Behind the Scenes Minis: Robert-Houdin's Legacy
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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4.2 • 24.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Holly and Tracy talk about why Robert-Houdin has been lauded as the father of modern magic. They also discuss dangerous aspects of his work, and the lack of nuance in stories about his Algerian performances.
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| 1:40.1 | Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History class, a production of I Heart Radio. |
| 1:52.6 | Hello and happy Friday. I'm Holly Fry and I'm Tracy V Wilson and we talked about. |
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| 2:02.6 | He's one that I feel like people who are not into magic go who again people that like magic at all go really you're reading a book about him. |
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