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To The Hilt

Marc Hartzman and Dan Meyer

14 episodes

1 week ago

Welcome to To the Hilt! The podcast version of To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing—a book that explores the mysterious and dangerous world of sword swallowing, charting its history from ancient rituals to mod¬ern-day performances. This show features its co-authors, world-renowned sword swallower Dan Meyer and sideshow historian Marc Hartzman, cutting up jackpots with modern-day sword swallowers. In other words, hear their wild stories and experiences as they travel the world gulping steel blades for your entertainment and keeping this most unusual art alive.

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The Amazing Zilla: Feral Showgirl

To The Hilt

52 minutes 31 seconds

5 months ago

The Amazing Zilla: Feral Showgirl

The Amazing Zilla is a sword swallower known for swallowing monster swords, as well as a bearded lady and contortionist. In this episode, she talks about learning to swallow swords from Red Stuart and how to modify her blades properly, swallowing an Excalibur sword at a beard and mustache competition, finding ways to push the limits of her abilities, and much more.

The Amazing Zilla is one of more than a hundred sword swallowers featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing, published by Schiffer Publishing.

Find The Amazing Zilla online on Instagram for photos, videos, tour info, and more: @the_amazing_zilla

For more on To The Hilt, visit ToTheHiltBook.com or purchase a copy on Amazon.