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Monthly podcast featuring Mark Leveridge's observations and opinions on the magic world
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Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
- Why it's OK to be a hobbyist magician
- defining magic the Dan Harlan way
- distractions are the enemy of magical progress
- if it can go wrong, it will!
- the variety of magic offered by E-Club Pro Select
- making sense of magic props
- memories of Junior Showtime from 1969
- where to get access to some interesting blog newsletters
- assessing the best way to learn magic
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
- Should a performer ever offer a fee refund?
- Wayne Slater's book Staged is worth a read
- how to increase your magical creativity
- the day only four people turned up at a strolling gig
- how having your act on YouTube can be detrimental for live work
- three common table hopping mistakes
- the mystery of how spectators view us as performers
- why do magicians have to prove themselves?
- understanding how to take the 'sting' out of magic
Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
- discussing just what magic really is
- the allure and draw of 4Fs in the United States
- how social media can make huge money for some magicians
- the importance of using spectators' names
- introducing the E-Club Pro Gold Pass
- adapting to your changing magical needs and aims
- the trust issues inherent in trick review comments
- the reduction in attendance numbers at many live magic events is a concern
- the art of keeping the attention of distracted spectators
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
- Considering the potential impact of ChatGPT on magic content creation
- why most magic competitions do not create a level playing field
- when honesty does not always seem to be the best policy
- the Brendan Rodrigues Blackpool vlog captures the essence of the convention
- are the days where one magician dominates the general public's attention now gone?
- Jim Sisti reveals how to keep your magic reputation in tact
- MLM Select routines highlighted
- kids' show performers need control over their audience before they can entertain
- the joy of sharing magic ideas in a trusted group
- a practical commercial use for quick eye candy magic
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
- reflections on The Session 2024 convention
- why strolling and table hopping magicians should be more happy with their 'lot'
- working out the method for a new trick is not the hardest part
- how to identify if you have any verbal tics and why you need to get rid of them
- 'confusion isn't magic' - taking a look at the truth behind Vernon's sage remark
- how to avoid putting right what isn't actually wrong!
- is your show marketing speaking to the right people?
- making your act consistent with your performing personality
- the fine line with truth in marketed trick publicity
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
why trick hype is not just marketing
the challenge of stopping mobile spectators in order to entertain them
the joy that is Totterdown Tricky Thursdays
dealing with the dreaded "look kids, here's the magician for you"
Andy and Preston Nyman, putting the fun back into magic
news on the third volume in the Four-midable Magic Series
how to get the benefits of post show analysis
why Jay Fortune's Dream Maker's Manifesto could be useful for you
how to deal with loud background music when working tables
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
- new Magic Circle president Marvin Berglas could be the right person to re-focus the club and its aims
- Richard Young re-ignites the flame under the Magicians' Podcast
- some fun definitions of what magic actually is
- how restricting the kid show space can be beneficial
- the increase in magic pay-per-view websites
- do we all have a personal ceiling for our magic improvement?
- reflecting on the huge changes in magic show marketing
- ageism can affect how people view you as a magician
- so much to gain from reading magic books
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
- the Magic Circle looks at its degree system
- it's not more tricks we need, but better info about how to present the ones we've got
- has hyperbole in show publicity gone a bit too far?
- volume 2 of the Four-midable Magic Series is released
- the reasons why magicians are often impressed by tricks which lay people may dismiss
- listen to a fun story from the It Could Only Happen Live archive
- UK currency is so poor for magic use
- for the first time, a podcast competition!
- show enquiries, where speed of response matters
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
- why I travel 3000 miles to attend a magic convention
- attention to detail brings its rewards in trick creation
- the importance of rhythm and pacing with moves
- wise words from Jon Armstrong
- avoiding performing on auto pilot is key with repetitive performing
- how books on tricks can be unexpectedly inspiring
- replies to three interesting questions posed at the Commercial Close Up Refresher Zoom Session
- beware of misunderstanding definitions of amateur and professional
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
- the key to good magic for lay people
- Paul Brook explains how to accentuate the difference between strolling mentalism and walkabout magic
- patter lines and on-stage behaviours that change to comply with modern sensibilities
- altering tricks to suit reduced capabilities
- the rise in popularity of audio learning
- letting new effects break into your established playlists
- inspirational magical moments
- introducing a crash course in strolling and table hopping magic
- finding new material in unusual places