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Nov 5, 2025 1 hr 7 min

The Fox Sisters

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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 show E-Mail the show at [email protected] Patreon MERCH! BorrowedBones Instagram

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