Ideas on CBC Radio dedicated an episode to the great magician Harry Houdini. Born, Erich Weiss, Houdini was one of the world’s first truly famous celebrity entertainers. He had a keen sense of both drama an publicity and you can see many parallels between his life and the modern entertainment world.
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Interviewed as part of this episode were biographer Adam Begley, performer Katie Bendon and master magician and magic historian David Ben.
The episode is available to listen to on Apple and Spotify Podcasts, or on the CBC Website.
