The Fox Sisters

The Fox Sisters - Uncover the knocks that shook the spirit world with Lucien Graves

Join host Lucien Graves as he unravels the chilling true story of the Fox Sisters, whose mysterious knocking in an 1848 New York farmhouse sparked the Spiritualism movement. Discover how a childhood prank evolved into a worldwide phenomenon that persisted even after a shocking public confession. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

The Fox Sisters - The Confession Nobody Wanted

Join host Lucien Graves as he examines Maggie Fox's 1888 confession that exposed Spiritualism's founding as a toe-cracking trick. Despite demonstrating the fraud before 2,000 witnesses, eight million believers refused to abandon their faith. We explore why truth couldn't dismantle a movement built on grief, and what this reveals about humanity's relationship with death and deception. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

The Fox Sisters - Manufacturing Mr. Splitfoot

Host Lucien Graves examines the Fox Sisters' 1848 Hydesville rappings that launched the Spiritualism movement. Two young girls used cracked toe joints to produce mysterious knocks, convincing millions—including James Fenimore Cooper and Horace Greeley—they were communicating with the dead. A simple deception became America's most successful spiritual fraud, built not on elaborate trickery, but on society's desperate need to believe death wasn't final. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

The Fox Sisters - Fertile Ground for Ghosts

Host Lucien Graves examines the cultural and intellectual conditions that made 1840s America fertile ground for the Fox sisters' Spiritualist movement. Exploring Swedenborg's theology, Mesmerism, telegraph technology, epidemic grief, and New York's "Burned-Over District," this episode reveals how eight million people came to believe two girls cracking their toe joints were communicating with the dead. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.