Houdini vs. the Spirits: The Magician Who Investigated the Dead - Livestream

October 31 marked the 100th anniversary of Harry Houdini’s death. Houdini was famous for escaping handcuffs, locked cells, and seemingly impossible situations. But he devoted much of his later career to a different challenge: investigating people who claimed they could communicate with the dead. A century later, Houdini’s investigations still offer valuable lessons about deception, evidence, and our desire to believe.

Join us for a Skeptical Inquirer Presents livestream with skeptical investigator Kenny Biddle. He and host Leighann Lord will dive into Houdini’s personal encounters with Spiritualism, his friendship and eventual falling-out with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his investigations of celebrated mediums, and his efforts to expose psychic fraud. It all culminates with Houdini’s secret message to his wife, Bess, the controversy surrounding a medium who claimed to deliver it, and the famous final séance of 1936.

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