1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Prepare yourself for an evening of mesmerism, crystal-gazing and ghostly possession. Please join hands as we call upon some friendly phantoms to find out why the Victorians were so fascinated with the spirit realm. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Sources: Owen, Alex. 1089. The Darkened Room: Women, Power and Spiritualism in Late Victorian England. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Julie Mathias, “Seeing is Believing: Spiritualism in the Victorian Era-Part 1”,&amp;nbsp;Curious Histories&amp;nbsp;(blog on oldoperatingtheatre.com), January 26th, 2017.&amp;nbsp; Barrow, L. 1986.&amp;nbsp;Independent Spirits.&amp;nbsp;London: Routledge &amp;amp; Kegan Paul. Berry, Catherine. 1876.&amp;nbsp;Experiences in Spiritualism.&amp;nbsp;London: James Burns. https://www.spr.ac.uk/home &amp;nbsp; Music by: David Fesilyan &amp;amp; David Renda &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The Devil's Dinner Hour http://devilsdinnerhourpod.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15806018/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/173389161