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900: Dan Sperry - The Anti-Conjuror

With this episode we celebrate the 900th episode of The Magic Word Podcast. Every 50 episodes we like to present a special guest who is well known throughout our worldwide magic community. And who better for this episode than Dan Sperry. He was a regular member of The Illusionists who toured the major stages of the world from Sydney, Australia, to Broadway in New York City. He has headlined in nightclubs, Las Vegas casinos, and performing arts theaters. For many years he has appeared on Masters of Illusion television show as well as many other TV shows. Now residing in Florida, he continues to travel the globe, but when at home, he enjoys (believe it or not) performing for children’s birthday parties.

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In this week’s episode, Dan shares his story of how he developed his act and his character. He tells us about his early journey as he worked with doves and learned from some of the true masters like Joseph Gabriel that developed into a residency at a casino in Las Vegas. He toured Canada with Murray Hatfield as he honed his dove act and began to settle into his Shock Illusionist persona. He also talks about developing his talking act that led to work with the Illusionists and television appearances.

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May 1, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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659: MagiFest 2022 - Day One Report

Thursday 20th January 2022

5:00pm - 10:00pm Dealer’s Room Open

6:00pm - 7:00pm Jason England Lecture

7:00pm - 8:30pm Garrett Thomas Show and Lecture

9:00pm - 9:45pm Matt Holtzclaw One Man Show (suitable for 14 and up). Hosted by Michael Kent.

9:00pm - 9:45pm Youth Program Welcome Event

10:00pm - 11:00pm Mike Pisciotta Lecture

Magic and Martinis Thursday Virtual Happy Hour from the Magifest in Columbus, Ohio.

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00:00:17 - Scott Wells takes off from Houston for his trip to Columbus, Ohio and the MagiFest

00:03:33 - Organizers Joshua Jay and Andi Gladwin talk about what we might expect at this year;s MagiFest and why it will be different from past and future events.

00:12:46 - Mike Powers is a frequent registrant at the MagiFest and he tells us why

00:21:49 - Shawn Popp from Denver, Colorado and Cosmo Solano from Colorado Springs, Colorado discuss the upcoming MINDvention and Cosmo’s new magic theater.

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with MagiFest, Columbus Ohio, Joshua Jay, Andi Gladwin, Mike Powers, Shawn Popp, Cosmo Solano.

January 20, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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599 - Suzanne the Magician- Suz with a "Z"

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Winner of the Academy of Magical Arts (the Magic Castle) trophy for “Close-Up Magician of the Year”, Suzanne the Magician joins us this week to talk about her experience of preparing then fooling Penn & Teller on their hit television show and also discuss ideas for performing in restaurants.

As discussed on this podcast episode, never make fun of your volunteer particularly when they become “easy targets.”

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This week we learn how Suzanne had to rework and retool her signature “Band Aid” trick "(A Mother’s Love) to make it work for Penn & Teller Fool Us. She also shares stories from her decades of experience of performing magic at high end restaurants plus some advice on trick selections, approaching tables, and more.

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February 18, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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