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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Spiritualist Movement
44:42 - 53:52 (09:10)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle attended numerous seances and was seeking a psychic who could connect him with the spirit of his mother. He believed he had found one during World War I through his children's nanny who held seances.
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The popularization of the Spiritualist movement captivated famous figures such as Thomas Edison and Arthur Conan Doyle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leading them to attend séances and sparked a widespread belief in ghosts and the supernatural.
44:42 - 48:29 (03:46)
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The popularization of the Spiritualist movement captivated famous figures such as Thomas Edison and Arthur Conan Doyle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leading them to attend séances and sparked a widespread belief in ghosts and the supernatural.
ChapterSir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Spiritualist Movement
Episode793: The Problem with Ghosts
PodcastThis American Life
Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, believed in spiritualism and had a friendship with magician Harry Houdini, who was a skeptic and debunked mediums.
48:29 - 51:48 (03:19)
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Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, believed in spiritualism and had a friendship with magician Harry Houdini, who was a skeptic and debunked mediums. Nevertheless, Conan Doyle continued to give lectures on spiritualism with Houdini's support.
ChapterSir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Spiritualist Movement
Episode793: The Problem with Ghosts
PodcastThis American Life
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle conducts a seance where a medium is spontaneously possessed by a spirit who moves her hand to communicate.
51:48 - 53:52 (02:04)
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle conducts a seance where a medium is spontaneously possessed by a spirit who moves her hand to communicate.