19: Smoke and Mirrors? pt.1 Now You See Me

Smoke and Mirrors? pt.1: Now You See Me

Get ready for an enchanting episode as Maia and Grant sit down to talk about the fascinating story of the iconic Harry Houdini, dive into the complex world of dating loaded with relationship humour, and discuss modern childhood experiences especially those related to Grant's intriguing classroom conversation.

So, get ready to sound the spiritual trumpets, because this episode is here to delight and surprise, packed with a lot of craziness, humor and entertainment, a true comedy podcast!

Key Highlights

Dating Dilemmas: The hosts kick off their podcast session with a hilarious dive into the perplexing world of dating apps. In the midst of this dating dilemmas discussion, Grant recalls being the 'last stop' for his former partners before they found their 'forever' love interests. Their storytelling and witty banter sets the tone for an engaging and light-hearted podcast session filled with some relationship humor!

Childhood Memories: During this segment, Grant puts on his teacher hat and talks about how he engages in compelling discussions with his young students, particularly the debates he arranges for in class, which centres around student-chosen topics. He also shares a standout theme which revolves around the students debating cell phone policies, that prompted him to explore the generational gap in experiences as his own childhood of biking around town, trading Pokemon cards, and taking calculated risks was quite different with the current generation's supervised lives that revolves mainly around the latest gadgets.

Harry Houdini: Towards the end, the hosts talk about Houdini's incredible escape skills, particularly his ability to free himself from handcuffs and locked containers. The conversation also explores Houdini's rise to fame and how he earned nicknames like "the celebrated police baffler" and "the king of handcuffs."

Key Quotes

"Why is it on dating apps that it's always the person you want to have message you is never the person that is consistently messaging you? I mean, I know beggars can't be choosers but there's lots of people kind of in and out of my DMs right now, in that fun early stage, kind of like the first 10-15 minutes of Squid Games, just not them”
“You know, I think I've shared this before when I'm trying to give instructions and other kids are talking, even if they're whispering, I have to just look at them and go, My rat brain, you cannot, because I have to think about what I'm saying and then saying it out loud and the art of teaching will tell you the instructions isn't just like hey guys what's up like there's an actual order to the way you're supposed to say things and deliver things to your class and I can't figure that out.“
"I was the last guy they dated before they found their forever person. Oh, how am I supposed to handle that? I love love in a non-ironic way, a lot of times. I'm so happy for them, but there was a moment where it was like, 'Oh, my...'"

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Photos:


Houdini and his mother in Rochester, NY 1908 - Wild About Houdini	Chinese Water Torture Cell with Houdini in it - Wild About Houdini


Houdini (left) and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (right) - Smithsonian	Automatic Writing done by Lady Doyle on behalf of Harry Houdini's mother - Wild About Houdini


Pennsylvania Newspaper Clipping announcing Mina Crandon and Harry Houdini showdown - NY Books