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Stuff You Missed in History Class

‘The Rev’ Rose Mackenberg

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, History

4.224.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Rose Mackenberg spent decades working to uncover fraud taking place in the name of Spiritualism, first working for Houdini, and then on her own. In her work, she said she received messages from 1,000 dead husbands that never existed.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Joel Stein. I want you to close your eyes and imagine a pocket watch.

0:05.7

It's moving from side to side. You're getting very sleepy.

0:11.6

Great. Now that I've hypnotized you against your will, you're going to start liking long-form journalism.

0:16.2

Like so much. You're going to listen to a podcast where the host interviews a writer about their long-form story every week.

0:23.6

I'm that host.

0:25.0

Listen to Story of the Week on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

0:30.3

I'm Eva Longoria. And I'm Maite Gomes-Rajon. We're so excited to introduce you to our new podcast.

0:35.7

Hungry for History.

0:37.5

On every episode, we're exploring some of our favorite dishes, ingredients, beverages from our Mexican culture.

0:44.1

We'll share personal memories and family stories, decode culinary customs, and even provide a

0:49.8

recipe or two for you to try at home. Listen to Hungry for History on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:00.7

Here in the last archive, I've been trying to figure out what happened to Truth.

1:04.5

I've been telling stories about how we know what we know, and why it seems sometimes lately is if we don't know anything at all.

1:11.3

But I am done with the problems of Truth. I want solutions.

1:15.6

The season of the last archive is all about common knowledge. Is that kind of knowledge still possible?

1:21.8

I tried to find out. Coming soon.

1:25.4

Listen to the last archive on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:32.1

Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History class, a production of I Heart Radio.

1:36.4

Hello and welcome to the podcast. I'm Holly Fry and I'm Tracy V. Wilson.

1:47.3

Halloween season is in full swing. It's the best time of year.

1:51.8

Both in life and the podcast. And today we are going to talk about a woman whose story is very intertwined

1:59.6

with someone who has come up on the show before. But today's subject, Rose Maconberg, never has to

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