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Tour Guide Tell All
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Professional Tour Guides in Washington DC share the true and sometimes scandalous stories from history, DC travel tips and hacks, hidden gems and hilarious stories of what we‘ve heard on tours.
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Harry Houdini Died on Halloween
Oct 31, 2023Tap to summarizeHarry Houdini was a magician, an escape artist, a skeptic, and a showman. We wanted a spooky spectacular star for an October spooky episode, and Houdini put the spectacle in spectacular. Join Rebecca and Becca as we talk about the life of one of the most famous magicians in American history, and, perhaps more importantly, an early crusader against con artists and frauds in the realm of Spiritualism (Check out our previous episodes on Spiritualism if you haven't already!) Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a Venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers: https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful: Link to PBS doc about Houdini Recent New Yorker article with some great biography recommendations Smithsonian Mag article about Houdini’s many endeavors His IMDb page from his brief movie career Video of a Houdini escape You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King Technical & Admin Work Done During Toddler Naptime: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: "Well-Seasoned" from Audio Hero
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Sep 9, 2021Tap to summarizeWelcome to the start of Tour Guide Tell All Season Two! Rebecca and Becca are back to talk about some Labor History for September. We are starting with a natural disaster that wasn’t so natural after all, the Johnstown Flood Join us as we discuss Gilded Age era excess and those who paid the most horrific price for that excess. Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://www.storenvy.com/stores/1437100-tour-guide-tell-all If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful: Without question, the best book on the Johnstown Flood is by David McCollough Johnstown Flood Museum: https://www.jaha.org/attractions/johnstown-flood-museum/flood-history/ A great video about the Flood: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q62vlcFLLlM History channel take on the Flood: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/the-johnstown-flood National Park site for the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club: https://www.nps.gov/jofl/learn/historyculture/south-fork-fishing-and-hunting-club-clubhouse.htm Recent documents unearthed at the South Fork Club: https://www.tribdem.com/news/south-fork-treasure-trove-documents-resurface-detailing-clubs-actions-before-and-after-1889-johnstown-flood/article_bce4f888-3515-11e6-aa51-47d22cbfd17f.html Henry Clay Frick: https://www.frick.org/about/history/henry_clay_frick You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl Editing & Production: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
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