To The Hilt Podcast

03/09/2026

Book sighting in the wild! To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing sighted at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art bookstore in Sarasota FL today!

Now nominated for both a Pulitzer Prizes and the prestigious Circus Historical Society Stuart Thayer Award! Marc and I will both be attending and lecturing at the CHS Convention in Baraboo WI in June!

If you see To The Hilt in the wild, snap a pic and let us know, and we’ll feature your picture!

Get your own copy here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764368826

09/19/2025

offers a riveting exploration into the mysterious and dangerous world of sword swallowing, charting its history from ancient rituals to modern-day performances. This comprehensive volume, cowritten by world-renowned sword swallower Dan Meyer and celebrated sideshow historian Marc Hartzman, ...

09/19/2025

To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing

Available at:
https://ToTheHiltbook.com

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764368826l

06/27/2025

Check out Chris Steel’s wild stories of sword swallowing! Chris Steele is the sword swallowing half of America's Favorite Sideshow Couple, Captain & Maybelle. In this episode, you'll hear about his start in gulping steel, his adventures on America's Got Talent, Wife Swap, Hunger Games, working with Ripley's, lifting cinder blocks from a swallowed sword, twisting 7 swords 180 degrees, the extra-dangerous lightning bolt sword, nearly dying from a sword swallowing injury, spilling a bag of swords at the airport, and much more.

Chris Steele is one of more than a hundred sword swallowers featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower's History of Sword Swallowing, published by Schiffer Publishing.

Find Chris Steele online:
Website: CaptainandMaybelle.com
Instagram:
Facebook: Captain & Maybelle

Listen to his To The Hilt Podcast:
https://www.swordswallow.com/podcasts.php

Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/to-the-hilt/id1807844977?i=1000714727063

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wbQ7CX8Rchrtan4NVjQMI?si=4j_xaxPBS0CHxClSBlnc_g

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c384fc38-63da-420f-aa66-0fa2c236892d/episodes/eaa265dd-34a4-4641-a6b6-d7069626fa02/to-the-hilt-chris-steele-world%E2%80%99s-most-extreme-sword-swallower?ref=dm_sh_9Dk0dtGqXexIagh1CQsZNaHQa

06/13/2025

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