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EPISODE · Nov 5, 2025 · 1H 6M

The Fox Sisters

from Borrowed Bones · host Sarah Sexton

Maggie and Kate Fox sparked the American seance craze after their older sister Leah, turned a parlor prank into a booming business model that still haunts today’s mediums and paranormal shows. Listen as we explain how the Fox sisters communicated with the dead. Sources:History.com, HeadStuff.org, National Women's Historical Society, Archive.org,Original Report of the Hydesville Haunting , The Fox Sisters and the Birth of Spiritualism, NYHeritage.org  Support the showE-Mail the show at [email protected] Bz Cookies - Promo Code: Bones Get Good Feels Cannabis Seltzer - Promo Code: BonesPatreon MERCH! BorrowedBones Instagram

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Maggie and Kate Fox sparked the American seance craze after their older sister Leah, turned a parlor prank into a booming business model that still haunts today’s mediums and paranormal shows. Listen as we explain how the Fox sisters communicated with the dead. Sources:History.com, HeadStuff.org, National Women's Historical Society, Archive.org,Original Report of the Hydesville Haunting , The Fox Sisters and the Birth of Spiritualism, NYHeritage.org  Support the showE-Mail the show at [email protected] Bz Cookies - Promo Code: Bones Get Good Feels Cannabis Seltzer - Promo Code: BonesPatreon MERCH! BorrowedBones Instagram

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Maggie and Kate Fox sparked the American seance craze after their older sister Leah, turned a parlor prank into a booming business model that still haunts today’s mediums and paranormal shows. Listen as we explain how the Fox sisters communicated...

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