| I believe you're referring to John Edward. I've done a ton of research on the guy because I'm very skeptical on this sort of thing. Make whatever claims you want about the TV show, ie. maybe they cut out certain parts to make him appear to get more hits, or maybe they put plants in the audience, or have the producers spy on the audience before the show to pick up info on them.
Some people claim that he's a master of cold reading, which is throwing out non specific things and using the persons body language and what they say as feedback on where he's going next. He has had tests conducted on him where he is not allowed to even see the person or hear them, but he still gives accurate results.
Furthermore he'll do live shows such as Larry King where he'll do readings over the phone. Due to his success on this, some people would claim that he's doing hot readings, which means that he has forknowledge of who is going to call.
I'm still skeptical, as I have not met the guy in person, but it would seem that it's one of two things. Either Larry King, the entire staff, and every single person who calls in from home is paid off in an elaborate scheme to fool everyone, or the guy is legit. |