Broken Wand: Max Maven
The Magic Newswire
The world of magic became much poorer this week with the passing of one of the best, Max Maven. I was honored to have had the opportunity to meet and speak with Max on numerous occasions and always came away a little better from the experience. As one of my early guests on the podcast, Max set the bar very high for all those to follow. I am sharing that first chat again here for those that are still reeling from the loss and for those that are somehow not familiar with his work. From his Twitter feed on Nov. 2, 2022: I made my life about words, reading them and writing them....
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Broken Wand: Max Maven
The Magic Newswire
The world of magic became much poorer this week with the passing of one of the best, Max Maven. I was honored to have had the opportunity to meet and speak with Max on numerous occasions and always came away a little better from the experience. As one of my early guests on the podcast, Max set the bar very high for all those to follow. I am sharing that first chat again here for those that are still reeling from the loss and for those that are somehow not familiar with his work. From his Twitter feed on Nov. 2, 2022: I made my life about words, reading them and writing them....
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Broken Wand: Max Maven
The Magic Newswire
The world of magic became much poorer this week with the passing of one of the best, Max Maven. I was honored to have had the opportunity to meet and speak with Max on numerous occasions and always came away a little better from the experience. As one of my early guests on the podcast, Max set the bar very high for all those to follow. I am sharing that first chat again here for those that are still reeling from the loss and for those that are somehow not familiar with his work. From his Twitter feed on Nov. 2, 2022: I made my life about words, reading them and writing them....
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Broken Wand: Max Maven
The Magic Newswire
The world of magic became much poorer this week with the passing of one of the best, Max Maven. I was honored to have had the opportunity to meet and speak with Max on numerous occasions and always came away a little better from the experience. As one of my early guests on the podcast, Max set the bar very high for all those to follow. I am sharing that first chat again here for those that are still reeling from the loss and for those that are somehow not familiar with his work. From his Twitter feed on Nov. 2, 2022: I made my life about words, reading them and writing them....
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Broken Wand :: Amazing Johnathan
The Magic Newswire
From numerous sources, we have sadly learned of the passing of the Amazing Johnathan. According to , "An exact cause of death was not immediately given, though Johnathan — born Johnathan Edward Szeles — had previously revealed he had been diagnosed with a heart condition. Szeles’ wife, the performer Anastasia Synn, confirmed her husband’s death, telling the Review-Journal he died in his sleep Tuesday night." In remembrance, I am reposting my conversation with him from just before his annual Halloween Party in 2008. Johnathan, it will be hard to forget someone who gave us so much...
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BANACHEK REMASTERED - MNW151
The Magic Newswire
My guest on this episode of the Magic Newswire's "Spirit of Magic" podcast is more than just an amazing performer, he's a respected thinker and creator in the art of magic and mentalism. Banachek was also a part of the now famous Project Alpha hoax in which he convinced scientists from Washington University that he was actually demonstrating paranormal abilities. Banachek is now a sought after consultant and performer who has worked with such performers as Criss Angel and
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JAMES RANDI REDUC - MNW110
The Magic Newswire
The James Randi Foundation has today announced that "The Amazing Randi" had died at the age of 92, saying simply that its founder succumbed to “age-related causes” on Tuesday. Randi joined us on this episode of the "Spirit of Magic" podcast before appearing as a featured performer at the 100th Anniversary Salute to Magic show in New York City. Randi began his career as a mentalist and magician before becoming known as a scientific sceptic challenging those who claim to have paranormal abilities. He gained fame in this field after an ongoing feud between himself and Uri Gellar in the...
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BROKEN WAND :: MARVYN ROY
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Today we lost yet another true luminary in the world of magic, Marvyn Roy, better known to many as Mr. Electric." I interviewed Marvyn in 2009 and hope that you will enjoy remembering him along with me by revisiting this interview. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Dai Vernon Foundation.
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MNW 133 : Deitrich & Brooks
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Dorothy Dietrich is one of the world's foremost female magician and escapologists. She was the first woman to catch a bullet in her mouth. Dorothy is also the first woman to perform a straitjacket escape while suspended hundreds of feet in the air from a burning rope and has been referred to as on of the "eight most noted magicians of the late twentieth century." Dick Brooks is a world class entertainer of both comedy and magic and helped to found FAME which later became the Society of Young Magicians within SAM. Together, they...
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MNW336 REDUX : THE CHARLIE MILLER INTERVIEW
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Seconds, bottoms, the pass, Malini, Vernon and so much more. Charlie Miller is one of those names that are often mentioned in the context of modern card magic. In that same context, he is one of those technicians that I think that many of us know too little about. I hope that this conversation with some of his closest friends ...
info_outline"Some demented magician would take over a movie theater at midnight on Saturday. He'd choose creepy tricks and return-of-the-dead patter and the show would climax with him producing a monster, like a mummy, who would stagger into the audience as the lights went out. All the teenagers would clutch their dates and scream and giggle," he adds, "and take advantage of the darkness to have a great time."
This is the Teller's description of the Midnight Spook Shows that served to inspire he, Todd Robbins and Johnny Thompson as they collaborated to deliver the off-Broadway production, "Play Dead."
Somehow, magic and mystery are combined to bring joy to the audience by scaring them to death and we talk about how that's possible!