Lore 317: Smoke and Mirrors

Stage magic as we know it today is very different from how it began. The consequences of those early days, though, are all around us.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.

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