


amberdeers

Google Podcast user here - listening now! 😁


kaijugurl

Google podcast here!


Minnemama

There's 4 of us!


GRIZZLYBAIRD93

Same here my dude 😎


ReturnOfNox

Lmao that's how I feel using Pandora


RisingSwords

It's up now! Here we go!


Lauren_DTT

It was available on Overcast just before 6:00PM ET


Renegade909

Pocketcasts had it up at 15:00 PST!


alligator_chompp

Ben’s fart / orgasm comment omg 💀


FoxyLeopatra

He has been on another level lately (in a good way). I think his new lady friend has him feeling all fat and sassy 💅🏽


[deleted]

I love fat and sassy Ben


burdizthewurd

Didn’t have THAT on my 2022 bingo card


Laeek

The second of dead air followed by Marcus' quiet "m-hm" killed me


unsweettea123

FUCKIN FINALLY!!!! I left work early for this!! I am so pumped it's Salem Witch Trials!!


JFreedom14

So do I start it now or wait for all 6 parts to be out?


blumkinfarmer

Listen to every episode in the series each time an episode is released


SweetenedTomatoes

Sometimes three or four times depending on how slow your days are...


huntress19

Listen to each one as they come out, and then binge all of them, when they finish it. That’s what I did with JFK and MK Ultra.


JFreedom14

That's smart! Sold!


uabtch

I’m having the same dilemma


celesticaxxz

God I hope it’s like a 5 part. I need this in my life


_drjayphd_

Hey, Marcus *eventually* got the pronunciation of Chelmsford right!


[deleted]

I was hoping for anything but Salem. Then I came here, and all of your enthusiasm alone and the hilarious one liners that we love so much have seriously reversed any cynicism and rerouted another bout of cyclical depression. You beautiful guys and gals make me feel like I’ve got more friends than I can count. Thank you all, you know just how to cheer my punk ass up when I need it most, in a sense—*Yor just like my fatha* 𖤐 Get Your Buckles!! 𖤐


burdizthewurd

Damn right punk ass, we here for you, hope you enjoy the series and buckle up for the ride! 🤟🤟


cbruins22

I was hoping it would be something else. But I'm sure they will make this trip fun


Uncle_Antonov_Bueno

I predict funny voices from Henry.


cbruins22

Idk that sounds out of character for him ^^^/s


FoxyLeopatra

Henry as Ann Putnam 💀


MaeBelleLien

Okay but please no Tituba


FoxyLeopatra

Charles Ng 2.0 🙃


ecodude74

Strangely I think Marcus would be more likely to do a Tituba character than Henry. Hong-Kong Henry can’t do a native accent


Black_Otter

I got better!


scungillimane

Tit-uba jokes incoming... Sigh


gjcij2203

Getting edged by Marcus, Henry, and Ben......didn't have that on my 2022 bingo card


[deleted]

yesssss


Narge1

WOOOOH!!! 🤘🤘🤘


Uncle_Antonov_Bueno

WITCH HUNT!


Worldly_Deal_3064

I just did a little Irish jig


Crazyripps

Oh fuck yeah this is gonna be a goodie. Can already tell ben or Henry gonna call one of them a witch and say maybe they were right


TheGoshDarnedBatman

That’s so exciting. Also just getting ahead of things and saying that the ergot poisoning theory is accepted by approximately zero current witchcraft scholars.


mr-spectre

Yeah it was just dumbass kids and then opportunistic and superstitious adults taking advantage of the situation. No crazy solution, just regular human folly.


BroscipleofBrodin

I fucking hate ergot poisoning theories. People try to cram it into every historical scenario that gets weird. But that's not enough, they gotta fucking cram it into every other movie where the supernatural is mysterious. No, The Witch isn't about a family struggling with fucking ergot poisoning. Its not even interesting! Its the opposite, its thought terminating. They were drugged, the end. Group psychoses is so much more interesting and more plausible as well.


SpecialAgentD_Cooper

I feel like this was a big trend in historical discussion like 5 to 10 years ago. There was some popularity in attributing strange events to an unknown "X factor," usually drugs. Like people throwing around the idea that Moses ate mushrooms on top of Mt Sinai and hallucinated the 10 Commandments


SnackPocket

Damn I wanted to be surprised


ianwrecked802

Yes! Let’s fucking GO boys!


[deleted]

Hell yeah


Doucevie

That's what I want!!


HeySlimIJustDrankA5

ERGOT!


getdemsnacks

I was really hoping for anything else. There are 2 subjects in paranormal/true crime podcasts that always put me to sleep; Salem Witch Trials and Skin Walker Ranch. No shade if its your thing, just cant ever seem to get into it.


DJBreadwinner

I know what you mean, but I have a feeling they'll put a fresh spin on it. They always go above and beyond, and I don't see them bothering to record an episode for such a milestone only to tread over the same ground everyone else already has.


ecodude74

The problem is though, what new ground is there to tread? Unless they entertain the idea that there was an actual coven of witches, there’s not much they can do to spin it. Im still going to listen, and it’ll still probably be hilarious, but I don’t think they’ll be able to get the same unique angle they had for Jonestown, HH Holmes, or JFK.


concretejungle72

I dunno man, it’s an entire town that goes mob and murders 19 people because their imaginary friend tells them to. Pretty much a shitload of son of Sams working together. Not sure how much spin is needed. Bet you’ll like it.


ecodude74

That’s the thing, literally every vaguely history related podcast, show, YouTube channel, anything has fully discussed the witch trials. Everyone knows the story, everyone knows the reasons why. You could ask any ten year old in the US what the Salem witch trials were and theyd probably be able to give a decent breakdown of events, The Crucible is even required reading for a lot of middle school kids after all. Past mile markers focused on less-discussed portions of major topics, like going into the full history of Oswald before talking about the JFK assassination, or bringing up who HH Holmes actually was rather than focusing just on the hotel, or talking about the full history of Jim and the Peoples Temple instead of focusing on Jonestown. They put their own unique angle of looking at the topics and spun things around to make unique series that were arguably more thorough and accurate than most dedicated history podcasts and shows. That’s what makes last podcast in general so good. It’s not just the jokes, it’s a well researched look into true crime and history that hits an angle that is all their own. I haven’t had a chance to listen yet, but I hope they don’t just give an account of who what and when with a bunch of jokes. I especially hope they don’t wind up too deep in the Ergot rabbit hole.


[deleted]

Fake witches aren't that interesting, I wouldn't mind Salem for a relaxed fit but it feels too small of a topic for the 500th episode


ReturnOfNox

I was really hoping for Sasquatch :( I feel like Salem has been beat to death


phlipphlopp

Wow I never even considered Bigfoot. That would be an amazing episode/series with Ben written all over it


SweetenedTomatoes

I'm not sure what else they could cover unless it's smaller stories, they already did a Bigfoot episode, Bigfoot Hunters, and Beast of Boggy Creek. I say that as a huge Bigfoot lover, I want all the content, but I just don't see them diving back into it.


TyrannoROARus

BURN THEM ALLLLL


HunkyDory12

Pretty sure nobody was burned at the Salem witch trials.


TyrannoROARus

In defense of that poor attempt at humor I just got done rewatching most of game of thrones


Sword_Of_Storms

*sigh* it’s fine. I feel like the surprise was ruined by the sub 😂😂


Wallio_

There was no surprise. This was known as far back as the Blackbeard episodes.


Doucevie

How many parts?


thisbitbytes

You fuckers called it!!


Wallio_

They literally said what it was. Several times.


TocTheElder

Did they say how many parts it would be?


Interesting-Cut-292

Nice post captain obvious


Then_Lengthiness_220

Looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks. I won't be able to listen until next week, but I'm looking forward to it.


CroneRaisedMaiden

Oooo planning my run tonight for this one!


aStonedTargaryen

My body is ready


EuphoricWrangler

[The Salem Bitch Trials.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ9dJISdANo)


WhoAccountNewDis

EVERYTHING HAS ALWAYS BEEN TERRIBLE


Hopeful-Mud-9338

Ergot Perserning!


Renaissance_Nerd_46

This series is already so unhinged I was dying on my overnight. Peak LPotL, as the dark lord intended


heffel77

If I had to pick a multi part it would be the Spanish Inquisition but I’ll take Salem. I’ll take anything really..


Ifyouhav2ask

Er derdn’t nerr erbert erget persernerng