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SOS: Adam Dadswell

Season 1 Episode 3

This week Adam Dadswell returns to rebuild his list years after his first visit to the island. Some picks stay because they still hit hard in real sh…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

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Stranded with a Stranger: Jim Aitken

Season 1 Episode 29

This week we sit down with Jim Aitken, an Aberdeen magician, longtime club member, and retired paramedic, to explore eight effects that balance pract…

7 months ago

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Chris Webb

Season 2 Episode 50

A brass cap on a table. A ring hovering between hands. A deck that turns to glass. From a childhood trip to Hamleys to late‑night jams at Blackpool, …

7 months, 1 week ago

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Vince Wilson

Season 2 Episode 49

What makes a trick live past the applause? We say it’s story, meaning that travels with people when real life hits them in the face outside the venue…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Erik Tait

Season 2 Episode 48

What makes a close-up set survive bars, restaurants, conventions, and The Magic Castle without breaking stride? We chase that answer with Erik Tait, …

7 months, 4 weeks ago

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Stranded with a Stranger: Mark Piazza

Season 1 Episode 28

Eight tricks, one book, one banishment and a lifetime of lessons packed into a single, fast-moving session with performer and author Mark Piazza. We …

8 months ago

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Craig Petty

Season 2 Episode 47

If you’ve ever been told to perfect five tricks and repeat them forever, prepare to toss that rule out. Craig Petty joins us to make a fearless case …

8 months, 1 week ago

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SOS: Peter Nardi

Season 1 Episode 2

A sliced finger, a kiwi, and a lesson in checking your props, our cold open sets the pace for a no-fluff, real-world rethink of the “eight tricks for…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Tom Bolton

Season 2 Episode 46

A locked gate marked 19½, a tiny office, and a stubborn 19‑year‑old knocking on every bar and hotel in Durham, this is how The Magic Corner began. We…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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Jon Allen

Season 2 Episode 45

A great trick hits harder when the audience already cares. That’s the heartbeat of this conversation with creator and worker Jon Allen, where we unpa…

9 months ago

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