751: Senior Tour 2023 - Panel Discussion

On the first evening of the Senior Tour, we sat down for a very special, impromptu Q&A with some of the performers from the Senior Tour. Joining us on the couch was Trudy Monti (wife if the legendary Harry Monti), Bill Goodwin, Alan Ackerman, Mike Powers, Doug Conn, Jim Molinari and Howard Hamburg.

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Like a late night talk show, Scott Wells has some of the talent from this year’s Senior Tour as his guests on the couch in this episode. We feature Trudy Monti (wife of Harry Monti, who was in the audience but not healthy enough to join us on the couch), Doug Conn, Bill Goodwin, Alan Ackerman, Mike Powers, Jim Molinari and Howard Hamburg.

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617: U.K. Kid Show Magicians

Kids are kids the world over and they all love magic. But there are some subtle differences in how and where magic is presented to children in the U.S. versus how it's done in the U.K. This week we chat with family and children show entertainers from the U.K. about these differences and some of their challenges (i.e. taking the tube and/or train in London between shows) and how they brand themselves by using memorable names for their characters.

Listen this week to our chat with Martin "Mr. Biscuit" Cox, Dave "Magic Dave" Allen and Paul "Colonel Custard" Megram as we hear how it's done "across the pond."

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This week, Paul Megram, Dave Allen and Martin Cox represent a small sample of the complex and multi-levels of children’s show magicians in England. Someone could easily make a podcast devoted to just the kid show industry in the U.K. by featuring a different entertainer each week, but that’s not what The Magic Word Podcast is about. So please enjoy this 35,000 foot (or 10,668 meters) overview of this lucrative industry and accept our apologies if we have left out you as a guest or topics that you think we should have discussed.

470: 2019 Magi-Fest Day One Update

Day One Schedule - January 17, 2019

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dealers Open

7:00 - 7:05 p.m. Josh and Andi Keynote Welcome

7:05 - 8:00 p.m. Howard Hamburg Lecture

9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Alan Marchese Lecture

10:00 - 11:30 p.m. Youth Event

10::30 - 11:15 p.m. Six and a Half Magic Tricks at a Magic Convention

11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Blake Vogt Live

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:18 - join Scott on the road as we drive from Houston, Texas to Columbus, Ohio to the 2019 MagiFest

00:10:15 - Howard Hamburg talks about his lecture travels

00:23:00 - Xavier Spade talks about attending the MagiFest over the years and why he enjoys this event

00:31:03 - Raj Madhok, Rick Wilcox and Scott Robinson talk about this convention plus TRICS and other conventions.

00:35:20 - Steve Bryant talks about his Little Egypt Magic

00:41:46 - Joshua Jay welcomes us to the convention. He was standing near the Registration Desk where he thanked each person as they/we drew closer to the desk. He gives us some statistics about this year’s convention.

00:49:00 - Daniel Garcia talks magic and what’s happening with David Blaine and even shows us a trick