Harrison Lampert is one of the owners and performers of the newest magic venue in Chicago, The Cosmic Underground Theater. He discusses opening the venue, combining improv and magic, and their magic school that is open and accessible to all. Before the show Nick and Erik discuss the latest tricks and break down the OG Penguin himself, Oz Pearlman, appearing on The Joe Rogan Podcast.
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 6Ep. 37
Professor Richard Wiseman is one of the great science communicators of the day, and often uses incredible magic to help explain the mysteries of human psychology to the public. He will be speaking and performing at FISM in Italy, and on this episode, he gives us a sneak preview of his presentation. Before that, the show kicks off with Erik & Nick discussing the hottest tricks of the week.
Jun 19, 2025•55 min•Season 6Ep. 36
Zabrecky stops by the show to discuss the development of his award-winning persona, winning the AMA Close-Up Magician of the Year award, creativity, and dealing with ethics and theft of your material in magic. The show starts with Nick Locapo and Erik Tait discussing the newest Danny Garcia trick, Erik's trip to the Magic Castle, and the latest tricks making it through their repertoire.
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 6Ep. 35
Jon Allen joins the show to discuss the reprint of his book Experience, the way he develops some of the most fooling and commercial magic on the market, and confirms a story from this podcast as told by David Williamson. All that and more on this week's episode of the Penguin Magic Podcast.
Jun 05, 2025•32 min•Season 6Ep. 34
Jamy Ian Swiss sits down to discuss his friendship with Geoff Latta, as well as Latta's lasting impact on sleight of hand magic. Jamy also discusses the Pink Purse Tape, where it came from, and why it's so controversial. Before that, Nick & Erik discuss the newest tricks of the week, including Mental Block Die and Pocket Bottle.
May 29, 2025•50 min•Season 6Ep. 33
Nick Locapo joins the show in a rare guest capacity to reveal his involvement in The Hand & The Eye, a new venue in Chicago, discuss the magic team that includes Jeff Kaylor and Michael Ammar, and the history of the building the new venue is going into. This is an exclusive interview that you can't hear anywhere else about the newest magic venue coming to Chicago.
May 22, 2025•30 min•Season 6Ep. 32
Gay Blackstone joins the show to discuss Masters of Illusion, her marriage to Harry Blackstone Jr, and tell stories from the golden age of magic you've never heard before. Nick & Erik kick off the show discussing Invisible Harmonica, the new Geoff Latta book, a brand new magic app, and more. Plus we tease a huge announcement for next week.
May 15, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 31
Jon Armstrong stops by the show to discuss his new award as The Magic Castle's Parlor Magician of the Year. He also discusses writing and creating for your own show, and how you can move from close-up to stage. The show kicks off with Nick Locapo and Erik Tait discussing the newest tricks from Penguin Magic, answering Listener questions on how to conquer butterflies before performing, and Nick gives a report on the convention he just performed on.
May 08, 2025•55 min•Season 6Ep. 30
Kevin James stops by the show to discuss coming up in The Long Beach Mystics, touring with The Illusionists, and how he has become one of the most unique and creative stage acts in the world. Before the main event, Nick and Erik discuss Nikola Arcane's Penguin Live, the new trick "Holding Pattern," live appearances, and brand-new YouTube content.
May 01, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 6Ep. 29
The show starts with Nick & Erik discussing the latest tricks, and then an in-depth discussion on the new David Blaine Show: Do Not Attempt. After that, the main event is Lady Sarah and Keith Fields discussing the incredible lineup at The Michigan Magic Day. Find out how you can see Steve Valentine and David Parr perform on the same stage!
Apr 24, 2025•54 min•Season 6Ep. 28
David Jonathan stops by the show to discuss his new effect Instrumental, as well as discuss his collaborations with Nikolas Mavresis. Stay tuned to the end of the show for some announcements on format changes and exciting new places you can listen to the show!
Apr 17, 2025•30 min•Season 6Ep. 27
Gabriel Werlen has taken the world by storm with The Green Neck System, his incredible thoughts and theories on propless mentalism. Nothing feels procedural, and it gives the illusion of real mind-reading. Gabriel shares his creative process, how he converts his work from French to English using AI, and so much more.
Apr 10, 2025•35 min•Season 6Ep. 26
Caroline Ravn works for some of the largest magic corporations in the world, and she shares some of those secrets with you. She also discusses her appearances at TedX and going from the church to the stage. Nick and Erik kick off the show by discussing the Penguin Magic Awards, is Jibrizy Dead, and David Blaine's new show.
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 25
Erik Casey is a well-known creator and performer who has released monster hit effects Poker Test and POW. Now, he talks about discovering a principle he thought he had invented in a pamphlet from the 30's. An in-depth conversation about parallel creation and how to make your magic your own. The show kicks off with Erik Tait and Nick discussing how they make the props for their shows.
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 6Ep. 24
Felice Ling is a street and stage performer who is one of the prime moving forces behind The Boston Magic Lab. She has put up and coming performers on her stage right along side living legends, and she shares the secrets of how to get your own show started. The Boston Magic Lab - https://www.bostonmagiclab.com/
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 23
Erik Tait gives you a convention report on the very last Winter Carnival of Magic and the very first Mystify Magic Festival. Hear about the shows, the sessions, the Dealer's Room, and the incredible talent assembled for the last of one convention and the first of another. Also now is your opportunity to try and get the Penguin Magic Podcast nominated for The Best Podcast at FISM 2025. Follow this link and write us in as your preferred Podcast Choice. https://www.fismitaly2025.com/online-magic-sp...
Mar 14, 2025•31 min•Season 6Ep. 22
Erik has been on the road with two different magic conventions and technical problems have resulted in a delay of the podcast. We will be back tomorrow with a full brain dump and recap of The Winter Carnival of Magic and The Mystify Magic Festival! Thanks for listening.
Mar 13, 2025•1 min
Jonah Babins has hosted the Discourse In Magic podcast for nine years. He has interviewed some of the most prominent names in magic and built a reputation for asking interesting and engaging questions. Latley he has turned his eye to business consulting and is helping magicians around the world dramatically increase their revenues. He stops by the show to discuss his Mastermind workshop and how you can grow your magic business.
Mar 06, 2025•35 min•Season 6Ep. 21
Tom Vorjohan is the vice-chair and entertainment director for The Winter Carnival of Magic. This fifty-year-old convention is coming to an end. Tom shares the history, gives insight into what it's like to book a convention, and previews the insane lineup. This convention is going to be legendary, and you have an opportunity to be at the final one! Convention Registration: https://wintercarnivalofmagic.com/
Feb 27, 2025•34 min•Season 6Ep. 20
Nick & Erik discuss the hit effect at Blackpool The Atomic Deck by Craig Petty. They also share the coolest tricks they saw in the dealer's room. It's the annual Blackpool Wrap Up!
Feb 20, 2025•43 min•Season 6Ep. 19
Craig Petty discusses his brand new hardcover book, Absolute Madness. Craig talks to Erik about the process of turning his favorite tricks of all time into a full-on magic book. Nick and Erik kick off the episode by talking about what's on the stand at the Blackpool Magic Convention and giving first-time conventioneers a crash course on surviving the world's biggest magic convention.
Feb 13, 2025•52 min•Season 6Ep. 18
Stan Allen stops by the show for a rare interview to discuss an event that is happening this year at Magic Live. The convention typically shrouded in secrecy, is for the first time sharing an event that needs you. In this episode, you can find out exactly how you could end up on the stage at Magic Live. Submit Your Show To Magic Live: https://www.magicconvention.com/etc/
Feb 06, 2025•47 min•Season 6Ep. 17
Abby Segal is a rising young star in magic. She has written a hit children's book that is sold at The Magic Castle, lectured and performed at Magifest, and is a featured performer at The Chicago Magic Lounge. She talks creativity, how her visual art influences her magic, and a whole lot more.
Jan 30, 2025•31 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Nick Locapo and Erik Tait preview all the magic Penguin is bringing to Magifest. The lads discuss new effects, exciting new products, and everything that will be in the booth. At the close of the episode Nick & Erik discuss the delicate art of demonstrating magic to magicians at conventions, and give some advice to aspiring magic pitch people.
Jan 23, 2025•40 min•Season 6Ep. 15
Francis Menotti returns to the show to discuss bringing your joy to magic, as well as get deep into the theory and philosophy of magic with Erik. Before the Main Event, Nick and Erik discuss Gabriel Werlen's Penguin Live Lecture, Challenge Coin by R Paul Wilson, and the new Raven Reconfigured effect.
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Trigg Watson is a new breed of magician. He's on the bleeding edge of combining technology and magic. He has gone viral thanks to his performances on America's Got Talent and Penn & Teller: Fool Us. He discusses not only how he prepared for his time on AGT, but his thoughts and theories on combining classical sleight of hand and modern technology.
Jan 09, 2025•44 min•Season 6Ep. 13
2024 was a year full of crazy releases. Nick Locapo and Erik Tait look back on all the magic that came out this year, and sneak preview some stuff coming in 2025.
Jan 02, 2025•44 min•Season 6Ep. 12
Carisa Hendrix stops by the show to discuss how she came to be the newest co-host of the Penguin Live Holiday Special. She discusses some exclusive behind-the-scenes info and details the challenges in putting the special together. Before that, Nick Locapo and Erik Tait talk about the Holiday Specials of days past, the new tricks they are putting into their walk-around work, and the latest products to hit the market.
Dec 26, 2024•53 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Seth Race is the head of the Workshop at Penguin Magic. He's one of the clever people who works to 3D design new gimmicks, develop new production methods, and maintain the high quality of the products Penguin Magic ships. Seth shares the inside scoop on how the Workshop produces the amazing products at Penguin Magic.
Dec 19, 2024•33 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Lady Sarah and Keith Fields stop by the show to discuss changes to the IBM Magic Competition, the largest cash prize for magic in North America. They tell our listeners how they could jump start their careers with this contest. Nick and Erik discuss the new tricks of the week, and how they store their card collections at home.
Dec 12, 2024•56 min•Season 6Ep. 9
