DiscoverBEEF with Bridget ToddHarry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 1
Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 1

Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 1

Update: 2025-06-25
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Magic and mysticism. Spirits and skeptics. This week on Beef, legendary illusionist and escapologist Harry Houdini pulls back the curtain on the psuedo-scientific, semi-religious Spiritualist movement of the 19th century.


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Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 1

Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 1

Next Chapter Podcasts, Bridget Todd