A Perfect Maniac: Magic Show Disasters Part 1

This week, we have everything BUT a head in a box in the mail, we have two cameo appearances on mic, Melanie is a pretty hooligan, 1800s pettiness beats all, and we meet the most adored dog in history.

Content warnings: guns, fatal accidental shooting of pregnant woman 18:30-19:50, cocaine, gruesome discussion of autopsy on possibly living person 31:00-38:45, domestic violence, loss of adult child, death by explosion/burning, the dog dies 47:30-57:30, problematic old-timey stereotypes, fire with fatalities, 53:50 the horse also dies, death of teenager

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