Sad. Even on Coast to Coast George Noory said a tape delayed segment of a psychic was shown to be phony because how could it still be getting calls when the psychic was gone after the live segment? His paid henchmen at home were making the phony calls to him as a setup.
At a science fiction convention I saw a debunking guest demonstrate how to slip a bent spoon to replace the straight one to be like Uri Gellar. Very smooth-—and fake.
The Amazing Randy has a great documentary exposing all those frauds.
“An Honest Liar” Free on you tube.
Pops was always kind of looney. He never forgave me for turning conservative and not getting a government job like he had his whole life.