The Magician’s Wife

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Join magician Barry Jones and his writer wife Lora as they reveal the methods behind the world’s craziest real-life mysteries. How can a murderer be in two places at once? A diamond teleport itself five miles as if by magic? Or a host of ghostly faces materialise in an ordinary kitchen floor? Prepare to be amazed, as Barry and Lora pull back the curtain to expose the smoke and mirrors behind these bizarre happenings and more. And you’ll also have the chance to participate in a series of brain-bending audio magic tricks along the way!

Episodes

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26. The Palm Beach Gardens Shooting

4 days ago

In a respectable corner of south-east Florida, an appalling discovery is made. A man’s body is lying near the boundaries of a gated community, a single gunshot wound to his chest. Moreover, the man’s valuables are missing and there is no murder weapon to be found. All the evidence, in fact, points to a robbery gone wrong. But something about the crime scene just doesn’t add up. Could this man’s death be far more complicated than anyone first suspected? In this episode, Barry and Lora take a look at the methods behind a tragic shooting in Palm Beach Gardens.

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Email your thoughts and theories on this case to us at: themagicianswifepodcast@gmail.com.

Monday Apr 07, 2025

25. The Secrets of Skinwalker Ranch

Monday Apr 07, 2025

In the early 1990s, an ordinary American family relocates to a cattle ranch in north-east Utah. But almost immediately after they move in, they are plagued by a plethora of unsettling and downright terrifying phenomena, from lights in the sky to gargantuan wolves to mutilated animals. But are these events really down to the sinister entity from native American lore known as the skinwalker? Or might something else be behind this disturbing series of happenings? Join Barry and Lora as they investigate the secrets of Skinwalker Ranch.

Buy Lora’s debut novel here: thewomaninthewallpaper.com

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Email your thoughts and theories on this case to us at: themagicianswifepodcast@gmail.com.

Monday Mar 31, 2025

24. The Whitstable Poltergeist

Monday Mar 31, 2025

In 2013, a disturbing piece of CCTV is shared on YouTube, a video which appears to offer conclusive proof of poltergeists. Following the video becoming public, many more people from the same corner of south east England come forward claiming they too have experienced a host of terrifying happenings in the same town. But could the entity responsible really be the man said to have disappeared a century earlier? Or might someone else be behind this series of extremely unsettling occurrences? Join Barry and Lora for an investigation of the eerie Whitstable Poltergeist.

Watch the original Whitstable Poltergeist video: https://youtu.be/SCvZf0cdgx0

Buy Lora’s debut novel here: thewomaninthewallpaper.com

Vote for us at the UK True Crime Awards here

Email your thoughts and theories on this case to us at: themagicianswifepodcast@gmail.com.

Monday Mar 24, 2025

23. The Magical Monk & Listener Emails

Monday Mar 24, 2025

In this episode, Barry and Lora explore the little-known story of the magical monk of Syon Abbey, as well as inviting you to take part in a unique, interactive card trick. They’ll also be sharing some listener thoughts and theories on the mysteries explored in previous episodes.

Buy Lora’s debut novel here: thewomaninthewallpaper.com

Vote for us at the UK True Crime Awards here

Email your thoughts and theories on this case to us at: themagicianswifepodcast@gmail.com.

Monday Mar 17, 2025

22. The Beast of Exmoor

Monday Mar 17, 2025

In 1983, a Devonshire farmer claims that dozens of his sheep have been killed, slaughtered by an unknown predator in a highly unusual way. The flesh has been stripped from their bones, seeming to indicate that they have been killed by a big cat. And in the weeks that follow, numerous eyewitnesses come forward stating they have seen it: a large feline, with a coal black pelt and a body rippling with muscle. But could such a cat ever feasibly exist in the sleepy countryside of south west England? In this episode, Barry and Lora investigate the Beast of Exmoor, in a special charity episode of The Magician’s Wife in collaboration with Podcasthon.

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Buy Lora’s debut novel here: thewomaninthewallpaper.com

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Email your thoughts and theories on this case to us at: themagicianswifepodcast@gmail.com.

Monday Mar 10, 2025

21. Peggy, the Demonic Doll Part II

Monday Mar 10, 2025

In 2015, a photograph of a doll is shared on a Facebook page. Within hours, followers of the page begin reporting a whole host of seemingly inexplicable phenomena. Nausea, headaches, scratches to their skin, recurring nightmares, instances of pet dogs going beserk, and even strokes and heart attacks. But is this doll really possessed by some powerful demonic energy? Or might there be a more earthly explanation for this deluge of extraordinary happenings? In this episode of The Magician’s Wife, Barry and Lora investigate the disturbing doll known as ‘Peggy’.

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Email your thoughts and theories on this case to us at: themagicianswifepodcast@gmail.com.

Monday Mar 10, 2025

20. Peggy, the Demonic Doll Part I

Monday Mar 10, 2025

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Email your thoughts and theories on this case to us at: themagicianswifepodcast@gmail.com.

Monday Mar 03, 2025

19. The Escape from British Alcatraz

Monday Mar 03, 2025

On a bitter January day, three men are found to be missing from one of the highest security prisons in the UK, a prison with a reputation as the ‘British Alcatraz’. With seemingly no tools or materials, they have somehow managed to scale two huge perimeter walls. And stranger still is the fact that the men responsible haven’t actually ‘broken out’ of this prison at all. The men responsible have let themselves out, using a key. But with no keys stolen and none of the locks showing any signs of having been picked, how could this be possible? In this week’s episode, Barry and Lora explore the 1995 HMP Parkhurst breakout.

Buy Lora’s debut novel here: thewomaninthewallpaper.com

Vote for us at the UK True Crime Awards here

Email your thoughts and theories on this case to us at: themagicianswifepodcast@gmail.com.

Join professional TV/stage magician Barry Jones and his wife Lora, a professional writer, to explore some of the world’s craziest mysteries, from true crime to the paranormal. Each fortnightly episode delves into a real-life case and, just like a ”how to” conjuring book, dissects it into two essential components: The Effect— the astonishing spectacle that leaves the public in awe; and The Method— the secret techniques and misdirection that remain concealed from the untrained eye. And not only that, but you, the listener, will be invited to participate in a series of brain-bending audio hallucinations along the way! So prepare to be amazed, as Barry and Lora pull back the curtain to expose the smoke and mirrors behind crimes, hoaxes, the supernatural and much more, unveiling their inner workings.