The Insider

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Marc Paul Part Two May 02, 2022

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Welcome to part two of our amazing podcast with Marc Paul. We chat about the impact Covid had on his work and how he used it to his advantage creating brand new acts, that famous Parkinson appearance, mentalism things he would banish to Room 101 and more.

Marc Paul Part One Apr 25, 2022

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We chat about how Marc got started, the London scene in the 90s, his friendship with Andy Nyman, a very honest story about pretending to be a "real" psychic and what books he'd recommend.

Andy Nyman Part Two Apr 18, 2022

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Part Two of the amazing Andy Nyman. As with part one, there are swears, so parental guidance if listening around small children!

Rune Klan Live At The Session Apr 11, 2022

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To start Rune Klan week, here's a revisit of the amazing live interview he kindly gave at The Session 2020. In it, he talks about creativity, tricks, and his show Barnløs, which we have just realised as a digital download: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/stage-and-parlor-magic/barnlos/

We'll be doing The Insider live at The Session 2022. Who will be the guest? Come and be part of the live audience this July: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-conventions/the-session/

Andy Nyman Part One Apr 04, 2022

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It's Andy Nyman! What else do you need to know?

This is part one of two, and this is marked as explicit because there are plenty of swears in it. Do not listen if small kids are around!

Stephen Long Mar 21, 2022

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Stephen and I discuss: Pitching Sven decks at Thorpe Park, how he met and started working with Derren Brown, their writing process, the history of Hector Chadwick book, Equivoque, what’s the most useful piece of advice in the book, what from mentalism he’d put into Room 101, the three things he’s most proud of and more.

https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/mentalism/the-definitive-mental-mysteries-of-hector-chadwick/

Yigal Mesika Mar 14, 2022

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Yigal very rarely does interviews, and we're honored he agreed to do our podcast.

Come for the tips on thread work, stay for the insights into Spider Pen X, his beginnings and the real history of Loops.

https://yigalmesika.com

Roberto Giobbi Mar 07, 2022

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Roberto Giobbi stops by to talk about Card College, note-keeping and so much more.

Justin Willman Feb 28, 2022

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Justin Willman stops by to chat about Magic For Humans, people guessing methods on the internet, his mysterious twin brother and more.

Lincoln Hiatt & Andrew Golder Feb 21, 2022

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What a treat! The producers of Fool Us drop by to talk about how the show started, what they are looking for in acts, how to apply and some incredible, specific advice on increasing your chances of selection.

And here's how to apply:

Final Call for season 9. Casting deadline Feb 28.

Send submissions to fooluscasting@gmail.com

Also some announcements and a little bit of behind the scenes on instagram - @ptfoolus

And here are the submission guidelines:

Submission guidelines:

- Please submit a recording of your routine as you would perform it on our show. Unlisted links to vimeo or youtube are preferred.
- We don't require a live audience or a stage, but record the video as if you were performing in front of Penn and Teller / or via remote to our studio.
- Professional video is not necessary. Cell phone video is fine with clean picture and sound.

- We love original magical acts with novel and clever methods and/or presentation.
- Routines should be 3-5 minutes in length.
- Videos should be unedited.
- Please make sure we can see your face in the video, even for close up routines.
- For close up/card tricks, be sure the camera is close enough to read the cards.

- Send your trick to fooluscasting@gmail.com

- Production May 2-11.

- EXTENDED DEADLINE February 28, 2022