Air Date: 9-29-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - The economics of witch trials - The creation of content for capital - Layers and layers of bullshit obscure reality - Post script: visit to the Salem museum   REFERENCES: How Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout History - Scientific American  To Be a Consumer of Culture Means Living in a Hostage Situation - Slate  WE’VE LOST THE PLOT - The Atlantic  Dance, I Said — Dance! And Leave the Package on the Porch. - NYTimes  The Salem Witch Trials: Restoring Justice - Peabody Essex Museum; Salem, Mass    Join our Discord Server    Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft  Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Review the show on Apple Podcasts!