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Salem's complicated journey from witch trials to witch tourism

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

Oct 27, 2022

In the 1690s, women were hanged in Salem, Massachusetts on suspicion of witchcraft. Now, it's a witchy Mecca for tourists.

Hundreds of thousands of people descend on Salem during the Halloween season.

Sarah Leeson

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Witchcraft goes mainstream, and becomes big business

by Katherine Wiles

Feb 14, 2020

As spellwork, crystals, tarot and psychic readings rise in popularity, they have spawned a $2 billion industry in the U.S.

The occult — like fortune telling — has become mainstream culture in the U.S.

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