the Way of the Showman

121 - Further SECRETS!!! with Nick Difatte part 2 of 2


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another great episode with the wonderful Nick Difatte! We continue our talk on secrets.

we touch on these topics and more -

You're not suposed to share secrets yet there are 1000's of magic books...
 
How tricks you buy looks.

Max Mavens distinct style of the magic he sold.

Envelopes holding the secrets to the universe.

Tim Conover

Magic downloads

Collectors and the drive to colelct hard to get stuff.

The value of the effort to learn magic from books.

Sponge balls and theri core slights

Jerry Sadowitz

Tannens Magic Camp and Nicks experience from being a teacher there.

Teaching secrets to kids

Importance of feeling Mastery for kids in the learning process.

Foam Bananas

Christopher T Magician's book Beyond Look Dont See

Subtleties of what secrets to put in a book of magic meant for the general public.

Stuff published, but can a PRO really do a routine from a book

Making it your own

Billet work and how the good workers makes them dissapear from the aundience's memories.

"Vetting" magicians

The pleasures of having someone do your material.

Choosing material you can/should do.

Me seeing Jason England perform card magic, jamming whilst I was out to lunch with Nick Mac King and Jason England and he completely fried me with the craziest card work.

Rythms in comedy.

Structuring you magic acts.

People glazing over when barraged with too much magic...

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