Tim Harford
Appearances
Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update
Second Date Update: Offline and Oblivious
The legendary escapologist Harry Houdini was obsessed with the afterlife.
Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update
Second Date Update: Offline and Oblivious
The legendary escapologist Harry Houdini was obsessed with the afterlife.
Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update
Second Date Update: Offline and Oblivious
Join me, Tim Harford, for a cautionary tales trilogy on the world's most famous magician and his campaign to ban mediums, a mission that would cost him friends and leave him fearing for his life. They're going to kill me. Listen to Cautionary Tales on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update
Second Date Update: Offline and Oblivious
Join me, Tim Harford, for a Cautionary Tales trilogy on the world's most famous magician and his campaign to ban mediums, a mission that would cost him friends and leave him fearing for his life. They're going to kill me. Listen to Cautionary Tales on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This Is Important
Ep 242: Are You Smarter Than A Podcaster?
My name is Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini could make elephants disappear, walk through walls and escape the Chinese water torture cell. But he was also on a mission against mediums. I have never seen one genuine medium. Join me, Tim Harford, for a cautionary tales trilogy on the world's most famous magician. It takes a flim flammer to catch a flim flammer.
This Is Important
Ep 242: Are You Smarter Than A Podcaster?
Houdini wanted the world to see reason in an age of spiritualism. He went undercover to seances, exposed fakes and charlatans, and even tried to convince Washington lawmakers to ban mediums for good, a campaign that cost him friends and made him many enemies. They're going to kill me. Listen to Cautionary Tales on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.