In Harbinger’s Rite, we return to London where intellect, intuition, and imagination collide in a city humming with hidden tensions. Oscar Wilde and Harry Houdini find themselves drawn into a deepening mystery—one that blurs the boundary between reason and ritual, and forces them to confront the secrets their friend Arthur Conan Doyle may have left behind.

This episode delves into the uneasy marriage of logic and lore, the seductive pull of forbidden knowledge, and the perilous ways belief can be shaped—and weaponized—by those who understand its power. It’s a tale of symbols and secrets, of shifting loyalties and ancient echoes, and of the fragile line between investigation and invocation.

The Midnight Dispatch is a historical fiction anthology podcast blending real people, places, and events with the strange and supernatural. Season 1 reimagines the Jack the Ripper murders through the eyes of famous figures who may be more than they seem.

Written and produced by Joe Ferguson.

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