The Mark Leveridge Magic Podcast

The Mark Leveridge July 2021 Podcast

Here is the July line up

• Zoom events can be more than just a poor substitute for a live show
• why we shouldn’t let fascination with moves cloud our judgement about what looks natural to an audience
• should you change tricks to suit the audience or the performing situation?
• post-pandemic show fee levels may need adjusting to reflect the uncertainty still felt by many bookers
• fantastic value to be had from E-Club Pro Select
• ‘carbon dating’ magic and magicians
• a couple of chuckles

The Mark Leveridge June 2021 Podcast

Relax and enjoy the following topics

• humble beginnings are often the starting place for greatness
• the destructive side of social media affects magic too
• the different types of spectators we have to deal with when performing
• what does the impression your website gives say about you?
• access to marketed magic is so easy these days
• magic is more powerful than we sometimes realise

The Mark Leveridge May 2021 Podcast

Podcast Special - The 6 Things To Get Ready After Lockdown

This month, rather than selecting a random mix of topics to discuss, I am having a theme for the podcast. With the UK coming out of lockdown and with the strong possibility that entertainers will very soon be able to work live again, I identify and then discuss six areas of our work that we might want to look at in advance of performing again in order to ensure that we hit the ground running from the first booking.

The Mark Leveridge April 2021 Podcast

The April line up contains the following topics:

• plot and effect - the difference as explained by Doug Dyment
• announcing the arrival of E-Club Pro Select
• hybrid conventions may be the way forward for some magic event organisers
• the secret to finding a receptive audience for your magic as you grow older
• details of an online session in which the attendees decide the content
• how to harness one of magic's most potent performance weapons

The Mark Leveridge March 2021 Podcast

Here's the line up of topics for March

• I consider Marc Oberon's assertion that there's an art to being helped when you ask for advice from your magical peers
• the many different types of trick endings that we can use for our magic
• age relevant lines and patter themes are strong when used correctly
• announcement of a new Premier E-Routine
• COVID has changed the relationship that we have with our audiences
• it's easy to lose the will to respond to show enquiries at the moment

The Mark Leveridge February 2021 Podcast

• A lack of magic knowledge can hinder progress
• live performance is a catalyst for stimulus in other areas of our magic lives
• listen in to the audio track from an episode of E-Club Pro's It Could Only Happen Live
• why the opening few words of your act can have a big impact
• Zoom has enabled magic groups to continue to function
• if you were a REAL magician, would you still do card tricks?

The Mark Leveridge January 2021 Podcast

A New Year and a new set of topics:

• New Year magic planning may be almost impossible, but there are some positives
• children's entertainers are not always given proper credit for what they do so well
• announcing the E-Club Pro Live Open Event
• the four 'E's of entertainment that make for a good performance
• what you wear at gigs says something about you as a performer
• "mentalism is the last frontier of magic where some people believe that it is real" says Marc Paul

The Mark Leveridge December 2020 Podcast

In your festive podcast I gift wrap the following topics:

• unearthing the treasures that reside in a magic book case
• analysing the diverse elements that go to make up humour
• printed advertising is an important part of your online promotional push
• reflections on the presentation of my first Zoom lecture
• if your magic life was to be rebooted, what would you do differently?
• I reflect on what a world in which magic is not that interesting to anyone would be like!

The Mark Leveridge November 2020 Podcast

It's dark, cold and wet - but here is a little sunshine!

• Reflections on the first 'virtual' Magic Circle Young Magicians' Club J-Day
• have magicians these days become too impatient in their magic lives?
• Eric Eswin suggests that magic clubs should not be so strict about preventing their members from revealing secrets to the public
• Zoom magic is rapidly becoming a recognised sub section of general magic
• lay people's view of magic can be very revealing
• this December will be unlike any other for us magicians!

The Mark Leveridge October 2020 Podcast

Here's what you can expect in October's offering:

• A round up of how magic continues to deal with the coronavirus epidemic
• how necessary is it to change tricks in your act or repertoire?
• the importance of getting the balance right between promotional costs and benefits
• positive role models can provide a real boost to your magical progress
• magic guilt can lead to 'over-proving'
• are you world class at getting ready?