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Sunday, September 14, 2025

America: A History: Who is Harry Houdini?

Last month, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Liam Heffernan's America: A History podcast. Click below to listen on Apple or the website.


By the way, Liam says in his intro that Houdini "allegedly" went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. I had told him that was not true, and we had planned to debunk it in the course of the interview. But we never got around to it!

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  1. That was another great podcast! Thanks John! Liam did a wonderful job of stepping back and letting you discuss Houdini. I always learn something new about him from your podcast visits. This time it was the revelation that he didn't live in poverty until the age of nine when Rabbi Weiss lost his job. This was a much needed clarification about his boyhood.

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    1. *taking notes for my fanfic* Wait a minute. It was the logical conclusion that I drew to anyway. - Abby Martin

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