336: Dread Persephone and Micah Cover from 2023

Micah the Magician and singer/songwriter Dread Persephone joined Mark and Nicole for a magical good timeMicah talked about how he landed his appearance on Penn and Teller Fool Me in a very unusual way and what goes on in such a performance (in his case he had to purchase jumbo cards for Allyson Hannigan to handle) his appreciation for Edgar Allen Poe which has led to his annual variety show in tribute to Poe, how difficult it really is to juggle blindfolded while in a wind tunnel, how lucrative his residuals are for his recurring role as "buffoon #1" on Dawson's Creek and goes in depth on the legacy of Houdini and how every magician aspires to be in a straightjacket.Erin aka Dread Persephone talked about her love of Greek mythology, was surprised to learn of a British band with the same name (who of course will have to change it now) went into detail about how to build a homemade synthesizer, why she doesn't consider herself goth but goth adjacent, why she is a one person band and the challenges of playing live without a band, how even though she has a more electronic sound how she is mainly inspired by Tom Waits and Nick Cave and recites a lyric she was surprised she wroteOh, and Nicole does a little magic as well...Get some Dark Mark Show gear Go to www.teepublic.com/user/dms1 for shirts, mugs, phone/laptop covers, masks and more!Go to lulu.com and get Nicole’s poetry book “Slow Burn”This show is sponsored by:Eddie by GiddyFDA Class II medical device built to treat erectile dysfunction and performance unpredictability. Eddie is specifically engineered to promote firmer and longer-lasting erections by working with the body’s physiology.Get rock hard erections the natural way again.Using promo code DARKMARK20, you can save 20% on your Eddie purchase, and you and your partner will be chanting incantations of ecstasy together faster than you can say “REDRUM.”Go to buyeddie.com/DarkMark for 20% off your purchase using code DARKMARK20 today.Raze Energy DrinksGo to https://bit.ly/2VMoqkk and put in the coupon code DMS for 15% off the best energy drinks. Zero calories. Zero carbs. Zero crashRenagade CBDGo to renagadecbd.com for all of your CBD needsTactical SoapSmell Great with Pheromone infused products and drive women wild with desire!