“Dead Air Time” is this….(cricket, cricket) but it’s also a new podcast where we delve into the famous as well as the obscure characters in history whose actions changed their world, and in turn ours. From actors to authors, scientists to psychologists, weirdos to the average joe, we cover all scopes of life. So, whether you’re doing laundry, driving your daily commute, or going for a walk, we hope you’ll join us as we give the dead a breath of fresh air. Tune in for a lively conversation about those who are…. Not so lively…. in “Dead Air Time”.
Ep. 40 - Harry Houdini, The Man Who Escaped (Almost) Everything
The handcuffs clicked as they bound his hands and feet, the chain connecting them binding him in place. The tank begins to fill with water, his body suspended upside down. There seemed to be no way to escape. The curtains close and the audience is hushed into a tense nervousness - will he manage to escape? Second turn to minutes, and people begin to worry. What if something had gone horribly wrong? After all, who could escape such a trap? Suddenly, the curtains are pulled back to reveal an empty tank, and a man who had escaped the impossible chains. Harry Houdini steps forward, and the audience explodes into applause in wonder. For decades, he continued to escape from situations that always seemed impossible. But on Halloween - October 31st, 1926, the man who was always escaping death died at just 52 years old, leaving a mystery that would haunt his wife and make the world wonder for years. Join us as we take a breath of dead air with Harry Houdini - the man who escaped (almost) everything.
Sources
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harry-Houdini (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harry-Houdini)
https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-793970 (https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-793970)
https://wisconsinlife.org/story/harry-houdini-and-his-unbreakable-chain-to-appleton/ (https://wisconsinlife.org/story/harry-houdini-and-his-unbreakable-chain-to-appleton/)
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/houdini-biography/ (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/houdini-biography/)
https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/p/mayer-samuel-weiss.html (https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/p/mayer-samuel-weiss.html)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/nine-famous-people-and-what-theyre-buried-180953186/ (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/nine-famous-people-and-what-theyre-buried-180953186/)
https://regalhousepublishing.com/2026/04/27/the-margery-crandon-harry-houdini-feud-belief-and-certainty/ (https://regalhousepublishing.com/2026/04/27/the-margery-crandon-harry-houdini-feud-belief-and-certainty/)
https://historynet.com/mina-crandon-harry-houdini-the-medium-and-the-magician/ (https://historynet.com/mina-crandon-harry-houdini-the-medium-and-the-magician/)
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9 Sept 2026
Ep. 39 - The Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Known today for its great beaches and tourism, Jamaica and the Bahamas were once home to a rough group of sailors. Some thought of themselves as privateers and some embraced the term pirates. Join us as we dive into the history of this area and take a breath of dead air with the real pirates of the Caribbean.
Sources
Kahler, Abbott. “If There’s a Man among Ye: The Tale of Pirate Queens Anne Bonny and Mary Read.” Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Institution, 9 Aug. 2011, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/if-theres-a-man-among-ye-the-tale-of-pirate-queens-anne-bonny-and-mary-read-45576461.
“Who Were Anne Bonny and Mary Read?” Anne Bonny and Mary Read | Real Pirate Histories, www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/real-pirates-anne-bonny-mary-read. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.
Woodard, Colin. The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down. Blackstone Audio ; Distributed by Recorded Books, 2015.
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4 Aug 2026
Ep. 38 - Emma Gatewood, The Grandma Who Hiked the Appalachian Trail
In our society, we are told that when you get older that automatically means you get weaker - you are less capable, you can’t do big things. Yet, we see that isn’t always the case. Yuichiro Miura climbed Mount Everest at the age of 80. Sister Madonna Buder, known as the “Iron Nun”, finished Ironman triathlons in her 80s. Fauja Singh completed marathons past the age of 100. These people among many others show that age isn’t always a reason to stop them from completing difficult physical challenges. Among these is another woman named Emma Gatewood, nicknamed Grandma Gatewood. She went on to do something in her older years that many in their youth think they could not accomplish, and she did it without bells or whistles. Join us as we take a breath of dead air with Emma “Grandma” Gatewood, the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail by herself.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2015/01/05/grandma-gatewood-survived-domestic-violence-to-walk-the-appalachian-trail-alone-at-67/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2015/01/05/grandma-gatewood-survived-domestic-violence-to-walk-the-appalachian-trail-alone-at-67/)
https://grandmagatewood.com/ (https://grandmagatewood.com/)
https://www.ohiohistory.org/ohios-most-famous-hiker-emma-grandma-gatewood/ (https://www.ohiohistory.org/ohios-most-famous-hiker-emma-grandma-gatewood/)
https://www.outdoors.org/resources/amc-outdoors/history/grandma-gatewood-the-first-woman-to-solo-hike-the-entire-appalachian-trail/ (https://www.outdoors.org/resources/amc-outdoors/history/grandma-gatewood-the-first-woman-to-solo-hike-the-entire-appalachian-trail/)
https://ohiofamilylawblog.com/2023/01/28/no-fault-divorce-laws-ohio/ (https://ohiofamilylawblog.com/2023/01/28/no-fault-divorce-laws-ohio/)
https://lawyerscolumbusohio.com/a-brief-history-of-grounds-for-divorce/ (https://lawyerscolumbusohio.com/a-brief-history-of-grounds-for-divorce/)
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