750: Luis De Matos - Learn, Share and Collaborate

We have reached a momentous milestone with The Magic Word Podcast with this episode #750. Who better to feature than the international illusionist, television star, and creator, Luis De Matos. He has won numerous awards for his magic over the decades and been heralded by the Portuguese press at the age of 25 as being the “David Copperfield of Portugal.” He was the youngest magician to receive “The Devant Award” from The Magic Circle when he was 41 years old and the “Magician of the Year” from the Academy of Magical Arts when he was just 29 years old. Luis has since progressed and become an international sensation touring with his own show as well as with “The Illusionists” in 2013-2018.

Luis has a passion for magic and also wants to share it with the world. He has written a magic book for the public, though it is only available in Portuguese. In this episode, Luis goes into detail about why he loves magic and how the community can, and should, help each other so we can grow and evolve.

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716: Reza - On The Edge

Reza is changing the landscape of entertainment in Branson, Missouri. Long a tourist destination for tour bus groups, families and the geriatric set, Branson’s demographic is changing. And Reza’s cutting edge show is meeting and exceeding those demands with regularly sold-out shows. Reza is a name that is making impact far outside of Branson. His recent tour and television appearances have astounded over 30 million viewers from around the world on networks such as MTV, A&E, The CW, PBS, Reelz, CX, Fuji, and Telemundo as well as live venues including the Alamodome (San Antonio), Villanova Pavilion (Philadelphia), and Mundo Imperial Forum (Acapulco), to name a few.

Reza shares stories from his career from his beginnings in South Dakota where there were no magic shops and very few other magicians to talk to and learn from in the area. He discusses why he landed in Branson instead of Las Vegas and also about working with Criss Angel.

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664: Dom Chambers - Cheers

We continue our tour “down under” for a second consecutive week featuring a chat with Australian magician, Dom Chambers. Dom finished higher in the AGT competition than any previous Australian competitor. Although he didn’t win the big prize, he did receive notoriety and a slot with The Illusionists for their New York appearance. He has also produced his own one-man play, “A Boy and His Deck” with a full show between him and a deck of cards.

If you are more of a visual person, you can watch a YouTube video of our chat recorded over Zoom.

This week Dom Chambers talks about how he came all the way to America to be on the national TV show, AGT, and his journey that began on Penn & Teller Fool Us. He also tells us several stories about his time in New York with The Illusionists, his preparation for his one-man show, as well as sharing his methods for creating new material.