BROADCASTING FLAPDOODLE
BROADCASTING FLAPDOODLE Review of Radio Psychics: Mind Reading and Fortune Telling in American Broadcasting, 1920-1940 by John Benedict Buescher "A broadcasting station can't ... [explain] that the mystics are only entertainers ... so long as the listener sends in money and problems in goo...
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| Published in: | Skeptic (Altadena, Calif.) Calif.), 2022-07, Vol.27 (3), p.66-78 |
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| Format: | Magazinearticle |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | BROADCASTING FLAPDOODLE Review of Radio Psychics: Mind Reading and Fortune Telling in American Broadcasting, 1920-1940 by John Benedict Buescher "A broadcasting station can't ... [explain] that the mystics are only entertainers ... so long as the listener sends in money and problems in good faith. Some radio psychics were more sincere and had minimal connection to stage performance, though all did at least some work that could be seen as related to mind reading. Norman Baker harangued crowds and made a fortune as he claimed he could cure cancer, and successful radio psychic Koran and his astrologer wife Rose Dawn later used alleged Mayan teachings to start a membership-based spiritual society which outlasted the couple by decades. skeptic readers may be especially intrigued by Maurice "Radio Wizard" Francill, who claimed that electronics facilitated his psychic powers. The high level of detail given in the text is a double-edged sword. |
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| ISSN: | 1063-9330 2168-3360 |