DiscoverBEEF with Bridget ToddHarry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 2
Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 2

Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 2

Update: 2025-07-02
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Paranormal forces and petty grudges. This week on Beef, history’s most famous magician Harry Houdini turns grief into fuel for getting even with the dubious 19th and early 20th century Spiritualist movement, in the conclusion to his obsessive crusade.




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Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 2

Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician's Crusade to Fight Phonies - Part 2

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