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August 23, 2024 53 mins

In 1922, the famed creator of Sherlock Holmes came to America to lecture on Spiritualism. How much was he accountable for the tragedy that occurred in its name two days later? 31 dives into how the author's history intertwines with a movement founded by tragedy and fueled by outcasts.

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Music used in this episode (licensed from Soundstripe):
Cody Martin - Tesseract
Lost Ghosts - Submerged Metropolis
Bunji - In This World
Phillip Mount - Glide to Victoria Falls
Cody Martin - London Port
Moments - At the Stroke of Midnight
Material Gurl - A Ghostly Haunt
Lunareh - Ride or Die
Cody Martin - Depth of Loss
Salon Dijon - Good Grace
Lost Ghosts - Murmur
Dresden the Flamingo - An Old Fashioned Magic Show
Cast of Characters - Locomotive Rag
Dresden the Flamingo - The Evil Within
Moments - Shadows in Silence
Sam Barsh - Where the Money Comes From

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