Of Sleights and Men

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Joel Dickinson - A Real Worker May 26, 2021

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Joel Dickinson is an award-winning magician with 20+ years of professional performing experience. In this podcast, he shares his wealth of experience and lets us in on the journey of his latest endeavor the magic store - 'Real Workers.'

To check it out go here: https://www.realworkers.co.uk/

Jamy Ian Swiss - The Honest Liar Apr 21, 2021

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Jamy has performed worldwide — from Caesar's Palace on the Las Vegas Strip to Hollywood's Magic Castle to the Ginza District of downtown Tokyo.

He’s made numerous television appearances including CBS 48 Hours, PBS Nova, CNN, and repeat appearances on The Today Show and The Late, Late Show.

The author of five books and contributor to countless others, he also writes and produces for television, including for Penn & Teller, and the Neil Gaiman series, American Gods.

Check out his site here: https://jamyianswiss.com/

Jason Ladanye - The James Bond of Magic Apr 19, 2021

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Jason Ladanye is a professional, award-winning sleight-of-hand entertainer who has performed card magic all around the world for the last twenty years.

Jason exposes the underground world of cheating at cards and how to beat Las Vegas if you have the skills.

He has spent a lifetime mastering this skill set and is considered by many to be the best sleight of hand magician in the world.

To check out more of his work, head here: https://cardmagicbyjason.com/

Harapan Ong - Physicist, Innovator and Sleight of Hand King Mar 27, 2021

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Singapore's Harapan Ong has caused an online sensation with his technical abilities.

Videos began to circulate some years ago from a pair of hands doing extraordinary things.

His style is natural, unassuming, and soft.

But Aces appear, selections transpose, and magical things just seem to happen in Harapan's hands.

Recently we had the pleasure of talking to him on our podcast, he was open, kind, and impressively candid.

If you enjoyed listening to him and want more head over here: https://www.harapanmagic.com/shop

Pit Hartling - Hilarious, Ingenious and Impressively Humble Mar 19, 2021

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Pit Hartling is one of Germany’s most requested magic entertainers.

His appearances have brought him to more than fifty countries on five continents…

...and he’s also the author of the incredible book ‘In Order To Amaze.’ (one of the best magic books ever written)

Check out his books here: https://pithartling.com/shop/

Denis Behr - Magic Scholar and Sleight of Hand Master Feb 25, 2021

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Denis is an expert sleight-of-hand artist, memorized deck master, and hilarious performer.

He’s also the creator and curator of the ‘conjuring archive’ website—THE largest research project in magic.

On this website, you’ll find indexes, references, and contents of over 2000 magic books.

This website was started in 2004, and Denis has been diligently reading and making notes on all kinds of obscure magic books ever since.

That’s nearly 20 YEARS of hard work.

Denis doesn’t get paid to do this—he does it out of his love for the art—but there IS a page on his website where you can support Denis by ’buying him a beer’ via a PayPal donation.

To donate, click the link below:

https://www.conjuringarchive.com/faqs

Jonah Babins - The Secrets To Achieving Success In Magic (And Life) Feb 19, 2021

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Jonah Babins is the host of the podcast ‘Discourse in Magic’, co-founder of the Toronto Magic Company, and professional magician.

Over the last 4 years, he’s interviewed some of the world’s best magicians—from Juan Tamariz to Derren Brown.

In this episode…

We talk about the real ‘secret’ behind getting in touch with the world’s best magicians, the best way to increase your chances of success as a magician, and Jonah’s upcoming virtual magic convention.

If you’re interested in Unconventional Fun, go here to get your tickets:

https://unconventional.fun/

Michael Vincent - One of the Most Inspiring Stories in Magic Feb 15, 2021

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Internationally renowned magician Michael Vincent has been named Best Close-Up Magician three times by the UK’s Magic Circle, 3 times in three consecutive decades; 1983, 1991, and 2003, and was awarded the title of International Magician of the Year in 1993.

He truly is one of the 'best' and when you hear how he got to be that way, we promise you'll be blown away.

Michael is kind, inspiring and genuine.

We can honestly say that he's one of our magic idols.

This was an emotional episode, and we learnt a lot, so we hope you do too!

John Guastaferro - Magic, Philanthropy and Connecting People to the Extraordinary Feb 05, 2021

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John Guastaferro is a name every magician should be aware of he possesses an incredible array of talents from Spanish guitar to a deep and developed knowledge of the non-profit world.

In this episode we discuss:

Why you should learn Spanish Guitar (everyone could do with better finger dexterity in magic)
The incredible similarities between philanthropy and magic (and why John Guastaferro sees them as one of the same)
The power of the 'one degree' principle and why it applies to pretty much everything in life.
John Guastaferro's book 'en route'.
And much, much more.

Evan Porter- SEO Master and Magic Enthusiast Feb 04, 2021

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Evan Porter is a SEO expert, who ranks in google for a living, and thankfully for the majority of our readers, he’s also a HUGE magic fan.

In this episode we discuss:

What makes a good magic website (and why there are so few good ones out there)
What SEO work and magic have in common (and how to harness the powers of both worlds)
The AIDA formula that ANY good magician knows intuitively (but copywriters are forced to learn)
How Evan Porter became financially independent simply by writing a few blog posts (and learning how to get people to read them)
Why all magicians should have a second hobby (and the power of harnessing it)
And much, much more!

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