The Insider

I know, it's not a Monday, but this is a special treat! Here's an hour of Chris Kenner! Ahead of the start of his Masterclass: Live on Sunday July 4th, here's a special, hour-long episode of The Insider where I talk with Chris about why he doesn't do anything flashy anymore, why he thinks helping the youth is so important, how magicians dress, how movies influence his magic and what part he thinks...

It's #TonyChangWeek Double VI Points on the downloads we'll be featuring on our socials on #MoveMonday, #TrickyTuesday and #FullPerformanceFriday.  In this first part of the interview, we discuss why on earth he works so hard on perfection, the NYC magic scene and angles. 

Derek and I continue our discussion about AGT, we discuss how to be funny and how to add humour to your magic and his pivot into virtual magic. Derek will be performing his virtual show for us on July 7th. Get your ticket here: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/showtime/derek-hughes-vanishing-inc-showtime/

Derek Hughes and I have a great chat about acting and the hugely important lesson the learned from some young teenagers at a restaurant gig, connecting with an audience, scripting and how to make it feel like your show isn’t really that scripted, advice from Eugene and AGT. This is part one of a two part interview. Tune in next Monday for more. Derek will be performing his virtual show as part of...

We talk about his new book, his philosphies about magic,  continual refinement and improvement, what excites and concerns him about magic today, exploring potential, magicians he wished he’d had the chance to see.  John's book is available exclusively from carneymagic.com

John Carney and I sit down to discuss old magic books, the advantages of doing sleights left-handed, John Ramsay, Charlie Miller and Mr Mysto.  Part two will drop next Monday. 

New York-based Vinny DePonto and I chat about mentalism, the analogue of art and magic, must-read mentalism books (and he doesn't even mention 13 Steps !), pivoting to virtual shows and of course, his incredible new series of fine art prints, " Icons " available on the new section of our site: Wonders Vinny's Site: https://www.vinnydeponto.com/home

Today's guest has written a wonderful book on bringing card magic to a parlor setting. We talk about that.  Naypes is available here: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/stage-and-parlor-magic/naypes/

Siegfried Tieber has appeared on Fool Us not once, but twice! And, because we're very lucky, he's performing her amazing virtual show for us this Wednesday (May 5th).  Get the best seat in your house right here .

We're super excited to introduce you to a new podcast of interactive magic! Instead of the usual interview, this week you're getting a sneak peak of a new show that starts officially on Sunday. This is an amazing podcast of interactive magic we know you'll love. It will have its own feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify etc which you can grab on Sunday when the show launches officially. For now, enjoy t...

Welcome to the second part of Jamy Ian Swiss' time on The Insider. The skepticism continues.  Here's some useful links for Jamy's material: Jamy's Astonishing Essay The Works Trilogy Cups and Balls Masterclass Card On Ceiling

To celebrate the launch of his Astonishing Essay , Jamy Ian Swiss joined me for his second appearance on the show. We talked about skepticism, a subject he is very passionate about. It was impossible to keep him to 30 minutes, so I split the show into two parts. Tune in next week for part 2. These Terms and Conditions apply to your use of Vanishing Inc. Magic LLC's YouTube channel and podcast (“Yo...

When the pandemic broke, Will Houstoun and Steve Thompson set up a project called Video Chat Magic where users would pay a monthly fee and get access to incredible magic designed for video chat software such as Zoom. It caught fire, and they ended up getting contributions from Richard Wiseman, Max Maven, Larry Fong, Pete McCabe, Jim Steinmeyer, Marc Kerstein and many others.  In this episode,...

Part 2 of our interview with Carisa Hendrix where we talk about Lucy Darling's first ever time on stage, material selection, and more. 

Part 1 of a very interesting interview with Carisa Hendrix. This week, we talk about her start in performing. Aged 16, doing what she needed to do in order to pay rent. We then move on to the birth of Lucy Darling and Carisa's relationship with crowd work. Part 2 next Monday. 

The delightful Chris Power joins me to chat about Coins Through Silk, Vernon, Opus, Williamson and The Amateur Magician's Handbook. 

My guest today is a real worker. He has 20 years of experience, does 350 plus shows a year and performs regularly at the magic castle and has performed at the white house multiple times. We talk about his convention, comedy, process, virtual shows, marketing and how to avoid burnout.  And I do an ad read that is timed so well, I even impressed myself!

Mike and I discuss The Long Island Mystics, Owen's, his constant refinement of tricks, why his tricks are all so long and there's a great story about Copperfield too. Remember, sign up for MIke's Masterclass: Live right here: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/masterclass/mike-caveney-masterclass-live/ it starts this Sunday, March 6th 2021. 

I carry on my conversation with Doug Dyment. We touch on essential mentalism books, readings, magic squares and stacks.  As promised, here's a link to Doug's site: https://www.deceptionary.com which is full of useful resources. 

Hello and welcome back to The Insider! Nice to be here.  I think this episode is a rarity. It's the first of a 2-part interview with the amazing mentalist Doug Dyment. When I was researching him for the show, there's very little online to go on. He keeps himself to himself. So I hope you enjoy spending some time in his company.  As promised in the show, here's a link to his site: https:/...

Here's a little treat for you. A throwback episode way back to the 4th show! We had Ben Seidman on then, and he was inspiring, funny and smart.  Which is exactly what he will be on Wednesday January 6th when he shares his amazing virtual show "Camera Tricks" with hundreds of magicians around the world. Plus, afterwards, there's an exclusive 60 minute Q&A.  It's like a gala show at a...

Michael and I continue our conversation from last week. 

In the first of a two-part episode, Michael Close and I talk about memdeck work, an incredible video from the 90s of him performing what clearly is the best card trick ever seen on TV, how to get on Fool Us, mistakes people make when applying to be on the show and the thing about the ring… And sorry, I accidentally recorded using the in-built mic on my laptop rather than my lovely one. But, Mike s...

Ever wondered what Andi's first magic book was? What Josh's favorite book that VI published is? What George thinks is the most challenging book to produce was? All this and more will be answered in this episode.  Sorry about George and Joshua's audio. I tidied it up as best I could. 

Jack shares half an hour of his time in a rare interview to talk about gambling, angles, using gaffs, and a hilarious tale about a money game...