Discourse in Magic

Jonah and Ben are back for one more time to talk about the fifth, and final, UnCoventional.fun virtual 8-bit magic convention. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connects with professor Richard Wiseman to discuss co-authoring his book with David Copperfield, debunking supernatural claims, and the ethical responsibilities that magicians have with their audiences. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah shares with you three tips to help you get better at booking gigs. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connects with Jeff McBride to talk all about the theatre of magic, the phases that every magician might go through, and his thoughts on the growth of virtual magic shows. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connects with Giancarlo Bernini to talk all about his journey navigating the pandemic so soon after his major breakout in magic on Fool Us and his innovations in bringing magic to cryptocurrency NFTs. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connects with Tyler Rabbit to talk all about his amazing work with coin magic and his thoughts on the suspension of disbelief and the rise of exposure videos. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connect with Colin McLeod to talk about his return to his live show at the Mirage in Vegas. Together they talk about his journey from comedy to magic, and the very different goals they each have with the audience, and his thoughts on making sure that his brand of mentalism is being presented to the audience in an entertaining but also ethical way. For more content visit www.discour...

This week Jonah has advice to help you succeed during the most important time of the year for a professional magician. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah is thrilled to connect with the legendary Bill Malone. Whether you watched any of his DVDs or saw him on YouTube as a kid, or don't know who he is yet, this is going to be an incredible conversation with someone who embodies the very aspect of Discourse in Magic. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week we share with you an episode from the Between Dreams podcast with Chris Ruggiero, who recently featured Jonah as a guest. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah offers up three tips to help you boost your magic creative output. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week we share a segment from the Three Questions with Jake Strong Podcast, in which Jonah was recently a guest on. Jake's podcast is a simple premise, he asks his guests three questions. That's it! And in this episode he asked Jonah about the misunderstood aspects of running a magic business, the preperation that goes into interviewing his guests on Discourse in Magic, and his strengths and w...

This week Jonah sits down with Joe Rindfleisch to talk all about rubber band magic and hoe Joe is at the forefront of developing the language used to teach this style of magic and the classic magic he taps into to influence the new tricks he's developing. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

Ben and Jonah are back to get you excited about taking UnConventional.fun beyond the final frontier, that's right, they're going to space!  For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connects with legendary "underground" magician Howard Hamburg. Howard has never been a full time professional magician but at eighty-three years he is long-standing member of The Magic Castle and considers some of the greatest magicians in modern history to be among his closest friends. Howard shares with us his recollections of the heydays of the Magic Castle, how he "got his name...

This week Jonah connect with Helder Guimarães, a prolific magician known for bending the expectations of what a magic show is capable of. In this episode they'll discuss how to balance the artistic and the logical sides of your performances, why Helder requests that those who purchase his material not perform them on TV or online, and how he directed his love of performance and creation towards th...

Ben Train returns to harass Jonah for another update from the Toronto Magic Company.  This week they discuss the winding down of virtual shows, what their first live show post-pandemic was like, how they're planning for the future of in-person shows, how they're consulting for other businesses, and how much fun they're having the new teleprompter they purchased! For more content visit www.discours...

This week Jonah shares with you six tools that will make working with your team easier as you expand your magic business. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connects with Ekat, an incredible magician, youtuber, cardist, and so much more. Together they'll talk about creating content online, the difficulty in marketing magic, and the challenges that come up when trying to ethically review magic products. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connects with Cody Clark to talk about his sensory sensitivity shows for autistic audiences, performing with autism, and the obstacles that still remain in the magic community for minority and disabled performers. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connect with John Gaspard and Jim Cunningham, the minds behind Sunday Night Magic and the Eli Marks series of mystery novels. Together they talk about creating content adjacent to magic and the joy of creating works that are not intended to make any money. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

Jonah is back with Ben Train with the Toronto Magic Company to ask him questions about how they're handling the virtual slowdown during the summer, how they're preparing for the future of Unconventional.fun, and what tools they're using to run their business and coordinate with their growing team. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook grou...

This week Jonah connects with Peter Samelson where he offers up three questions we can ask ourselves to make our magic scripts better. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah connects with Doc Dixon to talk about comedy in magic and the work that goes into getting those laughs. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

This week Jonah shares three success stories from the Upgrade Academy. If you want to super-charge your magic business and equip yourself with the skills and knowledge you need to host successful virtual shows you can sign up for the Upgrade Academy by visiting discourseinmagic.com/upgrade For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!