Steven Bridges was one of the most popular magicians on YouTube. For years he dominated the magic YouTube market and was doing YouTube videos before it was 'cool' to be a magic Youtuber. Alongside his videos he also became a very popular street performer and for many years could be found on the streets of London entertaining huge crowds. Then a couple of years ago he vanished from all socials. Nobody had seen or heard from him for a long time. His Youtube channel became dormant with no explanati...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 104
Whit "Pop" Haydn (born July 19, 1949 as Whitney Wesley Hadden in Clarksville, Tennessee) is an American magician, and the winner of seven performing awards (for performances in showrooms at the Magic Castle) from the Academy of Magical Arts. He has been nominated by his fellow members for "Magician of the Year" in Close-Up, Parlor and Stage, Bar and Lecturer more than thirty times. In February 2006, he also became Vice-President of that organisation, and served for four years in that capacity. H...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 103
Mark Waddington is one of the top Wedding Magicians in the country. He performs at literally thousands of weddings and is highly in demand. He has literally written the book on Wedding Magic in the UK. He has had a career most magicians would only dream of. However, Mark also has another side to his story. As well as being a successful magician Mark has struggled for a long time with mental health and has attempted to take his life three times, the last attempt only 2 months ago. This is a probl...
Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 102
Pete Turner is one of the most well known and respected mentalists alive today. He has pioneered and developed numerous cutting edge techniques that are used by most mentalists worldwide. He is also a very busy and in demand consultant. He consults for celebrities, TV Shows, TV production companies and several top magicians and mentalists. He has published numerous books and projects that are always really well received by the magic community. In 2019 Pete Turner started working for Ellusionist ...
Sep 24, 2021•3 hr 28 min•Ep. 101
Jason Palter has been creating and performing magic for a very long time! Through his magic production company he has produced some of the most commercial magic and mentalism ever seen. Products like Red Carpet and Third Degree Burn set the world on fire and continue to be just as popular today. However as well as creating magic Jason has had a wonderful career as a performer. He has appeared on Penn and Teller Fool Us with one of his own creations and has performed as a stand up and close up ma...
Sep 21, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 100
Nicholas Einhorn is one of the UK's most sought after and established magicians. - Winner on ITV's 'Penn & Teller Fool Us' - Gold Star member of the Inner Magic Circle - Winner The Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year 1996 & 2002 - Winner 'The Magic Circle Close-up Centenary Magician in 2005' He has over 15 years of performing experience and has worked at thousands of events in hundreds of different venues throughout the world. Whether you are organising an intimate dinner party fo...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 99
Magick Balay is considered one of the (if not the) top magic demonstrators in the world. He has spent his entire life demonstrating magic for companies in house and also at magic conventions all over the world. There is nothing he doesn't know about pitching magic. However as well as being a magic demonstrator Magick has had a very successful career as a professional magician. He has performed close up magic for high end clients throughout the whole of the USA.
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 98
Woody is one of the most influential magicians in the world, his tricks have been presented all over the world by many well known performers. Some of his magic creations have been shown in US television, for example in Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show or Penn & Teller's "Fool Us" in The CW. Penn & Teller also perform some of Woody's card tricks in their own shows. Woody Aragón has also appeared in several occasions in North American TV as a guest magician in Don Francisco presenta of Univ...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 97
Ken Scott has over 25 years of experience, performing over 350 shows a year. He has entertained over a million people with his unique cutting edge programs. Ken is a FOUR time winner of the Greater Atlanta Magician of the year award. In addition, Keb was also featured on CNN Headline News, where he headlined their segment on A Day Of Magic. Ken performs yearly in Hollywood California at The World Famous Magic Castle, which is home to the Academy of Magical Arts. Ken has also performed 5 times at...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 96
Morgan's entry into the World of Illusion began as a child when his parents gave him a magic set for his birthday. Instantly bitten by the "magic bug", Morgan began performing for family and friends. By his early teens, he was a local celebrity, performing close-up and stage magic for birthday parties, corporate events and church functions. Before achieving success, Strebler worked odd jobs ranging from a magician pitchman at Houdini's magic shop to working security at nightclubs in Las Vegas. S...
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 95
Wayne Goodman is one of the most recognisable characters in the British Magic Community. He has been a professional entertainer his entire life and has literally been there and done that! He is a very successful close up magic, stand up magician and kids show entertainer. He has also created some of the most popular magic tricks released to the magic community. He has also written 17 books on the subject of magic, performing and comedy.
Sep 03, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 94
This week Craig sits down with Magical Bones who has fused magic and dance and set the entertainment industry on fire. Bones is considered one of the most exciting talents to emerge from the Magic scene in recent years, Magical Bones has been entertaining audiences globally for over a decade. Starting out his career as a professional hip-hop dancer, he was given the nickname ‘Bones’ because of his hard-hitting dance style. An exceptionally skilled break-dancer and a gifted showman, Bones has wor...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 93
Dustin Dean is an award winning mentalist who racked up millions of views on TikTok every single week. He became a Viral Sensation posting videos about exposing psychics and more. He became known as the Randi of TikTok. The one day it all ended overnight. TikTok deleted his account for no good reason leaving him with no followers and all his content gone. In this video Craig talks to Dustin about his career and his reasons for joining TikTok. Dustin goes into depth as to why his channel got dele...
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 92
Harry Robson is a legend, an absolute legend. He has performed at a very high level his entire career. Throughout his career he has helped organise The Blackpool Magic Convention, performed at events all over the world and created some of the most popular and commercial tricks of all time. In this interview Harry opens up about his whole career. He talks about learning magic whilst working in Casinos abroad. He talks about setting up his own casino company and how that eventually led to becoming...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 91
Alex McAleer possesses the uncanny ability to apparently tap into his audiences' minds and read their thoughts at will. Drawing on a mixture of expertise in psychology, unique mentalism techniques, and masterful analysis of audience members, Alex combines contemporary mind reading with sharp wit and a flair for showmanship. Being an only-child, Alex had many hobbies growing-up, including magic, but it wasn’t until his mother passed away when he was fourteen years old that he began to study the m...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 90
Magic Dave (Dave Allen) has been performing magic and entertaining since he was 6 years old. Over the years he had many jobs all of which he was good at but none that he loved. Dave decided to take the plunge and go full time with his passion and become a full time Magician and childrens entertainer. BEST THING EVER! Throughout his career Dave has won numerous awards as well as founding and starring in the very successful Illusion Act 'Carl and Dave' alongside Carl Charlesworth....
Aug 22, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 89
Jamie Dawes is a really engaging performer and creator of magic. Many people think of Jamie as someone that performs darker magic and has a reputation which was solidified when he released the Dark Series through Alakazam Magic. However there is more to Jamie Dawes than most people know. Jamie is one of the UK’s leading close up magicians and member of the world famous and hugely prestigious Magic Circle, in 2018 he was promoted to Associate Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star. He ...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 88
Jason Ladanye is a professional, award-winning sleight-of-hand entertainer who has performed card magic all around the world for the last twenty years. Jason exposes the underground world of cheating at cards and how to beat Las Vegas if you have the skills. He has spent a lifetime mastering this skill set and it’s an experience your guests will never forget. In this interview Jason talks about his career. He talks about starting off as a musician in a band and then transitioning into magic. He ...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 87
A lot of people know Graeme as the face of Magic Box in Newcastle however there is a lot more to him than just Magic Box. Graeme started his magic career when he was just 9 years old. Since that time he has won more magic awards than any other North East magician. As well as being a business partner of Magicbox, one of the biggest and longest-running magic retailers in the UK, he is also the youngest person ever to be elected president of the Newcastle Upon Tyne Magic Circle In 2020 Graeme won t...
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 86
Shaun McCree has been referred to as a pioneer of modern Close-up Magic in the UK, being one of only a handful of professional magicians responsible for introducing Close-up Magic into restaurants, weddings, parties and corporate events over twenty five years ago. Although based in Lancashire, as one of the most experienced and acclaimed practitioners of Close-up Magic (or as it is sometimes called, Table Magic) in the country, over the last thirty years Shaun has performed his magic in almost e...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 85
Michael Close has a worldwide reputation in the magic community as an author, a creator, a performer, and a consultant. He has been a student of the conjuring arts for over fifty years, and has been performing professionally since 1978. His specialty is sleight-of-hand, close-up magic, but he also has extensive experience in stand-up magic. He has lectured and performed for audiences around the world. Michael has published fifteen books of original material for magicians. The Workers Series book...
Aug 10, 2021•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 84
Lewis Le Val is a full time mentalist and hypnotist originally from the UK. He began practicing magic at the age of 5, and at the age of 6 he made his first ever TV appearance. He performed street and close up magic until his teenage years, and then his focus turned to mentalism and hypnosis. From the producers of Derren Brown’s TV specials, Le Val stars in Discovery Channel’s “The Mind Control Freaks”, where in each episode he creatively demonstrates the use of hypnosis to startling effect. The...
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 83
Paul Martin is a magicians' magician. He has done it all in magic and got the t-shirt to prove it. Starting off as a close up magician Paul quickly dominated the industry and became the busiest close up magician in the country. Along the way he teamed up with other magicians, performed all over the world and even set up an entertainment agency. However then came the next step of Paul's journey - cabaret magic. Paul transitioned into cabaret and stage magic and once again dominated this area of t...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 82
Let's be honest Doug Conn is a legend of magic. His performances throughout the years are always high energy, engaging and fun. However beyond that Doug is an incredible creator and teacher of magic. He is passionate about the art of magic and this shows every time you watch him perform. Unlike a lot of magic teachers and magic lecturers Doug Conn has chops and then some. There are very few magicians as knowledgeable as Doug Conn. He has also spent years honing his art as a street performer wher...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 81
Most people know Jack Cirtus as a mentalist and magician. This is probably because of his well known DVD project 'Distorted Visions'. However he has achieved a lot more outside of magic. Jack trained as an actor at the BAFTA winning Television Workshop in Nottingham. His involvement in this group later led to an interest in writing and directing. He has since made a career working on productions in various roles, and creating promotional video content for big brands, including: Virgin, Vauxhall,...
Aug 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 80
Damien O'Brien has become a household name recently performing on shows like Penn & Teller's Fool Us, BGT (where he reached the final) and Killer Magic. However it hasn't all been plain sailing. Damien was first introduced to magic at the age of 12 by a fellow magician , Damien picked up the craft after learning a few tricks. From there Damien took his unique skill set to the streets to perform for the unsuspecting public. Their reactions were unbelievable, sealing Damien’s fate as a profess...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 79
Dave is a multi-award winning magician, mind reader and funny man. He is also a member of the world famous and hugely renowned Magic Circle in London. He was even promoted to an Associate of the Inner Magic Circle with a Silver Star! In this interview Dave talks about his career in magic. He talks about how he got started and his time at The House Of Illusion. He then talks about working with Alakazam Magic and being on a dealer stand before talking about what his plans are moving forward. Along...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 78
You are probably wondering who Ashleigh Goodwin is. Well, she just happens to be one of the most technically gifted magicians in the UK. She has set social media on fore by performing incredibly technical card routines and card moves with ease. She has amassed a big following on instagram and continues to improve on a daily basis. More recently she became the face of Changing Cards when she was hand picked by Richard Young to appear on the trailer for new Torn And Restored Card by Changing Cards...
Jul 25, 2021•43 min•Ep. 77
Jon Allen has been a professional magician since he was 20 years old. He started creating his own effects soon afterwards. Over the years, he has become known as one of the most respected creators of magic products, bringing the world some unique effects and routines as well as some of the most highly regarded versions of classic effects. When Jon Allen puts something out on the market, it is because he knows it is something of value to the magic community and magicians around the world. Jon per...
Jul 23, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 76
John is known for his popular books Impossibilia [1990], Smoke and Mirrors [1992], and Dear Mr. Fantasy [2005]. After being out of the spotlight for a number of years, he recently teamed up with the UK’s Big Blind Media to produce two internationally bestselling DVDs, Bullets After Dark and Bullet Party. He has a range of “fractal” packet tricks and self-published a number of smaller, but nevertheless acclaimed paperback books. Rumor has it that a book of mentalism is waiting in the wings as wel...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 75
