Peter Kreten is joined on the phone with William Kalush, the executive director of the Conjuring Arts Research Center in New York City, and author of The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero.

In this interview Kreten and Kalush discuss Houdini's impact on magic, how Kalush first got into magic, and what the Conjuring Arts Research Center is.

For more information on the Conjuring Arts Research Center, please visit www.conjuringarts.org.