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Harry Houdini survived 91 minutes in an underwater coffin at the Shelton Hotel, New York on 5th August, 1926.\xa0\nThe stunt had been arranged to counter the claims of Hindu mystic Rahman Bey, who said spiritualism was the only way to survive being buried alive.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly review the spat between Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle; reveal the \u2018code\u2019 Houdini had promised his wife Beth he\u2019d use if contacting her from beyond the grave; and consider whether vengeful psychic fraudsters were responsible for his death\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018How Houdini Stayed in an Underwater Coffin for 90 Minutes\u2019 (Mental Floss, 2016):\xa0https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/83075/how-houdini-stayed-underwater-coffin-90-minutes\n\u2022 \u2018The Hotel Shelton pool in color\u2019 (Wild About Houdini, 2015):\xa0https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2015/07/the-hotel-shelton-pool-in-color.html\n\u2022 \u20185 Things You May Not Have Known About Houdini\u2019 (Top5s, 2015):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiZj4xZTL-Y\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#20s #Person #Discoveries #Jewish #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices