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Weird History · September 25 · 21 min

Knocks, Ectoplasm, and Houdini’s Ghost Tests

Three documented episodes from Spiritualism’s strange paper trail: the Fox sisters’ reported rappings in Hydesville and Rochester, Eva C.’s published materialization photographs in Albert von Schrenck-Notzing’s investigations, and Harry Houdini’s public clash with Mina Crandon, the Boston medium known as Margery, during the Scientific American prize controversy. This podcast uses artificial intelligence in its research, writing, production, and narration. Episodes are editorially reviewed before publication. #WeirdHistory #TheFoxSistersAndTheRappings #EvaCAndThePublishedEctoplasmPlate #HoudiniInTheMargieBox #FoxSisters YES OR NO: Did the Margie Box make Margery’s claims fairly testable?

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Three documented episodes from Spiritualism’s strange paper trail: the Fox sisters’ reported rappings in Hydesville and Rochester, Eva C.’s published materialization photographs in Albert von Schrenck-Notzing’s investigations, and Harry Houdini’s public clash with Mina Crandon, the Boston medium known as Margery, during the Scientific American prize controversy.


This podcast uses artificial intelligence in its research, writing, production, and narration. Episodes are editorially reviewed before publication.


#WeirdHistory #TheFoxSistersAndTheRappings #EvaCAndThePublishedEctoplasmPlate #HoudiniInTheMargieBox #FoxSisters


YES OR NO: Did the Margie Box make Margery’s claims fairly testable?

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