976: S.A.M. National Convention 2026 - Day Three

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleTHURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026TBD - YOUTH ACADEMY11:00 PM- 4:00 PM HOUDINI HISTORICAL CENTER @ MUSEUM at the CASTLEFree Admission All Day for Convention Attendees12:00 AM- 5:00 PM HOUDINI COLLECTION DISPLAY - Adjacent to Dealer RoomRare Houdini artifacts provided by various collectors and museums12:00 PM- 5:00 PM DEALERS ROOM OPEN9:30 AM WORLD RECORD CHAIN ESCAPE @ Houdini PlazaJoin 300 magicians attempting a world-record escape. Siberian chains and training isincluded10:30 AM UPSIDE-DOWN STRAIGHT JACKET ESCAPE @ Houdini PlazaFeaturing Houdini II11:00 AM STAGE CONTEST BRIEFING / TECH REHEARSAL11:00 AM LIFE MEMBERS ONLY LUNCH (Extra Pay Event)Trolley to brewery &amp; metamorphisis sculpture2:30 PM CLOSE-UP CONTEST &amp; PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD4:30 PM HOUDINI FAMILY INTERVIEW, PHOTO's and AUTOGRAPH SESSION7:30 PM STAGE CONTEST &amp; PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD9:30 PM MIKE CAVENEY INTERVIEWS HOUDINI HISTORIAN JOHN COX <a data-title="Dean Gunnarson" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055714338-O2QQLASINP46EZZWS63Y/IMG_5377.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Dean Gunnarson" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" 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SAM 2026 Convention Day Three Report Scott Wells with Harlans, Weidhass, Spence, Houdini II, Miller, Hilshey, and DeSouza Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.