WSMI Radio Interview with John Michael Marty about the Houdini Centennial

 

I was recently on WSMI out of Illinois with John Michael Marty. This is my third time being interviewed by John. He does a great job. I was on to speak about the 100th Centennial of Houdini's passing, and to talk about our mutual friend Steve -Mr.Escape- Baker. 

In the past two weeks, I have been on WCCO radio in Minneapolis, WSMI in Illinois, and videos are playing on the websites of WWL Radio, KDKA 1020am and 100.1FM, NewsRadio950, and WCCO again with a video. So it's been a crazy amount of media, and it's only just begun. I have interviews Sunday, Wednesday and next Sunday as well.

But for now, let's listen to my interview with John Michael Marty of WSMI.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mhlr6t6ml4vsP_XtNjtf-dnZWJK5Pftc/view?usp=sharing

Dean Carnegie talks Houdini and more on the Unexplaned Realms podcast

 

Last evening, October 29th, I was interviewed by the host Ann of the Unexplained Realms podcast. A year ago, she had done an episode on Houdini and this time she got to interview a Houdini historian. To my surprise, I learned she also had previously listened to my podcast!

She asked many great questions and even helped to promote my new Houdini Coloring Book. When it comes to the paranormal, we know Houdini had mostly a love/hate relationship, or as I said on the podcast, a hate/hate relationship. But as I also mentioned, it was the magicians that were best suited to see through fraud, if any existed.

Ann was also very kind to promote my Houdini Coloring Book. I still chuckle to myself every time I say that outloud. It sounds so strange. Who promotes a coloring book, lol. But then when I look through it, I really love the way it came together and I truly do hope that it reaches a wider audience, not just magicians. And who knows, maybe will bring some new magicians into the fold.

To hear the episode, it is available on most podcasting platforms, Unexplained Realms, is the show name. Or you can watch it on Youtube, below.

Next UP, Wayne Alan, magician, author, FISM Winner!

 

I've featured a few articles on Wayne's collection recently. But now, I have an interview with Wayne on the podcast. He is the author of the new book, The Houdini Timeline. Wayne has been working on this since 1977. Originally, he wanted to write a book to clear up some of the misconceptions of Houdini and wanted to introduce the real Houdini to people. He gathered facts and stories from all over the world. He visited places where Houdini performed or where he had some historical event take place, like Diggers Rest in Australia, or his actual hospital room in Detroit at Grace Hospital before it was torn down.

Wayne is kind of an underground guy in the magic world. He worked with Don Wayne, consulted with David Copperfield, even had connections with Doug Henning. But because he was in the trade show market as a performer, he remained under the radar. 

Many aren't aware that Wayne Alan won FISM in the mid 1970s for Illusion. This was the same year that Lance Burton won the FISM Grand Prize. Wayne was the feature act at the It's MAGIC Show in Los Angeles shortly thereafter. 

One of his biggest accomplishments was in 1977, when Wayne recreated the Hanging Strait Jacket Escape from the old Keith's Vaudeville Theatre in Washington DC. This is the one that Houdini did in 1922 across the street from the Treasury building and you could see the Washington Monument in the back.

Be sure to check out the podcast!