Tales from the Fantastic Magic Center with Kent Cummins

Kent continues his conversation with fellow podcaster, Scott Wells, as they discuss continuity and finding stories for an ongoing broadcast. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Kent talks to fellow magician and podcaster, Scott Wells, about this unique form of expression and how they both entered into it. This is part one of a three-part conversation. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Kent has always made music a major part of his performances. Let him take you on a walk through his history, which turns out to be a history of music technology as well. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Magic when well performed touches people emotionally. Music does the same thing. When you combine good music with good magic it creates something that can deeply move people. Kent shares his own connections with music and magic and reveals a few personal secrets. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/ https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Do goals a magician make? You bet your top hat they do! Kent share some of his own approach to goal-setting, and goal-achieving on his magical path. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

The circus has always been magical for Kent. He shares some of his favorite circus memories, some even before he became the Fantastic Kent Cummins! +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Kent's magical journey began on a Christmas, but there have been many birthdays as part of that path. Listen as he shares the joys of receiving magic for birthdays, and performing magic for birthdays. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a sponsor at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Kent's magical journey really began on a special Christmas morning. He shares other ways in which Christmas has been part of the magic for him over the years. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com

The stereotype of the magician is a bewhiskered man in top hat and tales flanked by scantily clad, female assistants. These women are subjected to uncounted tortures as they hold things or bring them on and off the stage, smiling the whole time. Is it any wonder that the growth of women in magic has been slow? Kent tackles this topic with encouragement to all women, young and old, who see themselv...

Kent has been a magician for more than 70 years. In that time, he's known a lot of performers before they made it big. In this case, he met Harry Anderson at an Austin copy shop. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Juggling has been a big part of Kent's life, winning him awards and gaining him connections around the world. Here he revisits some of the important juggling moments including how he first learned to juggle through correspondence! +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at ⁠https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/⁠

Kent has been fascinated by puppetry for just as long as he's been fascinated by magic. Here he shares some tales and details about being a puppet master. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

As a child, Kent got a lot from the library as he developed as a magician. In 1978 he began to return the favor with his first summer reading program. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

For a time, Kent owned his own theatre. There were melodramas, fantastic theatre, and, of course, magic! He leads you on this fascinating part of his journey. +++++ Learn more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Some of Kent's earliest promotional magic was for the Samwitch shops in Austin, Texas. Kent was a part owner of the sandwich chain. He talks about how the shops came about and how they launched Westgate Wizardry. +++++ Learn more, take a virtual tour, and become a support at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

For magicians, October is a special time of the year. Kent shares tales of wonder about the spookiest season of the year. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a patron at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Kent considers the importance of magic secrets +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

We didn't always have magic featured on television. Kent was there when it began and has made a few TV appearances himself. He tells it all. +++++ Learn more, take a virtual tour, and become a sponsor at https;//fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Kent continues his discussion with Tom Britton about how they came to write The Magic of Change, The Illusion, The Excitement, The Reward. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Kent and longtime friend, Tom Britton, talk about how magic brought them together and have kept them together over the years. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

"We just don't have the budget for that" is often the end of a negotiation. Kent has developed a technique to overcome this and get his full value. He calls it the self-eating watermelon and he shares it with you here. +++++ See more, take a virtual tour and become a patron at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Magic and public speaking pair together nicely. Kent shares thoughts and stories. +++++ See details, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Labor Day weekend is important to Kent. In particular, September 4, 1944, is the origin of the two love of Kent's life. He'll explain it all. +++++ Learn more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

While we know we can't fix our planet's environmental issues with a wave of the magic wand, magic is a fantastic tool to inspire people to understand the issues and how they can make a difference. Kent talks about his experience with this powerful magic with a message. +++++ Learn more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/

Kent shares some of his favorite optical illusion--over audio?! If Edgar Bergen could do ventriloquism over the radio, and Dunninger could perform mentalism, why not optical illusions? It works. You'll have to listen to understand. +++++ Learn more, take a virtual tour, and become a supporter at https://fantasticmagiccenter.com/