Dan Meyer started life as a scared, shy, skinny wimpy kid who suffered from social anxiety disorder and was teased and beat up by bullies. He vowed someday to do real magic, real feats and somehow fly around the world like a superhero defying death and saving lives. After a near-death experience with malaria fever as a missionary in south India in the place where sword swallowing started, Meyer decided to put his fears to death and take on risks and challenges. Over 20 years later, he added sword swallowing to his bucket list of goals.

After 14,000 unsuccessful attempts over 4 years, Meyer finally swallowed his first sword in 2001. Since then, sword swallowing has taken Meyer on a remarkable journey to impact lives around the world, on over 100 TV programs, on 9 TED Talks, on 16 Got Talents including the finals of America’s Got Talent and Sweden’s Talang, and live in over 60 countries around the world.

Dan Meyer is one of more than a hundred sword swallowers featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing, coauthored by sideshow historian Marc Hartzman and published by 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

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To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.29 Ling Look: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing

Ling Look was a master sword swallower and illusionist from the mysterious Far East who travelled the world from 1868 to 1878. In reality, his real name was David Gueder from Budapest Hungary who performed around the world with his brother, until his death… and even for many years after that around Europe by an imposter.

Ling Look 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

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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 1.26 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

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#swordswallowers #history

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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

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To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.24 Johnny Fox: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing

In this episode, we discuss sword swallower Johnny Fox, who performed first as a magician and fire-eater and then as a sword swallower for over 38 years.

Johnny Fox 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 #JohnnyFox

#swordswallowers #history

#swordswallowing

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To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.23 Ricky Richiardi: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing