S5 Ep401: Magic Secrets Revealed & Prison Escapes Gone Wrong

“How far will you go for magic?” Bethany’s back on her 2020 bullshit, giving you her second installment of David Copperfield’s magic secrets, revealed! (If you missed the first installment, go back to Episode 295.) Bebe may be the only person who had a David Copperfield poster in her college dorm room, but we can all bathe in the joy of dramatic bed sheets and tiny ladies hiding under tables. Then, Kathleen pulls out her lock pick set and hides in a trash bag, because she’s giving us the skinny on the craziest prison escapes! Do YOU have the photographic memory required to recreate a key? 



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What We Talked About:


2:02 - Intro To Topics
04:46 - Bethany’s Grandmother passed away
08:36 - Kathleen’s Mom is living with her for now
15:03 - More David Copperfield Magic Tricks Revealed 
48:38 - Funny Prison Escape Stories
1:13:13 - Bethany’s bonnet bee: processing times
1:19:13 - Apple Air Tag Trackers
1:20:55- What we learned this week
1:25:18 - Voicemails


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BETHANY’S SOURCES:
David Copperfield - “Metamorphosis” Illusion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVOuptIAtM 


David Copperfield – “Portal" Illusion https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4hjve 
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1500715
“East of Eden Suite,” Lee Holdridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ih7T1_uY7k

David Copperfield – Guinness Book of World Records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tENaNIYj8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gaughan
https://www.grunge.com/610169/the-untold-truth-of-david-copperfield/
https://secrets-explained.com/david-copperfield/metamorphosis
https://secrets-explained.com/david-copperfield/portal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_(magic_trick)


https://www.documentarytube.com/articles/david-copperfield-the-mystery-behind-the-tricks

https://mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com/en/booking/show-booking.html#/show-listing?arrive=2022-05-10&showId=b29623d7-0d20-420f-8997-a6b6ac8e5539 



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prestige 






KATHLEEN’S SOURCES: 

https://www.newsweek.com/casey-white-vicky-white-married-called-wife-before-died-1705053 
https://www.quora.com/If-you-talk-about-a-crime-in-Catholic-confession-can-the-priest-report-it-to-the-police

https://allthatsinteresting.com/prison-escapes

https://www.statista.com/statistics/624069/number-of-escapees-from-prisons-in-the-us/#:~:text=Number%20of%20escapees%20from%20prisons%20in%20the%20U.S.%202000%2D2019&text=In%202019%2C%202%2C231%20inmates%20escaped,facilities%20across%20the%20United%20States.

https://list25.com/25-dumbest-prison-escapes/

https://metro.co.uk/2010/05/10/man-dressed-as-snoopy-tries-to-break-into-jail-293593/

https://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5623GN20090703

https://www.insidehook.com/article/crime/the-most-ridiculous-and-real-prison-escapes-of-all-time
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sidney-da-cruz-carlos-pereira-trash-bags_n_1773606?utm_hp_ref=weird-news

https://www.insidehook.com/article/crime/the-most-ridiculous-and-real-prison-escapes-of-all-time