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Scott Wells is a full time professional magician who has traveled around the world where he has met, worked with and become friends with some pretty cool people. Enjoy listening to these podcasts with magicians talking about their magic, magic conventions and what's going on in the magic scene...

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Who hosts The Magic Word Podcast?

The Magic Word Podcast is created and hosted by Scott Wells.

The Magic Word Podcast Podcast - All Episodes

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990: Tony Clark - Magicians Using AI

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Technology is advancing faster than we could have imagined. In fact, the current fear is that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is learning and growing on its own without the aid of human intervention. Recent news has reported that some of the creators are advocating a hold on further advancement until we can control this potential monster. In the meantime, there are a multitude of opportunities for AI to be used “for good” as magicians create music for their shows, voice overs, promotional materials, help in scripting, help in developing a stage character, researching show opportunities, and much, much more.This week Tony Clark joins us to give us his perspective as a magic consultant on how AI has been used and could be used by magicians. Let me first give this disclaimer that neither Tony nor Scott Wells are experts in this field. We have some experience and our discussion reflects what we know or have seen or think. The discussion in this week’s episode are the results of our experiences and do not reflect what one should or should not do with this information. To watch our conversation that was recorded over Zoom, please enjoy the YouTube video which includes a bit more content. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1789240084392-OCU3FNV6TUSU62ZM5E2A/YouTube+thumb.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1789240855351-HQZDK295XU4ZVGQDJ2YJ/cover+art.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1789240855332-HA1Q4TJ4E2REU9LG8ALS/FU+Trophy.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1789240856293-SYX3KP8X6IBX39UWF1W3/Tony%27s+book.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1789240856569-TG23MX3U83FAZ341UYCC/Young+Tony.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1789241045604-UOKAO84XU8WZCE2KL73B/MAGIC+Cover.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1789241543193-EC96MEH4YVWPCVXC7RMB/Young+promo+shot.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1789241760186-SM7MW5L1KXD28V44HD7P/elephant+in+the+room+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Tony Clark is a creative consultant for magicians using live experiences on stage and screen. This week, Tony advocates for live performances rather than depending upon technology and digital help. We discuss the importance and ethics of utilizing AI to build your brand and not just putting your face on the promotional material of other successful magicians. We also discuss how AI can help you as a virtual assistant to weed out and find the right performing venues for you. Tony also emphasizes how performers need to be genuine on stage and in their performances. Specifically, we need to be vulnerable and let our audiences into our lives so they don’t necessarily go home talking about our tricks, but remembering the person who is performing them.  Magicians Using AI Scott Wells and Tony Clark Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Sep 17, 2026

1h 02m

99

989: Jack Hart - Designing the Invisible

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Jack Hart  is an artist in the truest sense of the word. He has designed illusions to make them more deceptive and toured with Blackstone, Jr. for nearly five years. He worked with Copperfield, Henning, Kalin, and so many more. For many years, Jack worked designing games for the television show, “The Price is Right” plus he currently does missionary work around the world.  <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787766228640-DX5KFN6WRVS1F8AF0JO2/IMG_5621.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787766268261-AU69UZF888B9L29FYFPP/IMG_5624.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787766291374-CCGW70U0XYPZ4Q3O2JC9/IMG_5627.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Doug Henning "Magic Show" Zig Zag" data-description="Jack felt like the painting on this illusion gave away how it works." data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787766881717-GE5LKFVR09DIKY2HMNR7/Henning+Zig+Zag.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Doug Henning "Magic Show" Zig Zag" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize We start this week’s chat by going into a bit of detail about Jack’s Christian Missionary work. We then delve into his multi-faceted  career as he tells us about working with Harry Blackstone, Jr. and later traveling with the show. He not only designed some of the artwork on the outside of boxes, but also many of the beautiful  tapestries and backdrops in Harry’s show. For long while Jack worked in Old Chicago along with Buddy Farnan (who was featured in Episode #770) then back to California where he worked for many years on “The Price is Right” with Bob Barker as he helped design some of the games that are played each week. One of the games became popular around the world, even as a “take home” game, called Plinko which is a version of Pachinko. Jack worked in a lot of different arenas and left an invisible stamp on all of his work. Designing the Invisible Scott Wells with Jack Hart Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Sep 10, 2026

1h 03m

98

988: Christopher Hart - Give Him a Hand

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Christopher Hart has had, and continues to have, an amazing career, or should I say “careers”. Many people, not just magicians, would be satisfied with success in any one of the areas where Chris has exceeded expectations. Many listeners of The Magic Word Podcast know that it was his hand as “Thing” in “The Addams Family” movies. And yet there is a whole generation who have never seen nor heard of “The Addams Family”, the New Yorker comic strip, the TV series let alone the movies. The recent Netflix series “Wednesday” has introduced many to this genre, but Chris wasn’t in that, and I digress.But he has performed in dinner theater with “Triple Espresso” and also singing on network TV, Plus of course he has presented his award winning act around the world with the torn and restored sheet music and the disembodied hand. You may think you know Christopher Hart, but there is so much to know about Christopher that you will be surprised what you learn in this episode. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787827711974-EAJYTY33FOBDAAT57JRZ/IMG_5491.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787768208886-OFSGIFDEB6VCTAYNJIDR/Addams+Family+movie+poster.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787223227873-TTOMMJA1C1IJ1RRW5181/Thing.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787827766714-7XPGL2AY56T2BUHIZ77F/hand.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787224292441-94KHAVQCDHAAF08BZQ7P/early+Chris.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787224293458-PU1FRC8B4U9OLNI8QDWL/fist+of+fire.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787224292446-JPZJFU6J2IL2RRMT2DKA/Chris+wiki.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787224293479-PUORY37W9IJWPWLFCVBS/jumbo+cards.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787224294539-OQZFEU49M6XTVRMR9FSK/paper+tear.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787224294584-R2KXLT0PLYZWL029YUYA/rope.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week’s episode was recorded in Appleton, Wisconsin, while we were at the SAM National convention. Christopher not only performed but also lectured. He had so much material to share, that he never got around to explaining some of the items on his agenda during his lecture. He resolves that by chatting on this week’s episode as he talks about his touches on the torn and restored newspaper and the zombie gimmick. But we start, of course, by chatting about his film career, then his time with dinner theater, overcoming his fear of singing in public, working and touring with David Copperfield, plus serving as President of the Board of Trustees on the Academy of Magical Arts. He shares some great “behind the scenes” stories about all of this which makes this one of my favorite episodes, and I hope yours, too. Give Him a Hand Scott Wells with Christopher Hart Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Aug 27, 2026

1h 12m

97

987: Dean Gunnarson - Escaping Reality

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Multi international award winning escapist, Dean Gunnarson, joins us this week to talk about his dangerous career. He has been called by the media “The World’s Most Daring Escape Artist” and the title fits. Traveling from his home in Canada to lands across China, Dean has conquered it all and accepted challenges much like Harry Houdini, from rope and chain escapes to the Water Torture and Milk Can Escapes, not to mention straitjacket escapes while being suspended hundreds of feet in the air, <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787199801334-C9V6M41BUEX2EJG0RVNO/hospital+podcast.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787034292090-C2O5X9FYJ6MK8YYSRBCY/early+promo+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787032222352-AFB9RVQNS0IHPX5E65T3/early+promo.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787199935384-5B0K6LYTRJYZ62NC8BDV/Dean+and+cop+with+straitjacket.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787032222341-K2PFMQKSZX64IIO8NXD7/Canadas+Got+Talent.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787033972652-BJDOC7VTITNC9Q55LWF8/Ferris+wheel.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787033978018-3UI59VM5FJOZEF5T8HK9/IMG_5453.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787033981030-R0ZXI7RO6CI9YCAYO35C/IMG_5454.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787033996817-GJVY6ZMD9HZZQI6GED4U/IMG_5459.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1787033993899-83CXU5UIT9AN6VVMSMGO/IMG_5458.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Dean shares with us this week about how James “The Amazing” Randi got him started with an early television special that led to Dean becoming his successor having passed the “Mantle of Escapes” on to Dean. He also shares with us some horror stories when he broke bones, lost a finger, and more. This is an unusual profession and few in the world specialize solely in this art. He does not consider himself a magician, nor does he perform magic at his appearances. Escaping Reality Scott Wells and Dean Gunnarson Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Aug 20, 2026

1h 07m

96

986: Dan Harlan - Cosmic Thinker

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > One of magic’s most creative minds, Dan Harlan, joins us this week. No doubt many of you have his “Card Toon” card trick or have watched him on Penguin Live videos or perhaps on the Tarbell Course of Magic on video. Maybe you once subscribed to The Minotaur which he co-published with Marv Leventhal. His life and career hasn’t all been roses and indeed had many bumps along the way. Currently he hosts MagiCon - The Mystic Tower convention in Raleigh, North Carolina plus he continues to create and perform. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786636703837-M8V4SSCXOJO9TYJB635N/IMG_5440.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786636741044-CW4DJ4DZFSHQ8U8JCEY1/IMG_5443.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786636710667-MTBITKARCV6A92XF9P6Q/IMG_5444.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786480259274-18KDQV2R2IPZP4KYDC61/Dan+caricature.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786480768544-NKBJOLUTA2X1XWHLMZ1R/in+front+of+flag.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Dan Performing "Starcle"" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786480259290-RM04WMT1QNV2FURHIHQT/starcle+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Dan Performing "Starcle"" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786480768577-K7GKQ2Z2Q1SS7W5EVN8S/jumbo+cards.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786480769568-POPKQ5AQY6BG8WX7CN5W/Konopix.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Cardtoon" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786480826120-U0SL2I6GMT2G0T22A7F5/cardtoon.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Cardtoon" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1786480965208-UWSIG36AOIS7PKQEHENK/Fart+toon.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Dan Harlan is quite candid about his successes and shortcomings as he openly shares many stories in this week’s episode. We learn that Dan doesn’t like card tricks and he tells us why. He also reveals a long time secret that Majoke was co-authored by him and Scott Alexander. He talks about the time it took to create and film “Every Trick in the Book” of Tarbell. Dan also tells us about his years with Penguin and other creative projects that hold his attention. Cosmic Thinker Scott Wells with Dan Harlan Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Aug 13, 2026

1h 13m

95

985: MAGIC Live! 2026 - Day Four

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleWednesday, August 6th 24 hours          Bicycle Lounge, St. Charles9:00 a.m.               Information Booth, Kiosk (9:00p)10:00 a.m.             General Sessions, Showroom, (Noon)10:00 a.m.             Focus Sessions (11:00a)11:00 a.m.             The MAGIC Shop, Mardi Gras, (2:00p)11:15 a.m.             Focus Sessions (12:15p)11:30 a.m.             Cafe Live!, Esplanade K/L (2:00p)12:15 p.m.             Lunch Break (2:15p)2:15 p.m.               General Session, Showroom (4:15p)2:15 p.m.               Focus Sessions (3:15p)3:30 p.m.               Focus Sessions (4:30p) Live Tonight!6:00, 9:00 p.m. - Live Onstage!, Showroom10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. - Farewell Party, Mardi Gras10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. - Souvenir Program Handout, Mardi Gras <a data-title="Brian Selznick with Paul Kieve" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785974318071-YGX7FDMSP0KGIQN5GIXY/IMG_5649.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Brian Selznick with Paul Kieve" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785974318356-V01GUG3OLR8SUR63OAZJ/IMG_5651.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Jamie Salinas" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785974325951-D8PD8LS9D8DFVJTX0DWQ/IMG_5652.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Jamie Salinas" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Ben Barnes" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785974328475-7QPCUUBDISBU9GJBHUFG/IMG_5653.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Ben Barnes" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Griffen Barry" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785974337053-U4T6M36LXI6D7GVMF8AY/IMG_5655.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Griffen Barry" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Mark Doetsch" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785974339891-BA85DVDC7K1ZL2SYFVQO/IMG_5656.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Mark Doetsch" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785999817360-SUHWEDJKI4FUOOPLD716/IMG_5657.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785999820353-WCIJ0G4LG5HSMTPOLEEN/IMG_5659.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Lance Rich" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785999827348-TTYWRWIUXZX7JP0YACTJ/IMG_5660.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Lance Rich" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Stan Allen" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785999832302-TI8FJ7KP7F4CTW2WX228/IMG_5661.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Stan Allen" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Time stamps and guest names for this episode:00:00:15 – Jamie Salinas and Scott give a recap of the previous day’s activities, plus a review of some Vegas shows.00:09:53 – host of the Wednesday night General Session, Ben Barnes, talks about his experience at MAGIC Live! 2026 plus the Chicago magic scene (since he is the Entertainment Director of the Chicago Magic Lounge) plus his recent recording for Masters of Illusion television show.00:17:03 – Griffen Barry basically grew up in Dean Dill’s barber shop. The close-up magic experience at MAGIC Live! featured a look back in history at Dean’s shop and what it was like. Griffen gives us a bit more context.00:30:34 – Mark Doetsch, from Chicago, is a regular attendee at MAGIC Live! and we chat about the morning’s General Session.00:40:58 – Lance Rich was the Director for the General Sessions. He tells about some of the acts and what he did to make everyone look good.00:54:03 – We do a wrap-up of MAGIC Live! with the organizer, Stan Allen, who can finally sit down to relax and reflect. MAGIC Live 2026 Day Four Report Scott Wells with Salinas, Barnes, Barry, Doetsch, Rich and Allen Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Aug 6, 2026

1h 15m

94

984: MAGIC Live! 2026 - Day Three

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleTuesday, August 4th 24 hours          Bicycle Lounge, St. Charles9:00 a.m.               Information Booth, Kiosk (9:00p)10:00 a.m.             General Sessions, Showroom, (Noon)10:00 a.m.             Focus Sessions (11:00a)11:00 a.m.             The MAGIC Shop, Mardi Gras, (6:00p)11:15 a.m.             Focus Sessions (12:15p)11:30 a.m.             Cafe Live!, Esplanade K/L (2:00p)12:15 p.m.             Lunch Break (2:15p)2:15 p.m.               General Session, Showroom (4:15p)2:15 p.m.               Focus Sessions (3:15p)3:30 p.m.               Focus Sessions (4:30p) Live Tonight!5:45, 7:10, 9:00, 10:20 p.m.  The Close-up Experience, Bienville G6:15, 8:00, 10:00 p.m. In Concert: Dani Daortiz, French Quarter6:00 – 11:00 p.m. Curiosities Exhibit, Dauphine7:00p – Midnight - Bicycle Lounge Cash Bar, St. Charles <a data-title="Matthew Alexander" data-description="A Friend of The Magic Word" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785872769380-4LV5H5PV72KH8CZ3S520/IMG_5617.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Matthew Alexander" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Alex Boyce and Lance Burton" data-description="Interview during General Session" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785872765924-4UMUQ4KQ10R2QAXE8GZS/IMG_5618.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Alex Boyce and Lance Burton" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="A few magicians who appeared the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785872771341-13HMI7BUEX4XM3CVVOJE/IMG_5620.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="A few magicians who appeared the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Howard Hamburg" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785906830330-UQJRNRJNJU3U4MJU0J2I/IMG_5633.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Howard Hamburg" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Mickey Silver" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785906831132-FSTA4L8NX5AOU86HMSKG/IMG_5642.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Mickey Silver" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785907061966-7ZBDPOCACQ7CY320FSPH/IMG_5634.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Scott Tokar and Frank Thurston" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785906840737-RQBSFRXMB3NFRX0D6ZKI/IMG_5643.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Scott Tokar and Frank Thurston" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785907060978-I2MN65GSJNEOM8SO8EZK/IMG_5635.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785907066592-Q9U0BXWU6MWMHHAXK6V9/IMG_5637.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785907071556-OJLOOFMDB8MW8YZTHTGF/IMG_5638.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785907073901-0RGRL2ARX7UIQMQ8HQLJ/IMG_5639.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785907080731-KLA0UGF1NI2UTNHPBTR3/IMG_5642.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Will Houstoun" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785906841186-5RQN83V71VIGPHCJO3QS/IMG_5645.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Will Houstoun" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785907082637-BCGRQFOZI24JVINXQBCB/IMG_5644.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Time stamps and guest names for this episode:00:00:14 – Matthew Alexander joins me for breakfast as we break down yesterday’s first full day of activities.00:16:31 – A Magic Castle favorite, Howard Hamburg, joins us to tell us stories about the Castle and his dear friend, Dai Vernon.00:29:22 – Stephen Bargatze talks about the morning’s General Session that was hosted by Pat Hazell that concluded with a panel discussion of several performers who had appeared on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show.00:41:29 – Alex Boyce was one of the presenters in the General Session. Twenty years ago, Lance Burton interviewed Channing Pollock on stage. This year, the young dove worker, Alex, interviewed Lance Burton.00:47:22 – Kyle Purnell is one of the young “up and coming” magicians who recently quit his job to become a full-time magician and creator. He has several clever items on the market and loves creating.00:53:53 – Local close-up magician, Mickey Silver, chatted about the local scene.00:59:35 – Trade show performer, Scott Tokar, and Fair performer (State and County fairs), Frank Thurston, talk about how they enjoy meeting up each year and reconnecting at MAGIC Live!01:07:22 – Genii Editor, Will Houston, talks about his new role as the editor of Genii after having been the editor for the Magic Circular for so many years.01:11:21 – Adam Blumenthal, proprietor of Tannen’s tells us about his shop, the magic shows that are run from there, plus Tannen’s Magic Camp. MAGIC Live 2026 Day Three Report Scott Wells with Alexander, Hamburg, Bargatze, Boyce, Purnell, Silver, Tokar, Thurston, Houstoun, and Blumenthal Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Aug 5, 2026

1h 17m

93

983: MAGIC Live! 2026 - Days One and Two

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleSunday, August 2nd 24 hours          Bicycle Lounge, St. Charles 10:00 a.m.             Registration, Bienville G (10:00p)10:00 a.m.             Photo Badges, Dauphine F (10:00p) Live Tonight!7:30 – 11:00 p.m. -  The Zombie Ball, Esplanade 7:30 – 11:00 p.m. - The MAGIC Shop, Mardi Gras 11:00 – 11:30 p.m. - Grand Prize Giveaway & Costume Awards, Esplanade Monday, August 3rd24 hours           Bicycle Lounge, St. Charles9:00 a.m.               Information Booth, Kiosk (9:00p)10:00 a.m.             General Sessions, Showroom, (Noon)10:00 a.m.             Focus Sessions (11:00a)11:00 a.m.             The MAGIC Shop, Mardi Gras, (6:00p)11:15 a.m.             Focus Sessions (12:15p)11:30 a.m.             Cafe Live!, Esplanade K/L (2:00p)12:15 p.m.             Lunch Break (2:15p)2:15 p.m.               General Session, Showroom (4:15p)2:15 p.m.               Focus Sessions (3:15p)3:30 p.m.               Focus Sessions (4:30p) Live Tonight!6:00, 8:00, 10:15 p.m. - Comedy Live!, Showroom12:30, 5:45, 7:10, 9:00, 10:20 p.m. - The Close-up Experience, Bienville G6:15, 8:00, 10:00 p.m. - In Concert: Dani Daortiz, French Quarter7:00 p.m. – Midnight Bicycle Lounge Cash Bar, St. Charles <a data-title="Breakfast with Banachek" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787894890-BPGGC8NHKBWDUSP55L8K/20260801_090231.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Breakfast with Banachek" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787894328-9PO6RQTKDGBW0U8FMKG5/1000040817.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Jason and Nick Altieri" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787903199-7T6IW7NPDQIYOG46SEJ3/1000040819.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Jason and Nick Altieri" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Registration Line" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787902068-XG9GNWFT3S0SP4XH5UC4/1000040818.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Registration Line" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785788470138-PWPK1P79OVZT1RAOBSXR/20260803_131540.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Dealer Room Layout" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785788470929-IDPFH9MUUGPR1XD45O7I/20260803_131726.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Dealer Room Layout" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Julie Eng at the Genii Booth" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787329963-OGL0126WTNORG4ANB9ZH/IMG_5591.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Julie Eng at the Genii Booth" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Dealers' Room" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787329352-KL0NQQP8EYYEBIY4YB39/IMG_5593.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Dealers' Room" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Bruce Gold ("The Zombie") and Gregory Wilson" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787338370-7WE2DI622SHUQDK3U1NH/IMG_5596.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Bruce Gold ("The Zombie") and Gregory Wilson" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Jeff Scanlan" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787340087-S4PPZZ7DTTAKSBMGOIDV/IMG_5601.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Jeff Scanlan" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787342685-BN5VN8MEPPHTUYRVL7TZ/IMG_5603.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="What was in your Mystery Box?" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785787890278-B9RTVYBM3NTKSK0PLX3X/20260802_203300.jpg" role="button" aria-label="What was in your Mystery Box?" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Brenda Lamont Dunagan as "Zombie" Celeste Evans" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785789140577-LJT9KLW7RHCP1YJPQUMG/IMG_5599.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Brenda Lamont Dunagan as "Zombie" Celeste Evans" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Charlie Randall, Bill Flanagan, John McLaughlin and Bruce Averbook" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785789138360-UJFJ6JYKB3WNKJOSODMD/IMG_5600.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Charlie Randall, Bill Flanagan, John McLaughlin and Bruce Averbook" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785829578172-PNPMBJNVTIHXCASZUCHO/IMG_5605.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785829578221-P28B9EKCEL84C09CL0H0/IMG_5607.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785829589204-1KNFLZAQ7N2NA4CYHL59/IMG_5608.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785829589998-62WDIIH1C0HUNIUOGIVZ/IMG_5609.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785829620493-9MURY7H2XLH8NWX4PIYE/20260803_213329.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785829598529-HR40YEK77SBBPTXYJHX1/IMG_5611.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785829596998-QSWU1AEKMAFDIJ1DD4A4/IMG_5615.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1785829603735-I2KS2NRR7PJ970PU61UA/IMG_5616.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Time stamps and guest names for this episode:00:00:26 – At the Austin airport and preparing to depart on the red-eye for Las Vegas. Join us as we have a cup of coffee and get excited about the upcoming convention.00:05:12 – The first registrants I ran into were Nick and Jason Altieri, brothers from Boston. This was Jason’s first MAGIC Live! convention.00:09:26 – the opening night party had a zombie theme. Everyone was encouraged to dress as a zombie. To Stan Allen’s surprise, many more dressed appropriately than he expected. The first couple we chatted with was Meadow Perry who was dressed as Glenda the Good Witch from “The Wizard of Oz” and Michael Dardant, who was the Wicked Witch. Okay…maybe not everyone kept the “zombie” theme.00:15:53 – Harrison Greenbaum has a whole separate agenda when he visits Las Vegas. Many come and see shows. He comes and performs in the shows as a “one off.” Harrison will also be the host of the Tuesday night comedy show for MAGIC Live!00:21:02 – we get some different convention perspectives over breakfast with Charlie Randall, Bill Flanagan, John McLaughlin, and Bruce Averbook.00:31:50 – one of the dealers, Jeff Scanlan (Impossible Bottle) tells us how the convention is going from the perspective of a dealer. Spoiler alert: it’s going very well.00:35:54 – one of the organizers, Rory Johnson, opens the first morning General Session with an overview of what this year’s convention theme. (BTW, this was an authorized recording even though we were not allowed any video nor audio recording of the convention.)00:40:01 – Jeff Sobell is a regular attendee and tells us why he returns year after year.00:46:29 – Co-producer of Monday Night Magic in New York City, Michael Chaut is always on the prowl looking for talent to book for his show. We chat about the Focus Session we just attended.00:54:42 – My friend from St. Louis, Missouri, Karl Grice, has attended every one of the MAGIC Live! conventions and here he shares why he returns year after year plus some of his favorite highlights from previous years.01:00:28 – From China, Bruce Liu, traveled all the way to the U.S. just to attend this convention then return home immediately afterwards. He tells us what kind of magic he does and what inspires him.01:05:26 – Paul Gertner was one of the people who appeared on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show and was on the panel in the General Session. Paul has some great personal stories about his time on the Tonight Show plus visiting Johnny in his home and teaching him some coin tricks.01:09:31 – We caught up with Chris Kenner late at night as he and David Copperfield were leaving the building. Chis tells us a bit about what he’s working on with Theory 11. MAGIC Live Days 1 and 2 Report Scott Wells with Altieri, Perry, Dardant, Greenbaum, McLaughlin, Averbook, Randall, Flanagan, Scanlan, Johnson, Sobell, Chaut, Grice, Liu, Gertner, and Kenner Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Aug 4, 2026

1h 12m

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982: Scott Tokar - Keeping His Head Well Above Water

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > For many years, Scott Tokar has been helping clients at industrial shows across the country and indeed, across the globe. He structures trade show programs to engage, educate and entertain and sending the corporate message to everyone who passes by his booth. He co-authored Special F-X with Harrison Carroll that teaches magicians how to engage with hospitalized patients using magic. He also dabbles in photography and enjoys taking stills of friends. Scott also owns a booking agency for trade show magicians. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784759438142-26N8B20DKH1QRP4D84A4/close+up+gallery.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784759438171-NEAJD1A02CY2U3CPOFGE/fire+at+fingertips.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784759439349-T88PERFX6HQO629983W9/head+shot.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784759440061-APVWT2BT9RSS3BCKCUXO/Screenshot+2026-07-22+at+17-25-22+Instagram.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784759440754-IEEKDVQHDCGNRM8O4ZU6/Screenshot+2026-07-22+at+17-26-09+Instagram.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784759441612-8HQYFZNEC1FDC3A5CY0D/Screenshot+2026-07-22+at+17-26-31+Instagram.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784759442386-2FABAEO6FA4A7U6CCEJ5/Screenshot+2026-07-22+at+17-27-08+Instagram.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784759443184-VR8B97ULDMVMBM479G6Z/Screenshot+2026-07-22+at+17-27-27+Instagram.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784759443386-1CDYVCP4TFTTFXAXB9FA/Side+FX.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > This is a link to Amazon where you can see what equipment that Scott Tokar uses for his trade show work. This week Scott gives us some tips and advice on booking trade shows and on the importance of networking. If you are a hobbyist photographer, he also give us some tips on the kind of camera he uses. During our discussion, Scott mentioned the compact sound equipment he carries. Here is a link to seeing what he uses: https://tinyurl.com/Trade-Show-Sound-Equipment Keeping His Head Well Above Water Scott Wells with Scott Tokar Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

Jul 30, 2026

1h 13m

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981: Tobias Beckwith - Managing Expectations

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Tobias Beckwith used to manage Jeff McBride and Marco Tempest, just to name a couple “names” in our magic community. He has worked on Broadway with some of the most iconic plays such as “Oh, Calcutta” and “The Fantastiks” among others. He was one of the early staff teachers at the McBride Mystery School as it was formed and of course, was close friends with Eugene Burger, among others. Tobias has authored several books on production and direction and are well worth you inspection. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784575012013-J077JBX827Y62UF84HL0/early+Mystery+School.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784575012036-A8K91DNJXY8JPPHV38DR/Jeff.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784575013233-R2MOT3LVC1FK6FNRST89/Marco+Tempest.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1784575013129-MYSXE7ZF425CHPNCLQC3/Siegfried.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week, Tobias shares some stories about the formation of the Mystery School, plus working behind the scenes of many of the great magic shows over the past few decades. He discusses the differences between being an agent and a manager, and why magicians should consider getting one. Managing Expectations Scott Wells with Tobias Beckwith Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

Jul 23, 2026

1h 01m

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980: Alan Bursky - Pulling No Punches

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > In 1973 Alan Bursky burst on the comedy scene in a big was when he was just 17 and being the youngest comedian to ever perform on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. He was also involved in booking entertainment in the early days of the Magic Island. But long before that when he was growing up in New York, he developed a friendship with David Kotke aka David Copperfield. Later while on the comedy circuit, he befriended Freddie Prinze who starred in “Chico and the Man” television series. He was a roommate with Freddie for a while. He also booked Steve Martin and Rodney Dangerfield, among many other notable comedians. Now he is preparing for going back out to sea doing comedy on cruise ships. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382222701-JVXEK68X6XALTQG9R0GK/2024_04_16_11_24_40_001.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382238747-VJV1VZHHBQSC24G6A9J9/baffling.bursky.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382222733-C7C5UI84DK3E0WM0998W/2024_04_16_12_35_57_001.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783798044172-ZYIVL3VIVY9NBTV1L235/Micky+O%27Malley.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Dai Vernon, Mickey O'Malley, Robert Lansing (actor), Bob Elliott, Fred Braue, Larry Acurie, Willie Schneider, Jerry Ruben, and Alan Bursky" data-description="Rosoff’s Restaurant in New York City" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382233101-DVY6TXCV8T2CSU7T1MU8/IMG_0009.JPG" role="button" aria-label="Dai Vernon, Mickey O'Malley, Robert Lansing (actor), Bob Elliott, Fred Braue, Larry Acurie, Willie Schneider, Jerry Ruben, and Alan Bursky" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Partridge Family" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382234623-YS05C6YC6OWE6MS1TT7D/IMG_0163.JPG" role="button" aria-label="Partridge Family" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Johnny Carson" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382236353-43VO6P1JI40MMV3627FG/IMG_0238.JPG" role="button" aria-label="Johnny Carson" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Freddie Prinz and Alan Bursky" data-description="August 1976 - months before he died" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382237868-IUSE47G5K7UJED588JUF/IMG_0290.JPG" role="button" aria-label="Freddie Prinz and Alan Bursky" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382240229-YSNO2D0PH0P30YLOIHUW/IMG_1601.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382241064-EPBSWXOZMPOMFS5G1RBT/IMG_1649.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781382242518-DQWUYCFE4X54O5BGMLDK/IMG_2665.JPEG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783801842534-0K7AG3B1AU3THV2PZI0U/Baffling+Bursky+card.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Young Copperfield Business Card" data-description="Note the misspelling of “children’s”" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783801853518-J9GXTA87NC1H7S59M6YP/Copperfield+business+card.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Young Copperfield Business Card" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week, Alan and Scott Wells chat in a room at the Magic Hotel in Hollywood, next to the Magic Castle. Throughout our chat, Alan kept looking/scrolling through his phone as he looked for old photos to back up many of the stories he shares in this episode (which are posted here on the website.) Among the stories, he tells us about attending Hugh Hefner’s parties in the Playboy mansion, he also shares some inside stories from the Magic Castle and gives us a personal glimpse of David Copperfield’s personal life. Pulling No Punches Scott Wells with Alan Bursky Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jul 16, 2026

1h 05m

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979: Just Alan - Finding Real Magic

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Just Alan owned a magic shop near Woodstock, New York, for over 40 years. During that time he worked on his Zen archery, meditation, and relaxation. His search for real magic in his early years took him to India where he followed his heart and the stars as he was led to understand what is important in life. Also during the past several years, he studied with Jeff McBride, he entered magic contests, and he recently wrote a book, “Just Alan Not Just Magic.” <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783439381170-ONXW4UUQT51KE3GIKOBL/IMG_5264.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783439381071-2GS722X9SOUBPDXC6GM7/IMG_5263.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782504212045-AG7E6DTSUASG473GDG6J/hand+full+of+fire.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782504218471-XQRD9QUAM1L85VJC743P/with+beanie.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782504212073-O56WTPXPRC02CB93V72G/Just+Alan+black+and+white.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Eugene Burger with Just Alan" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782504218477-AWEKJ6WAMDMQEOUAN6IJ/with+Eugene+Burger.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Eugene Burger with Just Alan" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782504219422-TV16HV7U5FYC8BA76L9T/with+medal.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783439419652-OHYVOYT6KVBZW265A1H6/IMG_5265.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize In our conversation this week, Just Alan, talks about how he came to open a magic shop and why it was located in upstate New York. He also talks about developing his relationship with Jeff McBride and Eugene Burger. He continues by telling the inspiration behind his “Three Treasures” presentation of Professor’s Nightmare. Towards the end of our conversation, Just Alan shares how he traveled to India and found real magic. Finding Real Magic Scott Wells with Just Alan Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jul 9, 2026

1h 10m

88

978: S.A.M. National Convention 2026 - Day Five

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleSATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026TBD - YOUTH ACADEMY9:00 AM - 1:00 PM REGISTRATION OPEN - 2027 CONVENTION10:00 AM- 2:00 PM HOUDINI COLLECTION DISPLAY - Adjacent to Dealer RoomRare Houdini artifacts provided by various collectors and museums10:00 AM- 2:00 PM DEALERS ROOM OPEN9:00 AM THE S.A.M. AWARDS & RECOGNITION SHOWContest winner awards, recognitions and installation ceremony10:30 AM LECTURE - John Shyrock2:00 PM SPEAKEASY CLOSE-UP SHOWFeaturing Shawn Farquhar, Boris Wild, Daniel Garcia, Dale Penn, Alyx Hilshey4:30 PM PRESIDENTS RECEPTIONCash Bar5:30 PM HOUDINI BANQUET (Extra Pay Event)7:00 PM THE JONATHAN NEAL SHOW <a data-title="Sign up for Atlantic City next year" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783190169294-Y734X7BUFL1H47VG78PX/IMG_5478%281%29.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Sign up for Atlantic City next year" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Mike Heckenberger" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783222403191-1ZAD5GQZQIKJPHOYQALU/IMG_5507.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Mike Heckenberger" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783190177950-KNXA009Y2715YJZ5RLSG/IMG_5488.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Kevin Ballucci and Wayne at Daytona Magic" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783190179996-J23KPKI777EI2AZ3UJYE/IMG_5489.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Kevin Ballucci and Wayne at Daytona Magic" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783190184198-S78ST409CJZ5OD5UE0CY/IMG_5490.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Christopher Hart" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783190185822-3P4AN7QMI1CORBFV0VZ6/IMG_5491.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Christopher Hart" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783222403274-UCN31AQMI2VJIV5U7WB0/IMG_20260704_162640.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Speakeasy with Daniel Garcia, Alyx Hilshey, Shawn Farquhar, and Boris Wild" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783222399067-EBX85HSGFVEV4E0Z0PIL/IMG_5497.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Speakeasy with Daniel Garcia, Alyx Hilshey, Shawn Farquhar, and Boris Wild" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="John Shryock" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783222409133-PKJ6IZK1HE5GX1L1J5GR/IMG_5498.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="John Shryock" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Debbie and Jeff Blood" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783222410132-JBIE8O8EZSUGHYWFCFKD/IMG_5499.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Debbie and Jeff Blood" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783222413967-S35UB6D08VK5X1W4GY7X/IMG_5503.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Centerpiece on our table for dinner" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783222416078-D5T3S8B30DXGIQD7QH82/IMG_5504.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Centerpiece on our table for dinner" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Tom Boldt" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223812320-W2ZICFLB01ITAXNVD0JH/IMG_5583.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Tom Boldt" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Hoshea Zeng" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223810462-KZMKPFO2KAA3QB5FL3FA/IMG_5508.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Hoshea Zeng" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223813072-CHHTYM8OG2JR3JAVBF23/IMG_5514.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223814272-YPQ380MN6GV3XAFOOWDU/IMG_5515.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Jonathan Neal" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223815722-R3O4XI21MJC4UH01I64C/IMG_5520.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Jonathan Neal" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223817174-6Z1F2LLVNOCKXRNB9L8O/IMG_5526.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223818831-IM0MLAQA2Y88ZSQ5ODDC/IMG_5529.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223822331-2HD9NU8PVMU4MMPSO63C/IMG_5543.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223822882-4FH1J95U9Q2RN2KGLS1W/IMG_5544.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223825628-NG2UQAVL4DI375A7C3V0/IMG_5549.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223826403-4KEH313OI7WBTPBBGU47/IMG_5568.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223830718-9BZUNHP67V9MVUDZ8379/IMG_5580.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Ice McDonald" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783223832442-2BXU0D06Q4IPK0IT7RVA/IMG_5582.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Ice McDonald" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize I will give you the time stamps of who spoke when after I get some sleep. SAM 2026 Convention Report Day Five Scott Wells with Heckenberger, Bellucci, Hart, Shryock, Blood, Dietrich, Boldt, McDonald, and DeSouza Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jul 5, 2026

1h 19m

87

977: S.A.M. National Convention 2026 - Day Four

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleFRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026TBD - YOUTH ACADEMY10:00 AM- 2:00 PM HOUDINI HISTORICAL CENTER @ MUSEUM at the CASTLEFree admission for convention attendees12:00 AM- 5:00 PM HOUDINI COLLECTION DISPLAY - Adjacent to Dealer RoomRare Houdini artifacts provided by various collectors and museums12:00 PM- 5:00 PM DEALERS ROOM OPEN9:00 AM S.A.M. NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING11:00 AM LECTURE - BORIS WILD2:00 PM LECTURE JONATHAN NEAL3:45 PM LECTURE - DANIEL GARCIA7:00 PM MAGIC OPERA SHOWFeaturing Mike Caveney, Shawn Farquhar, Christopher Hart, Puck, John Shyrock10:00 PM CREATIVE COACHING PANEL & SHOWCASE - Hosted by Bruce Kalver <a data-title="Matthew Crabtree" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783140120651-0F5E0AYD2LUMZIMD5C8H/IMG_5446.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Matthew Crabtree" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="John Cox" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783140120751-3LZEMM8FJYVQANBCR293/IMG_5449.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="John Cox" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783140125351-3J98WO49KS8HUH8GTKGP/IMG_5452.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Dean Gunnerson" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783140125927-LK70FEED8SKZJJG8RF5V/IMG_5461.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Dean Gunnerson" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Boris WIld" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783140129756-OSYQ6VM7APRSBLKFYEPR/IMG_5463.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Boris WIld" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="John Shryock" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783140129969-JH91T94YQL7512ZWDUGS/IMG_5464.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="John Shryock" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783140133657-9VIIU6MBY4T7ZS0IBT5I/IMG_5472.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783140134103-AVIHU887N0NL6KN1V79U/IMG_5476.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Marc DeSouza, Daniel Garcia and Scott" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783139304611-RZPVJLKHH4L3U020T2KE/IMG_5775.JPG" role="button" aria-label="Marc DeSouza, Daniel Garcia and Scott" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Daniel Garcia, Nancy Anderson and Scott" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783139314831-F6T10J505P3PN1PMOV3L/IMG_5783.JPG" role="button" aria-label="Daniel Garcia, Nancy Anderson and Scott" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783222687279-WAQ3T7HR3HQYU1SNFR4U/IMG_20260704_094738.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize I will give you the time stamps of who spoke when after I get some sleep. SAM 2026 Convention Daily Report - Day Four Scott Wells with Crabtree, McBride, Cox, Gunnerson, Dillies, Wild, DeSouza, Garcia, and Anderson Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jul 4, 2026

1h 18m

86

976: S.A.M. National Convention 2026 - Day Three

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleTHURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026TBD - YOUTH ACADEMY11:00 PM- 4:00 PM HOUDINI HISTORICAL CENTER @ MUSEUM at the CASTLEFree Admission All Day for Convention Attendees12:00 AM- 5:00 PM HOUDINI COLLECTION DISPLAY - Adjacent to Dealer RoomRare Houdini artifacts provided by various collectors and museums12:00 PM- 5:00 PM DEALERS ROOM OPEN9:30 AM WORLD RECORD CHAIN ESCAPE @ Houdini PlazaJoin 300 magicians attempting a world-record escape. Siberian chains and training isincluded10:30 AM UPSIDE-DOWN STRAIGHT JACKET ESCAPE @ Houdini PlazaFeaturing Houdini II11:00 AM STAGE CONTEST BRIEFING / TECH REHEARSAL11:00 AM LIFE MEMBERS ONLY LUNCH (Extra Pay Event)Trolley to brewery & metamorphisis sculpture2:30 PM CLOSE-UP CONTEST & PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD4:30 PM HOUDINI FAMILY INTERVIEW, PHOTO's and AUTOGRAPH SESSION7:30 PM STAGE CONTEST & PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD9:30 PM MIKE CAVENEY INTERVIEWS HOUDINI HISTORIAN JOHN COX <a data-title="Dean Gunnarson" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055714338-O2QQLASINP46EZZWS63Y/IMG_5377.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Dean Gunnarson" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055713942-8W16E8SM8FR1C7T8TL4K/IMG_5378.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055720541-BEH0GVYCLCAATV2VR7ER/IMG_5381.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055720130-M87H2RC9RX512BHTQP01/IMG_5382.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Dan Harlan and SaraElla" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055725273-12FCDTP5I83AMDO3N7S9/IMG_5383.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Dan Harlan and SaraElla" class=" 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js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055741037-8J5ERQKZDIHFM3PPJQ5R/IMG_5392.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055741141-Y58CUS22GYAADEHAV9T0/IMG_5405.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Mark Weidhass and Steve Spence" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055746381-5E9BB4XNWPRMQOOIKJK5/IMG_5409.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Mark Weidhass and Steve Spence" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055746137-XCRSMJJ210KMNFX1JGX3/IMG_5412.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055749219-L9L9VEC8GSJJX583JL29/IMG_5419.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055750965-ENU6BVTSY1K52PAVWAWX/IMG_5429.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Mike Miller" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055752954-APB2ENCSVD7JV9RDF8HO/IMG_5431.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Mike Miller" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055754101-EW2JCE7EE858K865TD12/IMG_5432.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055755116-M1V946236W2QF253LIIZ/IMG_5433.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Alyx Hilshey" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055758444-NKZUNKTLQGQONECBJ8GR/IMG_5434.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Alyx Hilshey" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="New Book Cover Design" data-description="This is the first time this cover has been shown to the public" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055759213-1GZ1VMWZGBRSAK49GW6A/IMG_5437.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="New Book Cover Design" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="John Cox and Mike Caveney" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055760587-38CROGS4CYWBZ8J4994I/IMG_5438.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="John Cox and Mike Caveney" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Houdini II" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1783055762837-P0K3ZAE8WRFY64500TEH/IMG_5439.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Houdini II" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize I will give you the time stamps of who spoke when after I get some sleep. SAM 2026 Convention Day Three Report Scott Wells with Harlans, Weidhass, Spence, Houdini II, Miller, Hilshey, and DeSouza Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jul 3, 2026

57m

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975: S.A.M. National Convention 2026 - Days One and Two

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleTuesday June 30, 20265:00 PM - 7:00 PM7:00 PM - 11:00 PM OPEN FORUM SESSIONING8:00 PM - 9:30 PM HOUDINI SÉANCE HISTORY, DISCUSSION and METHODSFeaturing Dorothy Deitrich and Bruce KalverWednesday July 1, 202610:00 AM- 1:00 PM YOUTH ACADEMYYouth-focused lectures, workshops and group events for SAMY members ages 7-1712:00 PM- 5:00 PM DEALERS ROOM OPEN10:00 AM S.A.M. LEADERSHIP TRAININGwith Past National President Joel Zaritsky10:00 AM CLOSE-UP CONTEST BRIEFING / TECH REHEARSAL1:00 PM LECTURE - CHRISTOPHER HART - MOVIE MAGIC2:30 PM LECTURE - SHAWN FARQUHAR4:00 PM HARRY AND BESS HOUDINI WELCOME PARTY7:00 PM HER SHOWFeaturing Lyn Dillies, Tiffany Sauvage, Alyx Hilshey, Julia Dryas and Cydney Kaplan9:30 PM SCREENING OF THE LOST HOUDINI FILM: THE GRIM GAMEHosted by Dorothy Dietrich. Live musical accompaniment by S.A.M. Past President <a data-title="Marc DeSouza" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782877688589-4AHDJ0QWWL66462GPNNX/IMG_5329.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Marc DeSouza" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Dan Rodriguez" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782877689084-8JX1E5V31RWYP85U915W/IMG_5330.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Dan Rodriguez" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Dorothy Dietrich and Bruce Kalver" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782877691804-6YZR9H9CA7W6FGJ5L28O/IMG_5335.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Dorothy Dietrich and Bruce Kalver" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Dorothy Dietrich and Bruce Kalver" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782877693244-JVER0E5OZG4RPWW86WCU/IMG_5341.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Dorothy Dietrich and Bruce Kalver" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Debbie Hardeen" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782877695533-F8QDLWMJQRVF6DAVBC4S/IMG_5342.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Debbie Hardeen" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Alan Sands" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782938775813-7YYH2X6S4BK923UW7NKG/IMG_5346.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Alan Sands" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Chris Hart Lecture" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782938775441-BYM08YJYOQGBGDZMA2LC/IMG_5348.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Chris Hart Lecture" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782938780956-NWKPY9B1Y5X4OHI4CCJB/IMG_5349.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782938781507-PY3UWLM80PSBE81KRB2B/IMG_5350.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782938785525-IWU3I3XWWQRU4Z8UEMQP/IMG_5352.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782938788008-MPIBGKC2MB8RE2WY1IA6/IMG_5353.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782938791766-FACBE4NHNPZ2AYLMZBC8/IMG_5354.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782938792759-E2MDFJHV75LNBHNX1WCQ/IMG_5356.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782966630692-KXWMGPPHHYZG7YKRIVOR/IMG_1851.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Paul Draper" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782966631044-FQIOU0GIMRZYFF9R4XP6/IMG_5358.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Paul Draper" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782966632570-BLTGDIMNLXTKVE45KG7K/IMG_5359.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782966636825-E929028Y3BFMCY68OP9M/IMG_5366.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782966637138-4H9U11HCM1G2G9XG4HJJ/IMG_5371.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782966642680-NN7OOGVECQXF9N2TWD8F/IMG_5372.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782966644341-8MRENODEY2X4PEY6B7QO/IMG_20260701_195551.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize I will give you the time stamps of who spoke when after I get some sleep. SAM 2026 Convention Report Days One and Two Scott Wells with DeSouza, Randall, Cummins, Rodriguez, Hardeen, Sands, and Draper Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jul 2, 2026

52m

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974: Jade - It's Her Time

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Last episode we visited with Scott Pepper, the proprietor of the Magic Saloon in San Antonio, Texas. This week we chat with the featured stage entertainer who performed there: Jade. She was the winner of the I.B.M. Gold Medal for Stage in 1990, which is a distinctive honor in so many ways. The Gold Medal and Gold Cups (for close-up) are not awarded every year, but only when a performer is so outstanding and their execution is so perfect, that you cannot deny that it’s the best. Jade has gone on to perform around the world in clubs, aboard cruise ships, on television, in resorts and nightclubs, as well as the Magic Castle in Hollywood. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253821141-UUASN8TM9JZPXDEIM0NM/IMG_5171.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253821039-XKLEI2IHLGX5RRFQTX0P/IMG_5168.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253464015-M9WJJ37CBR3DEWCMAWQE/gold+medal.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253461943-M38FVBKH7DV7EK3P9P9L/beauty+of+magic.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253461964-YYM9PXH4GP3SDUCJ7M3P/Champions+of+Magic.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253463031-WG28O99WV7FANU0BNKIM/Facebook.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253463147-9J1BFHU20ASR157YF7QH/Genii+cover.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253473071-G5F4ZX4EB8XPSU8K66GX/laughing.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253473073-GV45FJ2G8NPB5AUYU99E/model+photo.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253474017-TV69E4D77T03SHQIXX02/pole+illusion.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253474223-G3QM80E1ID2YMPG5JJ52/rings.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253481838-RPMIAG2EEEFJI1ZVYT10/streamer.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253481860-YXAFUH3J1DZMCP781AW2/umbrella.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1782253482965-XT0RA5N3HAQZ73LZVYSZ/Wakeling+sawing.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week, Jade tells us her journey from a shy magic demonstrator behind the counter in San Francisco to becoming the confident, dynamic stage performer that has defined her career. She also talks about how she developed her act, trick selection, and finding venues in which to perform. It's Her Turn Scott Wells and Jade Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <a data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-link class=" sqs-block-image-link " href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/sam-houdini-pinball-auction" target="_blank" > You can bid on a collector’s edition of this pinball machine at this year’s S.A.M. convention. Or you can visit the auction website at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/sam-houdini-pinball-auction and place your bid there. Bidding will end on July 4, 2026.One-of-a-Kind Limited Edition HOUDINI 100th Anniversary Pinball. This is one of the original 100 manufactured by American Pinball and is officially labeled # S.A.M. 001. The machine you are bidding on is brand new, boxed and ready to be delivered to your home, office or business. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > This is the 100th anniversary Houdini Pinball Game. It is live now (until July 4, 2026) and bidders do not ned to be attending the convention to participate. I know that the bidding begins at $6,000. <img data-load="false" data-mode="cover" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1a358027-a707-450b-860c-cf7ce8569d00/Happy+Birthday+Bruce+Lish.jpg?format=1000w" />

Jun 25, 2026

1h 02m

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973: Reconstructing Scott Pepper

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Scott Pepper hails from England but is soon to be a Texan through and through once his citizenship papers are completed. In the meantime, he is successfully running the Magic Saloon as a magic venue in the heart of San Antonio, Texas, just across the street from the Alamo. Soon, people who have been shouting “Remember the Alamo” will be chanting “Remember the Magic Saloon!” This is a great venue that features stage magicians as the main entertainment, but also has close-up magic at it’s best at the gift shop featuring I.B.M. Gold Cups winner and Past National President of the I.B.M., Oscar Munoz. Scott has come over from the U.K. after a successful career of performing with Oliver Tabor at “holiday camps” across England, and tons of exposure on board cruise ships as their resident magician. He opened the “Magician’s Agency” several years ago and suffered through the COVID years. He considered selling the venue and moving to Colorado, but decided to give it one more shot. Fortune and serendipity set in when one evening some hospitality entrepreneurs stopped by and loved his show and the venue. He partnered with them and hasn’t looked back. He discusses all of this and more in this week’s episode. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781556024262-HG6LGM5WHXF20V1HXJJ8/10+years+old.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781556024508-ORFKA6C8G1EDEO4AZFAP/floating+a+guy.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781556025491-Q3CAIBD59GE8I93U797R/magicians+agency.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781556025649-3B5FNE7R943ARXLBRCJT/on+mic.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781556026642-9XMXU0SYMV5TC1G2MN93/orange+juice.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781556033520-Z14DZ0TC4YEF4JPFIE08/Scott+promo+shot.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781556033631-ZBQNF5FS4PQL9U1CUZJ8/speaker+stage.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Reconstructing Scott Pepper Scott Wells with Scott Pepper Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jun 18, 2026

59m

82

972: Ice McDonald - Ice on Fire

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Kenrick “Ice” McDonald is a man who stands on many well deserved accolades. Aside from the many performance awards, he was the first African American to become the National President of the S.A.M. and he has been recognized for his work in the community by being inducted into the S.A.M. Hall of Fame. He served on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Magical Arts (The Magic Castle) and appeared on multiple television shows across the U.S. and abroad. He has done much to advance the black magicians in our culture today. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781046934828-GLF1SUK8AIX4U09AD8DK/IMG_5145.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781046937514-VOQU0KC0H285IEH09BZO/IMG_5147.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781114758870-0HT0XI5EP5NRN7T6W8N9/card+throw.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781114758994-MEAIOFF0NVIL5LCWZPY4/Genii+cover.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781114760028-B9AHWMKWZ83JVRXI6QPK/Ice+about.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781114776596-76WETYGJUH4D1I05NSY3/Linking+Ring.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781114778324-1E29XC8NZU5YUTRTX26X/MUM+cover+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781114778195-BDYOUO8OGTWKCMLTURE5/MUM+cover+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1781114779469-GHYYFVQC9SNRLZP412D1/promo+photo.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week, Ice is open and honest about his time on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Magical Arts and some of the challenges he faced. He also talks about the way he has handled personal issues like dyslexia. He discusses his work with livestock and touring, plus he chats about his many talks and speeches on the way to ultimately presenting a TED Talk. Ice on Fire Scott Wells with Ice McDonald Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jun 11, 2026

1h 02m

81

971: Judge Gary Brown - Wand in a Million

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Gary Brown is a U.S. District Judge from New York, but he knows a con man when he discovers one. His recent revelations about Claude Alexander Conlin who had several aliases, but is most well know among magicians as “Alexander, the Man Who Knows.” Judge Brown has written several scholarly books about the history of magic including an innovative book, “Wandcraft” as well as “The Inventive Magicians Handbook.” His monograph on Alexander was published in Bill Kalush’s “Gibecière". <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1780520829794-ZYQCNIF3YLN42ZBQO9BH/20260424_211231.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1780520844083-3W3UEGEYKWEQSCU9VNT8/IMG_5134.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1780520840778-YXNHE6HBA6JT8R232T2P/IMG_5130.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1780520842440-S4KSA0FO4091Y1OFGJ6G/IMG_5132.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1780520873018-P74MHYBUYGJWBC27P4VI/Arnold+Rothstein.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1780521057286-1G5P4YBEFXKTZ45SHBS8/Al+Flosso.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1780520873087-M75M4XMERAW9JJYJ5QNT/Soapy+Smith.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1780521178279-4TUMVTHKE8RAU18SMVKV/Judge+Gary+Brown+in+his+office.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1780521262756-W6H5C41JW82KBDOF2351/balancing+a+wind.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week, Gary tells us why wands are important to magicians and why we should use them. He also tells us some delightful stories about Al Flosso, the Coney Island Fakir. He then tells us a bit about what he uncovered about Alexander’s very shady and polygamy ridden career as he narrowly escaped the law by traveling from one State to another. He also talks about the non-existent silver mines that he sold over and over again. Wand in a Million Scott Wells with Judge Gary Brown Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

Jun 4, 2026

1h 01m

80

970: Doug Gorman - Let Me Tell You A Story

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Doug Gorman specializes in story telling. And he has lived a full life with stories to tell. He weaves storytelling into his magic that makes it relevant and interesting to his audience. He is an award winning magician and also a creator of some unique, rather bizarre “artifacts” that he sells at conventions and online. But one thing that makes him stand out, is his relationship with Richard Turner. For many years, Doug has been the “driver” for Richard taking him not only around town, but also across the country to lectures and corporate gigs. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779901299267-QIZKD34N0ZNIMEVL85SD/IMG_5153.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779901300567-W9A2JGIDJGGC27TOSMUR/IMG_5157.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779824129938-AMZ09XWV8S93XPT7JC1N/cups+and+balls.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779824130010-4ES2VJLQMLTV9580SJEH/Doug+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779824147843-C3KGK8E2WFMW0WIVB83R/Doug+with+derby.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Michael Tallon with Doug Gorman" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779824629907-1KAN8EI92H5X3UCOPWIG/FFFF.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Michael Tallon with Doug Gorman" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Michael Tallon with Doug Gorman" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779824630021-TP2IO45LV2AJQ1KU80Y2/ice+cream.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Michael Tallon with Doug Gorman" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Richard Turner and Dai Vernon" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779828027083-EFQ2Y1OD8YVL3MQ20EF3/Dai+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Richard Turner and Dai Vernon" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779985877108-6CXHEFR7KOG0LZB3KZPH/Dai+and+Richard.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Richard Turner with Doug Gorman" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779828146973-RPFDZOZX4WKTM8TUASPL/Richard+and+Doug.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Richard Turner with Doug Gorman" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week, Doug tells us stories from his experience working as a restaurant magician and lots of great, behind the scenes stories while traveling with Richard Turner, including the genesis of the Gold Seal card deck. Learn a little more about some of the original products that Doug Gorman makes and sells in this video. Let Me Tell You A Story Scott Wells with Doug Gorman Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

May 28, 2026

1h 01m

79

969: Bob Bengel - The Dream Job

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Bob Bengal worked for Hitachi for many years as their “in house” magician. That meant that he had all the benefits like insurance, vacation, 401-K, etc. He was responsible not only for performing at their trade show booths around the world, but also for playing golf with their premiere customers and keeping them happy. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779137674014-MKQHZZM2CSNXJOD22FZ7/IMG_5142.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779137685949-N34FD0484E36T4654J4B/IMG_5140.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779137811318-XMGZLNSM0UV658PTXWTA/20260423_220206.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1779461626912-A84HA7YNOM8ZEK5HCL5I/Bob+Bengal.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize In this week’s chat with Bob, he talks about how he got the job with Hitachi and why he left it. He also talks about and shares performing tips for “behind the trade show booth” to help attract crowds at the booth. You can find the trick we talked about in this week’s episode, “Fusillade” (multiple card location) on Doc Eason’s website as a DVD at: https://doceason.com/product/fusillade-the-dvd/ The original book is out of print but available for about a hundred bucks on Amazon or eBay. The Dream Job Scott Wells with Bob Bengel Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

May 21, 2026

58m

78

968: Magic Collector Expo 2026 - Day Three

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleThursday, May 14, 20269:00 to 11:00 a.m. – Dealer Room Open11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Session #412:30 to 2:00 p.m. – Dealer Room Open2:00 to 3:30 p.m. – Session #56:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Cocktails & Close Up7:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Dinner & Show <a data-title="Jim Hagy" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778781347541-2KGS28DS2TXJ3HMOZOBR/IMG_5257.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Jim Hagy" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Richard Cohn" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778781348515-89NRDIOW0OPQL4XBCMUF/IMG_5259.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Richard Cohn" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Adam Blumenthal" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778781351341-IMVHPM1MHVCJXW1FFPXO/IMG_5261.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Adam Blumenthal" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Don Greenburg" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815949189-DH2L0A91JNBEW2ICFZ2H/IMG_5271.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Don Greenburg" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Lance Rich and Stan Allen" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815949548-Y9HNJ71NJ8HDRDIVH48B/IMG_5273.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Lance Rich and Stan Allen" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815951461-RF3QLHSEGUK87ULG9X7D/IMG_5275.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Gabe Fajuri - Potter &amp; Potter Auctioneer" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815954521-LZR6L2NYOO9BXAX1M38N/IMG_5278.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Gabe Fajuri - Potter & Potter Auctioneer" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Annemarie van Roussel" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778816591133-QRDK2VFOV3Y17KSLHFIF/IMG_5279.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Annemarie van Roussel" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Brad Henderson" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815959267-1B5XD8P7JGC24ZF65ORP/IMG_5280.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Brad Henderson" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Stan Allen" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815960494-39QA8U0JO75TEL82B5YA/IMG_5282.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Stan Allen" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Gay Blackstone" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815966635-9QK6C6O6OY8RPZNU85M4/IMG_5283.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Gay Blackstone" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Roger Dreyer" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815966566-KSKP5CHVT807Y8D60ZOR/IMG_5284.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Roger Dreyer" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778820818243-FLF5FGM2MRKYQJTIBJE4/IMG_5285.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Noah Levine" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778820818434-0MMJHD6UNDZGCWGQH96H/IMG_5287.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Noah Levine" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778820820388-MLDRJSWKIT0I58EH4YYY/IMG_5288.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Alex Boyce - close-up" data-description="Photo Credit - Michael Tallon" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778819634849-P967L5V3REC3TW8CGHZ7/Alex+Boyce+close-up.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Alex Boyce - close-up" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Alex Boyce" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815968177-XA611SAYLX5KVCN9QVP8/IMG_5299.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Alex Boyce" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Alex Boyce" data-description="Photo Credit - Michael Tallon" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778819141648-URH546K668X0TCFL6ND9/Alex+Boyce+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Alex Boyce" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Alex Boyce" data-description="Photo Credit - Michael Tallon" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778819141756-G37AHQZGRD74UPW9OBS7/Alex+Boyce+3.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Alex Boyce" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Noah Levine, Rachel Wax, and Alex Boyce" data-description="Photo Credit - Michael Tallon" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778819354880-95AQQFP418VS3BQY516D/Noah+Rachel+and+Alex.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Noah Levine, Rachel Wax, and Alex Boyce" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="David Sandy" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815974254-PZFIOYK99K6MSZK7IU3F/IMG_5302.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="David Sandy" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Bill Smith" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815974800-7M9M9AKU1807E122I1R6/IMG_5303.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Bill Smith" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Alex Boyce" data-description="photo credit - Michael Tallon" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778817731700-LK3X5SBDXV5B9WNFEZKX/Alex+Boyce.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Alex Boyce" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Alex Boyce" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815977004-9QGGLTUGBSFX9GFLSCLL/IMG_5304.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Alex Boyce" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="See you next year in Chicago!" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778815952931-65K14NVLJRA771S84W6Z/IMG_5276.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="See you next year in Chicago!" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Time stamps for this episode will be posted after I get some sleep. 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967: Magic Collector Expo 2026 - Days One and Two

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > ScheduleTuesday, May 12, 202610:00 a.m. – Registration Opens1:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Dealer Room Open4:00 to 5:00 p.m. – Session #17:00 to 8:30 p.m. – Session #28:30 to 11:30 p.m. – Dealer Room OpenWednesday, May 13, 20269:00 a.m. – First Group Bus to NYPL/Lincoln Center10:15 a.m. – Second Group Bus to NYPL/Lincoln Center11:30 a.m. – First Group Leaves NYPL/Lincoln Center12:30 to 5:00 p.m. – Dealer Room Open12:30 p.m. – Second Group Leaves NYPL/Lincoln Center7:00 to 8:30 p.m. – Session #38:30 to 11:30 p.m. – Dealer Room Open <a data-title="Lance Rich" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635801353-1SMHS7T10QO11VTW9DRP/IMG_5186.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Lance Rich" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Bruce Averbook and Steve Beam" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635802728-SZ6GQ5H4FGELUYQD51VQ/IMG_5187.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Bruce Averbook and Steve Beam" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635806641-LI14ET70CVMNJVYOCWR0/IMG_5188.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Thom Ewing" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635810350-067V8XWDQ9IRVU87HINV/IMG_5189.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Thom Ewing" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635811887-OG45CQETEYDZBV34BN3E/IMG_5191.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Bill Smith" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635813507-LDL8DHRLDPB6E57M0D3C/IMG_5193.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Bill Smith" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Jere Ryder" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635816931-LIMP8JJJCI4SY5PA315G/IMG_5194.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Jere Ryder" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635818719-THOQZJPZQOBG01E7RUF6/IMG_5196.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="David Carvet" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635821398-7QVFYEMAOEVK7X5JUN8P/IMG_5197.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="David Carvet" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Lance Rich" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635823366-KHZD1DOPBN43R1GGUUGB/IMG_5200.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Lance Rich" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Sue and Mark Holstein" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778635827172-OVJC4UCWSEZLFXR14WHZ/IMG_5201.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Sue and Mark Holstein" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778707890584-XDOC3IYC9HZA93MHL8IO/IMG_5209.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778707891457-DPUWGETBTCHNVAASBNQF/IMG_5210.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" 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href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778707902006-GV2S90SRDQBUP1OLVKG6/IMG_5215.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778707904856-G1W6GDOE3BLQHXW7I1M5/IMG_5216.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Annemarie van Roessel" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778707907438-NMEWTOP2DJH21UNTSO5J/IMG_5217.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Annemarie van Roessel" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" 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href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778707939726-V1CNGIPMMK5C42N2BNYF/IMG_5249.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Richard Cohn" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778707940964-V52YXY1Y21145XKJSJCT/IMG_5250.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Richard Cohn" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Fred Patella" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778707944117-3ZFEIDSI74BHB73EK99V/IMG_5251.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="Fred Patella" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778732746868-YTZ66YK32A6E68BL25YW/IMG_5252.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778732746444-BJKRVSVCQTQ7PMF1WXEH/IMG_5253.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778732748392-YHYWGXNJHI6GDJQSNA9U/IMG_5255.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="David Charvet" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1778732751594-VXKA41PRW2Q47G5TRIMS/IMG_5256.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="David Charvet" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize I will give you the time stamps of who spoke when after I get some sleep. Magic Collector Expo 2026 Days One and Two Scott Wells with Averbook, Beam, Ewing, Holstein, Cohn, Patella, and Charvet Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

May 14, 2026

1h 14m

76

966: Bill Malone - Bill Malone

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Everyone’s favorite close-up comedy magician, Bill Malone, joins us this week. He gives us his all including his career, his starring role on a TV show (NCIS Los Angeles) his first magic bar work, learning from a comedian, working trade shows around the world for years, training executives, his relationship with Ed Marlo, opening Malone’s Magic Bar in Boca Raton, Florida, his health scare that nearly ended his life, and he tells us about his forthcoming book that will hopefully be released in 2027. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1777489243363-IUU5MSNVZGE2678KGXKO/CSI.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1777489243412-07A7BA63QBUAXFP96FE8/holding+cardsd.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1777489244564-M8II73TBRYPH1PYM5AX4/Penguin.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1777489244698-YLM0JQMIHWA27B1JR6BD/poster.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1777489245537-AHGR65AXXOT37KXXYIYN/ropes.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1777489245853-PD224ZJFTNTS94R6T8QY/sponge+ball.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Bill doesn’t hold back anything from our candid discussion this week. He talks about his initial reticence in approaching tables as he was getting started, learning how to draw and hold a crowd at a trade show, how he “found” his comedic character, people who influenced his life and career, the development of Malone’s Magic Bar in Boca Raton, Florida, his health scare that nearly cost him his life, and his new book. Lots of stuff packed into this episode. Bill Malone - Bill Malone Scott Wells with Bill Malone Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <a data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-link class=" sqs-block-image-link " href="https://www.pa1magicclub.org/" target="_blank" > Visit the website for tickets and more information: https://www.pa1magicclub.org/

May 7, 2026

1h 16m

75

965: Doug Scheer - Scheer Sharing

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Doug Scheer has been performing thousands of school assembly shows since 1987. He has a proven formula that he fine tunes every year as he returns to many of the same schools year after year because of his entertaining and educational programs. There is more to school shows than just considering them as an oversized birthday party show. It involves a lot more business acumen in booking the shows and keeping clients happy. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776628914516-DWCN7P6CZ4H9OZQM77OR/circus.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776628914522-PHAN278K581YGKH5W2GV/Scheer+magic+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776628915696-3YQDQZDK9G2CJ49DCWZU/school+assembly+show+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776628915778-1HXUYWKPXHOZ8U2R3LKC/school+assembly+show+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776628916603-4ZHCP30F5J3J0E1H8SCT/wacky+magic+show+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776628916738-DXD19VUJIACIGOA0EKYY/wacky+magic+show.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize I am not a children’s entertainer, but I know a lot of listeners specialize in that field, so I think it’s important to bring you experts in this field to help share their experience and perhaps encourage you to pursue such a lucrative career. In this week’s episode, Doug shares a lot of the secrets behind his success, including how he has franchised his magic show to allow others to perform his routines in their school assembly shows. He has been a featured speaker/lecturer at kid show conventions where he has opened his books to anyone willing to make the effort. Scheer Sharing Scott Wells with Doug Scheer Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <a data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-link class=" sqs-block-image-link " href="https://www.pa1magicclub.org/" target="_blank" > This week’s sponsor is the S.A.M. Parent Assembly #1 Salute to Magic. Please click on the graphic above for more information.

Apr 30, 2026

1h 14m

74

964: Dan Stapleton - On Cruise Control

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Dan Stapleton is one of those magicians who has seen it all and now in his 60’s could easily set his remaining days on “cruise control” for the rest of his life; however, that is not who he is. He was a cruise magician for 23 years and served as a cruise director, too. Early in his career, he performed in Circus World where he got his chops at performing illusions. But his passion and goal was always to work on Main Street in Disney World as a demonstrator in the magic shop. That opportunity came to him and he loved his days doing it. He also appeared on America’s Got Talent [sic] where he was summarily dismissed, but he has a good story about that. In his semi-retirement he has managed a resort hotel in Orlando and now coordinates the Florida State Magic Collectors conferences. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776447825912-09020GBFHWG2B4BZX1XL/early+promo+pic.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776447813748-SFR2R7XCY2RS0VOCPX36/AGT.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776447838472-HJRIFIQ877NCX8OM3862/zombie.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776447814053-GR3OX4HNISMUN4HORURF/appearing+cane.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776447826206-BEDB505XFK4MKOHBBD41/ESP.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776447837473-6CFEFW5KD7OPBOXDJ4KK/silk+on+rope.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776447814822-RVPE3YYPJPD2V6E4HMQM/at+the+bar.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1776447837573-SG7C09XG2H0IYIXNKNM1/steam+pink.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Dan has so many stories that they would fill a book. He has recounted many of them in VANISH Magazine over the years in his column. But this week he shares some of those stories, and more, as he opens up about his experience being voted off of AGT yet how even today, it still helps him book shows. He chats about the status of magic on cruise ships, magic conventions, and more. On Cruise Control Scott Wells with Dan Stapleton Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <a data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-link class=" sqs-block-image-link " href="https://www.pa1magicclub.org/" target="_blank" > This week’s sponsor is the S.A.M. Parent Assembly #1 Salute to Magic. Please click on the graphic above for more information.

Apr 23, 2026

1h 07m

73

963: Joe Eddie and Betty Fairchild - Playing Fairs

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > For many decades, Joe Eddie and Betty Fairchild were “road warriors” traversing the country to perform at state and country fairs. They toured with assistants and even a big cat that kept them on the road over 40 weeks out of the year. At one point, they had a residency in Las Vegas at the Riviera with their big show. Now retired from trouping and performing, Joe Eddie has retired to Florida where he builds quality hand-made props and cases for professional magicians. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771239458-MI6Q3XEUATN6T0WIYWNA/20260327_130337.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771239693-F4KYYLUJ9HBZYWNRSWOW/20260327_130350.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771244561-U72PR6RWQO4AAD94J9EY/20260327_130453.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771244968-MQCCPPSCZ0ULWHV9XHE8/20260327_130459.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771248959-OYAJIFWRP1NM78KNGXH6/20260327_131914.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771249154-K0BZREWDWH8HYY6F8EZ4/20260327_131924.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771253773-6OL0CMNY8ICGR867LICE/20260327_132224.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771253865-IGFS0GTSY1YIHAMR9N3B/20260327_133856.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771258703-E31XH2M0LXUQQW7QI8GN/20260327_133858.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771258985-CB9MYH2AAFYN3KEC0EN2/20260327_141605.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771261656-ID8ZM6L8N6H83J01FHJX/20260327_142445.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771474027-86PICBTFQWBKKW1524JT/Joe+Eddie+and+Betty+by+Tom+1.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775771478101-2KRMPJJA9H0C82VOGVQU/Joe+Eddie+and+Betty+by+Tom+2.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775772041016-A81COYL70KAQ00BVOOFA/Blackstone.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775772058449-ROA9RFTNO8ADQE14QMBE/Riviera+Las+Vegas.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775772041051-3JEU2EXVSOBD38S2A45A/illusions+for+sale.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775772058743-00KQAO5SYKWTQE6LDRHM/With+Evanswood.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775772059733-78O1I86WPEEAVGJ62LUL/younger+shot.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize In this week’s episode, Joe Eddie gives us a walking tour of his workshop during the first half hour of our chat. Then Betty joins us during the last half to enliven the mood and share stories from the road from her perspective. I think one of the best stories they shared is the one about the inspector who “inspected” their big cat during a break at one of their shows. Playing Fairs Scott Wells with Joe Eddie and Betty Fairchild Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Apr 16, 2026

59m

72

962: Paul Richards - Magic Trends

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Magic dealer, creator, consultant, lecturer, and performer, Paul Richards joins us this week as we talk about a treasure chest full of topics. Paul has been at the epicenter of innovation first as a brick and mortar magic shop owner, then online dealer, coordinator of one day magic events, as well as a well-known and highly respected magic dealer. He is often seen at all of the large magic conventions like Blackpool, MAGIC Live!, Magifest, and others.As a result of being in the forefront of magic innovation, keep that in perspective as you listen to this week’s episode. You will see some trends that have started and perhaps get some idea of where we’re going…at least from Paul’s perspective. But you can use your own precognitive powers to prognosticate what the future of magic will bring us. This is just your “leaping off” place. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774380021436-5R0DHC5V623L3BUPXIIM/scottwells+%281%29.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774380021585-Q85LAK6KDQK0DXQ9X1CQ/scottwells+%282%29.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774380032293-2U7877RKYILW67LJBR8Z/scottwells+%283%29.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774380023078-PCE0UJHWOUPIHCSW906O/scottwells+%284%29.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774380033027-0NO6LJAXWY5BOO3K4529/scottwells+%285%29.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774380033444-4DPEENSAYZWHKDNTV7WW/scottwells+%286%29.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774380034336-EOEZQPPBK9KKSN0JR4UA/scottwells+%287%29.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774380034510-QQNICOPUKPZF6IQF0GDJ/scottwells+%288%29.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775415969111-A8L0WZJ4UACSJH93KDDY/at+the+booth+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775415969774-I13H31EL3S75Q7Q03QZ5/Blackpool+lecture.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775415970794-2KT8I9ZPJRN16N1W8HDS/Road+Show.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775415971001-KJ0IHHD48FL3ZE1Q5QXP/rope+lecture.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Paul has recently returned from the Blackpool magic convention in England and has a lot to say about that event But he also attends many other conventions throughout the year as a dealer and he gives us his perspective on their differences. He was the creator of the “Real Magic Roadshow” that featured a handful of magic creators in a sort of one day mini-convention. He also talks this week about his Elmwood Magic Shop which was a brick and mortar shop in Buffalo, New York, and the future of these storefront shops versus online sellers. Magic Trends Scott Wells with Paul Richards Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Apr 9, 2026

1h 11m

71

961: Michael Breggar - Everything Matters

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Michael Breggar is a columnist for The Linking Ring journal (the house organ for the I.B.M.) and has written dozens of articles about putting new scripting ideas to old close-up tricks. He has also authored several books that fit his style and are quite cleverly written. For example, “The Expert at the Cod Table” by S.W. Ordfish and “Raiders of the Lost Card” by “Jerseyana” Michael Breggar. These tongue-in-cheek titles give a glimpse into his comical and satirical thinking and writing.Michael has also invented and marketed several magic tricks (mostly with a comedic mental twist) that are part of some professional magician’s repertoires. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774306065772-J155O4BBNQBABUTT8S2X/four+aces.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774306306713-T07TO61FF7RNESTGQS2G/book+signing.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774306306800-IQ9E561X45W5GYJRN3MH/Dancing.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774306307546-2145RFT6IVTMJ4FEZFZN/Launching+Pad.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1775144144364-H74T5WVD41GLJI4UO5P4/659684941_34793552540259085_1285540292551965160_n.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize The reason I wanted to talk with my friend on the podcast this week was to let the rest of the magic community into his creative mind with the hopes that listeners will be inspired to think of some of the old tricks that they (we) have been performing for years and consider updating them with clever new scripting. But our conversation quickly becomes quite deep as we talk about the importance of building a strong routine and act using the three legs of building a show. In a world of short attention span, we should consider the importance of how every little thing matters that influences our audience's perception of our magic. Everything Matters Scott Wells with Michael Breggar Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

Apr 2, 2026

1h 06m

70

960: John Guastaferro - Leading With His Heart

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > John Guastaferro has his priorities straight. He thinks of others before himself. From his magic career to his professional life as a director on the board of Hundai’s “Hope on Wheels” philanthropic organization. John has just released the third book in his close-up card magic trilogy “The Final Degree.” In these books, John emphasizes how small degrees of change can make a big difference in the effect on your audience. You can see how he puts his work into action when he performs in the Close-Up Gallery of the Magic Castle. As to his philanthropic activities, John works with this group several months out of the year in helping raise money for cancer research in children. And as if that doesn’t keep him busy enough, he is also an accomplished flamenco-style guitar player. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774304204729-4U0K864TUREGVODRH2Y5/Hope+on+Wheels.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774304223747-6ZOWV7V6NCZD9T8MXX1P/with+guitar.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="John, David Regal and Larry Willmore" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774304238582-Z7O1F2CB4QX9P39LWGJM/John+David+Gary.jpg" role="button" aria-label="John, David Regal and Larry Willmore" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774304256517-HLPJ8AFV94LBTGUUOO6Z/Magic+Castle.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774304264716-J08Z5TIGD81TAJL0S25Y/Penguin+lecture.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774304276319-80ERSH9CLOYEL1ETTYET/with+real+people.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1774305176443-B0H3WAZHJN8TS73CRI33/trilogy.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize John Guastaferro as the executive director for Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Genesis Inspiration Foundation, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Guastaferro is responsible for advancing the missions of both foundations while maintaining current successes, driving program growth, developing diversified revenue streams, and building greater community awareness. As you can imagine, that takes a lot of his time throughout the year and we discuss all that in this week’s episode. John is a regular performer at the Magic Castle and we chat during the first few minutes about what it was like for his first time at working there and how others may overcome their hesitancy of auditioning to perform there. When we recorded this episode, his new book “The Final Degree” was about to be released. It is now available through the publisher, Vanishing, Inc. and other fine magic shops. We also talk a little bit about his passion with the guitar. This flamenco-styiings feature original compositions that can be heard on iTunes and Spotify, among other platforms and I highly recommend listening to it. It is very soothing and relaxing music. Leading With His Heart Scott Wells with John Guastaferro Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

Mar 26, 2026

1h 04m

69

959: Dean Carnegie - The Magic Detective

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Dean Carnegie is the host of The Magic Detective podcast. He has blown past 100 episodes and there appears no stopping in sight. His podcast takes deep dives into the lives and worlds of magicians (mostly from yesteryear) and released sporadically as his research unearths something of interest. Beyond his podcast and blogging, he is also an accomplished artist having painted the visages of several magicians from our history. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771975727216-XA5RNR7JUHJ0CEACBD3A/Dean+poster.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771976519143-BLX85GP6X0OSRB70JB0M/Blue+Houdini.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771976771758-MPRQYCDF9IV702713TCD/Houdini+stained+glass.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771975639189-SQ29DSMMIXKXF98J1HVT/Trixie%27s+house.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773848031062-KUG5VIDIKUNPO28PXY5Q/20260307_123957.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773848030535-YXGG4G7THQLYVCMDFK1Y/20260307_124009.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773848032844-H0O6WQKDR755VXIW8XWZ/20260307_124016.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773865228643-XKMHRUEOLT49MNJQPG9Y/astonify.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773865228677-71FZC9IR8RWCXVXE1J9E/disappearing+arm.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773865229672-FNXF95QBP0N0DG1D2LVE/spirit+picture.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773865229728-VYTP3UP48IEMGKI9NTFF/Steampunk_magician.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773865230700-QV9K3JP6CXHYQM6LQT3C/welcome.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week Dean tells us how he got involved in producing his podcast and his interest in magic history. He also tells us about his lifelong passion for art and some of the people who inspired his artwork. For more information on the Needles Swallowing trick, but sure to read the blog on this classical effect on Dean’s website by Clicking Here. Whether you are a collector, magic historian, or aficionado of art, you are sure to enjoy this week’s episode. The Magic Detective Scott Wells with Dean Carnegie Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Mar 19, 2026

1h 07m

68

958: John Midgley - Therapist with a Paintbrush

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > The National President of the S.A.M. is often referred to as “Most Illustrious.” This week’s guest, John Midgley, is a Past National President and also a “Most Wonderful Illustrator” creating magic posters and graphic novels. As a magician, he is one of the house magicians at Nashville’s “House of Cards” where he regularly entertains at the card table. Not content with just those vocations/hobbies, John can also play multiple musical instruments. Oh, and his “regular” job during the day is as a Licensed Therapist. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771954530496-QLOTC92ZYJWQL4X4HMSB/pick+a+card.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773172937832-L005K0DWUNN2SNAVL69J/Scott+Wells+poster.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773173190678-4WX67QFTG7VM0850CSXN/collage.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773290840969-PRBCWH6KL2J578KKZKTH/Midgley+the+Man+who+knows+kinda+sorta.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773290860695-ZZPW7ZHQCT0JMZ9OQ6LD/Luna+Shimada.PNG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773290842504-KMBTJ8TLBK7GHPHPUSUM/John+headshot+with+Houdini+Cards.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773290844006-EI5IWGGO6NRI2THA2F13/Headshot.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773290849459-PC42P2UH5B4IHQ8UWNLI/Brent+Braun.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773290861149-VUI5BQYBMBRR6B0JOPZJ/Dan+Harlan.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1773291054161-NGH703UP9LPLW5FQ7KZ7/Antony+Gerard.JPG" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week John talks about how, during the COVID lockdown, he learned to create art using his digital tablet. He likes to create magic posters for many who have not been as well recognized in the magic community with their own original artwork. He also tells us about how he came to perform magic later in life after first pursuing a career as a Licensed Therapist. He talks about balancing his two careers (therapy and magic) with the duties of a father, too. Therapist with a Paintbrush Scott Wells with John Midgley Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Mar 12, 2026

1h 04m

67

957: Jason Bird - Strolling Through Time

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Once upon a time in a distant place near the Sands and Stardust of our memories was a kingdom below the desert called Caesar’s Magic Empire. Well known magicians performed there among many younger, magicians who became very well known after they honed their craft before thousands of diners and revelers.Yes, this was a real place (but not below ground) that was a premier, immersive dinner-show attraction at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, operating from 1997 to 2002. Many fledgling magicians got their start there, one of whom is our guest in this episode: Jason Bird.Today Jason is a successful magician who specializes in close-up strolling and has recently written the ultimate treatise on the craft called, “Strolling for Dollars.” <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1772567837278-WV7SWH2B2TLW0XW3JMNM/JB-drone-stab-ribbons-2018.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1772567838529-OT5P69ZZOC40PG75IFKQ/Keynote-Speaker-Jason-Bird.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1772567838667-C3OQHVZE9213YTQ1EYHS/magazine+article.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1772567839997-VQ9792SJFJQMIK9UNRSF/montage.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1772567841357-66AT2V1Q9LNZCY2706G3/poster+of+Jason.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1772567841450-HYOW3X4US974FUXF1A6R/YouTube+thumb.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1772568090340-YQJ258OJAWJTAICFHPR9/bill+butterfly.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week Jason tells us about how a young teenage boy left home in search of the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip and found himself as regular, strolling magician at the new Caesar’s Magic Empire. For those who never visited the kingdom or even if you did visit, everyone should enjoy a fun trip back through time as we visit the Empire in our minds. Also, Jason and Scott give us some tips and advice for strolling magic (trick selection, marketing, handling audiences, etc.) many of which come from Jason’s new book “Strolling for Dollars.” Strolling Through Time Scott Wells with Jason Bird Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Watch for our next contest for a chance to win something from one of our upcoming guests.

Mar 5, 2026

1h 10m

66

956: Johann Rucker - The Neon Museum

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > When in Las Vegas, most magicians plan to see shows by other magicians like Mike Hammer, Mac King, David Copperfield, and others. But there are other attractions not to be missed whilst visiting Sin City. One major attraction (in terms of both scope and physical size) is the Neon Museum. Just a few blocks from the downtown Fremont Street Experience lies one of the best kept secrets of the city. As casinos, hotels, motels, coffee shops, cafes, and restaurants turn out their lights for their last time, the glitz lives on at this outdoor museum. It is a feast for the eyes whether you go during the day or night. Both deliver extraordinary visual awe as you view the past to see some of these iconic signs that don’t just live in history but now reside in their own “boneyard.” This week, Johann Rucker, one of the museum’s curators tells us about the history of the museum and, perhaps why it is of historical importance to magicians. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1770842494116-GM021D0KLK9X1BAKGOC7/Las+Vegas+Sign+with+Sean.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="This neon sign not actually in the boneyard" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771528681312-NRCSKUJPPALXTX2T8LZN/Neon+podcast+sign+at+desert+dusk.jpg" role="button" aria-label="This neon sign not actually in the boneyard" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540097540-SNMWE9AZCJ4A0YEU9ALP/4729d21a-08a7-44ba-985f-5f267e33c926%7E1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540098257-X480O50DZCNCJJOISVDD/20210823_224459%7E2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540099525-RJ55Q4CJ219AAY1GC5NN/20210823_225447.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540101432-W1N23ID3D5MLLXB0XEAJ/20210823_225639.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540102131-9I9U9XSQTH3ICX5EHSB7/20210823_230345.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540106060-MY0AJ3STRK6YTDBYCXS6/20210823_231328.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540110347-55CUWN6BF54V7UXD79OR/20210823_232617.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540111962-QJFLOQLBSDCSY4DQJWH7/20210823_232845.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540112948-UJQQ0OGU811H453W7PL6/cd48c742-7711-4eed-8d5f-8a89c1cf5719%7E1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540113620-UTED57X3JLMD9CY287UY/d402da12-2fd3-4e9a-9180-f16a37f02003%7E1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771540114890-AP1OLIX0F5UR4L96FV8S/d981b1fc-9e59-4e65-9d43-b48743c0cedc%7E1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771619316713-Y4NTL4ABOWCZAUY440OM/S+and+R+statue+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771619316832-SCSJ1T12CY36AP0LS0WJ/S+and+R+statue.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Among the many signs and lights in the museum lies the statue of Siegfried and Roy. When the Mirage was torn down along with the Secret Garden, that left the statue of the legendary duo standing alone on the Strip. To preserve it from seeing the wrecking ball or local dump (or going in someone’s private museum), the Neon Museum decided to preserve and display it in their outdoor exhibit. Though it has no neon lights adorning or shining on it, it stands now preserved among the rest of the historical landmarks as Siegfried and Roy take their spot in history for the world to see and remember how they changed the face of Las Vegas forever. The official unveiling of the statue is expected to take place on April 25, 2026. The Neon Museum Scott Wells with Johann Rucker Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Feb 26, 2026

51m

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955: Lizard Man - Side Show Business

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > As Monty Python would say, "and now for something completely different.” This podcast tries to explore all facets of our jewel we call magic. And one part of our entertainment community has its roots in the side show. Specifically, in the early to mid-1900's magicians were part of the traveling carnivals and performed side show acts using such illusions as the stocks, blade box, and more. But as the magicians went to the legitimate stage, the other side show performers stayed behind as independent nomads. But their business of finding work is just as important as magicians trying to find work. And for “freaks” in today’s world, there are fewer venues (and perhaps audiences) who can “stomach” watching some of their acts. Moreover, freaks have become less shocking as being obesely overweight and covered in tattoos are now common sites at your local WalMart shopping centers. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771437328811-Y9557RL0RR4XK7XWV4LJ/20260122_133832.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771437329973-BUVQAYFC845GTTND1GHZ/20260122_151034.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771438330552-5UMVHXAGPOL2R5CQ40YM/Facebook+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771437332050-COBDIHUODLQ4U0LFXV9W/20260122_151050.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771438330757-CVVAETJRM2CBHGJZCFPG/Facebook+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771444126435-FBB3YVFZSNPPWTFFMD22/cork+screw.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771438331508-45TRHXI8CUM31D6OTHEM/Facebook+3.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Enigma" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771437331279-QIQLVVVM4KIZ1TGSJBCE/Enigma.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Enigma" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="The Great Omi" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771438331644-L12HB1RWB4OVIJ86CA9R/Zebraman_great_omi.jpg" role="button" aria-label="The Great Omi" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771439067414-PB4WMGN79HU84VPH2EU6/Facebook+4.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771439067522-YME9K0JKPT8AK98SJH7S/Facebook+6.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1771439068699-6UC4J4GVOZDX1CWOWCL1/Facebook+7.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week Lizard Man tells us about why he chose to pursue a life and a lifestyle different from the “norm” and his commitment to getting tattoos and body piercings all over his body. But part of the focus of our conversation is how similar yet different our two crafts are when it comes to marketing. Magicians have a community to help, support, and direct, but the side show community is less giving and supportive. Side Show Business Scott Wells with Lizard Man Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Feb 19, 2026

1h 09m

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954: Jay Alexander - San Francisco Treat

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Jay Alexander is a mentalist who operates and performs at the San Francisco Magic Theater. More than just a mentalist, Jay performs across the country and even entertains as half-time entertainment at major sporting events. He has been a resident of San Fran since 1986 and has seen it go through a lot of changes, including Earthquake McGoon’s where a trove of Carter posters was unearthed. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769631797998-PX7SZ3T0HTFZHXDQ7I9V/Jay+Alexander+card+flouish.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769631798884-KP5N25STIS5QMF05WQYC/Jay+Alexander+finger.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769631799027-IF7SCZ8Q17M11V2MAF1A/Jay+YouTube+Thumb+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769631800313-X37HFL9L50KM5RG0H4QW/laughing+audience.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769631802930-YP9DZBP58U8XRHAEUGF7/sales+meeting.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769631815198-QNHNRMOTDONRQJI7JTAQ/JAY.ShowEnd2802.v2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769632335134-XHUT7ODOWRFTVVYJMJCH/poster.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769632351770-8BQC72G3HTANP1LUF9AD/JayAce.Asa.Large.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769632615875-43SUX34NSLMHVUSV99TF/applause+cue.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1770667738568-W8P39M144V6FC7V2XDOM/Earthquake+McGoons.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1770667823005-JGF02X2JICXBZHNKS4GL/summer+of+love.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1770667800176-4OQTZ1IPYD0QDS7D7SB3/the+doors.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1770667764444-7LQ0XBK1SUHFMO40AYSD/free+clinic.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1770667770946-7NJ5JQKL0WCWSTF7TSR4/free+clinic+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Jay has a lot of great advice for performers and mentalists in this episode. Having an expansive background in mentalism, he has “cracked the code” to make mentalism seen, heard, and entertaining in the loud environment of basketball stadiums. He shares ideas with us this week along with stories about his theater and Earthquake McGoon’s. The San Francisco Treat Scott Wells with Jay Alexander Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Feb 12, 2026

1h 00m

63

953: Bob Yorburg - Crafty Pioneer

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Depending upon how you look at it, time passes either slow or fast. It was nearly 50 years ago that we began learning magic in a whole new way: video. Prior to that, most magic was learned through books, magazines, lectures, or through an apprenticeship that was passed on from one magician to another. In some ways it seems that our evolution moved slowly from video tape to where we are today with digital images.In the late 1970’s, Bob Yorburg, went into the studios and recorded a two volume VHS set where he taught close-up magic. It wasn’t long after that before others ran through the door. I was one of those who watched that video set over and over and learned many of my early routines from Bob. He transitioned from one character to another before he found his true passion, refurbishing old magic props, carving Punch and Judy dolls, and working on band organs. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769634072349-EQCJIWZK0TT7WOO74NPQ/Video+Package.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769634671478-Y6G94LLZD2E9V158KRKL/bob-yorburg.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769634456384-JP4IS8MPSRVR6DLHN78L/sponge.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769634454907-BXTXU1BCVBF48WKRGII9/carved+lion.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769634454960-HOUBK0THJTGZDJL7D825/Copperfield.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769634566180-5I08M3A0L1G6RM7AJ7K1/punch+and+judy.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769634457795-03LW8ZHQCJFA3TG4RM6J/rob-yorburg-art.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769646379796-ESFIXKHSXTF5XM1I8981/carousel_horse_4.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769646379831-BVN59BTMTR5AHHO9SC8D/grandma1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769646380899-YFLWDVHK307IU0NYWVAP/RY-band-organ-facade_1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week Bob Yorburg tells us about how he came to produce those first video tapes, plus his work as the first Burger King in New York. He apparently worked in many other commercials besides the hamburger giant and he has some great stories. As mentioned, his passion is now carving carousel animals, carousel band organs, Punch and Judy dolls, and is respected and awarded in that field. Crafty Pioneer Scott Wells and Bob Yorburg Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Feb 5, 2026

1h 00m

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952: The Many Faces of Brian Brushwood

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Brian Brushwood has been on my radar for the podcast almost since i first began 15 years ago. Since he lives in the Austin area, I always felt I would have time to chat and feature him on an episode. As we approach 1,000 episodes, I'm beginning to shift some guests from the back burner to the front. My son Nick, interned with Brian when he was in the thick of the college circuit in the early 2000’s. That was the genesis of many of the future endeavors taken on by Brian like Scam School, Modern Rogue, and even the World’s Greatest Con which define Brian’s current trajectory.Brian has been and continues to be a trailblazer in our magic community having begun his his own magic career in 1993. He has since garnered the support and admiration of some of magic’s biggest names including Jeff McBride, and Teller, one half of the Penn and Teller duo, and even David Copperfield.Since beginning his career in magic, Brushwood has authored six books, including Cheats, Cons, Swindles & Tricks: 57 Ways to Scam a Free Drink; Pack the House: The Ultimate, Ever-Growing Guide to Increasing Attendance to YOUR Campus Events(co-authored with C.J. Johnson); and the Professionals Guide to Fire Eating.Brushwood has made several TV and radio appearances, including appearances on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Roseanne Show, E! Entertainment Television’s Talk Soup, the WB’s Steve Harveys Big Time, Tech TVs Unscrewed with Martin Sargent, CMTs Most Wanted Live, BBCs The Paul Coyte Show, Westwood One’s “Don and Mike Show,” ABC-TV’s “The Debra Duncan Show, “The Shannon Burke Show” on KJFK-FM, Dudley and Bob” on KLBJ-FM, “The Morning Zoo” on KASE-FM, as well as news affiliates for ABC, FOX, CBS and Time-Warner. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769369060783-BTX91IRH8GQXHW7Y2N3C/Brian+Brushwood+bared+teeth.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769369060825-KZHLXWV7TFXI0BQ8290X/fire+eating.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769369061750-RIBMZYNMT0WN2TAYIUGW/kicking.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769369061869-PDGPS8XLADZ4YDZOMIFZ/Shwood.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769369732072-G10TX09C4RRZPQ4HGAE3/cheers.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769369732356-WES7HSJQUUZI8XTTWM23/fire+eating+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769371507633-9DNDDV7U1OL2O6VFD2UP/nail+board.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1769371507665-ELTY9VI3XR610328ME2P/Night+Attack.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Brian Brushwood is a magician, podcaster, author, lecturer and comedian. Brushwood is known for the series Scam School, a show where he teaches the audience entertaining tricks at bars so they can "scam" a free drink from their friends. In addition to Scam School, Brushwood hosts Hacking the System on National Geographic Channel and also hosts the podcasts Weird Things, Cordkillers, and Night Attack. Brushwood has been a regular guest on This Week in Tech and previously hosted Game On! with Veronica Belmont on TWiT.Among the many suggestions and links for you to follow, I heartily suggest you follow The World’s Greatest Con by Clicking Here. The Many Faces of Brian Brushwood Scott Wells with Brian Brushwood Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jan 29, 2026

1h 07m

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951: Joel Bauer - Infotainer

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Joel Bauer stands tall in the legendary hall of trade show performers and motivational speakers. More than an entertainer, Joel provides information to potential clients through his unique and boisterous approach of commanding attention at trade shows making him a fusion of both entertainment and information making him that ultimate “infotainer.” Love him or hate him, there is no denying his financial success that he has derived from the industry and from teaching others how to find success, too. He spoke at MAGIC Live among so many other places and he offers these gifts to you!Video Sampling From Dozens Of My Television Appearances: https://vimeo.com/infotainer/review/27267707/c9ca88fa42 Watch Five Minute Of Proof From My Past On Trade Show Floors: https://vimeo.com/infotainer/review/126403524/1378c5a9db You may truly enjoy this NEVER released footage of me lecturing on my Trade Show process and success for over two decades at a MagicLive Magic Convention: https://vimeo.com/infotainer/review/136051637/7e3669c48f If you want to cut to the most significant 100 minutes revealing precisely how I CREATED the CROWDS, CONVEYED COMPANIES CUSTOM MESSAGES, AND COLLECTED RECORD LEAD GENERATION – Watch This Edited Section: https://vimeo.com/infotainer/review/142451020/4f20e464b8 <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767479475264-9SRVSJRK2O0Q02G12QVO/gift.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767479475506-D47IU1X4Z3T4GQBIKNC3/Joel+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767479477050-GPRC53ZUJ9FJ3J2OVZD8/Joel+Bauer+crossed+arms.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1768587746612-RLSVRMP5PR0A6K8TJNJ9/joelbauer.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1768587767368-ONG600DASI379L5FUY6J/straightening+tie+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1768587767462-F4KPW3SEEDKASANX8RM3/straightening+tie.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1768587768270-T0Z4GIIL9UYJU5MJ6Z8B/wedding.jpeg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Here is one of his books for free download that will teach you both magic and business at the same time! My best selling book: https://we.tl/5t3SF9SVfE His Best Selling Book On The Business Of Magic (Electronic Download): Hustle, Hustle – The Business Of Magic https://we.tl/DAg3jcHEtIClick Here to a link to “It Takes Guts Dammit” by Paul Diamond. It is a short booklet, but full of real gold, including audio. Infotainer Scott Wells with Joel Bauer Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jan 22, 2026

1h 01m

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950: Jeff McBride - Grand Master

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > There are those few in our craft of magic that are well-known, but few who are as universally respected as Jeff McBride. Founder of the Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas, Jeff has transcended to the pinnacle of our industry. Having been awarded nearly every conceivable trophy and accolade in the magic community, Jeff continues to build and personally contribute to the coterie. Jeff continues to perform and teach around the world and he has embraced technology to supplement his methods of sharing magic, too. <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > Jeff’s magic pedagogy reflects modern methods of sharing with our community in recognition that we all learn at different levels and speeds. This week he talks about how he doesn’t create new acts or routines for his students, but rather shapes and directs the students’ existing skills that leads to an improved show that is uniquely their own. Jeff also discusses the creation of his “Wonderground” performance venue in Las Vegas that encourages magicians to flex their creative muscles. Grand Master Scott Wells with Jeff McBride Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Jeff McBride talked extensively about the importance of storytelling. So, it is appropriate that we recognize the recent passing of a master story teller who has shared more with the magic community than most know, including Tannen’s Magic Camp, where young magicians learned the importance of a good story in strengthening their magic. Hiawatha Johnson was a magician, writer, editor, musician, singer, dancer, choreographer, actor, director, composer, teacher, professor, historian, designer and playwright. He will be sorely missed by the community. Aloha, my friend.

Jan 15, 2026

1h 02m

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949: Rachel Wax - Magic and the City

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > “If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere,” sang Frank Sinatra in “New York, New York.” Rachel Wax traveled from Chicago to follow her dream of making it in the fashion industry. Though she did well and enjoyed her work, her true passion was with magic. She was influenced by “The Magnets” who encouraged her to pursue her magic dream. Soon thereafter Rachel began working at “SpeakEasy Magik” and the “Slipper Room” and other venues around the city as well as for corporate and private affairs. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767123749752-CFW29XRIFVZRFXA2KWU4/IMG_5004.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767123760069-JRX9YRQ8WPVK0436QWU7/IMG_5005.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767123735590-QJHLO4YBV5OE3ARVFBCX/Genii.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767123767549-3NRW33GNQY7Y2DM0JZTA/hands+folded.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767123761666-LSJZD90KW12TQPIVH8YN/on+stage.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767124757670-SN4WYM81RLG6PAODNT11/Andy+Cohen.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767124917219-6XJQHDT4MEYVZNYUOKNT/holding+mic.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1767125083576-HHNX8UYI4MKWKIQNLTDC/laughing+from+stage.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize We begin our conversation with the beginning of what brought Rachel to New York City: fashion. Please stick with us, even though the first portion of this week’s podcast isn’t about magic, but rather the garment district and fashion in NYC. We then ease into our chat about Rachel and her magic that was influenced by her father (a professional magician in Chicago) plus her performance on Penn & Teller Fool Us and the many other venues where she makes a mark with her brand of magic. Magic in the City Scott Wells with Rachel Wax Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Jan 8, 2026

1h 01m

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948: Derek Hughes - Family Guy

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > While at the 2025 Abbott’s Get Together, we chatted with several magicians. A while back we chatted with Craig Diamond and last week we released the one with Antony Gerard and this week we talk with Derek Hughes. That is a subtle hint for just another reason why you should attend magic conventions…all the great talent that comes and shares their time and talents. Derek has performed his magic on MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, the CW’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and the Ellen Degeneres Show. He’s a consulting producer on TRUtv’s hit magic series, The Carbonaro Effect and was a finalist on season 10 of NBC’s America’s Got Talent [sic]. His back story was much about his health as a child and the importance of his children to his life. He regularly performs in nightclubs across the U.S. and has been nominated for several categories at the Magic Castle over the years. He is also a published author of a children’s book! <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766431648217-BDXCBF4VASDI3ZHEGD5C/20250802_142128.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766431648928-RXJ54MP8NZR2O82NVM3B/20250802_142141.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Every Moment Counts (E=MC2)" data-description="A look at Derek’s first tattoo" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766431651590-2ETOLER7QH62WN4UE6IH/20250802_142153.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Every Moment Counts (E=MC2)" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766431655945-CEFHVV2UVL5C63J2DP3K/20250802_142201.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766438663499-UKLVD8A1XLI2CQ011HWB/hands+in+pocket.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766438663553-7QZI6WHVN5PM8443G9FK/mirror+table.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766438666028-6KOB6KWZYCUUQ7MK3EU0/tie+tug.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766438664499-1VCYP1GCJ04P3KWA6OK3/with+card.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week, Derek talks about his experience with AGT and the invaluable advice he received from Jim Steinmeyer. We also discuss the difference between a magician who does comedy versus a comedian who does magic. Derek tells us about the children’s book he wrote (available through Amazon on the link below) before he even had children. Family Guy Scott Wells with Derek Hughes Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. Humpty Dumpty Lived Near a Wall By Hughes, Derek <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524793027?tag=&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="buy-button" data-animation-role="button" > Buy on Amazon <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Hail and Farewell to those in our magic community who left us this past year. In 2025 we suffered the loss of many friends who have passed away, but whom are not forgotten. Although the list below is not exhaustive, it does reflect the names of many well-known (and some lesser known) magicians, spouses, assistants and magic aficionados who passed on in 2025. This year’s list is much less than the number reported last year (12 this year v.s. 17 in 2024.) Some may not be as well-known to you, but they were my personal friends (hey, it is my blog!). If you are unfamiliar with any of these names, then it would behoove you to do a little online search of what these people have contributed to our craft. If you have someone you think was overlooked, then please post the name in the comments below on this blog.Those whose names are highlighted with a “hot link” were featured or interviewed here on The Magic Word Podcast. It was not my original intent when I began this journey to chronicle the voices before they left us, but I am so thankful that I did sit down with many of these friends for lively, and sometimes intimate, conversations. You can click on their name to revisit and listen to their voices again. Ian AdairRoger NicotJack GreenburgGordon MillerMercer HelmsDavid SolomonGinny AronsonDirk “Mr. D” SpenceMicky BlashfieldConnie “Paprika” LeavertonCurtis KamPeter Studebaker

Jan 1, 2026

1h 01m

57

947: Antony Gerard - Enigma

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Over the years, many of you have become acquainted with Antony “Tony” Gerard, and some of us have been lucky enough to call him a friend. He is a fascinating gentleman who defies labels because of he is a polymath who enjoys many disciplines outside of magic, such as archeology, martial arts, creating remote control things for Hollywood, and more. He has written over a dozen books and lectured all over the world, runs his own magic shop in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and is often seen as a magic dealer at conventions where he sells his own creations. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766431098281-7CYLFSCJSRG478QX8BZL/20250731_115735.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766431103098-M28M83ZEPL15BAWM75OT/20250731_121724.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766431098186-VJ4Q3PYAG7LO61D05908/20250731_115743.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766431100664-R9ZQXNSW5ZNA0FUDR6YR/20250731_121653.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1765928098927-7PPCVOOL6JOUIAIEDWCQ/Antony+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1765928099304-C46AKK9RZXNPKTPFVSSY/hair+in+breeze.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1765928100091-NBSEDU0GNYAI3EX93EEL/hippies.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1765928110505-16OENJFGN8KZD82NLOJZ/John+Midgley+drawing+of+Antony.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1765928110856-MJ0NATQEMFDCTQTSFD3Z/magic+shop.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1766431193778-FDI59VB214T6SOE5IWTX/20250731_130746.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week’s conversation could have gone in so many directions, each of which would have been an interesting trail filled with stories and wisdom. But we tried to encompass as many of Tony’s interests into about a one hour conversation, which (for those of you who know Tony is hard to do) and focus on the variety of his interests and his background from The Netherlands. Enigma Scott Wells with Antony Gerard Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Dec 18, 2025

1h 10m

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946: Trigg Watson - Staying Ahead of the Tech Curve

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > While at this year’s Magic At The Beach convention in Myrtle Beach, SC, one of the magicians who performed was my friend Trigg Watson. Trigg has performed on America’s Got Talent [sic], Penn & Teller Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, just to mention a few of the television shows where he has appeared. He prefers performing in theaters where he has access to a large stage, a stage crew, and a strong Wi-Fi. He is best known for his avant garde performances employing high tech that is on the leading edge. He finds ways to present new technology in an entertaining way that looks like real magic. Throughout the ages, magicians have been in the forefront of using “modern” technology in their magic acts, but it is getting increasingly more difficult in today’s world with our rapid communication. Everyone is getting “up to speed” much faster than in earlier times. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613264312-JQZJ3UO5GTNNDLRFVVUU/AGT.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613264376-5ANNBERTQFK410641CAO/AI+of+Trigg.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613265332-UH2GBKYQI24TMZ0GB37Q/behind+the+curtain.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613280199-S54UH86TV96YR361T6GJ/Masters.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613265666-HBZT5X4W85Z2CZ546IK6/big+screen.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613280238-AP58JXPKJ03PBPKMM4QV/Merlin+Award.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613294022-RF4J2FMNJTE53KAXLO0I/streamer.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613266302-TXYB2NF616IC0NG1G9MJ/family+and+friends+award+show.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613281342-Q31B0FRF7O218AZCZKM1/Monday+NIght+Magic.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613383040-YF798HFVODMX6QR7NY89/Screenshot+2025-12-01+at+11-19-45+Instagram.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613294175-5HP2QKODUI5XJZQS5Z7B/television.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613383273-ESMQEU7CZ83I30BP1XFP/Screenshot+2025-12-01+at+11-20-33+Instagram.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613405702-B0IZ6U8PC1IAYDNBVKGF/Screenshot+2025-12-01+at+11-18-42+Instagram.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613384459-IDMJCVYC733LRZPU0LZH/Screenshot+2025-12-01+at+11-20-55+Instagram.png" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize This week Trigg Watson shares his philosophy behind his act and how he keeps up with modern trends. He also discusses social trends and how media and magic has (and will) change. He always seems to keep his magic “fresh” meaning that he has to keep on the leading edge of technology before the rest of his audience has gotten there. Staying Ahead of the Tech Curve Scott Wells and Trigg Watson Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Dec 11, 2025

1h 01m

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945: Bizzaro, Cody Fisher and Joan DuKore - Divergence

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Everyone who listens to this podcast no doubt has some degree of love and respect for the art of magic. Starting from that common point, we all go off in our divergent ways and follow the paths that give us joy and often success along the way. This week we chat with three disparate magicians who share that passion for magic but have, indeed, found totally different ways of getting to their “end game.”Bizzaro is a creative magician who performs mostly in Las Vegas but also builds unusual props for other magicians and consults on Escape Rooms across the country. Cody Fisher is a corporate magician who performs as an after dinner speaker and does strolling magic as well as his share of trade shows and he even gets out on cruise ships to perform. And Joan DuKore is getting started with her career performing for corporate banquets and aboard cruise ships, too. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613769667-BS7HSF0G1NAOCUKLCJJM/IMG_4883.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613770577-YTX5IBK48NCBVQCPIWE2/IMG_4884.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613775050-XTEL2TPZBZN1HMKUOOPI/IMG_4885.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613775897-RXZS7HFCLQT6DT6OFJ7T/IMG_4886.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613778127-CD4BENM8P87GB4SDRLWB/IMG_4887.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613779608-AZ2Z1NV3UVB4LBQ206U7/IMG_4888.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613781605-XS473OWQLVZ4UC7OYL9A/IMG_4889.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613783405-AMQYWROEKWM7D3399E56/IMG_4890.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613785259-CW42JF6IQ4S2JYBEZ38X/IMG_4891.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613786975-PMS84WFKQAB26TBPS1FL/IMG_4892%281%29.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613788789-YK939NJ0JY3MXCXJUEG6/IMG_4892.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613790360-75TJIR8BNCVJYPDQ4R6J/IMG_4893.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613793098-NPY1QSZXAW1VZF59RELV/IMG_4895.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764613794680-8HRUBCZMAGVY5H92MT4O/IMG_4896.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize While attending this year’s Magic at the Beach convention, my intent was to have three separate episodes, each featuring one of these dynamic performers because of their differences from one another. But as it happened and came together, their time and mine grew “tight” and they preferred to be in the room together to record this episode. That is, except for Joan DuKore. I intended to get her aside later in the convention to record a separate podcast, but as the three of the rest of us were recording, she passed by the room where we were sitting and came in to join us. It was quite fortuitous and serendipitous that made for a delightful, fun and funny conversation, each talking about their unique areas of expertise in magic. Divergence Scott Wells with Cody Fisher, Bizzaro, and Joan DuKore Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Dec 4, 2025

1h 04m

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944: TRICS 2025 Day Three Daily Report

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > SaturdayEvent                                         Time           Chad Long                            11:00 – 12: 00Shimpei                                 12:30 – 1:30Lunch                                      1:30 – 3:00Gabriel Gascon                      3:00 – 4:00Dani DaOrtiz                           5:00 – 6:00Dinner                                     6:00 – 8:15Saturday Show                       8:15 – 10:15 <a data-title="Joseph Daniels" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763873527360-GOXCPR6AR7PTZSA0NTT8/20251122_105657.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Joseph Daniels" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Shempei" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872236760-FBRYAB6O4YL4PSB6E45X/20251122_125213.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Shempei" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Eric Chen" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872262804-H7TTJTWEOB1UMAEP2NFB/20251122_133041.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Eric Chen" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Scott Wells with Chad Long" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872284901-ACDYRJFCU8NMWX0G1LA6/20251122_135021.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Scott Wells with Chad Long" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Brian Saint" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872301424-Q1A4NCIEBU0UTY0RXQRI/20251122_145327.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Brian Saint" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1764090808244-C8UULTBZZSQ9TBJ62UL4/John+Wolfe.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="John Wolfe" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872314753-TKQHJFDJCQYI81WJLISS/20251122_192332.jpg" role="button" aria-label="John Wolfe" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Rolando Santos" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872330630-237H6B3XFKO9EWMPHBKD/20251122_194908.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Rolando Santos" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Eric Chen" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872343485-95TIT5LNY44S6FF22I36/20251122_213617.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Eric Chen" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872429744-HRO3TKRKY0708FTCU2R7/20251122_222012.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Steven "Card Doctor" Perry" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872473037-96BR0MB67R14TPWRPEZR/20251122_224429.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Steven "Card Doctor" Perry" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="David Corsaro" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763872453181-RI3SPPUKFBHX8U3SPB3V/20251122_223126.jpg" role="button" aria-label="David Corsaro" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize I will post time stamps after I’ve gotten some sleep. Come back later…much later. TRICS 2025 Day Three Report Scott Wells with Daniels, Saint, Chen, Long, Wolfe, Santos, Perry, and Corsaro Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Nov 23, 2025

1h 06m

53

943: TRICS 2025 Days One and Two Daily Report

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Thursday Event                               Time                Joseph Daniels        6:00 pm – 7:00pmNewcomer                8:00pm – 8:45pmRobin Deville            9:30pm – 10:30pm FridayEvent                               Time             Boris Wild                    11:00 – 12:00Eric Chien                     1:00 – 2:00Lunch                            2:00 – 3:30Javi Benitez                   3:30 – 4:30Insights                          5:15 – 6:45Dinner                            6:45 – 8:15Friday Night Show        8:15 – 9:45Pizza Party                     10:00 UntilDani Workshop             10:00ish <a data-title="Javi Benitez and Shempei" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763756643975-1RYAZNAM9067RAK03S9P/20251120_190639.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Javi Benitez and Shempei" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Scott and Janet Robinson" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763756647038-CQ2OW25BWOSC98PA4VHL/20251120_192103.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Scott and Janet Robinson" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763756774911-M1KAYIDYLP6O12ZZYQIF/20251120_192159.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763756777043-38I4CO6ETM1JU3UV8IWV/20251120_192141.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763756669747-1SWNCGIYIHCQ07LICEV4/20251120_192755.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Roy Eiden" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763756670990-Z0IOX2JBBP9AOX21G13Z/20251121_104314.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Roy Eiden" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Bernard Blais" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763756675848-TMF7OTLBJZPY95UFUOGP/20251121_104939.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Bernard Blais" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763756679574-771CDI9ZTLRU14EYYFQB/20251121_122452.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Jeff Kowalk" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763756683344-KOP9YFMTBZGWV46RH5OE/20251121_124238.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Jeff Kowalk" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763788266233-4TFQ4QE8QM239Y4TT5WP/20251121_220512.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="Boris Wild" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1763788323799-QS3VYEEIMY5IKC3GX8BL/20251121_231146.jpg" role="button" aria-label="Boris Wild" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize I will post time stamps after I’ve gotten some sleep. Come back later…much later. TRICS 2025 Days 1 and 2 Report Scott Wells with Javi, Shempei, Robinson, Eiden, Blais, Ling, Kowalk, and Wild Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Nov 22, 2025

1h 18m

52

942: Tales From the Road 3

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > One of the favorite parts of each year’s Magic At The Beach convention in Myrtle Beach, SC, is when the stars take to the stage and share some of their embarrassing, funny and tragic stories from their days on the road. If you have performed long enough and in enough different venues around the world, you will eventually have things go wrong during your travel, your show, during your preparation or tear down, or somewhere along the road. This week we feature some of those people who were highlighted as talent for the 2025 convention and agreed to share some of their stories and even a few about other performers they know/knew. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1762376709806-W5W2Z23YCOHTJFK45I8F/Magic+at+the+Beach+talent.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Join Charles Bach as he introduces a few of the performers this week that include Dana Daniels, Cody Fisher, Bizarro, Nick Lewin, Howard Blackwell, Joan DuKore, and Jeki Yoo as they share some of their recollections with TSA, working aboard cruise ships, performing at the Magic Castle, and much more. Tales From The Road 3 Scott Wells with Dana Daniels, Jeki Yoo, Cody Fisher, Bizzaro, Howard Blackwell, Nick Lewin, and Joan DuKore Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Nov 13, 2025

50m

51

941: Craig Diamond - Around the World in 50 Years

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Craig Diamond has been performing magic on cruise ships since the 1970’s. That is nearly 50 years at sea as he has visited ports across the world and both sides of the equator. Because of his busy career, he has not been regularly seen at magic conventions nor even featured on magazine covers…until now. His energy is infectious and he has a great memory for hundreds of stories. You may have never seen nor met Craig Diamond, but all of that is going to change this week as you hear his many stories. <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1762285154396-7L5X5BRHEL6WIQYP0XOX/bottles.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1762285154472-40SAI39ZZXDCTH77D8Q5/Craig+2.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1762285155397-4Z9IQVWA1C1330ENFQNQ/Craig+3.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1762285155540-JG69GD1E08NGLOUXVZJW/Craig+4.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1762285156284-RLC3VQY7JGM74GVEH6XB/Craig-Diamond-3.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1762285156531-QLV0IFR0IR7GJNZRNYKH/Criag+1.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1762285157515-EGP8X2IFJC1QD3QJKB6E/razor+blades.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize <a data-title="" data-description="" data-lightbox-theme="dark" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/1762285158363-FGVT8T08MCHZ77K3V65S/Vanish+Magazine+cover.jpg" role="button" aria-label="" class=" image-slide-anchor js-gallery-lightbox-opener content-fill " > View fullsize Craig relates many stories from the sea including some advice he received from Marvyn “Mr. Electric” Roy. This week Craig shares many of his adventures from his globetrotting experiences. It is a delightful chat that you will learn from and enjoy. This episode moves along quite rapidly because of the fun we had. Around the World in 50 Years Scott Wells and Craig Diamond Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Nov 6, 2025

1h 00m

990: Tony Clark - Magicians Using AI

989: Jack Hart - Designing the Invisible

988: Christopher Hart - Give Him a Hand

987: Dean Gunnarson - Escaping Reality

986: Dan Harlan - Cosmic Thinker

985: MAGIC Live! 2026 - Day Four

984: MAGIC Live! 2026 - Day Three

983: MAGIC Live! 2026 - Days One and Two

982: Scott Tokar - Keeping His Head Well Above Water

981: Tobias Beckwith - Managing Expectations

980: Alan Bursky - Pulling No Punches

979: Just Alan - Finding Real Magic

978: S.A.M. National Convention 2026 - Day Five

977: S.A.M. National Convention 2026 - Day Four

976: S.A.M. National Convention 2026 - Day Three

975: S.A.M. National Convention 2026 - Days One and Two

974: Jade - It's Her Time

973: Reconstructing Scott Pepper

972: Ice McDonald - Ice on Fire

971: Judge Gary Brown - Wand in a Million

970: Doug Gorman - Let Me Tell You A Story

969: Bob Bengel - The Dream Job

968: Magic Collector Expo 2026 - Day Three

967: Magic Collector Expo 2026 - Days One and Two

966: Bill Malone - Bill Malone

965: Doug Scheer - Scheer Sharing

964: Dan Stapleton - On Cruise Control

963: Joe Eddie and Betty Fairchild - Playing Fairs

962: Paul Richards - Magic Trends

961: Michael Breggar - Everything Matters

960: John Guastaferro - Leading With His Heart

959: Dean Carnegie - The Magic Detective

958: John Midgley - Therapist with a Paintbrush

957: Jason Bird - Strolling Through Time

956: Johann Rucker - The Neon Museum

955: Lizard Man - Side Show Business

954: Jay Alexander - San Francisco Treat

953: Bob Yorburg - Crafty Pioneer

952: The Many Faces of Brian Brushwood

951: Joel Bauer - Infotainer

950: Jeff McBride - Grand Master

949: Rachel Wax - Magic and the City

948: Derek Hughes - Family Guy

947: Antony Gerard - Enigma

946: Trigg Watson - Staying Ahead of the Tech Curve

945: Bizzaro, Cody Fisher and Joan DuKore - Divergence

944: TRICS 2025 Day Three Daily Report

943: TRICS 2025 Days One and Two Daily Report

942: Tales From the Road 3

941: Craig Diamond - Around the World in 50 Years

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