Chasing Ghosts

Constant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1250, Segment 1

Oct 29, 2021 • 41m

In early America, the Fox sisters invented a profitable gig as spiritual mediums. They were eventually exposed as frauds, but there are ghosts who've helped solve real crimes. Skeptical? Decide for yourself. Guest: Marc Hartzman, author of "Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural"

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Visionary Victorian MediumsOct 29, 202112mSome Victorian women rallied for political causes—by claiming to speak for the dead.

Some Victorian women rallied for political causes—by claiming to speak for the dead.