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Houdini's Detective and her 1500 Dead Husbands (Part 2)

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Houdini vs. Spiritualism

This chapter highlights a conversation between a widow and a medium, revealing the widow's true identity as an investigator for Harry Houdini, who is exposing fraudulent practices in spiritualism. It also details Houdini's advocacy for the Copeland-Bloom bill in Washington, D.C., aimed at protecting consumers from deceptive mediums and critiquing the spiritualist community.

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