Juvenile Svengalis

By Amy Axelson

My name is Amy and along with my mom Barb. My mom found an article about her then 12 year old grandfather whom she knew little to nothing about which turns up a bizarre tale of a Juvenile Hypnotist, a... more

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The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.

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June 06, 2023 Season 2, Episode: 1- Hypnotism in Crime: Psychological Marvels Are Involved In The Strange Case of Mabel Briggs
Hypnotism in Crime: Psychological Marvels Are Involved In The Strange Case of Mabel Briggs
Today we delve into the arrest and charges against Dr. G.W. Picken and the series of events that unfold during the discovery of the charges against him. We hear from Dr. Picken himself.
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27min
January 03, 2023 Episode 8: Bonus Episode-The Florida Column
Join us as we dive into the world of Port Orange, Florida, a popular place for convalescence, speculative orange grove investments, and untoward activities for members of Eau Claire society and snake story.
https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes
Byron Wadsworth Culver
Hypnotism
The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin
The Leader Telegram
Northwest Wisconsin
Tom Reed
The Florida Column
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20min
December 29, 2022 Episode 7 P. 2 The Myron Briggs, Old Abe, Eagle Regiment, Orange City, Florida and Donkeys of The Aztec Springs of Santa Fe Detour
Part two of our Myron Briggs episode. We continue on our detour with Myron Briggs and find him in Florida where his adventures in Orange City were reported on in a weekly column along with ironically my mother's Great Grandfather David Drummond. Myron finds a second life in Florida and has a brush with the Spanish American War. Margaret Briggs must read of her friends adventures with her ex husband. We go to Water Street and have a great brunch at the Nucleus Cafe.
The Eagle Regiment
Ole Abe
Port Orange
The Eau Claire Leader Telegram
Fishing in Pensacola with a Captain from Spain
General Frank
The Revenue Cutter
Wisconsin's 8th Infantry Company C 1861-1864
Andersonville
Orange City, Florida
The Aztec Springs of Santa Fe
Dr. Talmage
Water Street, Eau Claire, WI
The Nucleus Cafe, Eau Claire, WI
The Pickle, Eau, Claire, WI
The Goat Coffee Shop, Eau Claire, WI
https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes
Byron Wadsworth Culver
Hypnotism
The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin
The Leader Telegram
Northwest Wisconsin
The Eagle Regiment
Old Abe
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28min
December 15, 2022 Episode 7: Part I - The Ralph Owen, Myron Briggs, Old Abe, Eagle Regiment, Orange City, Florida and Donkeys of The Aztec Springs of Santa Fe Detour
We take a bit of a detour and learn about some accounts of Byron Culver from a childhood friend and spend a little bit too much time exploring Myron Briggs who may or may not be related to Mabel Briggs who may or may not have something to do with Byron Culver's hypnotic obsession. A little Eau Claire and the Old Abe Eagle Regiment history finds it's way into our story. Margaret Briggs has an unfortunate experience with donkeys.
Ralph Owen
Ralph Owen's Eau Claire
Ralph Owen's Eau Claire 1920-1960
The Eagle Regiment
Ole Abe
Eau Claire's Grand Opera House
Flint
Herman the Great
Bancroft
Henry Dixie the Famous Mesmerist
Wisconsin's 8th Infantry Company C 1861-1864
Seige of Vicksburg, Missouri
Orange City, Florida
The Aztec Springs of Santa Fe
Dr. Talmage
https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes
Byron Wadsworth Culver
Hypnotism
The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin
The Leader Telegram
Northwest Wisconsin
The Eagle Regiment
Old Abe
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17min
October 25, 2022 Episode 6: Jodi Kiffmeyer of the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
We get to talk to Jodi Kiffmeyer of the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We visit Hillside Cemetery in Marshfield, Wisconsin and sit down with Jodi Kiffmeyer Archivist of the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and propose some theories about what may have happened to Mabel Briggs and why she may have taken the bike ride route past Dr. Pickin's Vitapathic Institute. Myron Briggs, of the Eagle Regiment plays a role in the mystery.
https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes
Byron Wadsworth Culver
Hypnotism
The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin
The Leader Telegram
Northwest Wisconsin
Dr. Herbert Flint
The Eagle Regiment
Old Abe
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21min
October 03, 2022 Episode 5: A Sensational Trial About to Begin in Eau Claire
Mabel Briggs, a School Girl accuses a Physician and his Son of accomplishing her ruin. We take a look at Dr. Herbert Flint an expert in Hypnotism called to examine Mabel Briggs. My mother and I travel to Eau Claire, WI to get some help from Archivists Jodi Kiffmeyer of the Chippewa Valley Museum and Greg Kocken Associate Professor Head Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist at the W. D. McIntyre Library.
https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes
Byron Wadsworth Culver
Hypnotism
The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin
The Leader Telegram
Judge Baily
Northwest Wisconsin
Dr. Herbert Flint
W. D. McIntyre Library
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24min
September 13, 2022 Episode 4: Was She Hypnotized?
In this episode we uncover an article tied to the Juvenile Svengalis article of 1897. Three years earlier, Hypnotism and Eau Claire, Wisconsin swept the nation with the story of Mabel Briggs, Dr. Pickin and a Hypnotic Green Parrot. Could Mabel's relationship with hypnotism be connected to Byron Culver?
https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes
Byron Wadsworth Culver
Hypnotism
The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin
The Leader Telegram
Judge Baily
Northwest Wisconsin

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23min
August 29, 2022 Episode 3: Satanelli
A Master Hypnotist emerges as the inspiration for the antics of Byron and Lum.
Santanelli visited Eau Claire, Wisconsin on September 6th, 1897. Within a month a hypnotic craze had spread throughout the area with the help of my mother's grandfather Byron Wadsworth Culver and his friend Lum.
Byron Wadsworth Culver
Hypnotism
The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin
The Leader Telegram
The Chicago Chronicle
Judge Baily
Northwest Wisconsin
Satanelli
https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes
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35min
August 15, 2022 Episode 2: Eau Claire, One of the Most Substantial Towns in Northwest, Wisconsin
Eau Claire is the background for the antics of the young Byron Culver. He is running around town with his school mate Lum Skatvoldt hypnotizing other boys. Ms. Dunphfy is on to them. Professor Hester turns to the school board for help. Is this just school boys having fun, or is there something else going on?
Byron Wadsworth Culver
Hypnotism
The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin
The Leader Telegram
The Chicago Chronicle
Judge Baily
Northwest Wisconsin
https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes
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27min
July 16, 2022 Episode 1 : Juvenile Svengalis
A clue to what happened to my mother's grandfather when she uncovers a most unusual article about his childhood.
Byron Wadsworth Culver
Hypnotism
The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin
Draco Malfoy
https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes
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22min

FAQs about Juvenile Svengalis:

How many episodes does Juvenile Svengalis have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.