Podcasts about chicago magic lounge

Wednesday April 231:00pm: Registration1:00pm: 4F Shop Open5:00pm: Dealers' Room Opens (closed during events)7:30pm: 1st Show: Opening Gala (MC - Jay Scott Berry)11:00pm: Hospitality Suite Opens12:00am: Dealers' Room Closes Thursday April 2410:00am: Registration Open (closed during events)10:00am: Dealers' Room & 4F Shop Open (closed during events)10:30am: Lecture #1 - Horrett Wu1:30pm: 2nd Show: Magical Moments (MC - Will Fern)3:30pm: ED Talks #1 (MC's - Christian and Katalina)7:30pm: 3rd Show: Friends Old & New (MC - Michael Dardant)9:30pm: Lecture #2 - Eric DeCamps11:00pm: Hospitality Suite Opens12:00am: Dealers' Room Closes View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Time Stamps: These will be posted after I have gotten some sleep. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here Happy birthday for our Friend of the Magic Word, “Fancy” Nancy Anderson. Originally from Lima, Peru, she now resides in the Chicago area where she lives and performs. She is a self-proclaimed BIG fan of magic and is often seen enjoying live shows at the Chicago Magic Lounge and the Rhapsody Theatre. Her actual birthday was this past week, April 21st. So, mark your calendar for next year so you don't forget to wish her a happy birthday.

This week on Improv and Magic I had the privilege of talking to the brilliant and captivating Alyx Hilshey.In this interview, Alyx Hilshey shares her journey from earning a Master's in Electrical Engineering to becoming a nationally acclaimed magician. Know for her sharp humor and technically stunning magic, Alyx's story is one of passion, creativity, and perseverance.Alyx Hilshey has been featured on the cover of Vanish International Magic Magazine, and has performed sold out shows at The Magic Castle, Philadelphia Smoke and Mirrors, Chicago Magic Lounge and Boston Magic Lab, among many other venues.  She has also been featured on television, and shares her experience of performing on Penn & Teller: Fool Us.You can learn more about Alyx Hilshey by visiting her website, alyxmagic.com.Don't forget to rate and review, and feel free to leave a comment!

Time to talk magic at WKXL and NH Unscripted! More specifically the upcoming show “Jokers of Magic” hitting the Rex Theater stage in Manchester on March 13. Matt Donnelly, The Mind Noodler, and recently named “Las Vegas' Best Up and Coming Comedy Magician” by the Review Journal phones in to talk about the project. Four performers, Matt, Eric Dittleman (a guest on Ellen, Live with Kelly & Ryan and appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us), Michael Mills (has appeared at The Chicago Magic Lounge, Carnival of Illusion in Phoenix and his one man showFool Me Once tours the country) and Nick Diffatte (has performed at nearly every property up and down the Las Vegas strip, including the New York, New York Hotel & Casino where he is currently starring in Cirque du Soleil's hit residency Mad Apple), “…are armed with credits ranging from America's Got Talent to Penn & Teller's Fool Us and have entertained audiences around the world…”. “The Jokers Of Magic is like SNL and Whose Line is it Anyway? had a love child and sent it to Hogwarts!”

Time to talk magic. More specifically the upcoming show “Jokers of Magic” hitting the Rex Theater stage in Manchester on March 13. Matt Donnelly, The Mind Noodler, and recently named “Las Vegas' Best Up and Coming Comedy Magician” by the Review Journal phones in to talk about the project. Four performers, Matt, Eric Dittleman (a guest on Ellen, Live with Kelly & Ryan and appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us), Michael Mills (has appeared at The Chicago Magic Lounge, Carnival of Illusion in Phoenix and his one man showFool Me Once tours the country) and Nick Diffatte (has performed at nearly every property up and down the Las Vegas strip, including the New York, New York Hotel & Casino where he is currently starring in Cirque du Soleil's hit residency Mad Apple), “...are armed with credits ranging from America's Got Talent to Penn & Teller's Fool Us and have entertained audiences around the world…”. "The Jokers Of Magic is like SNL and Whose Line is it Anyway? had a love child and sent it to Hogwarts!”

Who doesn't love magic? And now, a bright, young talent takes the main stage every Wednesday evening at 7pm through March 26th. “Static Magic” is his new show developed especially for this home to the city's best magician talent! Arrive early to enjoy table magic at the bar, then head to your table in the […]

Abby Segal is a rising young star in magic. She has written a hit children's book that is sold at The Magic Castle, lectured and performed at Magifest, and is a featured performer at The Chicago Magic Lounge. She talks creativity, how her visual art influences her magic, and a whole lot more.

This week, I am joined by internationally acclaimed magician David Parr and Joey Cranford, CEO, Founder, and co - owner of Chicago Magic Lounge. David Parr is an internationally acclaimed magician known for fooling Penn & Teller on Fool Us and creating Chicago's longest-running weekly magic show. His theatrical style and expertise have earned him widespread recognition. David's show, Cabinet of Curiosities, had a successful run at the Chicago Magic Lounge before touring the US. He is also a respected writer, with his thought-provoking works on magic featured in publications across Germany, France, Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden, highlighting his significant impact on the magic community. Joey Cranford is an actor, director, and marketing executive, best known as the founder and CEO of the Chicago Magic Lounge. Trained at The Second City, he performed with I.O. and the Annoyance Theater before transitioning to film and TV, including roles in “Man of Steel” and “Better Call Saul.” His passion for Chicago history and close-up magic inspired the creation of the Chicago Magic Lounge, a top venue celebrating the city's historic magic bar scene. The episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, anywhere you get your podcasts!

Benjamin Barnes is the Director of Entertainment for the Chicago Magic Lounge. Prior to that, Ben booked the talent for Magic Chicago. He has a broad knowledge and database of talented performers from around the world. He regularly performs at the Magic Castle and has been on Masters of Illusion TV show and three times on Penn & Teller Fool Us. He is multi-talented as a professional close-up and stand-up (parlor) performer. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize In this week's episode, Benjamin tells us what he looks for when booking talent for the Chicago Magic Lounge. He has some specific needs and demands, so if you are interested in getting booked there, perhaps you should heed some of the advice he offers here. If you are not a professional performer or have no interest in getting booked there, it is still interesting to learn what a talent director is looking for and what it takes to be an act that qualifies for performing in this elite venue. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. It is not too late to register for the I.B.M. 2024 international convention that starts next week, July 10-13. For more information and to register for the convention, please visit: https://ibmconvention.com/

Paige Thompson has appeared on Penn & Teller Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, and is a resident magician at The Chicago Magic Lounge. She is starting to headline some of the biggest magic theaters and cruise ships, and we get the inside info on where she is going. Before that, Erik & Nick discuss the newest tricks of the week and answer a listener question on how to handle hecklers.

Chicago is home to close- up magic and the latest magician to “wow” audiences at the Chicago Magic Lounge every Wednesday night at 7pm (through June 26th is the amazing Ondrej Psenicka who comes to Chicago from the Czeck Republic! He fooled Penn & Teller THREE times on their popular show “Fool Us,” so odds are he will fool […]

He's fooled Penn & Teller three times, and now Ondřej Pšenička is fooling audiences every week at the Chicago Magic Lounge in his new show 52 Lovers. Ondřej reveals surprising secrets (but not all of them!) about how he builds his tricks; the difference between being a manipulator and being a conductor; how comedy can enhance the magic when it doesn't accidentally ruin it; how his theatre background made him a better magician; the crucial importance of audience management; and magic's inherent promise to bring audiences back to a place of wonder. (Photo by Martin Vecera.) (Length 21:24)

Today's guest is one of the busiest working magicians in the world, and his name is Nick Locapo. Nick Locapo is an internationally celebrated magician, instructor, and lecturer, and is also a regular performer at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California.  Nick also performs at other well-known magic venues, like Chicago Magic Lounge, House of Cards, Mystique Dining, and Kellars.  Nick currently stars in his own show called Masterpiece Magic, which NBC Universal calls “Absolutely Mind Blowing”.  In Masterpiece Magic, Nick performs impossible levitations, flawless sleight of hand, and super-powered mind tricks that blur the line between what's possible, and impossible.  Nick is also the official magician for Penguin Magic, one of the largest and most well-known magic shops in the world. I really enjoyed my talk with Nick today, and I was very fortunate to get him on a day where he wasn't so busy.  We had fun talking about magic, as well as his process for creating his performances and how he continues to push himself to be at his best. Check out Nick Locapo's show Masterpiece Magic, now performing at the P3 Magic Theater in Columbus, Ohio. Learn more about Nick as his website, nicklocapo.com, and find tickets and info for his show at masterpiecemagic.com. And, if you're magician looking for some great magic tricks, visit the world's largest magic shop Penguin Magic at penguinmagic.com where you'll find some of the greatest tricks, books, and lectures. Remember to Like and Review, and share the podcast around!

Today, I got the opportunity to talk to another great magician!  And, he is also a talented improviser as well! My guest today is Michael Dardant. Michael is an magician, actor, and comedian with over 30 years of experience.  He's a New Orleans favorite, and is one of the highest ranked magicians in the United States. He's been a featured performer at the Hollywood Magic Castle, The Chicago Magic Lounge, and tours theaters around the world.  Recently, he was named International Ambassador to the Quebec Magic Festival and was also inducted into the Magic Circle in London.  Michael Dardant has also competed in various magic competitions all over the world, including FISM, and has won 32 championship awards and 8 international titles.  As a magician, his original and stunning sleight of hand is enthralling and recognized with International accolades! And as a comedian, he catches any crowd off guard with a genuine Cajun flair. Michael Dardant has also been an accomplished improviser for many years, and currently teaches improv to various corporations and to high school students.  Through his improv workshops, he elevates a team's communication skills, foster creativity, and strengthen collaboration through engaging and interactive improv sessions. There's so much joy in this interview, I loved it so much!  Michael was such a pleasure to talk to.  He was very kind, very friendly, and we just hit it off great.  This is a guy you're going to fall in love with!  He has so much to share in today's conversation; I enjoyed it all, and I'm sure you will too. If you all enjoyed him as much as I did, then please visit his website michaeldardant.com to learn more about his shows, booking information, and upcoming tour dates. Don't forget to like and review, and don't forget to stop taking yourselves too seriously!

Today I get to talk to another improv legend, Mick Napier. Mick is known both nationally and internationally as an innovator and creative force in comedy, improvisation, and theater. His belief in the element of risk-taking is what influences his work and his direction.  He is one of the founders of the world-famous Annoyance Theater in Chicago, where Mick has spent more than 20 years developing and cultivating a style of work and production that has been both acclaimed and imitated.  Mick Napier is also a Director and Artistic Consultant for the internationally renowned Second City, and has made his mark having directed more than 10 revues there.  He's written 2 acclaimed books called “Improvise: Scene from the Inside Out” and “Behind the Scenes: Improvising Long Form”, both of which are considered some of the best books on the craft of improvisation. In addition, Mick Napier is also a magician!  He and his wife Jennifer have been performing mentalism for over 20 years, and he's also a regular performer at The Chicago Magic Lounge. If you love improv and if you love magic, then this gentleman is definitely someone you'll want to hear from. You can learn more about him by visiting his website, micknapier.com.  You can also learn all about The Annoyance Theater by visiting their website, theannoyance.com, and The Chicago Magic Lounge at their website chicagomagiclounge.com. Don't forget to rate and review!

In this new podcast, Paul chats with an amazing and talented magician, mentalist, and performer, Henok Negash appearing every Wednesday on the Main Stage at Chicago Magic Lounge. Henok is truly different from the typical magician or magic act. He has a warmth and connection with the audience that builds strong trust as his presentation proceeds through a series […]

In this new podcast, Paul goes behind the curtain with the amazing Mark Toland, a mentalist who will be first to tell you that what he does is not real! A show filled with humor and audience interaction that will truly have everyone in the room in complete amazement. Mark is talented in so many […]

It's always nice when a guest is as afraid of death as I am. Bona fide magician Rebecca Spectre, who I know from her time as a standup comedian, joins me for the rare in-person conversation about how she'd like to be remembered and her well-examined reasons for performing magic.Content warning: magic, the corn kid, self-skepticism, egotistical funeral.Patreon supporters make This Is Your Afterlife possible and get awesome bonus episodes. Become an Afterhead at patreon.com/davemaher. Follow Rebecca on Instagram to find out about her shows and classes at @rebeccaspectremagic. And you can book her for private events by visiting her website, rebeccaspectremagic.com.Catch her live this month (March 2023) at the Chicago Magic Lounge on March 16, 17, 19, 21, and 28!And see me at my first live event in 17 months this Friday, March 17, 2023! I'll be talking to previous TIYA guest Madeline Lane-McKinley about her book, Comedy Against Work, at Pilsen Community Books at 7pm.Subscribe to my newsletter, Definitive Answers, for weekly personal and culture essays, plus music recs. And follow me @thisisdavemaher on Twitter and Instagram.---Music = Future: "Use Me" / James Blackshaw: "The Cloud of Unknowing" / Johnnie Frierson: "Miracles"

Benjamin Barnes takes a break from being the entertainment director of the Chicago Magic Lounge to talk to us about his beautiful venue and the amazing performers on his roster. Nick Locapo stops by the show to discuss the featured product of the week from Dan Harlan. Before all of that, Iain Bailey joins us for one of our quickfire segments where your favorite magicians discuss their favorite magic books.Wand-O-Blocks by Iain Bailey: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/18218Benjamin Barnes LIVE: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/17385Deja Voodoo by Dan Harlan: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/16497The Magic of Jay Sankey: https://www.penguinmagic.com/magician/jay-sankey

Bill Abbott stops by the show to talk about his show in St. Augustine, Florida, creating his wildly successful effects and a lot more. Nick Locapo discusses the featured product of the week from Chad Long. Before all of that Entertainment Director of The Chicago Magic Lounge, Benjamin Barnes tells us about the magic he never leaves the house without in The Everyday Carry.Bill Abbott LIVE: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/18015Benjamin Barnes LIVE: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/17385B'Wave DELUXE by Max Maven: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/7734Hysteria by Chad Long: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/10975

Friday 27th January 2023 10:00am - 5:30pmDealers Open10:00am - 11:00amKyle Purnell Lecture See one of the most fertile creative minds in magic…doing his very best material. Kyle Purnell has developed highly innovative ideas with cards, bills, coins, and more, and you'll see it all in this action-packed lecture. 11am - 12pmMortenn Christiansen Lecture Not only did Denmark's Mortenn Christiansen win the Comedy Prize this year at FISM, but he also brought down the house with an unusual act that is amazing as it is hilarious. You'll see that act in the gala show, but in this lecture you'll see an array of fantastic, original close-up and parlor magic. 1pm - 2:30pmThe Magifest Session Starring Charles Greene performing and explaining a few pet effects, as well as author Margalit Fox, who will present a captivating 45-minute presentation on her best-selling book, The Confidence Men, the true story about two men who used mentalism to escape from a POW camp.There will also be a presentation from the Gahana High School Magic Program, which features magic from students with disabilities. We at Magifest are proud to have an ongoing partnership with this important and inspiring program. We are excited to see what magic they do for us. 2:30pm - 3:30pmYouth Event For young magicians only! 3:30pm - 4:30pmMark Calabrese Lecture Making his Magifest debut, card-cheating expert and magician Mark Calabrese will share the magic he uses to astound guests nightly at New York's illustrious SpeakEasy Magic. You'll learn practical, doable card magic. 5:30pm - 6:30pmThe Matt Pritchard Experience This event is impossible to categorize, and there hasn't been anything like it at Magifest before. Pritchard brought the house down at our sister-convention, The Session, with this presentation. Matt Pritchard has a background in science, and during the pandemic he put this background to use making online, viral videos of magic illusions. In this talk he'll show and (sometimes) tell on the most popular of these illusions. And in most cases, the method behind the trick is as interesting as the trick itself. 8pm - 9pm Lance Burton Interview The man, the myth, the legend. Lance Burton sits down for a candid, in-depth interview about his illustrious career. We'll look at performance footage and find out how one of Las Vegas's greatest entertainers made it to the top. 9:30pm - 10:30pmDavid Gerard Show Experience this high-energy, astounding mentalism show. Straight from his residency in San Francisco to the Magifest stage… 11:30pm - midnight You Flash, You Lose with Chris Ramsay and friends Be part of a social media happening as the Big Trick Energy team invite you to play their "You Flash, You Lose" 10:30pm - 12.30amBar Magic with Mark Calabrese View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Time stamps for this episode: 00:00:18 - The new CFO for Vanishing, Inc., Jeff Kowalk, chats with us about Vanishing, Inc. and the Magifest plus other exciting news00:15:22 - Roger Nicot from Card Shark and Scott talk about crop circles and Stone Henge00:22:21 - Marv Leventhal, one of the publishers of the Minotaur and shares his observations about some of the shows from the Day One evening shows.00:36:43 -Owner of the Chicago Magic Lounge, Joey Cranford, chats about this convention and some news about the Chicago Magic Lounge.00:47:-5 - Tom Craven has been attending the Magifest for about 60 years.00:52:15 - Shoot Ogawa was a FISM winner who will be performing, lecturing and doing a private workshop here at the Magifest. He is currently performing a magical mystical show in Hawaii.00:57:57 _ S.A.M. President Elect John Sturk chats about the upcoming national convention in July in New Orleans.01:02:17 - John Wolfe and Kyle Purnell chat about this convention and why they like to attend. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

Part speakeasy bar, part magic theater, the Chicago Magic Lounge presents live magic shows seven nights a week in its two performance spaces, its bar, and at your own table. It's incredible immersive theater and the brainchild of Joey Cranford, the founder, co-owner, and CML CEO. Joey talks about his Magic Lounge's inspiration and how its roots are firmly embedded in Chicago history; the relationship of Chicago's magic community to its improv community; the art of building anticipation and developing a speakeasy aesthetic; the fun of making a clubhouse; and the revelation that (to paraphrase Soylent Green) “Magic is people!” (Length 21:20)

A hidden door in what looks like a laundromat. A theater with dining-room-style seating where magicians come right to your table. All this is an ordinary evening at the Chicago Magic Lounge in Andersonville. Reset learns more about their shows with Joey Cranford, CEO and co-founder of Chicago Magic Lounge, and speaks to one of their current magician residents Paige Thompson.

Some of you may remember Krystyn Lambert from performing as a Junior in some magic competitions, or her movies such as “Desperate Acts of Magic” or “Make Believe” or her appearances on TV shows shows like “Penn & Teller Fool Us” or “Masters of Illusion.” As an adult she has performed with Criss Angel in “The Supernaturalists” road tour and more recently she has been performing at the Chicago Magic Lounge and Mystique nightclubs. She recently completed a run at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado with her seance act. This has all been a journey for Krystyn which has led her to where she is today. Oh, and did I mention that she is a witch? View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize In this week's episode, Krystyn talks about what's important in her life like horror movies, philosophical thought, her work with Criss Angel, character development and her transition into embracing and becoming a witch. A perfect Halloween holiday episode. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

Welcome back one of the hardest working, kindest people in magic-Paige Thompson!  Paige joins us to discuss her career, being easily dismissed, and her love (obsession) with all things sports. Show Links Paige’s Website  A Paige in Time at the Chicago Magic Lounge  Check This Out: HeySiddarth (Names)  HeySiddarth (Namaste)   Become a Patron Penguin… Continue reading 094-Paige Thompson is Back!

Jimmy Rook is a magician from Orlando, FL. He's performed magic for over fifteen years and recently traveled to perform at The Chicago Magic Lounge in Chicago. You can frequently catch his act at the award winning “Outta Control Magic Comedy Dinner Show” in Orlando. You may have also seen his appearances on America's Got Talent. In addition to this, he also serves as a police officer where he teaches what he's learned about deception from magic to other officers in order to help inform and protect them out in the field.

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Luis Carreon has been a regular performer at the Chicago Magic Lounge for over a decade. He “earned his bones” by working at magic shops as a demonstrator and has parlayed his chops into performing for nightclubs (like Nashville's “House of Cards” and Hollywood's “Magic Castle” among others) and also for corporate events. He currently is a demonstrator for Magic, Inc. in Chicago and will soon have a “residency” at the Chicago Magic Lounge. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Luis talks about the importance of performing whenever and wherever you can to develop your skills. He also talks about being a Spanish speaking magician. We also go into some detail about what performers can and can't say in today's “sensitive” environment like nightclubs. He even talks about the workshops taught at the Chicago Magic Lounge and how to talk with your volunteers and audience. He also talks about the importance of scripting but being able to improvise, too. He also tells a horror story about a problem with a volunteer. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

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If you are in need of Domestic Violence assistance, help is available here: https://www.thehotline.org/ With the recent news coverage, some folks have come to think of #vanlife as dangerous. Is it really? We explore. We also find a FANTASTIC video about 12v wiring, visit a laundromat with secrets, talk about loneliness and review an all-in-one charger that might just be your ticket to power. FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), Twitter (@colofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) Product Review - ATEM Power Charger  An all-in-one unit that does DC to DC charging as well as MTTP solar charging.  https://amzn.to/3ky3Voo A Place to Visit: Chicago Magic Lounge Enter a laundromat. Exit enchanted.  http://chicagomagiclounge.com Resource Recommendation: Scott_PDX 12v Video EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH THIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzVhXG4pmNA Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way. 

Magician & math professor Tori Noquez talks about performing at The Magic Castle Hollywood, being recognized by the New York Times as 'math professor by day, conjurer by night,' how teaching math & performing close-up magic can work hand in hand, & how she curated shows virtually. Tori can be seen this November 4th-7th at the Chicago Magic Lounge. For more information about Tori, visit torinoquez.com & follow Tori on social media @sassmatician. 

If you haven't heard about him, here are a few things you should know:  Ryan Plunkett is a Chicago-based magician who has been performing for the past two decades.  Ryan is a founding ensemble member as well as a regular performer of the Chicago Magic Lounge. Ryan has published three books on the art of magic and is a regular performer at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. Pretty much, 5 days a week, 8 hours a day, Ryan Plunkett performs professional magic.  If you've ever wondered what it's REALLY like to be a professional performer, listen below!  Check out his website here: https://ryanplunkett.com/

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This week, Paul goes behind the curtain with the owner of Chicago Magic Lounge, Joey Cranford, and master magician Luis Carreon to talk about the re-opening of Chicago Magic Lounge after a 16 month hiatus caused by the pandemic. The home of close up magic magicians and mentalists, these folks know how to entertain and […]

Rebecca is a comedian turned magician. A few years ago, she decided that magic was a better use of her time and talent. Now she regularly performs at the nationally Chicago Magic Lounge. We talk about what it means to "believe" in magic, why she quit standup, her favorite magic theorists, and getting passed at a magic lounge.   Follow @rebeccaspectremagic on Instagram!

Jeff Bibik is a Chicago comedian and a magician. Originally from the Detroit, Michigan, area, he regularly performed magic in local restaurants and comedy clubs until 1985 when he moved to Chicago where he continued as a comedy magician in close-up and stage for the public and corporate audiences and he also performs a hypnosis act. Over the years he developed a large repertoire of jokes and gags that serves him well today as the house magician at the Chicago Magic Lounge. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Jeff Bibik pulls no punches this week in sharing the secrets behind getting work in restaurants performing magic, plus he tells lots of stories about working in bars and restaurants with a liberal sprinkling of funny gags, jokes and puns. This was recorded using StreamYard with Jeff joining us from the bar in his basement in his Chicago home. A video of our chat was also recorded and posted to YouTube. To view that video, please click on the video link below in this blog. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here Enter the Contest for a chance to win a free copy of "Grandpa Magic" by Allan Kronzek Enter the contest with your name and email address for a chance to win. Includes domestic shipping within the U.S. and its emirates. If a winner’s name is selected from outside the U.S., then the winner must agree to pay for foreign shipping or else another name will be randomly selected. First Name Last Name Email Address Enter Now! We respect your privacy. By entering this contest, you agree that your name and email address may be shared with Allan Kronzek, author of “Grandpa Magic” Thank you for entering the contest for a chance to win a copy of “Grandpa Magic” by Allan Kronzek. If your name is randomly selected, then you will be contacted with a request for your physical address of where you want the book to be sent. Domestic shipping is included with this prize.If you reside outside the U.S. or its emirates, or you want the book to be sent outside the country, then you will be asked to reimburse the shipper for foreign postage. If you do not agree to pay for international shipping, then another name will be randomly selected.Good luck, and thanks again for entering this contest.

This week Erik Tait talks to Luis Carreon and Paige Thompson about the history of The Chicago Magic Lounge, their involvement in the shows there, and their move into the virtual magic space for both the Lounge and The Magic Castle. Nick Locapo stops by the show to discuss a featured download of the week that will help you fold some cards. The show kicks off with Farrell Dillon washing up on the shores of Desert Island Magic Books.

JOHN DORHAUER HEISENBERG UNCERTAINTY PLAYERS   Heisenberg Uncertainty Players HUP is a 17-piece new music ensemble with jazz big band instrumentation that is quickly becoming known as one of the most ambitious and creative ensembles in Chicago. Formed in 2011 and playing exclusively original compositions and arrangements from founder and director John Dorhauer, HUP has performed at venues like The Jazz Showcase, Wire, Fulton Street Collective, Martyrs’, Fitzgerald’s Night Club, The Logan Center for the Arts, Reggie’s, and WGN-TV, and they were nominated for Best Jazz Band in Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago 2017 and 2019 Polls.   Recent projects for HUP include performances of original arrangements of The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy albums in their entireties; HUP the Third, in which they perform original arrangements of movements from the third symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, and Mahler; We Tear Down Our Coliseums, which is a nine-movement multimedia suite in which each movement is written as an homage to a baseball stadium that has been destroyed; and a collaboration with hip-hop collective Hitmakuzz Productions. HUP currently holds monthly residencies at Wicker Park’s Phyllis’ Musical Inn and Chicago Magic Lounge.

Magicians are often confused with being a “musician” when we tell people what we do. In the case of this week’s guest, John Sturk, both monikers are equally correct. John is a stage and street performer as well as a jazz organist. This week, John talks about performing on stage and on the streets of Colon, Michigan during the annual “busker contest” held during Abbott’s Get Together, Then in the evening, he plays the organ in the high school gym for the wonderful evening shows. Few other magic conventions offer live music in the evening shows which is, in part, what makes Abbott’s unique.But John is also the National Second Vice President of the Society of American Magicians. As he moves “up the ladder” to National President, he gives some advice this week for clubs to grow and become stronger. John was involved with the Chicago Magic Lounge and gives us a little insight and update on the popular nightclub. And he is currently providing content on his Facebook page with a weekly broadcast of the “Sturking Hour” where he plays a little music, interacts with special guests and answers questions in real time as well as taking phone calls like a regular radio chat show.Welcome to Darkstone's Picks LIVE recorded on 23 May 2020. Special Guest - John Sturk John Sturk is from Chicago,USA. He is a Magician & Musician. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize This week John Sturk chats with Scott about magic around Chicago, performing with his jazz trio in improv clubs, performing magic on the streets, building interest and membership in your local magic club, and more. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here Thank you everyone for entering the contest. And even if your name wasn’t selected, you will still receive a “special offer” from Jonathan Levit, just for entering the contest. Fair notice to be sure to enter all future contests! You never know what you might receive!

Ryan Plunkett, a Founding Ensemble Member and Regular Performer at the Chicago Magic Lounge takes some time to talk with us about how limiting yourself increases your creativity, Chicago, his first book, his new book and lots more besides. Distilled A New Angle

Joey Cranford has lived many lives: as the founder of the Chicago Magic Lounge, a film actor, a comedian… and a parole officer? Muser and Pat talk to Joey about the twist and turns of his life, and learn how Muser partially inspired the Chicago Magic Lounge. This podcast was brought to you by the best PR team in the business, Melissa Harris and Jane Hirt. Show notes: Michael Muser on Instagram The Chicago Magic Lounge The Chicago Magic Lounge on Instagram

But other stuff too, John's show this week at the Peller, Chris's medical maladies, and more! John Accardo & Robert Ramirez live at the Peller Theater at the Magic Castle this week! And see John at Chicago Magic Lounge from April 19 to 26!

Chicago Magic Lounge’s Joey Cranford stops by Reset with his recommendations on what to see, hear and eat in and around Chicago this weekend.

 Pittsburgh’s most famous magician, Lee Terbosic, visited the P100 Podcast for this episode, sharing stories from the road and close to home, the legacy of Harry Houdini and the success of the downtown theater Liberty Magic. Elsewhere in the episode:— A look at why Super Bowl ads aren’t always worth the multimillion-dollar cost incurred by the brands who can afford it.— We talk about the major investments being made in Oakland and what it means for one of Pittsburgh’s most vibrant neighborhoods.— Our next Pittsburgh Polyphony features a look at the compilation album "Pittsburgh City Limits," from the production trio One800.This episode is sponsored by WordWrite:Centuries before cellphones and social media, human connections were made around fires, as we shared the stories that shaped our world. Today, stories are still the most powerful way to move hearts, minds and inspire action.At WordWrite, Pittsburgh’s largest independent public relations agency, we understand that before you had a brand before you sold any product or service, you had a story.WordWrite helps clients to uncover their own Capital S Story – the reason someone would want to buy, work, invest or partner with you through our patented StoryCrafting process. Visit wordwritepr.com to uncover your Capital S story.Logan Armstrong:        You are listening to The P100 Podcast, the biweekly companion piece to The Pittsburgh 100, bringing you Pittsburgh news, culture, and more because sometimes 100 words just isn't enough for a great story.Paul Furiga:                  Welcome back to another edition of The P100 Podcast, the audio companion to The Pittsburgh 100 e-zine. I'm Paul Furiga. I'm the Publisher of The Pittsburgh 100, and the CEO of WordWrite Communications, alongside Dan Stefano, our Editor of The Pittsburgh 100 and brand journalist at WordWrite. Hey, there, Dan.Dan Stefano:                That's quite an introduction there, Paul. I normally just rush straight through it.Paul Furiga:                  I don't think you should, Dan. So Dan, what have we got coming up in this amazing episode?Dan Stefano:                I would say it is amazing.Paul Furiga:                  It's magical, isn't it, Dan?Dan Stefano:                Well, it's an exciting week because we are just ahead of Super Bowl Sunday here, so we're going to open up things with a discussion about Super Bowl ads.Paul Furiga:                  Yes.Dan Stefano:                Yeah. We're going to talk about how they might not be worth the money. I know few things are worth $5.6 million, although I wouldn't mind having some in my pocket.Paul Furiga:                  Sure.Dan Stefano:                I probably wouldn't spend it on that, but yeah. After that we're going to have a great conversation. It'll be me and Logan Armstrong who's not here right now, but he'll be joining us for a talk with Lee Terbosic. You could say he's Pittsburgh's most famous magician, and he's got some great stories to talk about, just basically magic in the area, Liberty Magic, new theater. He even gets into a discussion about David Copperfield, the time he got to meet him and really cool stuff.Paul Furiga:                  Great.Dan Stefano:                Following that, we're going to discuss some big developments in Oakland, and Paul, you're really interested in that, right?Paul Furiga:                  I am indeed. Oakland is home to Pitt, and not only where Logan went to school but one of my daughters, and been following Oakland for the better part of 25 years, first when I was editor of The Business Times, and now here at WordWrite. Still a lot going on over there.Dan Stefano:                Well, this WVU grad doesn't really hold that against your daughter or Logan.Paul Furiga:                  Well, thanks, Dan.Dan Stefano:                But Logan, he will also be joining us again with the Pittsburgh Polyphony segment at the end of the show here and we've got another great track for you to listen to, but yeah. I guess we're going to get to it then, right?Paul Furiga:                  Let's go.Dan Stefano:                Okay.Paul Furiga:                  All right, Dan, big weekend coming up, and I don't mean the list of home projects I have. I am talking about the Super Bowl. You going to watch?Dan Stefano:                Despite there not being any Steelers in it I supposed I will because that's just what you do as an American on Super Bowl Sunday. Right?Paul Furiga:                  It is what you do if you're an American male, now.Dan Stefano:                Females too, my wife's watching. We're actually going to host a-Paul Furiga:                  I agree. I do not want to be a sexist here at all. However, I do want to add that for those people who aren't as much into what's happening on the field, the Super Bowl has become, what we really want to talk about, the Super Bowl of advertising. Right?Dan Stefano:                That's very accurate, yeah. This year for a 30 second spot – $5.6 million, which is a pretty good chunk of change.Paul Furiga:                  It is. The game's on Fox, and we've got the San Francisco 49ers, and the Kansas City Chiefs. As you pointed out, two teams that most Pittsburghers don't care anything about.Dan Stefano:                We are actually hosting a Chiefs’ fan at our house for the game. She's a former co-worker of my wife, and she has not too many other Chiefs’ fans to watch the game with, so she's going to come over. I guess we'll have some sort of rooting interest.Paul Furiga:                  So, like it's a-Dan Stefano:                She's not a Patriots or Ravens fan, so we can root for it.Paul Furiga:                  Well, that's kind of the test. If the Steelers aren't in, and you just don't want to have anybody rooting for the Ravens, or the Patriots. Right?Dan Stefano:                Accurate.Paul Furiga:                  Now, Pittsburgh is in the game.Dan Stefano:                That's true. They are in the game.Paul Furiga:                  Kraft Heinz is going to do one 30-second commercial during the second quarter, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story by Teresa Lindeman, good friend of mine. It's going to promote Heinz ketchup, and a new experimental variation.Dan Stefano:                Right, this is what brings sriracha into the fold here, Ketcharacha, or something along those lines.Paul Furiga:                  HoneyRacha, my friend. Let's get the flavor blend correct there.Dan Stefano:                They've got too many blends these days, Paul. It's ridiculous.Paul Furiga:                  Dan, it's ketchup. The company's done very well for more than 100 some years on this very simple, enjoyable condiment.Dan Stefano:                That's right. There's nothing wrong with just plain ketchup.Paul Furiga:                  Well, they got pickles too, in the beginning.Dan Stefano:                I don't want mayo with it. I don't need all these other things.Paul Furiga:                  Dan, there's a Heinz flavor just for you. I am sure.Dan Stefano:                Yeah, it's called ketchup.Paul Furiga:                  Right, the point here though is, as you know, what about these Super Bowl ads? They cost so much money, and what really is the impact. This is kind of a perennial question in the marketing world, and we're marketing people, so maybe we can offer some insight, right? I must say that I get asked this question all the time this time of year. People want to know whether it's worth the amount of money that these things cost. The favorite answer of any consultant, including in our business, is it depends. Wouldn’t you agree, Dan?Dan Stefano:                I'd say that's accurate. The depending is really who you're advertising to, and what type of advertising you're showing here.Dan Stefano:                There's a really good study from Stanford. This is about five years ago, but they found that the most effective ads were the ads that could connect their products to the sports viewership, the people who view sports. The idea of watching sports, how many ads are we going to see for beer companies out there today.Paul Furiga:                  Only one beer company because for more than 20 years, Budweiser has been the only beer to advertise in the Super Bowl.Dan Stefano:                Absolutely, yeah.Paul Furiga:                  Which, the study you're referencing, I thought this was a fascinating conclusion of the study. They looked at, like you said, the brands that are associated with viewing sports, duh, beer, soda, snacks-Dan Stefano:                Pop, but yeah.Paul Furiga:                  Yeah, here in Pittsburgh it's pop, and that, but anyway.Dan Stefano:                Just catching you.Paul Furiga:                  Thank you very much for correcting my failure to use Pittsburgh-ese.Dan Stefano:                Before I interrupt you, yeah.Paul Furiga:                  Budweiser, they looked at Budweiser, and they estimated that the sales of Bud went up $96 million, or almost 16% in the weeks following Super Bowl. Now, they also looked at pop, Coke and Pepsi. Now Coke and Pepsi both advertise in the game during the years that the study covered. Guess what? They cancelled each other out.Dan Stefano:                Yeah, that's what the interesting part of the study here says is whenever there's competition in the ads that's whenever, as you said, it cancels each other out, and they don't really see a boost from this, and it becomes less worth it to advertise in the Super Bowl. That's fascinating to me. Why do you think that is?Paul Furiga:                  What of the other things, there's another study that was done in 2017 by a company called Communicus. Generally speaking people are watching the ads for entertainment value. In my view they're the best short films that you can see at any given time.Dan Stefano:                I saw Michael Bay is directing one this year.Paul Furiga:                  Yeah.Dan Stefano:                Yeah, that's pretty wild.Paul Furiga:                  Well, the Heinz, the Kraft Heinz ad, is being directed by Roman Coppola who I believe is the son of the legendary film director. His daughter, his son, maybe a few other family members are actively involved in doing films, and TV, and stuff like that.Dan Stefano:                Godfather Part 4 where we only have 30 seconds of plot left.Paul Furiga:                  There you go.Dan Stefano:                Yeah.Paul Furiga:                  Yeah, these things draw talent. The study that I'm referencing from 2017 found that 80% of the people watching the Super Bowl, eh, no impact whatsoever from the ads in terms of buying behavior although they found them entertaining. Really, this is kind of the stereotypical thing where we started this segment. The people who care about the football on the field watch for the football, and those who get dragged to the party where people are watching the football they have something to watch too, and that's the advertising.Dan Stefano:                True.Dan Stefano:                All right, we're joined by a very special guest. He might be Pittsburgh's most famous magician. He's toured all over the country, across the world. He's appeared in some big acts with big names in his profession, big celebrities, and importantly he's never forgotten his Pittsburgh roots, helping to open Liberty Magic downtown in the cultural district. It's been open for about a year now, opened in February, 2019. He is Lee Terbosic. Thanks for coming.Lee Terbosic:               Thanks for having me, man.Dan Stefano:                We're really happy to have you. As I just mentioned, Lee, Liberty Magic is a relatively new venue, strictly for magic. It's close quarters. About what, maybe 80 seats or so?Lee Terbosic:               We have 70 seats, right at that 70-seat mark.Dan Stefano:                70 seats, okay, so really intimate space. If you're seeing some magicians, and they're doing sleight of hand tricks you're right there to see it. It's really cool stuff. They bring in magicians all over the world.Dan Stefano:                Can you describe your role in helping get it started, and how it's been doing for a year?Lee Terbosic:               Yeah, we've been doing very well. I'm happy to report I did 100, let me see if I got this right. Yeah, I hit 100 shows publicly last year just at Liberty, so I did three runs. I did an eight-week run of my show, In Plain Sleight, which is essentially all my standup comedy magic, illusions, mentalism. It was my touring college show that I took, and reworked, and re-marketed, and flipped, and had fun with, so I brought that to Liberty this year. Then I brought the... We sold out. Every show sold out for that run for eight straight weeks. I was going to come back in the fall with the show as well, this fall. But during that, over the span of this past year, I had a TV series come out on Discovery Channel called Houdini's Last Secrets.Lee Terbosic:               When I wrapped on filming that, there was some stuff that I still wanted to work on offstage. As I was working on it I developed this idea of wanting to bring a Houdini show where I would play Harry on stage to life. Now I have this beautiful venue with all this creative freedom to come up with stuff, and so I decided to create a show called The Life and Death of Harry Houdini. We decided to run that performance. I was working on that all last year, all summer writing it, scripting it, scoring it, everything from filming a documentary, all kinds of crazy stuff. But, the idea was to bring it to fruition for two weeks in October, the last two weeks of October because they're always such a big magic month, and it always circulates around because of Harry Houdini's death on October 31st of 1926.Dan Stefano:                Oh on Halloween.Lee Terbosic:               Halloween, yeah. We originally promoted that show. We put tickets on sale for just the two weeks. The show sold out in one day, all two weeks of the run, so we decided. The trust came back to me, and said, "Hey Lee, there's a pretty big demand for the show." I said, "Okay, well let's do it another two weeks."Lee Terbosic:               The thing about that is that in the show I was doing a stunt. I do the upside down straight jacket escape in the show, and so by me agreeing to extend the show two more weeks that's me agreeing to extend me putting my life on the line every single night.Dan Stefano:                Right, to remind everybody, back in I think it was 2016 you did this over... Was it over Penn Avenue, or Liberty?Lee Terbosic:               No, Houdini 100 took place on November 6th, 2016 at the corner of Liberty and Wood, so just down, right there on the corner.Dan Stefano:                You were hung pretty high in the air on that one.Lee Terbosic:               I was 100 feet up, upside down in a straight jacket.Dan Stefano:                I know Liberty Magic doesn't quite have 100 foot ceilings.Lee Terbosic:               We don't have that high of a ceiling, but it's like a 25, 28 foot ceiling height. Then we were able to find this really, really ingenious rig that we installed into the theater. I was able to be about, when my feet were up there I was about a foot from the ceiling with my feet because of the contraption. Then my head was... If you look up in the audience you're three feet away from me. I'm really hanging over top of you doing the straight jacket escape. This is as close as you can get to having it done, and being able to see it, but it didn't start just this year. I've been doing residencies in the city since 2015. That was the time period where I told my agent, and my manager. I was like, "Hey guys, I've been on the road a lot. I want to come home."Lee Terbosic:               I came home, and I started doing residencies at Dave & Buster's with a show called Bamboozled. Then I have a residency still to this day, I still have it going. It's called 52 Up Close at Hotel Monaco. That's just for 52 people at a time, and I'm only doing the show 52 times a year now.Dan Stefano:                You grew up in one of the southern neighborhoods in the city.Lee Terbosic:               I was a city kid actually, so I was born and raised in the City of Pittsburgh, Lincoln Place. Then I went to, when I was in my teenage years I moved to Baldwin. I went to Baldwin High School. Then from Baldwin, I went to Robert Morris University.Dan Stefano:                It's nice to see somebody come back, and try to give back to the culture of the city here, and you touched on it. Is there... People don't think of magicians quite as often. Do you feel like the culture still has really an interest in it, the profession?Lee Terbosic:               It is more than ever right now. We are in – I call it the magic renaissance period. Every year something's hot, and Hollywood always... You always know it's hot because Hollywood jumps on it, and they explode it. When magic's hot there was a ton of magic movies. It has peaks and valleys, and sometimes standup comedy's the hot thing, but magic has definitely had its due, I guess. That's because of all these amazing shows that are now promoting magic in the right way, like America's Got Talent and these great magic themed shows on television. That's getting the audience's attention out there to see it live, and that's one of the problems. You can't see magic live. You only watch it on your phone, or on television because most people might know about the Magic Castle in Hollywood, but other than that they're like, "Oh, I can see a magician maybe in Las Vegas", but they don't know that we have it right here. It's in New York. It's popping up in every city across the country now.Lee Terbosic:               The same way how a comedian tours the country, and goes to comedy clubs, you're starting to see that happen with magic now. Magicians are literally getting the chance to go to the Chicago Magic Lounge, perform there, perform at Liberty Magic in Pittsburgh, hit the Magic Castle in Hollywood. It's like that circuit is starting to come alive.Logan Armstrong:        Yeah, and it's nice to have an intimate venue, like Liberty Magic, like you said, where it's more of that up close, sleight of hand kind of things. When you first got into magic was that your passion, those up close, intimate sleight of hand, or did you like doing those bigger stunts, or how did it all start for you?Lee Terbosic:               It really, for me, started with sleight of hand. I was drawn to a pack of cards, learning card tricks, and fooling people, my parents, and my sister. Then it slowly kind of morphed because you have to figure out who you are on stage, and that can take time, and especially when you're a young kid because I was just bouncing all over the place. I loved David Copperfield. I loved Lance Burton. I loved Penn & Teller. I loved all these guys, and they all had their own thing. I'm a young kid that's into magic, so I'm absorbing everything. I'm a sponge.Lee Terbosic:               Over those few years of coming up, I dabbled in a little bit of everything from making my sister disappear to mind reading stuff, to trying big illusions, and stuff like that. As I grew as an entertainer, and grew as a performer I realized what my strong suits were, and what the stuff I really dug, and so I veered into that type of magic in which, for me, was a pack of cards. I'm obsessed with doing card tricks, but over time I saw avenues like learning escapes, and my infatuation with Harry Houdini, and that comedy magic, and illusions, Amazing Jonathan, all these different personalities that were out there were in one hand or not shaping me as a performer for what to bring to the audience.Logan Armstrong:        You mentioned Harry Houdini as a big influence, and you obviously had the huge stunts, Houdini 100 back in 2016. Are there any other upcoming, crazy stunts that we can expect, or anything big for you on the horizon?Lee Terbosic:               Yes, I'm always working on something. My infatuation with him began in 2010. Every kid who gets into magic knows who Harry Houdini is, but I read his stuff as a kid, but I wasn't mesmerized by him back then because, like I said, I had so many magicians to look into, and figure out, and try to find out how all this stuff was happening. For me it was when I was in, it was in 2010. I was in New York City with my mentor, and fellow Pittsburgh magician, Paul Gertner, and Paul has had a big influence in my career. When I was helping him produce his show in New York before we left he asked me. He said, "Lee, do you want to see if we can find Harry Houdini?" At that moment I was like, "Wait a minute. We're going to go find Harry Houdini right now? What do you mean? Where's he at?"Dan Stefano:                That's quite a trick.Lee Terbosic:               That's quite a trick, right, like he's been dead for a long time. But, he goes, "No, he's buried I think in the cemetery right up in Queens." My history, the little history I had of Harry at that moment, I assumed that he had been buried in his hometown, which was Appleton, Wisconsin. I'm thinking, "Why would he be buried in Queens?" That's when Paul was like, "No, New York was a big part of his life, and helped shape him, and duh, daduh, daduh", and so we went and found Harry that day.Lee Terbosic:               That was in 2010. We went to his grave, and we stood there. It was kind of cool to be with another magician, and learning with him. When I got back Paul gave me a book. It's called the Taschen Magic Book. It's this giant coffee table book, very pretty. That night when I was going through the pages of that book I stumbled upon the photo of Harry Houdini doing the upside down straight jacket escape in Pittsburgh . And that was the moment that I went, "Wait a minute." It hit home. It came full circle. I was just at his grave in New York. Now I'm standing in my living room in Pittsburgh, and this dude played my city, and did the biggest trick I've ever seen in this city. I'm going, "Well, I have this information now. It's dated." I could figure out where it was in Pittsburgh. I was like, "I have to bring this back to life for this generation." That was when I set out to create Houdini 100. Then since then I've done the show, Houdini's Last Secrets, where I did a whole bunch more of his tricks on television, and then brought it to the stage with The Life and Death of Harry Houdini.Lee Terbosic:               We're working on a documentary right now from all the stuff that I was able to shoot over the summer. I shot at the Magic Castle in Hollywood with a guy named John Cox. I filmed at the Houdini Museum in New York City with Roger Dryer. Then I also got a special invitation tour, invite only, from the people that own Harry Houdini's actual home in New York. It's in Harlem. It's called 278 West 113th Street. He bought the house in 1905, and he lived there up until the day he died in 1926, so he lived there about half his life with his family, and his wife.Lee Terbosic:               I was all these things. I was so fascinated with his home, and so that's when I, when I was figuring all these things about his house I decided to make my live show a performance in his living room, so when you come to see The Life and Death of Harry Houdini at Liberty Magic you literally saw me on stage portraying Harry Houdini, but in his home at 278 in Harlem.Dan Stefano:                Did you recreate?Lee Terbosic:               Yeah, we did because it was all, the whole performance was centered around the bookcase. Now, if you remember in 2016 I recreated the photo of Houdini 100. That was one of the big things. I took the photo from 1916, and I got the exact same image of me doing it in 2016. It's the exact same spot Harry was hanging in the city.Lee Terbosic:               When I was doing my research about Harry Houdini's house I found this photo, which is an iconic photo, of Harry standing against a bookcase with all these books. If you Google it, it's one of the first photos that pop up. Well, I found out that photo was taken in his home at 278. That bookcase was very special to Harry Houdini. It housed all of his collection of secrets. It literally was the jewels of magic right there in that photo.Lee Terbosic:               Well, when he died all of his magic got broken up all around the world, and that house was obviously sold, but that bookcase in that home remained to this very day. But, in 2016, or 2017 when that house went on sale that bookcase disappeared out of the living room. And if you look at the photo it's a gigantic, beautiful bookcase, and you're going, "How did this disappear out of this photo?" Well, the one person that made it disappear was David Copperfield. He is now the biggest collector of magic in the world.Lee Terbosic:               Over the years, over the past 30 years, his collection, he has bought up everything Harry Houdini, and he's taken it all to a secret warehouse in Las Vegas, and that's where his collection lives. In the magic world we refer to it as the Smithsonian of magic because it is unbelievable, but yet it's still a secret. It's the secret where it's at. It's in the secret warehouse, and it's his museum. The only way to see this stuff is by David Copperfield. He's the only one that will allow people in and out to see it.Lee Terbosic:               Once I had figured out all these things about Harry's house, and this bookcase, and I was like, "Well, the only thing I got to do is I got to get into this. I got to go see David. I got to get into this museum." That's what I did. I hit up my... Going back, on the Discovery show I did that show with a guy named George Hardeen, and George Hardeen's claim to fame is that he is the great grand-nephew of Harry Houdini, so I'm friends with the family now. I'm in the family, so I know that if I took George Hardeen, a Houdini, and I put him in front of David Copperfield, the biggest Houdini collector out there, and lover of magic, and Harry Houdini, I knew that I would see something special something happen, so that's what I did.Lee Terbosic:               I hit up George. I said, "George." He lives in Arizona. I said, "Hey man, do you want to meet me in Las Vegas? I want to take you to something." He was like, "Sure." So, we all-Dan Stefano:                That's all you said, "I just want to take you somewhere."Lee Terbosic:               He's like, "Oh dude, Vegas, I'm in." He's such a fun guy. George met me in Las Vegas. My friends from England came over, and we all went and saw David Copperfield that night. We got front row tickets. Then I arranged for a meet-and-greet back stage. Then we went back backstage, and I introduced. It was really cool. I got to introduce George Hardeen, a Houdini, to David Copperfield. It was in that moment that David Copperfield was meeting George where I can see David literally becoming a kid. He's like, "Wow." You could see the resemblance, and so that night he took us to see the museum, a private tour by David Copperfield of his museum, and he let us see, and touch all the Houdini stuff, but that bookcase that was in the home. That bookcase is in his collection. What David Copperfield did is he took me to the exact same location on that bookcase, and he posed me, and he took a photo on my phone. He took the photo, and I recreated that photo from the bookcase from Harry Houdini.Dan Stefano:                Wow, that's pretty amazing.Logan Armstrong:        Wow, that's incredible.Lee Terbosic:               It's been a wild ride the last couple years, but obviously still working on more to answer your question. I still have some more stuff I'm working on.Logan Armstrong:        Well, once you visited that I'm sure you have a ton of secrets-Lee Terbosic:               Oh my God, man.Lee Terbosic:               It opened up a can of worms because getting to sit down, and talk to David Copperfield about Harry Houdini, and just his infatuation with him, and the stuff that he was able to uncover. These things are just implanting in me. I'm just going, "Oh boy, where's this going to take me next?"`Dan Stefano:                That's amazing the impact. Yeah, the impact he still has on that profession.Lee Terbosic:               Absolutely.Dan Stefano:                There's a lot of different types of magic. There are these big escapes. There's also the smaller sleight of hand. What do you think is the unifying theme of all of that, and why people are still into magic, and why people are going down to Liberty Magic, and selling out?Lee Terbosic:               You know what? That's a great question. I think it's the you have to see it with your own eyes because I think in this day and age people have become so skeptical of stuff. Everything, fake news, and deep state, and now there's videos where it's like Obama talking, but it was obviously made by some other algorithm. It's that type of skepticism that has come full circle where people are just going, "Screw it. I'll go see it live. I got to see it from my own two eyes."Dan Stefano:                Lee, can you tell us how people can follow you online, so your social accounts, and any way they can get online to see shows at Liberty Magic too?Lee Terbosic:               Absolutely, follow me at leeterbosic, L-E-E-T-E-R-B-O-S-I-C, on Instagram, Facebook. You can visit www.leeterbosic.com, 52upclose.com, and then for everything for Liberty, that's all run through the trust, so it's trustarts.org. Then /libertymagic. So, you can find all the upcoming shows, and other magicians that are coming to play that city, and when I'll be back as well.Dan Stefano:                That's great, well, Lee, thank you so much for coming, and everybody just try to get down to Liberty Magic. It's absolutely worth the trip. I've been myself.Lee Terbosic:               Come see me.Dan Stefano:                Thanks, Lee.Logan Armstrong:        Centuries before cell phones and social media human connections were made around fires as we shared the stories that shaped our world. Today stories are still the most powerful way to move hearts, and minds, and inspire action. At WordWrite, Pittsburgh's largest independent public relations agency we understand that before you had a brand, before you sold any product or service, you had a story. WordWrite helps clients to uncover their own Capital S Story, the reason someone would want to buy, work, invest, or partner with you through our patented story crafting process. Visit wordwritepr.com to uncover your Capital S Story.Paul Furiga:                  All right everybody, in this segment we want to talk about economic development. No, don't turn off the podcast just yet because we want to talk about sports, and we want to talk about medicine.Dan Stefano:                Sports, now you've got my attention.Paul Furiga:                  See, there you go, Dan.Dan Stefano:                And I've taken medicine before.Paul Furiga:                  I think you guys both have some perspective. You've taken medicine before?Dan Stefano:                Yeah.Paul Furiga:                  Dan, you're married to a doctor. You have a little bit more insight than that. Give yourself some credit, dude.Paul Furiga:                  All right, so recently in the news two fairly major announcements related to Oakland, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC. University of Pittsburgh has announced a $250 million campaign to upgrade its sports facilities dubbed by the athlete director, Heather Lyke, as Victory Heights, very cool thing. We're going to dig into that a little bit.Paul Furiga:                  The other thing we want to do is just offer a little perspective here. Most people don't know this, but where the universities are in Oakland, and where most of the region's major medical centers are is like the fourth largest employment center in the entire state of Pennsylvania. People from outside the region, they look at Pittsburgh, and they're like, "Oh steel, blah, blah, blah, blah." Some people are into the, "Oh, it's eds and meds", but they really don't understand, I don't think, what's happening in Oakland. It's now become a place where you've got these great universities, but you've also got a lot of economic activity.Paul Furiga:                  For instance, Victory Heights gets announced, and the same day UPMC Enterprises, which is the venture capital arm of UPMC, who knew a hospital system had that, announces one billion dollars in life sciences investments over the next four, five years.Dan Stefano:               That's enormous.Paul Furiga:                  It's incredible, right? Now, the thing about that is we don't see that as much as what we're probably going to see with Victory Heights. If you're listening to this podcast, and you don't even like sports I got to tell you. It's really bad up there, and Dan is a former sports journalist, and-Dan Stefano:                Currently, yes.Paul Furiga:                  ... Logan is a Pitt grad. I'm sure you guys have some perspective on that. Dan, what do you think?Dan Stefano:                Yeah, that area where Victory Heights is going to be, and I guess that's the upper campus. Logan, you're the grad. You know exactly, a little bit better than I do, but I don't want to say it's a depressed area, or anything, and they've definitely improved some aspects I believe in terms of their soccer stadiums, and their baseball, softball, but you've got the Fitzgerald Field House up there, which is decades old now. I think it pre-dates, maybe it goes beyond the '50s. I don't have the exact age on it, but I don't think there's any air conditioning there. I know teams are kind of, whenever they try to practice there, it's really crowded. I think what we saw on some of the reporting on this that the wrestling team – half of their team can practice at one time because they're worried about what if they get the entire team out there, the other weight classes, they're going to bump into each other.Dan Stefano:                This is needed to replace certain facilities, replace the Fitzgerald Field House with a 3,500 seat arena, where the wrestling team, the volleyball team, the other teams can compete, new arena there, a performance center, an indoor track. This will bring Pitt up to the level that other ACC schools are, and just other universities that are of the same level in terms of these public universities that have giant athlete departments.Dan Stefano:               These types of investments are needed from time to time at universities. A lot of people think, "Well, okay, it's just athletics", and you think volleyball, and wrestling, and gymnastics, and all of that. They aren't the revenue producing sports, but it helps enrich the university. I think a lot of this is going to be done with donor money. There's going to be some financing that's going to be involved in it. As any of these projects go it's probably going to go over budget a little bit. You hope not, but it probably will. You have to have this happen from time to time, and Heather Lyke, who's the AD there, kudos to her for actually bringing something like this to fruition. It's been talked about, maybe not in this exact structure for a while, for Pitt Athletics here. The Victory Heights label, I don't know how long that label has been on it, but she made this happen pretty quick in what has been a relatively short tenure right now with Pitt.Dan Stefano:                Logan, I know you've probably got be excited to see something like this happen as a recent Pitt grad.Logan Armstrong:        There's mixed emotion about it. There's a lot of things, and there's a lot of pros and cons in having a campus in a city environment, and one of the things that's going to happen is this new 3,500 seat arena that they're building on the lawn next to the Pete, that takes up a big area of green space that you don't really have much anywhere else on Pitt's campus.Logan Armstrong:        But, like you said, it's definitely needed that there's going to be some facility updates, and renovations because, yeah. The Fitzgerald Field House is old, and there's definitely some renovations that could be of great benefit to other sports teams even if they're not the most revenue generating, but they're also planning on replacing the student recreation center, the gym, and the Pete, and outsourcing that somewhere else. But, I'm hoping that the Fitzgerald Field House becomes a student, not a student athlete, but a student recreational athletic center where they're going to be able to replace some of the facilities that aren't needed to be quite up to standard for say the basketball team, or the football team, but for other gyms, and recreationally athletic facilities that are coming.Logan Armstrong:        Definitely excited for the investment in the athletic teams. I just hope that it's done with care.Paul Furiga:                  With students in mind.Logan Armstrong:        Yes, exactly.Paul Furiga:                  That's the perspective you have. Just a couple of statistics to give people some perspective. This billion dollar UPMC Enterprises investment and life sciences companies that's going to occur. It's going to be largely invisible compared to Victory Heights, and what you were just talking about, Logan. Here's where Pitt ranks nationally. It is number five in the country for academic research grants, primarily from the National Institutes of Health. We all love Pitt sports except for those of us, Dan, who went to WVU, or some other school. No Pitt team ranks there, and that's a big part of what Victory Heights is about.Dan Stefano:                Women's volleyball team was very good this year though.Paul Furiga:                  The women's volleyball team is fantastic. As you pointed out, the wrestling team is great. Heather Lyke, she's dynamic. I met her. I've seen her speak. She makes a great case for why this kind of investment is really relevant to the overall health of a university because you used this term, Dan, non-revenue producing sports, and however you feel about college athletics, a lot of the negative attention towards college athletics goes towards those revenue-producing sports, basketball, men's football. These non-revenue producing sports at Pitt, the Fitz. It's 68 years old. There's no air conditioning, and that's where just about every team does its training, and practicing except for basketball, and for football.Paul Furiga:                  To put some things in perspective, Craig Meyer from the Post Gazette did a really excellent story last August. In 2017 Pitt spent nearly $81 million on athletics. That's a heck of a lot of money, right?Dan Stefano:            Right.Paul Furiga:                  Ranked ninth of the 15 ACC schools, and while they increased spending 36% over a five-year span dating back to 2012, the third sharpest increase of any ACC school, they only ranked ninth. They are just way, way, way behind.Paul Furiga:                  There is an award that is given every year in collegiate athletics. It's called The Learfield IMG Director's Cup, and basically the top 150 largest division one universities in the country can compete for this cup. Pitt usually ranks around 135 or something.Dan Stefano:                Right, I think this kind of collates the success of all the athlete programs together.Paul Furiga:                  Yes, everything. It's how they recruit, how the students perform academically, how they rank, the win/loss record. I'm sure that's everybody's thinking about, "Oh, it's just win/loss record." It's a lot more than that. It's a point system, and it also is tied to how each sport performs in the NCAA championships. Again, just for perspective Pitt ranked behind Vermont, Middle Tennessee State, Montana State, Illinois State, and New Hampshire. If you're a Pitt fan, a fan of anything Pitt, that's probably not the competition set that you want to have yourself ranked-Dan Stefano:                That's not to knock those universities, but Pitt being a-Logan Armstrong:        Middle Tennessee State was the one that knocked off Michigan State in the first round of that March Madness a few years ago, remember.Dan Stefano:                That is true.Logan Armstrong:        Never forget.Dan Stefano:                We're not impugning these teams that are in the say 1AA ranks, but Pitt, if it's going to call itself a top tier school, and it's going to rank as one of the higher public universities in the U.S., as it typically does, probably your athletics should be up there too at a certain level. But, as you mentioned, in terms of development in Oakland we're not stopping at athletics here in the city. There's quite a bit going on, and the university's pretty deeply enmeshed in that.Paul Furiga:                  That's really the point that I think merits the segment on the podcast today is we're going to see stuff happen with Victory Heights. It's long overdue. Hail to Pitt for those of you who are Pitt grads, or care about Pitt.Logan Armstrong:        Yes.Dan Stefano:                Some people, Health Pitt maybe.Paul Furiga:                 I paid to put a daughter through Pitt, so HTP. For everybody else, remember this is part, like you said Dan, of a bigger picture where the universities, in this case Pitt, and affiliated institutions like UPMC, continue to be huge economic drivers.Dan Stefano:                Yeah, sure. Then we can clean up South Oakland next where Logan used to live.Logan Armstrong:        It has its charms.Paul Furiga:                   Sure it does. I do like the Mad Mex.Logan Armstrong:        The OG Mad Mex.Paul Furiga:                  Right.Logan Armstrong:        Okay, for this episode's Pittsburgh Polyphony where taking a step back from just looking at a single artists, and we're actually going to look at local production group that all went to California University of Pennsylvania together called One800. They've been doing some crazy work. They used to work solely with a Pittsburgh artist, My Favorite Color, who I believe I'm mentioned on here before, but they've just recently put out an album with a slew of Pittsburgh artists that range from hip-hop, to R&B, to pop, and they're doing some really cool things.Dan Stefano:             Is the album called Toll Free?Logan Armstrong:         The album is not called Toll Free, but I think we need to get in touch with them for the next tape they do.Dan Stefano:                There's many marketing opportunities here to be had, Logan come onLogan Armstrong:         Yeah, so the album is actually called Pittsburgh City Limits, which fairs well with the talent roster that they have on it, but it has artists from Clara Kent, to Mars Jackson, Pick Patek, Young Guy Burkett, some of these names that I've mentioned before, but, as I've said, they're all out of California University of Pennsylvania. Cody Maimone, Jeremy Rosinger, and Don Pomposelli, they're the three that have been working hard, and they've been doing some really cools things. A lot of times artists will tell you that the Pittsburgh music scene is supportive, and other times it's not so much, so it's nice to see these guys coming together, and really spreading some light onto Pittsburgh artists.Logan Armstrong:        It's the first thing, the first type of project I've seen like this coming out of the city.Dan Stefano:                Yeah, it sounds really great. As you said, people want to be supportive of each other in this community because it's hard to make it out from a city of this size, and really anywhere in the music industry, even if you're somewhere in Los Angeles, or something where there's a million people trying to make it the same way, or New York City, so it's something kind of special too that it comes from a small town, like California where I suppose, did these people meet in a university down there?Logan Armstrong:        Yeah, they met at university. They all went to Cal U together. I'm not sure if that's where they met My Favorite Color, but yeah. These three guys have been at it for a few years. And so how this album came about is they dubbed it the Pittsburgh Sessions. They would get these artists in there, in their home studio, and just vibe with no real preconceived notions of what kind of stuff they wanted to make. They just bring the artists in, and go with the flow with whatever happened. It came out with a really great project. There's some real nice songs on there.Dan Stefano:                What are we going to hear from Pittsburgh City Limits today then?Logan Armstrong:        We got a great one for you. It features the Pittsburgh artist Walkney, who I think I failed to mention earlier, but Walkney. The song's called Bad Reputation, so it's a nice upbeat tune, maybe a little reprieve from this horrible Pittsburgh weather we got here, so we hope you enjoy it.Dan Stefano:                You got a great reputation by my books there, Logan. 

It’s women’s week again at the Chicago Magic Lounge! This time Carisa Hendrix is joined by Alexandra Duvivier & Rachel Wax to chat about character, culture and tell some fun stories. Intro / Shezam Theme 0:00:00 Women in Magic Week 0:01:11 Shezam cocktail 0:05:43 Inspirations for female magicians 0:08:20 Establishing character in 8 seconds 0:11:55… Continue reading 046 – Alexandra Duvivier & Rachel Wax LIVE from the Chicago Magic Lounge

It’s women’s week again at the Chicago Magic Lounge! This time Carisa Hendrix is joined by Alexandra Duvivier & Rachel Wax to chat about character, culture and tell some fun stories. Intro / Shezam Theme 0:00:00 Women in Magic Week 0:01:11 Shezam cocktail 0:05:43 Inspirations for female magicians 0:08:20 Establishing character in 8 seconds 0:11:55… Continue reading 046 – Alexandra Duvivier & Rachel Wax LIVE from the Chicago Magic Lounge

Paige Thompson and Jan Rose join Carisa Hendrix to discuss their journey in magic and how the Chicago Magic Lounge pushed them both to developing new identities on-stage.

Paige Thompson and Jan Rose join Carisa Hendrix to discuss their journey in magic and how the Chicago Magic Lounge pushed them both to developing new identities on-stage.

Carisa sits down with Chris Capehart a master magician with over years performing experience on big stages. He is a famous and accomplished street performer, killer kids show magician, comedian, writer and a wonderful man. Intro / Theme 0:00:00 Catching up 0:00:24 Introducing Chris Capehart 0:01:15 Performing at the Chicago Magic Lounge 0:02:40 Visual aspect… Continue reading 041 – Chris Capehart on Audience Management & Identity

Carisa sits down with Chris Capehart a master magician with over years performing experience on big stages. He is a famous and accomplished street performer, killer kids show magician, comedian, writer and a wonderful man. Intro / Theme 0:00:00 Catching up 0:00:24 Introducing Chris Capehart 0:01:15 Performing at the Chicago Magic Lounge 0:02:40 Visual aspect… Continue reading 041 – Chris Capehart on Audience Management & Identity

Schedule of Events - August 309AM-6PM Registration 9AM-6PM Dealers Open1PM-2PM Harry Allen Lecture2:30PM-3:30PM Oscar Munoz Lecture3:30PM-5PM DealersShow4PM-5PM TAOM Board Meeting5PM-7PM Dinner7:30PM-9:30PM Stage Contest & Show at the Magik Theatre10PM-11PM Texas Collectors’ Meeting12AM-1AM Midnight Madness View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Time Stamps for this Podcast:00:00:17 - Jamie Salinas and Scott take off from Houston to San Antonio after stopping for a Dunkin’ Donuts00:15:04 - T.A.O.M. Guest of Honor, Richard Turner is the first guest who talks about a lot of the work that he has planned for the next month…and it’s incredible. Plus we get a sneak peak at another project he’s working on for 2020.00:26:04 - Past President of the T.A.O.M. talks about his past 70 years as a magician and what he’s doing this year to celebrate00:32:32 -David Parr from Chicago just completed his one year contract at the Chicago Magic Lounge and is now taking his show on the road.00:39:00 - James Dimmare and T.A.O.M. President, Sal Manfredo00:48:12 - Alex Gutierrez, Talent Chairman, talks about the acts this year.00:49:25 - Russell Bruce tells us about his days with Siegfried and Roy and now his new job with Cirque du Soliel at Ka. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

Welcome back! This week, we speak with Lee Benzaquin, a magician at the Chicago Magic Lounge. We learn about Chicago's surprisingly deep history of magic, and how the Chicago Magic Lounge is helping to continue this tradition. Lee also talks to us about how he got into performing magic, and shows us a trick of his own. Want to see a show at the Chicago Magic Lounge? You should! Find tickets and show times at: https://www.chicagomagiclounge.com/welcome You can find more episodes, updates, and extras at: www.sochiety.com Let us know what you think! Send us an email at: sochietypodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sochiety Tweet at us: www.twitter.com/sochietypod

Recorded live at the Chicago Magic Lounge during their Women in Magic Spotlight, Carisa interviews the amazing Jade, and the phenomenal Alba! Jade’s Website Alba’s Website Chicago Magic Lounge  This podcast is supported in part through support from the endowment and development fund of the International Brotherhood of Magicians

Recorded live at the Chicago Magic Lounge during their Women in Magic Spotlight, Carisa interviews the amazing Jade, and the phenomenal Alba! Jade’s Website Alba’s Website Chicago Magic Lounge  This podcast is supported in part through support from the endowment and development fund of the International Brotherhood of Magicians

The Chicago Magic Lounge is celebrating one year anniversary in its new location on 5050 N. Clark. Last year has brought over 100 magicians, over 450 shows, and entertained over 40,000 people who love the art of illusion. Jill Hopkins spoke with Co-Owner and CEO, Joey Cranford and Scouting and Booking Manager, Ben Barnes about their magic shows, the different styles of magic, and how their new space is building a community for magicians and magic enthusiasts! For more info, visit: https://www.chicagomagiclounge.com/ Listen to the Morning AMp live weekdays from 8-10 AM, streaming on vocalo.org/player and 91.1 FM

Chicago Magic Lounge Entertainment Director Ben Barnes jumps in the car to talk about the history of table magic in Chicago, his history with magic and the happenings at Chicago Magic Lounge (5050 N. Clark). For this episode, we went to nearby Hot "G" Dog (5009 N. Clark) for some of the best sausages you can get in the city. I had rabbit sausage. It put hare on my chest. Heh. Discussed this week: The "Hot Doug's" legacy lives on at Hot "G" Dog. They do amazing things with sausage (Crawfish dog! Alligator sausage! Duck fat fries!). Close-up magic in Chicago nightclubs... a decades-long tradition. The Chicago Magic Lounge is housed in an old commercial laundromat ("the entryway was touched as little as possible"). Magic's influence and appeal with kids. The different shows at Chicago Magic Lounge, including the "experimental" night. Ben does close-up magic in the car... and it blows my mind! "The Ace of Hearts ended up in his mouth!" Car Con Carne is presented by The Autobarn Mazda of Evanston!

Chicago Magic Lounge Entertainment Director Ben Barnes jumps in the car to talk about the history of table magic in Chicago, his history with magic and the happenings at Chicago Magic Lounge (5050 N. Clark). For this episode, we went to nearby Hot "G" Dog (5009 N. Clark) for some of the best sausages you can get in the city. I had rabbit sausage. It put hare on my chest. Heh. Discussed this week: The "Hot Doug's" legacy lives on at Hot "G" Dog. They do amazing things with sausage (Crawfish dog! Alligator sausage! Duck fat fries!). Close-up magic in Chicago nightclubs... a decades-long tradition. The Chicago Magic Lounge is housed in an old commercial laundromat ("the entryway was touched as little as possible"). Magic's influence and appeal with kids. The different shows at Chicago Magic Lounge, including the "experimental" night. Ben does close-up magic in the car... and it blows my mind! "The Ace of Hearts ended up in his mouth!" Car Con Carne is presented by The Autobarn Mazda of Evanston!

After several recommendations, Joe Diamond finally sits down with Jonah for episode 141 to discuss ritualistic magic, believability, and engaging your audiences. Joe is a mentalist based in Illinois who delves into the weird side of life through his magic. He has headlined at the Chicago Magic Lounge, performed alongside David Parr, and hosts a weekly show called The 13th Hour. The post Rituals, Experiences and Engaging Mentalism with Joe Diamond appeared first on Discourse in Magic.

After several recommendations, Joe Diamond finally sits down with Jonah for episode 141 to discuss ritualistic magic, believability, and engaging your audiences. Joe is a mentalist based in Illinois who delves into the weird side of life through his magic. He has headlined at the Chicago Magic Lounge, performed alongside David Parr, and hosts a weekly show called The 13th Hour. The post Rituals, Experiences and Engaging Mentalism with Joe Diamond appeared first on Discourse in Magic.

Simon is back from FISM in Korea. Nick is back from The Chicago Magic Lounge and onto Iceland. They discuss why FISM is not the Olympics of magic and much more. Thank you to everyone who donated to... "Two Magicians. One Mic." is a podcast designed by working magicians for magicians and performers. Inspired by podcasts such as WTF and Nerdist, we dissect magic and observe it from the performance perspective. Come listen as we interview working magicians and analyze the performance community.

This week, Laura and Sara are joined by Joey Cranford, co-owner and CEO of Chicago Magic Lounge where the main attraction is the magic and can be experienced at three different spaces throughout the venue: at the front bar, in the 120 seat main cabaret-style theatre, and the more intimate 43 seat 654 Club. Chicago Magic Lounge is located at 5050 N. Clark Street in Andersonville and is open for magic, signature cocktails, and small bites seven days a week.  For episode show notes, please click here.

Ryan Plunkett is well known as the author of A New Angle and from his work at The Chicago Magic Lounge.  We’ve been eager to get him on the podcast for some time now.  Ryan worked for a while at a magic store. It ended up teaching him about the things that he hated about magic.  So much of the industry is based on pushing cheap tricks with little actual value. The post A New Angle on The Chicago Magic Lounge with Ryan Plunkett appeared first on Discourse in Magic.

Ryan Plunkett is well known as the author of A New Angle and from his work at The Chicago Magic Lounge.  We’ve been eager to get him on the podcast for some time now.  Ryan worked for a while at a magic store. It ended up teaching him about the things that he hated about magic.  So much of the industry is based on pushing cheap tricks with little actual value. The post A New Angle on The Chicago Magic Lounge with Ryan Plunkett appeared first on Discourse in Magic.

This week the nerds talk: Wrestlemania, NXT Takeover, Chicago Magic Lounge, nicknames bum give you, and more!

Special Episode! I recently travelled to Chicago for the grand opening of the Chicago Magic Lounge - Chicago’s newest home for close-up and stage magic. The lounge was previously just a a show, but over the last year, the construction of an incredible, immersive magic venue has given the Chicago Magic Lounge a new home and a new face. The place is gorgeous, and visiting and seeing the shows are definitely the coolest experience you can have in Chicago right now. Enjoy!

Nick and Simon are back for 2018 to discuss their recent experiences on cruise ships, corporate events, the Chicago Magic Lounge, sold out shows to Nick’s family, a love/hate relationship with social... "Two Magicians. One Mic." is a podcast designed by working magicians for magicians and performers. Inspired by podcasts such as WTF and Nerdist, we dissect magic and observe it from the performance perspective. Come listen as we interview working magicians and analyze the performance community.

Hosts Mike Klasek and Marty Schousboe take you down the rabbit hole that is NOW YOU SEE ME 2. Hold on to your hats because they go full radio lab in this episode. Segment 1: Marybess Pritchett, Heather Harrison, Sarah Nagy, Erin Couglin, Shannon Leigh Mann, Phil Meister, and Josh Henderson-Cox Segment 2: Gary Richardson and Steph Cook Segment 3: Josh Henderson-Cox and Lee Benzaquin If you live in Chicago check out the CHICAGO MAGIC LOUNGE. If you live in New York visit THE ANNOYANCE THEATRE. Follow Mike on twitter @ emklasek and check out Marty here http://www.martyschousboe.com/