Watch Her Cook is a podcast about the women who made history—or headlines. Every Wednesday, friends Cassie and Danielle dive into the stories of women who shattered norms, defied expectations, and proved their skills and aspirations reached far beyond the kitchen. From brave trailblazers to those who stirred up a scandal, we’re uncovering the bold, brilliant, and sometimes brazen women who left their mark!
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Watch Her Cook is a podcast about the women who made history—or headlines. Every Wednesday, friends Cassie and Danielle dive into the stories of women who shattered norms, defied expectations, and proved their skills and aspirations reached far beyond the kitchen. From brave trailblazers to those who stirred up a scandal, we’re uncovering the bold, brilliant, and sometimes brazen women who left their mark!
Mina Crandon and Rose Mackenberg: Exposing Fraudulent Mediums
Watch Her Cook
45 minutes
2 months ago
Mina Crandon and Rose Mackenberg: Exposing Fraudulent Mediums
During the height of spiritualism in the 1920s, Boston medium Mina "Margery" Crandon became a sensation with her dramatic séances and claims of spiritual contact. But not everyone was convinced. Rose Mackenberg, an investigator who worked alongside Houdini, went undercover to expose fraudulent mediums across the country - including mediums like Mina.
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Hauntings - Series 1: 1. The Enfield Poltergeist - BBC iPlayer
Enfield Poltergeist | Skeptical Inquirer
Overlooked No More: Rose Mackenberg, Houdini’s Secret ‘Ghost-Buster’ - The New York Times
HOUDINI'S GREATEST NEMESIS — American Hauntings
Houdini's Greatest Trick: Debunking Medium Mina Crandon
“The First Klansman”: Xenophobia, Faith, and Redemption in the Indiana Klan | Invisible Indianapolis
Ghosts, apparitions, and poltergeists : an exploration of the supernatural through history
Article clipped from The Gazette
The New York Times
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Watch Her Cook
Watch Her Cook is a podcast about the women who made history—or headlines. Every Wednesday, friends Cassie and Danielle dive into the stories of women who shattered norms, defied expectations, and proved their skills and aspirations reached far beyond the kitchen. From brave trailblazers to those who stirred up a scandal, we’re uncovering the bold, brilliant, and sometimes brazen women who left their mark!
