The Talk Magic Podcast With Craig Petty

Top award winning magician Paul Roberts is one of the leading sleight of hand entertainers in his field today. His performances have earned him a whole host of prestigious clients and celebrity credits. His fresh enigmatic style and cutting edge repertoire have made him a truly sought after commodity in the UK magic scene and corporate entertainment industry. With over 20 years of professional exp...

Matt is a Magician with over 30 years experience in the entertainment business. His Magic and Escapes have been viewed in more than 60 countries around the world and to date have gained more than 500 Million views on YouTube!   Matt Johnson is recognized as one of the leading Magicians and Escapologists in the world today! He is a specialist in high quality Entertainment for Corporate Events, Crui...

Spooky Nyman is currently taking the magic world by storm. The son of Andy Nyman, some might say that he was destined to play a huge role within the magic community. In this interview Spooky talks about being the son of Andy Nyman and how that has affected his magical journey. He talks about co-organising The London Magic Convention with his dad Andy. He talks about what he expects to happen with...

Eric Jones is known as one of the greatest sleight of hand artistes in the world today. He has created and published some incredible magic tricks with some of the largest and most influential magic companies in the world. Magicians from all over the globe perform routines and tricks that Eric has created. However, outside of the magic community he has had a wonderful career as a performer. Over th...

To say Paul Green has had a history in magic would be an underestimate. As a native Californian. Paul Green began his career in magic when he was just seven years old. After his father took him and his older brother to a “father/son banquet”, there was a magician performing for the group. Needless to say, he was hooked!  After his older brother lost interest in magic once he had assembled a “shoe...

Ever since he can remember, Marc Kerstein has had two passions: magic and technology. Since graduating with a BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College London and an MSc in Computer Science from University College London, Marc has combined those loves, creating and developing his own technical magic effects that utilise borrowed phones, tablets and even technology the audience is never aware of. As...

Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, Colin was accepted to study forensic investigation at the age of just 15 at university in Glasgow where he specialized in criminal profiling. Now residing in Las Vegas, where he has been performing for organisations and audiences all around the world with his virtual shows, he has been described by the media as being the closest thing you will ever experience t...

Laura London is one of the world’s best female sleight of hand artists. She is also a highly skilled close-up magician, a cabaret performer, a motivational speaker and an acclaimed lecturer on various aspects of the history of magic.  She has developed virtual performances which have come into their own during ‘lockdown’.   Born in London, Laura’s interest in magic began at the age of 10 when she...

If you live in the UK you have probably heard of Alex Lodge.  For many years he has been considered one of the most controversial and hated magicians in the UK. In fact there were times when Craig and Alex competed for that top spot. However Alex had a wonderful career.  Winning championships, performing on TV, touring the world.  The future was very bright for Alex Lodge.  and then he decided to...

Eric Stevens is a professional entertainment artist that has been performing as a magician for nearly twenty years. During this incredible time he's had the amazing opportunity to work alongside many of the best talents in the industry. Eric is well known as a creator of magic.  He has written several books and published many different downloads.  His clever thinking is always outside the box and...

Steven Bridges was one of the most popular magicians on YouTube.  For years he dominated the magic YouTube market and was doing YouTube videos before it was 'cool' to be a magic Youtuber.  Alongside his videos he also became a very popular street performer and for many years could be found on the streets of London entertaining huge crowds. Then a couple of years ago he vanished from all socials. ...

Whit "Pop" Haydn (born July 19, 1949 as Whitney Wesley Hadden in Clarksville, Tennessee) is an American magician, and the winner of seven performing awards (for performances in showrooms at the Magic Castle) from the Academy of Magical Arts. He has been nominated by his fellow members for "Magician of the Year" in Close-Up, Parlor and Stage, Bar and Lecturer more than thirty times. In February 200...

Mark Waddington is one of the top Wedding Magicians in the country. He performs at literally thousands of weddings and is highly in demand. He has literally written the book on Wedding Magic in the UK. He has had a career most magicians would only dream of. However, Mark also has another side to his story. As well as being a successful magician Mark has struggled for a long time with mental health...

Pete Turner is one of the most well known and respected mentalists alive today.  He has pioneered and developed numerous cutting edge techniques that are used by most mentalists worldwide.  He is also a very busy and in demand consultant.  He consults for celebrities, TV Shows, TV production companies and several top magicians and mentalists. He has published numerous books and projects that are a...

Jason Palter has been creating and performing magic for a very long time!  Through his magic production company he has produced some of the most commercial magic and mentalism ever seen.  Products like Red Carpet and Third Degree Burn set the world on fire and continue to be just as popular today.  However as well as creating magic Jason has had a wonderful career as a performer.  He has appeared...

Nicholas Einhorn is one of the UK's most sought after and established magicians. - Winner on ITV's 'Penn & Teller Fool Us' - Gold Star member of the Inner Magic Circle - Winner The Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year 1996 & 2002 - Winner 'The Magic Circle Close-up Centenary Magician in 2005'  He has over 15 years of performing experience and has worked at thousands of events in hund...

Magick Balay is considered one of the (if not the) top magic demonstrators in the world.  He has spent his entire life demonstrating magic for companies in house and also at magic conventions all over the world.  There is nothing he doesn't know about pitching magic. However as well as being a magic demonstrator Magick has had a very successful career as a professional magician.  He has performed...

Woody is one of the most influential magicians in the world, his tricks have been presented all over the world by many well known performers. Some of his magic creations have been shown in US television, for example in Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show or Penn & Teller's "Fool Us" in The CW. Penn & Teller also perform some of Woody's card tricks in their own shows. Woody Aragón has also appe...

Ken Scott has over 25 years of experience, performing over 350 shows a year.  He has entertained over a million people with his unique cutting edge programs.  Ken is a FOUR time winner of the Greater Atlanta Magician of the year award.   In addition, Keb was also featured on CNN Headline News, where he headlined their segment on A Day Of Magic.  Ken performs yearly in Hollywood California at The W...

Morgan's entry into the World of Illusion began as a child when his parents gave him a magic set for his birthday. Instantly bitten by the "magic bug", Morgan began performing for family and friends. By his early teens, he was a local celebrity, performing close-up and stage magic for birthday parties, corporate events and church functions. Before achieving success, Strebler worked odd jobs rangin...

Wayne Goodman is one of the most recognisable characters in the British Magic Community.  He has been a professional entertainer his entire life and has literally been there and done that!  He is a very successful close up magic, stand up magician and kids show entertainer.  He has also created some of the most popular magic tricks released to the magic community.  He has also written 17 books on...

This week Craig sits down with Magical Bones who has fused magic and dance and set the entertainment industry on fire. Bones is considered one of the most exciting talents to emerge from the Magic scene in recent years, Magical Bones has been entertaining audiences globally for over a decade. Starting out his career as a professional hip-hop dancer, he was given the nickname ‘Bones’ because of his...

Dustin Dean is an award winning mentalist who racked up millions of views on TikTok every single week. He became a Viral Sensation posting videos about exposing psychics and more. He became known as the Randi of TikTok. The one day it all ended overnight. TikTok deleted his account for no good reason leaving him with no followers and all his content gone. In this video Craig talks to Dustin about...

Harry Robson is a legend, an absolute legend.  He has performed at a very high level his entire career.  Throughout his career he has helped organise The Blackpool Magic Convention, performed at events all over the world and created some of the most popular and commercial tricks of all time. In this interview Harry opens up about his whole career.  He talks about learning magic whilst working in C...

Alex McAleer possesses the uncanny ability to apparently tap into his audiences' minds and read their thoughts at will. Drawing on a mixture of expertise in psychology, unique mentalism techniques, and masterful analysis of audience members, Alex combines contemporary mind reading with sharp wit and a flair for showmanship. Being an only-child, Alex had many hobbies growing-up, including magic, bu...