467: Michael Goudeau - Everything Falls

Michael Goudeau is a very clever fellow. Not only is he a juggler and a former Ringling Bros. clown, but he is also a comedy writer and co-host on “Penn’s Sunday School” podcast. He was one of the featured performers/lecturers at the recent MagiCuba convention in Havana. In his lecture, Michael taught the basics of comedy writing and the easy formula for writing your own script. He recaps the highlights of that lecture in this week’s podcast.

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466: Bill Ragsdale - Channellng John Scarne and Lock Picking

When we were recently in Havana for MagiCuba, I ran into Bill Ragsdale who was the first magician I saw before the convention began. I chatted with him at first to provide a little content before the convention began. But before long, I realized that he has a fascinating story that warranted a separate podcast. He is not only an expert and teacher of lock picking, he is also the foremost authority on John Scarne.

He recommends that if you want to learn about picking locks online, then subscribe to BosnianBill or LockPicking Lawyer on YouTube. If you are interested in buying a copy of his book, “Making Lemonade the John Scarne Way”, then please Click Here to visit the site of Byron Walker to order.

a short video of famous magician and gambling expert John Scarne teaching advanced gambling skills,

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465: Our Annual Holiday Visit with Murray Sawchuck

It’s that time of the year again to check in with Murray Sawchuck for our annual visit to see what’s been going on in the magic scene in Las Vegas plus to learn what’s new, what’s working and what’s not on the social media front. This is another fun episode as we not only learn about some of the magicians coming in and out of Las Vegas, but Murray gives us some tourist suggestions on places to visit when you’re next in Sin City.

Murray recently exceeded one million subscribers on YouTube and he tells us what is working for him this year and why he uses them and how they can help you with your brand.

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Time stamps for this podcast:

00:04:13 - Murray Sawchuck talks about his preparation for the holidays, what to see in Las Vegas on your next visit to “Sin City”, then he talks about who has been working in Vegas during this past year and who’s shows have closed. He also talks about social media and what works for him this year and what doesn’t and why not.

01:03:49 - Oliver Wellington, co-creator of SpareMin.com talks about the free, new social media video creation tool called Headliner.app which is a great new tool for promoting your show and/or brand in all of the social media.

01:23:40 - a follow-up review of “Balance” with results of my performances during this past week and a suggested presentation.