To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing Historical Bios Podcast By To The Hilt: Dan Meyer Marc Hartzman Sword Swallowers Association International cover art

To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing Historical Bios

To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing Historical Bios

By: To The Hilt: Dan Meyer Marc Hartzman Sword Swallowers Association International
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 To The Hilt Podcast takes a Deep Dive into the history of sword swallowing by reviewing the lives of historical sword swallowers from the 1800s to modern days, including sword swallowers Chevalier Cliquot, Delno Fritz, Edith Clifford, Edna Price, Lucky Ball, Estelline Pike, Mighty Ajax, Marie DeVere, Alex Linton, Lady Patricia Zerm, Capt. Don Leslie, Lady Diane Falk and many others covered in the book To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing by Dan Meyer and Marc Hartzman (Schiffer Publishing) https://ToTheHiltbook.comTo The Hilt: Dan Meyer, Marc Hartzman, Sword Swallowers Association International Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
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  • To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.27 Johnny Nugent: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing

    To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.27 Johnny Nugent: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing
    Jun 25 2025

    To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.27 Johnny Nugent: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing


    In this episode, we discuss sword swallower Johnny Nugent, who ran away from home to join the circus as a teenager in the 1920s, and ended up performing as a sword swallower with dozens of circuses and sideshows over 50 years.


    Johnny Nugent is one of more than a hundred sword swallowers featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing, by sword swallower Dan Meyer and sideshow historian Marc Hartzman (Schiffer Publishing), now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Target, Walmart and more:


    To buy To The Hilt book, visit

    https://ToTheHiltBook.com


    Buy To The Hilt on Amazon:

    https://amzn.to/3EbUsQf


    Listen to more To The Hilt Podcasts, both historical bios and modern living sword swallowers’ jackpots:


    To The Hilt Podcasts

    https://www.swordswallow.com/podcasts.php


    #ToTheHilt #ToTheHiltPodcast

    #swordswallower #JohnnyNugent

    #swordswallowers #history

    #swordswallowing
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    10 mins
  • To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.26 Hans Rosling: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing

    To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.26 Hans Rosling: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing
    May 24 2025

    To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.26 Dr. Hans Rosling: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing


    In this episode, we discuss TED speaker Dr. Hans Rosling, a researcher, doctor, scientist, academic, professor, and sword swallower who went viral on his second TED Talks. Hear about his induction into the Sword Swallowers Association International Sword Swallower’s Hall of Fame in Stockholm Sweden.


    Hans Rosling is one of more than a hundred sword swallowers featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing, by sword swallower Dan Meyer and sideshow historian Marc Hartzman (Schiffer Publishing), now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Target, Walmart and more:


    For more on To The Hilt book, visit

    https://ToTheHiltBook.com


    Buy To The Hilt on Amazon:

    https://amzn.to/3EbUsQf


    Listen to more To The Hilt Podcasts, both historical and modern living sword swallowers:


    To The Hilt Podcasts

    https://www.swordswallow.com/podcasts.php


    #ToTheHilt #ToTheHiltPodcast

    #swordswallower #HansRosling

    #swordswallowers #history

    #swordswallowing
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    12 mins
  • To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.25 Stan Marye: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing

    To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.25 Stan Marye: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing
    May 24 2025

    In this episode, we discuss sword swallower Stan Marye, who ran away from home to join the circus at the age of 16, and ended up performing as a sword swallower with dozens of circus sideshows over 10 years and swallowing up to five swords at once.


    Stan Marye is one of more than a hundred sword swallowers featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing, by sword swallower Dan Meyer and sideshow historian Marc Hartzman (Schiffer Publishing), now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Target, Walmart and more:


    For more on To The Hilt book, visit

    https://ToTheHiltBook.com


    Buy To The Hilt on Amazon:

    https://amzn.to/3EbUsQf


    Listen to more To The Hilt Podcasts, both historical and modern living sword swallowers:


    To The Hilt Podcasts

    https://www.swordswallow.com/podcasts.php


    #ToTheHilt #ToTheHiltPodcast

    #swordswallower #StanMarye

    #swordswallowers #history

    #swordswallowing
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    16 mins
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