Penguin Magic Podcast

On the show this week Erik Tait sits down with Charlie Frye in his Las Vegas home to discuss the act Charlie Frye and Company he performs with his wife Sherry. They talk combining skill-based circus stunts with sleight of hand magic, as well as the art of working silently. Plus they get into the behind the scenes of the work Charlie did with poker chips for a television commercial. Lauren Cohen joins Erik by telephone to talk her top five card tricks in under five minutes. Nick Locapo sits down to discuss the secret weapon that is Super Shuffle from Mark Calabrese.

We are dropping another special episode of The Penguin Magic Podcast. In this bonus episode of the week, Erik Tait talks to Paul Draper about performing in online magic shows for hundreds of families around the world. Paul Draper has long been a full time performing mentalist and has shifted to performing exclusively online, as well as helping other magicians to begin their own online shows. Paul talks to Erik about what it takes, and how other people can get more information to help take their show on to the internet.

On the show this week Erik is joined by the Author of Totally Out of Control, Executive Producer for David Copperfield, and wildly creative magician Chris Kenner. They talk about showing Brother John Hamman coin magic, behind the scenes of The Magic Man Examiner, and dig into a story that dominated the magic headlines in 2018. Nick Locapo stops by to talk about the R Paul Wilson effect Quarter Pounder. Before all that, the show kicks off with Josh Birch talking about his desert island magic book.

On the show this week Erik Tait continues his conversation with Jason England in Jason's private gambling museum. This week they only look at two cheating devices, but this time they focus on gaffed items aimed at casinos. Mark James washes up on the shores of Desert Island Magic Books. Nick Locapo stops by to talk about the new mentalism with marked cards project Impulse by Looch.Note: There is a small issue with Mark James’ mic from 3:45-5:00, but you can still hear him so we decided to keep the rest of the talk.

On the show this week Jason England shows Erik Tait some unique pieces of gambling ephemera from the gambling museum in his home. In the first of a two-part episode, they discuss three pieces of gaffed equipment used to hustle people in bars and pool halls. Nick Locapo stops by the podcast to talk about the Chad Long effect Hysteria. Before all that, the episode kicks off with Chris Marek talking about his desert island magic book.

We are back with another special episode. In today's special episode Erik Tait talks to Tom Crosbie who just got home after performing on a ship at sea where there were confirmed cases of Covid-19. This episode contains one of the wildest at sea stories yet. Plus, you can find out how to thank Tom for helping to add some new features to a popular magic app thanks to the rapidly changing conditions aboard the ship.

This special episode of the Penguin Magic Podcast features an interview with Jon Armstrong. Jon was one of the entertainers on the last Disney Cruise Ship still at Sea. He talks to Erik Tait about performing extra shows, not being able to make port, and what it's like at Sea right now in this Penguin Magic Podcast Special.

On this week's episode, Erik Tait interviews the very first magician to win America's Got Talent, and the star of Magic Reinvented Nightly at the Linq Hotel and Casino, Mat Franco. In light of the recent global pandemic, Erik also decides to get rid of the ad breaks and fill the rest of the show with some improv comedy featuring Christopher Walken, or Nathan Phan. You be the judge.

On the show this week Erik Tait continues his conversation with Justin Flom and Rick Lax. Recorded in Las Vegas, Erik focuses the interview in on Justin and start the conversation with the behind the scenes of his viral YouTube video of the sawing a baby in half illusion. Justin and Erik also talk Wizard Wars, The World's Greatest Magic TV specials, and Rick Lax squeezing an egg. Nick Locapo stops by to talk about the Leo Xing effect GONE.  Nahan Phan takes some time from performing on Cruise Ships to talk desert island magic books.

On this week's show a special surprise guest drops by for Desert Island Magic Books, Ben Earl talks to Erik Tait about some of his favorite reading materials. Nick Locapo drops in to talk about the Reynold Alexander trick High Rise. The primary interview is a supersized episode with Rick Lax. Rick gave Erik some insight into his process and philosophy for performing magic on Facebook and Youtube. Before long they were joined by Justin Flom and before long there was some behind the scenes stories about the show Wizard Wars.