21 - Ghosts & Magic: Houdini takes on Spiritualism
Timesuck with Dan Cummins
English - February 06, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 77.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 21K ratingsComedy Society & Culture history religion dark humor true crime biographies adult humor cults conspiracy conspiracies comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the early 1920s, world renown escape artist and master magician, Harry Houdini, became obsessed with exposing seance-holding mediums as frauds and imposters, sometimes cancelling his own shows to attend their performances and debunk them. Who was Houdini and what drove him to discredit all who claimed they could speak with the dead? Find out in the biggest Timesuck so far!