Harlots of History

Minisode: In The Joints of Their Toes:The Fox Sisters


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Did you ever wonder how The Long Island Medium came to be? Well, there would be no Theresa Caputo without the Fox Sisters. In the mid-1800’s the Fox Sisters lit the fire under the Spiritualist movement by falsely claiming they could speak to the dead. Karamia tells Emily about how some bored teenagers fooled the nation and profited from it. The ghost of Benjamin Franklin makes an appearance along with some joint cracking and lack of parental supervision. Some herbal tea will pair well with your oncoming disbelief. Afterwards ask yourself the question, if I was a teenager with no TV in the middle of nowhere, how far would I go to create some entertainment?  Music by Lloyd Rogers.
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