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Two Tonys Present
A podcast in which Anthony reads The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot to his friend Byron.
Total 21 episodes
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21. Can you phrase this next one like a question?
Reggie gets increasingly frustrated as he outlines how ridiculous Bodin sounds.
18:49
17/11/2024
20. If you're an executioner, consider not doing that
When torturing a witch it is very important to protect yourself. In this episode Reggie explores all the different methods you should use to do so.
31:38
19/10/2024
19. To cry or not to cry
Reggie outlines witchmonger absurdities so extreme that they hardly need refuting. Also he recounts a prayer used by inquisitors against accused witches to make them cry.
17:06
28/09/2024
18. Guilty until proven innocent
More f-f-f-fact checks and then we dive into the various ways in which you can condemn a witch.
17:06
07/09/2024
17. The best and surest confession
After some f-f-f-fact checks we look into the confessions of witches.
17:06
25/08/2024
16. 15 Items Of Evidence Against Witches - Number 13 Will Shock You!
Reggie lists the supposed matters of evidence against witches.
26:37
10/08/2024
15. The Devil Made Me Do It
Reggie concludes his list of ways to examine witches.
34:22
27/07/2024
14. Item! She must be examined of all accusations, presumptions and faults at one instant!
Reggie introduces his unconventional list format and tells us all the ways that witches are to be examined.
34:22
27/07/2024
13. Infants Are Not To Be Trusted
Reggie warns us against the unreliable characters who bear witness against those accused of witchcraft.
34:22
08/07/2024
12. We've Got A Long Way To Go
Reggie absolutely goes off at the end of his first book. Not to be confused with the whole book.
10:31
22/06/2024
11. Travel Advisory For Witches
Reggie tells us of the English mad men, writers of foolish pamphlets, and statutes of the Crown which rival those of the continent for their insanity.
21:14
16/06/2024
10. The Devil Episode
Byron and Anthony talk through the origins and evolution of the concept of The Devil from Zoroastrianism through Genesis, Job, and various other retcons over the ages.
25:26
25/05/2024
9. Duck Duck Going To The Library
Byron and Anthony review Humorism, Malleus Maleficarum, Taciturnity, The Power of Generation, Ovid, Electric Car Propaganda, How Women Made Cars Safe(r), and the phrase Beyond A Reasonable Doubt.
30:10
04/05/2024
8. How To Become Famous
Reggie outlines his "get witch quick scheme" - one simple magic trick that will convince everybody that you are all powerful.
24:50
02/03/2024
7. Witchmonger Literature
Reggie asks the hard hitting questions like why does the devil only help old women to fly and not thieves to do heists?
26:36
03/02/2024
6. Cheating On God
Reggie lets us know how he really feels about people who say witches have superpowers.
12:53
20/01/2024
5. The Many Supposed Superpowers Of Witches
Reggie has helpfully compiled a list of the ridiculous things that witchmongers have claimed that witches can do with their "magic".
31:51
27/12/2023
4. Curses, Confessions and Cooseners
In this episode, Reggie points to some of the social conditions of the 16th century to explain why people might choose to identify themselves as witches.
33:04
29/10/2023
3. It's A Lung Thing
After clarifying some things from the first two episodes we return to Brenchley to learn more about the trial of Margaret Simmons.
20:49
29/10/2023
2. Witchmongers, Blasphemers, and Corrupt Vicars
This time Reggie complains about the impiety of witch hunters and tells us of a witch trial that he personally investigated in Brenchley, England.
30:01
29/10/2023
1. Meet Reggie
Join us on our journey into the world of The Inquisition in 1580s England. With Reginald Scot as our guide and mentor we peek behind the curtain of an absurd nightmare of institutionalised hysteria. Our first stop is Reggie's rebuke of the whole blasphemous business of The Inquisition and its ardent adherents.
28:59
29/10/2023
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