Harry Houdini

In today's episode, Zack has 30 minutes to become an "expert" on... Harry Houdini! Or should we say.. Erik Weisz? Harry Houdini had all kinds of fun secrets up his sleeve, not the least of which was how he managed to break into that judge's safe! (Spoiler alert, it was open the whole time!) A classic tale of the American dream, Harry Houdini came from an immigrant family with practically nothing, and ended up with an internationally successful career. He loved to hang upside down, he loved to expose huckster mediums, he loved to break out of locks. He was a fascinating character! 

 

Highlights include: 

- Harry started as a trapeze artist! Wheeee!

-  A fatal punch to the gut

- A secret code for after-death communication

 

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Podcast artwork by Rick Radvanksy

Intro and Outro music by Jake Radvanksy