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879: Mark Pocan - "Pocan" the Political Bear

Mark Pocan represents the second congressional district in Wisconsin, near Madison. He is also a long-time magician, but had a passion since his youth for both magic and politics. He is now serving his seventh term in office and for a few years was offering a YouTube channel filled with explanations of how politics works using magic in what he called “Magic Mondays.” Although he ceased production of those videos a few years ago, he plans to get them up and running again in 2025.

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Mark came from a family of politicians and, as he says, began door-to-door campaigning for his father at the tender age of six. He pursued politics through college while using magic to defray some of his costs of schooling. He still performs magic at fund raising functions and other charitable events. He is often seen attending magic conventions and has twice attended Vanishing Inc.’s magic retreats including one in Washington, D.C. where he was able to use his influence to allow attendees access to some backstage places in Congress.

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Tagged with Mark Pocan, Washington D.C., Norm Neilsen, Rick Wilcox, Joshua Jay, Bernardo Sedlacek, David Copperfield.

January 16, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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640: MagiFest - Day Two Report

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Friday 17th September 2021

10:00am - 6pm Dealers Open (Closed for lunch 12:30 - 2:00pm)

10:00am - 11:30am Eric Jones Show and Lecture

12:30pm - 1:30pm The Magifest Session: Hosted by Andi Gladwin, featuring Tim Hill, and Terry Ward

2:30pm - 3:30pm Alexander Boyce Show and Lecture

4:30pm - 5:30pm Joshua Jay’s How Magicians Think Talk & Interview

7:00pm - 8:00pm Lucy Darling Show

8:00pm - 9:00pm Terry Ward in the Lobby

9:00pm - 10:00pm Asi Wind Show

10:00pm - 11:30pm Terry Ward in the Lobby

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Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:17 - Richard Hatch and Scott Wells recap the night before show/lecture

00:22:42 - Mark Pocan, Congressman from Wisconsin, talks about attending this convention and some virtual conventions he has attended

00:26:31 - Werner Reich, author of “Death Camp Magicians” talks about what he’s been doing recently

00:34:31 - “Fancy Nancy” Anderson talks about her excitement of attending this convention

00:39:57 - Master of the Rubik’s Cube, Steven Brundage, talks about all the new magic presentations he’s been working on during the pandemic

00:48:42 - Kevin Madden is on a nationwide magic tour of the lower 48 States in 120 days

00:56:40 - Chris Philpott recently moved from Los Angeles to Windsor, Canada and talks about what he’s been up to for the last several months

01:05:11 - Street Magic Legend, Kozmo, is getting back in the swing of things with his buddy, Garrett Thomas

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with MagiFest, Columbus Ohio, Richard Hatch, Mark Pocan, Werner Reich, Nancy Anderson, Steven Brundage, Kevin Madden, Chris Philpott, Kozmo.

September 17, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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354: Robin Leach - Lifestyles of Magicians

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Robin Leach has long been associated with his catch phrase "Champagne Dreams and Caviar Wishes" as he hosted the long running television show, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"  which focused on profiling well-known celebrities and their lavish homes, cars and other materialistic details. But Robin is also a "magic fan" who clearly loves and has a deep respect for magic and he is friends with many of the local magicians. Believe it or not, he is an honorary member of The Magic Circle. He also has a rather impressive collection of magic books in his library.

I saw Robin Leach at last year's MAGIC Live! who was trying to be inconspicuous as he chatted with Stan Allen. I later asked Stan about Robin's association with magic which led to this podcast. As a long time resident of Las Vegas and immersed in the lifestyles of local celebrities, Robin has a unique perspective on the history and evolution of the magic scene. I felt that he would make a perfect guest for the podcast to hear an "outsiders" perspective of magic, magicians, and the role they have played in making Las Vegas what it is today. I was not disappointed.

Today at age 75 his life hasn't slowed down. I was lucky to get an hour and a half of his time during the week I was in Las Vegas because of his tremendously busy schedule including his weekly vlog (video log) on You Tube, LuxeVegas.

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Our discussion opens with Robin talking about making and enjoying a "proper" cup of tea. He then talks about his passion for magic and how he believes it needs to have a much higher ranking among the performing arts. He then chats about having been a guest of Bob Harbin and becoming an honorary member of The Magic Circle. He then goes on to talk about his favorite magician, Bill Malone. He also enjoyed watching Ricky Jay live in his Broadway performance, "Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants".

He then talks about the evolution of magic on the Las Vegas "Strip" including from Norm Neilsen, Channing Pollock, Siegfried and Roy, Lance Burton, David Copperfield to Penn & Teller, Criss Angel and Amazing Jonathan to the newest show on the Strip, Jarrett & Raja. Although he sings the praises of many magicians, he is not a fan of hypnotists, and he also has advice for Mac King and Xavier Mortimer. Ultimately, he believes there are too many magicians in Las Vegas today though the art of magic still survives. He then shifts to talking about how hard it is to work in New York City but Monday Night Magic has proved to be the exception.

He concludes by giving us his three "D's" of show business: Dedication, Discipline and Diligence.

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For more information on this and the other Nick Trost books in this series, please visit Steve Bryant's  Little Egypt Magic, March 2017 edition.

Tagged with Robin Leach, Las Vegas, Bill Malone, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Robert Harbin, Ricky Jay, Criss Angel, Siegfried and Roy, Norm Neilsen, Tommy Cooper, Mac King, Lance Burton, David Blaine, Jarrett and Raja, David Copperfield, Franz Harary, Michael Chaut, Penn & Teller, Monday Night Magic, Peter Samelson, Jamy Ian Swiss, Todd Robbins.

April 27, 2017 by Scott Wells.
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  • Robin Leach
  • Las Vegas
  • Bill Malone
  • Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
  • Robert Harbin
  • Ricky Jay
  • Criss Angel
  • Siegfried and Roy
  • Norm Neilsen
  • Tommy Cooper
  • Mac King
  • Lance Burton
  • David Blaine
  • Jarrett and Raja
  • David Copperfield
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