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665: Jania Taylor - Magic Lady

Jania Taylor is indeed a “Magic Lady” who performs on stage as well as out in the street for outdoor festivals. She also offers a lecture on some of the Women in Magic from over the years. Around the holidays she is seen as Santa’s Helper in a costumed character. And during her “off time” in the winter, she teaches snow skiing.

This was a video of “Now You See It with Scott Wells” from the MAES Convention in 2011 that featured Jana Taylor as one of my guests (as well as Denny Haney, too).

Bob Brown (of Bob Brown and Brenda fame) delivered a memorable lecture for the registrants at the 1983 International Brotherhood of Magicians convention in Honolulu, Hawaii. With today's marketing methods, much of his tips are outdated, but there is still much to be learned by this super salesman. Bob died on February 7, 2016, but I know he would like to be remembered for what he did best.

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In this week’s episode Jania talks about her character in her outdoor festivals, promoting herself, some of the history of women in magic, busking, and more.

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Tagged with Jania Taylor, Chavez, Neil Foster, June Horowitz, Suzy Wandas, Abbott's Get Together, Adelaide Herrmann.

February 17, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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  • Jania Taylor
  • Chavez
  • Neil Foster
  • June Horowitz
  • Suzy Wandas
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585: Ariann Black - Solid Gold Magic Diva

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Ariann Black was voted the Female Magician of the Decade in Las Vegas. Though her one-woman show has long since disappeared from the Strip, she continues to be relevant in our magic community. Nowadays Ariann can be found in her native home in Canada working on her coffee table book about female magicians from yesteryear. She also currently hosts a weekly cooking show on Facebook called, “Ariann Black’s Magic Kitchen” which features recipes that are quick and easy to make.

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In this episode, the first part of our conversation focuses on her new book and her research about female magicians from the past. The second half of our chat is about her successes in Las Vegas with her casino show and the heartbreaks and problems with trying to produce her own show in a male dominated industry in “Sin City” where it seems the odds are stacked against a woman trying to make her own way.

For more information and to register for this event, please visit NEMCA.com

For more information and to register for this event, please visit NEMCA.com

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Tagged with Ariann Black, women in magic, Ionia, Melinda, Diva of Magic, MagiGals, Las Vegas, four wall, June Horowitz.

November 12, 2020 by Scott Wells.
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401: David Berglas - International Man of Mystery, Part Two

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This week we present the second installment of our two-part podcast with David Berglas. Last week we talked about his work on British television and this week we talk about his career in the film industry and people he worked with and knew. Also, David has a profound sense of "giving back" to our community. He is a supporter of the Capetown (South Africa) College of Magic. He is the founder of the "David Berglas International Award of Magic" which has been presented to Uri Geller, David Copperfield, Juan Tamariz, Lu Chen, Derren Brown, Jeff McBride, Dynamo and Penn & Teller.

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In this podcast, David talks about working with Orson Welles and Peter Sellers on the set of Casino Royale; his work with his marketing company, E.S.P.; the Piddington's mind reading act on the radio (which is featured on "Radio Lab" podcast HERE); how David acquired his moniker, "International Man of Mystery"; his philosophy on disclaimers; performing for British royalty; meeting Picasso; his philanthropic work with the Capetown College of Magic; magic conventions like the IMX, EMC, McMillan Weekend, etc.; his International Award of Magic, and more.

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Happy New Year! I've got mine. Have you ordered yours yet? Click on the graphic above to visit Amazon.com and purchase your 2018 calendar while helping supprt The Magic Word Podcast. Or you can Click Here.to visit the Amazon.com site for more information. Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Please consider donating to David Berglas' pet project, the Capetown South Africa College of Magic.

Please consider donating to David Berglas' pet project, the Capetown South Africa College of Magic.

Tagged with David Berglas, International Man of Mystery, Ali Bongo, Peter Sellers, Casino Royale, magic in the movies, College of Magic, Billy McComb, Orson Welles, Grand Order of Water Rats, The Piddingtons, The Magic Circle, Michael Vincent, Picasso, Banachek, Guy Hollingsworth, Luis de Matos, Tommy Cooper, Robert Harbin, Craig Mitchell.

January 11, 2018 by Scott Wells.
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  • David Berglas
  • International Man of Mystery
  • Ali Bongo
  • Peter Sellers
  • Casino Royale
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  • College of Magic
  • Billy McComb
  • Orson Welles
  • Grand Order of Water Rats
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