The Fox Sisters

Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

Spencer Henry | Morbid Network

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

This week’s episode focuses on the incredible story of the Fox sisters. Listen in to discover how two young girls became the driving forces behind the rise of spiritualism in the United States after an unusual experience in their New York home. Buckle up for some serious schemin’ and scammin’ ! Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.history.com/news/spiritualism-communication-dead-figures https://www.sparknotes.com/blog/10-bizarre-reasons-people-were-accused-of-witchcraft-during-the-salem-witch-trials/ http://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2021/10/18/the-rise-of-spiritualism-in-19th-century-america https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/why-did-so-many-victorians-try-to-speak-with-the-dead https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Parks/OHenry/spiritualism.pdf https://www.newspapers.com/image/591827078/?terms=%22rapping%22&match=1 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/

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1:24.8	Hello and welcome back to Cult Leader, I'm your Cult Leader Spencer Henry, and this week
1:32.5	we're getting a real spiritual with it.
1:35.2	I'm so excited about this episode, I truly was so into this story, I find it fascinating
1:42.3	every part of it, it's totally got me in the mood for the fall season.
1:47.9	I think you guys are going to really dig it.
1:50.0	Globalism in the 1800s has come up several times in past episodes on this show, most
1:55.4	recently in the Bloody Benders episode, and when I was doing my research I came across
2:00.6	the story of the fox sisters who we're going to be talking about today.
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