The Insider

Kyle Purnell joins us to chat about creativity, his process for working, his new release, and we test how quickly the mythical George responds to email. 

Welcome to part two of our amazing podcast with Marc Paul. We chat about the impact Covid had on his work and how he used it to his advantage creating brand new acts, that famous Parkinson appearance, mentalism things he would banish to Room 101 and more. 

We chat about how Marc got started, the London scene in the 90s, his friendship with Andy Nyman, a very honest story about pretending to be a "real" psychic and what books he'd recommend. 

Part Two of the amazing Andy Nyman. As with part one, there are swears, so parental guidance if listening around small children!

To start Rune Klan week, here's a revisit of the amazing live interview he kindly gave at The Session 2020. In it, he talks about creativity, tricks, and his show Barnløs, which we have just realised as a digital download: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/stage-and-parlor-magic/barnlos/ We'll be doing The Insider live at The Session 2022. Who will be the guest? Come and be part of the live audien...

It's Andy Nyman! What else do you need to know?  This is part one of two, and this is marked as explicit because there are plenty of swears in it. Do not listen if small kids are around!

Stephen and I discuss: Pitching Sven decks at Thorpe Park, how he met and started working with Derren Brown, their writing process, the history of Hector Chadwick book, Equivoque, what’s the most useful piece of advice in the book, what from mentalism he’d put into Room 101, the three things he’s most proud of and more.  https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/mentalism/the-definitive-mental-myster...

Yigal very rarely does interviews, and we're honored he agreed to do our podcast.  Come for the tips on thread work, stay for the insights into Spider Pen X, his beginnings and the real history of Loops.  https://yigalmesika.com

Roberto Giobbi stops by to talk about Card College , note-keeping and so much more.  

Justin Willman stops by to chat about Magic For Humans, people guessing methods on the internet, his mysterious twin brother and more. 

What a treat! The producers of Fool Us drop by to talk about how the show started, what they are looking for in acts, how to apply and some incredible, specific advice on increasing your chances of selection.  And here's how to apply:  Final Call for season 9.  Casting deadline Feb 28. Send submissions to fooluscasting@gmail.com Also some announcements and a little bit of behind the...

Vanishing Inc. Cofounder, Andi Gladwin was just on Fool Us. Join us for a special edition before the next season starts to go Inside Baseball for Andi’s recent appearance on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us. We chat about getting to America during a pandemic, mysterious George, practise, method, history and much more.

We're going to take a short break for a few weeks and come back in 2022 for Season Eight. You look after yourselves out there. And Happy Holidays. 

John Graham joins me to discuss moving your show from close-up to stage or parlour in this fascinating chat. 

Ahead of his upcoming appearance at The Session in a few weeks, I grab some Tobias Time to talk light, shadows, creativity, art and more.  And as promised, here's the link to Josh's podcast: https://www.audioup.com/shows/howmagiciansthink

Oh my!  Jeki and I talk about creativity in captivity, crafting, gimmicks, being married to a magician and more. 

Jon Allen and I chat about his book, [Experience: The Magic Of Jon Allen](https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/stage-and-parlor-magic/experience-softback/), about creating magic, about solving problems and about how Jason Alexander was surprised he was good.  Jon will be appearing at The Session 2022.  Book your ticket here. 

Dr Matt Pritchard is a scientist and a magician. In this very interesting chat, we discuss how to make magic more surprising, inclusion, delaying the how and prolonging the wow and of course, his amazing small scale illusions on social media. Matt wants more Instagram followers, so be sure to check him out at www.instagram.com/sciencemagician

David Copperfield has a new book out, written with Richard Wiseman and David Britland. And it is excellent. In this special, extended episode, David and Richard join me to chat about piracy, Houdin and technology, women in magic, Malini and methods to improve every aspect of your own magic.  Order your copy of the book here: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-books/david-copperfields-his...

Mat and I chat about how to make intimate magic play on a big stage, creativity, luck, the college circuit and the story behind who really came up with the idea of Mel B's phone being in a seat cover!

Guinea pigs, the origin of The Cloak Of Invisibilty, and so much more. As promised, here's Mac King Part Two. Guinea pigs, the origin of The Cloak Of Invisibilty, how to move from a middle act to a headline slot, what Mac finds exciting about magic today and so much more. And here's the link for Josh's new podcast: How Magicians Think

I was never here... OK?

In part one of this interview, Mac discusses his early days at Mr Caufield’s store and magic club, his new theater, who has been in the bear suit, making bits play for adults and kids, how to keep your show fresh, and changing up methods.

Ahead of his Masterclass: Live in October, Jason joins us to chat about prop bets, why winning all the time is OK, and more. Join us for his Masterclass: Live: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/masterclass/ Or, for the same price, join VI+ and get his Masterclass, access to the new streaming library and free shipping with no minimum spend: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/vanishing-inc-plus/

Josh is back on the show to chat about Magifest and his new book, How Magicians Think.  If you pre-order the book from us, you get an exclusive free deck of cards and a signed bookplate. At the time of writing this (9.13.21) there are just 50 of those decks left (out of 2,000). So act quickly! Pre-order here https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-books/how-magicians-think/