{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fone-strange-thing-true-paranormal-mysteries.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-magician-CzX3Zomr","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Magician","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/145ce0/145ce036-0aac-40ad-acaf-1e6892451895/c6879381-6414-4190-8ed0-03c5ff2f8b63/6aa4563f4cb0acc1bbf32307a20183764b803b43eebb0f0b6ee66e43484907ac5a8490c8b31a41d501edb139d20ab996407e20c3a03217be04b75f20dbbb613e.jpeg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/c6879381-6414-4190-8ed0-03c5ff2f8b63\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Magician\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Harry Houdini spent the last years of his life doing something unexpected for the world's greatest escape artist: relentlessly exposing fraudulent psychic mediums and publicly humiliating his famous friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the process. But for all his skepticism, Houdini carried a secret that would define the final chapter of his life. . . and haunt his widow for a decade after his death.\n\nOne Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.\n\nDive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive\n\nGet 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout! \n\nHosted and Written by Laurah Norton\n\nResearched by Anna Luria and Laurah Norton\n\nEngineered and Produced by Southern Gothic Media/Rachel Boyd\n\n\n\n\nSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/\n\nJoin us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus \n\nepisodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing\n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607\n\nSubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething\n\n\n\n\nWe work with Amplitude Media Partners (AMP) to power our advertising and grow with the right sponsors. Contact AMP with any ad inquiries; sales@amplitudemediapartners.com. \n\nAll Rights Reserved The Fall Line® Podcast LLC/One Strange Thing 2026"}