The Lost Episode - Houdini in Congress Part 2....still missing.

 

While reading Brad Riccas new book,  Lincolns Ghost, I had a strange feeling that I had read it before. In fact, the further I delved into the book, the more it all was coming back. It wasnt that I had read it before, its that I had been down this same research road before. It was similar to Part 2 of my  Houdini In Congress Episode from way back in Season 1. I had forgotten about it completely. In the first episode, I only covered the first meetings with Houdini in Congress, not the later incident. Part 2 was to cover the later testimonies, as well as a bit more information on the various mediums that Houdini encountered.

Try as I might, I cant locate it. I wrote the script. I thought I recorded it but I may not have. But I did write the script. So, Ive been going through countless files trying to locate it. I still have not come across it. 

But here is a a twist to the story. Fellow magic historian, Chuck Romano has written a book on Houdinis time before Congress. Apparently, also covered the mediums as well. The book comes out tomorrow. Here is a link to where you can purchase his book: Houdini vs. The Spiritualists. 

I will put up my episode at some point in 2026, once I locate the script. But I encourage you to get Chucks book, as he always does a fantastic job in his research. He also recently put out books on Bert Allerton, and a second book on Paul Rosini called Reworking Rosini. I have his first book, The House of Cards on the life of Paul Rosini. He also has a book, now in its third version, The Art of Deception. This is my favorite book by Chuck Romano, because Im in it, lol!!! I forget if one or two of my paintings are featured in there, I know its at least one. 

At any rate, I shall be exploring Houdini and the Congress and the Spiritualists more in 2026. If you'd like a bit of a preview, you can check out Episode 83 of the podcast, where I talk about the strange friendship between Houdini and Ira Davenport. http://magicdetectivepodcast.com/e/ep-83-the-strange-friendship-of-houdini-ira-davenport/ And then Episode 84 goes into Houdini and the Spiritualists to a small degree. http://magicdetectivepodcast.com/e/ep-84-a-magician-among-the-spiritualists/