Greatest Hits: Pulling a rabbit out of their virtual hats, these magicians transformed a pandemic into financial success

The CJN Daily is on vacation this week, so we're rerunning some of our favourite episodes. This one originally aired Feb. 17, 2022.

In March 2020, magicians Ben Train and Jonah Babins, like so many other performers, found their livelihoods put on indefinite pause. So they did what any young entrepreneurs would: they pivoted by taking their show to the Zoom circuit.

Two years in, it's gotten them noticed by the likes of Seth Rogan. They've recently returned from Las Vegas, where they met with some of their magician idols, David Copperfield and Mac King. And with COVID restrictions easing up, they're finally preparing for their first in-person show of 2022, held at Yuk Yuk's in downtown Toronto.

Train and Babins join The CJN Daily to discuss their Jewish roots and how they transformed their pandemic problems into a booming business model.

What we talked about:

• Learn about the The Toronto Magic Company at torontomagiccompany.com
• Get tickets for their Yuk Yuk's show, Hocus Jokus, at yukyuks.com

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