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The Greatest Magic Show of all Time was a Lie

World's Greatest Con by Dog And Pony Show Audio

Jul 15, 202446:27Society & Culture

The true story of how Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin is called out of retirement to help quell an uprising in French Colonial Algeria. What happens next is the most famous, high stakes magic performance in history. What the u...

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The Greatest Magic Show of all Time was a Lie is an episode from World's Greatest Con by Dog And Pony Show Audio. The true story of how Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin is called out of retirement to help quell an uprising in French Colonial Alger...

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Published Jul 15, 2024 and 46:27 long