Penguin Magic Podcast

This week on The Penguin Magic Podcast Erik talks to Vinny Grosso. One of the very first interviews ever recorded Vinny is a former president of The Society of American Magicians, a co-chair of a number of prestigious magic contests, has appeared on America's Got Talent and Pen & Teller: Fool Us! Nick Locapo stops by the podcast to talk about the Paul Curry effect Touch. Desert Island Magic Books gets a visit from Ben Young fresh off his most recent tour.

It's the first episode of the new year and we are starting it off with a healthy dose of intellectual property law and magic with Sara Crasson, author of Own Your Magic. Erik and Sara chat in an expansive interview about intellectual property law and magic after her fantastic talk at the Genii Convention. Also on the episode, Scott Green tells us his top five tricks that play equally well for kids and adults in under five minutes. As always we have Nick Locapo on the show to tell us about a cool trick and this time Erik and Nick talk about Stargate.

Happy holidays from everyone at Penguin Magic. This week's episode was recorded way back at Magic Live, and this week it's Harrison Greenbaum! Erik Tait and Harrison talk comedy magic, The Magic State Of The Union, and what would happen if Erik got some sleep. Nick Locapo stops in to talk Presence by G. Desert Island Magic Books has Michael Kent washing up on its shores.

On this week's episode, Erik Tait talks to Daniel Chard about doing the tough stuff for real people, developing new effects, and starts a rumor that Chard is the graffiti street artist Banksy. Nick Locapo stops in to talk about Frankendough, and the host of the Cool People Talking podcast Braden Carlisle talks Desert Island Magic Books.

On the show this week Erik Tait talks to Nick Locapo about the brand new release from R Paul Wilson, the color-changing deck effect Spectrum. FISM prize winner Inaki Zabaleta drops by for desert island magic books. The big interview is a very fun one. Alexander Marsh takes time from his busy schedule with the Champions of Magic tour to talk about the tour, how he got involved, and the fun you can have as a mentalist when you run with a crew.

On this week's show, Erik Tait and Nick Locapo talk Flare! Nick Popa stops in the studio to talk desert island magic books. The lion's share of the show is a cast member of The Champions of Magic tour Kayla Drescher. Kayla previews some of the magic she is taking on the new tour and a lot more.

On this week's show, Erik Tait and Nick Locapo talk about the return of The Raven. Chicago magician Scott Green stops by to talk desert island magic books. The main course of our Thanksgiving episode is comedy magician Nick Diffatte. Nick and Erik talk card gaffing, tricks that are not about Texas, and comedy magic.

In this week's episode, Erik and Nick talk about Little Door by Roddy McGhie. Catie Osbourn from the mentalism duo Never & Moore meets up with Erik to talk desert island magic books. The big interview is a podcast inside a podcast. Erik interviews the hosts of Shezam, Kayla Drescher and Carisa Hendrix about how the podcast started, where it is going, and how the magic community has responded to it.

This week's episode comes to you direct from Toronto via the TRICS and Genii conventions. Chris Westfall and Erik met up at TRICS to talk desert island magic books. Julie Eng and Erik met up at Genii to talk Magicana, the Johnny Thompson books, and other magic literature. Both Julie and Chris are fantastic magicians from the great city of Toronto, where Erik went to college. Also, Nick Locapo drops in to talk Vortex and The GOAT.

In this week's episode, Nick Locapo and Erik Tait talk about Doc Docherty's Groove Electric 2.0. Shaun Dunn drops in for the Desert Island Magic Books Segment. The main course is an extra-long conversation with filmmaker, author, hustler, and conjurer R Paul Wilson about magic and the internet.