This episode is an interview with the author of the book, The Coney Island Fakir: The Magical Life of Al Flosso, Judge Gary Brown. He shares the life story of Flosso, as well as many anecdotes from his career. You'll hear stories that involve, Jackie Gleason, Danny Kaye, Houdini, and Milton Berle. And there is an easter egg in this episode if you know what that is.
Music provided by https://purple-planet.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcAdOV1eDDI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fSgMpDRNqc&t=3s
Here is a bonus article on Flosso which is on the Magic Detective Blog
https://www.themagicdetective.com/2020/08/abbott-costello-comedians-flosso.html
Ep 99 The Young Joe Dunninger
Ep 98 Magician and Magic Dealer Frank Ducrot
Ep 97 The Houdini Broadcasts
Ep 96 The First Houdini Seance -Did Houdini Return?
Ep 95 The Life of Eddie Joseph, Magic Writer and Magician
Ep 94 The Amazing Maurice Fogel
Ep 93 William Marion Fay - The Other Davenport Brother
Ep 92 The Other Houdini - Tony Curtis
Ep 91 The Wonderful Life of Tommy Wonder
Ep 90 Hen Fetsch - The Epic Inventor of Magic
Ep 89 Magic History News & Updates
Ep 88 Tales From The Dark Side of Magic
Ep 87 Year In Review and More Radio
Ep 86 Charles Dickens The Unparalleled Necromancer
Ep 85 Milbourne Christopher Master Magician& Master Historian
Ep 84 A Magician Among the Spiritualists
Ep 83 The Strange Friendship of Houdini & Ira Davenport
Ep 82 Houdini and His Ghost House
Ep 81 Ching Ling Foo The Original Chinese Conjurer
Ep 80 A Magic History RADIO Interview
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Marty Ray Project: Chats
What’s the Res?
The Creative Solutions Podcast
The Count of Monte Cristo
Just So Stories
The Magnus Archives
The Moth