In November it's Nick Difatte month along the Way of the Showman. We have a wideranging and circuitous conversation. We touch on the following topics and many more.

What is a masterclass

Secrets 

Nick’s book Offbeat by Squash Publishing is sold out, but will be back in print…

It’s got essays one which was a big topic in the previous episode with Nick (E113)

Mentor Tyler Ericson.

Learning cheating

Secret collecting. And becoming overwhelmed by having too many tricks. Many of those who have the most tricks have non to perform when asked.

What’s being displayed in secrets is what you see. Magic what’s “really going on” is hidden.

Oriental magic done by white folks. Okito, Fu Manchu, Chung Ling Soo by Jim Steinmeier.

The importance of being fooled to remember what it’s like. Rekindle the passion.

The importance of searching for secrets to value them.

Amateurs doing it for the love of it, not the money. Using the money they make from work to buy secrets.

Old men in magic. SO old they piss their pants…

We talk about what we wanted to talk about the next time. Do we follow up these things? Tune into next episode to find out…

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