The Wonderful Magic Lantern Show

E743 - The Wonderful Magic Lantern Show

Published: September 17, 2026

Duration: 1:03:21

Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 

Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️

Sound effects: countryside ambience, crickets, birds 🌾🐦‍⬛ 


Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be making a journey back to the late 19th century to experience entertainment before the advent of films. In this time, many folks were wowed by travelling lantern showmen. 😴


Includes mentions of: Americana, Children, Family, Parents, Grandparents, Food, Dogs, Nostalgia, History. 


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