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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: HOUDINI'S FINAL SÉANCE</a>
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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: HOUDINI'S FINAL SÉANCE

Today we whisper a final goodnight to Harry Houdini as we discuss the tradition of Houdini séances that have taken place continuously since his death on Halloween night of 1926. Tune in on Halloween for a special episode about the Blood Countess.

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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: MADAME BESS HOUDINI</a>
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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: MADAME BESS HOUDINI

In today’s episode, we’re going to give voice to Bess Houdini a performer and magician in her own right, who like many women was eclipsed by her husband’s ambition. Tune in to learn all the magical details about Bess’ life before and after Harry.

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HARRY HOUDINI: THE MAGICIAN AMONG THE SPIRITS</a>
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HARRY HOUDINI: THE MAGICIAN AMONG THE SPIRITS

If you hear the name Houdini and just think of the David Copperfield, David Blaine, Criss Angel school of magicians, that is to say campy and old fashioned, I’m here to blow your mind with espionage, Sherlock Holmes, the Romanovs, and more psychics than you can count! Buckle up dear listeners and imagine yourself in a dark room, hands clasped around the séance table as a series of unearthly raps starts tapping out a message from beyond the grave as we dive into the life of Harry Houdini, Master Mystifier.

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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE SEARCHES FOR AGATHA CHRISTIE
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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE SEARCHES FOR AGATHA CHRISTIE

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, was a RAGING spiritualist. When Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926, the police investigators searching for her had no leads. So they turned to famed detective writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy Sayers for fresh angles in their search. Sayers investigated the crime scene, Doyle hired a psychic.

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