Discourse in Magic

This week, Jonah serves up a bite-sized episode on virtual magic shows.   For more magic content visit www.discourseinmagic.com If you want to get in on the discourse, join the Discourse in Magic Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/discourseinmagic  

Jonah is joined by Nick Diffatte this week to discuss comedy, finding a style, and embracing your ideas no matter how stupid they might be. Nick Diffatte might be young, but his strong magic and comedy chops have allowed him to not only perform internationally but headline residences on the Las Vegas strip and on the Disney Cruise Line. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com Want to parti...

Jonah is joined by both Morgan & West this week to talk about scripting, creating an atmosphere, and understanding how character should influence your choices. Morgan & West are magicians, time-travellers & all round spiffing chaps who spend their time touring their shows around the U.K.

David Ben joins Jonah this episode to discuss if magic is an art form, producing shows, and developing a curatorial eye to improve your magic. From being a performer to a producer to the founder of Magicana, David has spent the last 40 years shaping magic as an art in the public eye.    For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com

Michael Ammar joins Jonah this week to talk about signature tricks, mentors, and leaving room for your audience's imagination. From teaching to creating to performing, Michael Ammar has done it all, building his name in the magic community.   For more magic content visit www.discourseinmagic.com To join in on the discourse join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/discourseinmagic/

Right now, we're living through some scary, uncertain times. But, with everyone self-isolating, we're flattening the curve and giving our healthcare system a fighting chance to get us back to some semblance of normal as quickly as possible. With all this time now, we should be focused on improving ourselves so that when we can come back, we can come back stronger than ever. The Discourse Team prom...

Jonah joins Luke Dancy this week to discuss exposure online, consulting for Criss Angel, and the magic marketplace. Alongside being a magic consultant, Luke works with Murphy's Magic Supplies and hosts a weekly livestream where he talks with magic creators about their recent product releases. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com Want to join in on the discourse? Join the Discourse in Ma...

Mike Pisciotta joins Jonah this week to discuss transitioning from close-up to stage, originality, and expressing your you through magic. Mike is an established bar magician at the Magic Castle, having won Close-Up Magician of the Year twice and Stage Magician of the Year.   For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com Want to join in on the discourse? Join the Discourse in Magic Facebook page

Tyler Erickson joins Jonah this week to talk about working with a mentor, finding the positive, and what to consider when scripting. Alongside being an extremely skilled sleight of hand artist, Tyler is a magic coach who works to improve the approach magician's take to assessing their own magic. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com . Want to join in on the discourse? Join the Discourse...

Discourse is back from our break and, to kick things off, Kostya Kimlat joins Jonah to discuss balancing your business and art, considering various audiences, and the importance of building a community.  Alongside being a skilled sleight-of-hand magician, Kostya is also a business consultant and motivational speaker based in Orlando, Florida. For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com Want to...

One last bite-sized episode before we return to the interviews! This week, Jonah talks about the magic of scripting and why you should seriously consider it before going on stage.

Keep your magic taste buds ready with these quick tactics from Jonah on how to book more gigs in 2020. The interviews will be back soon with some amazing guests.

As Jonah mentioned in the previous episode, he's taking a four-week break from the regular interviews. So this week, while he works away behind the scenes, Jonah wants to hear about what magic is like in your city!  For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com

Is this the end of Discourse in Magic?  Of course not! But, Jonah is taking a break from interviews for the next few weeks to work on some projects for you, the listeners. However, he'll keep serving up some bite-sized episodes to keep your appetites wet.  For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com

Jonah is joined by Nathan Kranzo this week to talk about creating unique effects, entertaining an audience, and taking risks.  Nathan is known for his out of the box thinking when it comes to magic and performing.  For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com

Ben Train, Chris Mayhew and Jacque Swan join Jonah once again this year to reflect on 2019 and look ahead to 2020. From winning awards, to getting into performing, to disillusionment, a lot has happened since last year's episode. The four also discuss coin magic, soup, and Ben creates a drinking game involving Jonah's hats.    For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com

To kick off the new magic year, Jonah sits down with Woody Aragon to discuss developing taste, resonating with an audience, and expressing a message through your magic. Woody is viewed as one of the most important modern card magicians, known for his contribution to stack work.  For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com

Surprise! It's a bonus episode to end your year with a little more magic. Jonah sits down with Paul Gertner to talk about performing on TV, putting a spin on your magic, and developing a kicker. Paul is a closeup magician with an on running show in Boston; he's also the only magician who has appeared on Fool Us three times.

Happy Holidays!  As the decade draws to a close, Jonah sits down to reflect on the trends we've seen in magic and makes his prediction on where magic is headed.  For more episode content visit www.discourseinmagic.com

This week Ben Earl joins Jonah to discuss practice, sleight of hand, and approaching magic as an art. Alongside being a skilled sleight of hand artist, Ben is also an author and founder of Studio52.   For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com

This week Jonah is joined by R. Paul Wilson to discuss scams & cons, the ties between magic and film, and online magic exposure. Alongside being a magician specializing in cons and scams, Wilson is also an author and filmmaker. 

Javi Benetiz joins Jonah this week to discuss movement, meaning and the importance of experiencing life. Javi is an award-winning sleight of hand magician from Spain, who brings his passion for life into his magic.   For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com

While in Spain, Jonah sat down with Fernando Figueras to discuss presentation, honesty in magic, and being a magic coach. Alongside being known for his rich and emotional presentation style, Fernando is also a magic coach who focuses on developing magicians' practical performance skills.

Jonah has returned from Spain and, as souvenirs for his listeners, has brought back a number of episodes with some amazing Spanish magicians. First up is Juan Rubiales, who sat down to discuss mentors, bringing emotion into your magic, and loving yourself. Alongside being a skilled magician, Juan is also a talented caricature artist.