Who was Houdini? A talented escapist and magician? A confident man who never let poverty or despair get in the way of his dreams? We’ll dive into the mysterious magic man and unravel all of the events that made Erik Weisz the one and only Harry Houdini our first episode.

Sources:

Article from NPR

https://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141366283/houdini-relative-unlocks-some-family-secrets

PBS Documentary 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/houdini/

Smithsonian Magazine Article

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/for-harry-houdini-seances-and-spiritualism-were-just-an-illusion-180978944/

PBS Article

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/houdini-biography/