The Crucible

Type: Book

The Crucible

As of November 2026, The Crucible has been mentioned in one podcast episode on SmartLess (Aug 2025).

The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists. Miller was later questioned by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of contempt of Congress f

The Crucible at a glance
Mentioned in1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026)
First heardAug 2025 on SmartLess
Author
Published1971
PublisherBlackwell
SubjectsTrials (Witchcraft) in literature, Examinations, Politics and literature
ISBN9780631947608
GenreTrials (Witchcraft) in literature, Examinations, Politics and literature

Who talks about The Crucible on podcasts?

The Crucible came up; the most recent mention was Aug 2025 on SmartLess.

What is The Crucible mentioned alongside?

The Crucible is most often mentioned alongside Justin Bateman, Margaret Chase Smith and Pan Am.

Mentioned together: Justin Bateman, Margaret Chase Smith, Pan Am, Sean Hayes, Poland, Jason Bateman, SmartLess, Michael Grant Terry, SmartLess, Ozark