The Mark Leveridge Magic Podcast

• can agents get you better fees than if you book direct?
• the pleasure of watching Stephen Bargatze's lay people show
• it's magicians themselves who can uphold magic ethics
• knowing how to deal with bookers who try to knock you down on price
• news on the latest Select products and also the Leveridge Legacy Collection
• the often untapped lucrative source of bookings
• the unwritten rule of children's entertainment
• using magic to help the work done by the Amber Foundation charity

• The 4Fs 'family' event
• the magic truisms that just aren't true!
• how to avoid a booker thinking you have run short on your show time
• details on Big Money and Jumbo Duo, the new Select routines
• the issues with working a gig with other magicians
• Andi Gladwin's 'Going Pro' e-book is essential reading
• the release period for the Leveridge Legacy Collection is coming to an end
• the importance of personal development outside magic
• older kids love close up!

• why you should give your bookers a choice
• how to help spectators remember your name
• Nick Mohammed, the multi-tasking entertainer
• the importance of starting a kids' show correctly
• update on the Leveridge Legacy Collection
• advice on covering bad angles when working close up surrounded
• losing speed of thought when not performing regularly
• dealing with those who misunderstand what our magic actually is
• planning the right length of time to stay with each group when table hopping

• Ben Hanlin's 'What's The Trick?' is worth a listen
• deciding who to use as an assistant from the audience
• magical subtlety is lost when the 'too perfect' theory kicks in
• can commercial magicians just select material that they actually like?
• Star and Straight Through join the E-Club Pro Select series
• the various things that spark creativity
• the 2026 Session convention was a blast!
• thinking about where to stand when working dinner function tables
• learning to cope with audience banter in close up

• the difficulties presented by illness when you are a performer
• the Leveridge Legacy Collection
• the value of misdirection
• the evolution of magic lecturing
• Now You See Me 3 returns to using 'real' magic
• is performance video necessary on your website?
• booker expectations can affect how successful your show quotes are
• E-Club Pro Select new additions
• when having tricks that need a re-set is OK at commercial close up gigs

• Stuart Bowie's magic project
• creativity is not a linear process
• understanding how spectators feel when a magician approaches
• do you absorb magic passively or analytically?
• info on the latest E-Club Pro Select new releases
• the inspiration afforded by spending time with Jay Fortune
• the power, yet danger, of motor memory
• keeping performance mistakes in proportion : the tale of the frisky rabbit!

• Wayne Dobson - an inspiration
• are there too many standing ovations?
• the impossible gig
• the magic of Jonathan Creek
• why multiple endings to tricks may be confusing to lay people
• how to prevent bookers from feeling short changed with your performance time
• is your magic performed at an intellectual or emotional level?
• why your success can often be measured by the expectations of the spectators
• defining clearly exactly what the trick is

• 4Fs 2025 reflections
• why you don’t need to worry about getting a refusal at a table
• the British Ring convention 2025 is going ahead!
• the advantages of having a measured performance pace
• sticky palms
• using self-deprecating humour
• Simplex ACAAN and ESPeriment join E-Club Pro Select
• how do you decide which spectator to use as a helper in your show?
• Advice Centre question on knowing which tables you’ve done
• not everyone loves magic

• FISM's new competition initiative
• the three main triggers for creativity
• Advice Centre question on dealing with children at weddings
• is magic held in low esteem by other art forms?
• the value of keeping ideas notebooks
• info on the latest E-Club Pro Select routines
• using spectators out of the audience
• buying magic has changed so much over the last 40 years
• the benefits of widening your interest in magic

• the rise of the intimate performance space for commercial close up
• The Session - virtual registration v live attendance
• making show fees sound appealing
• Angelo Carbone's fascinating animated classic magic posters
• news of E-Club Pro Select new releases
• becoming the local expert to promote your magic skills
• when pragmatism decides the tricks you do
• table hoppers and strolling magicians are often a sort of side show
• the importance of a marketing strategy and budget for show promotion