We are back Thursday January 7 with all new episodes. Have a great holiday season everyone!

Amazing stories and ideas from the man who literally wrote the book on bubble magic - the original Bubble Guy, Tom Noddy himself!

 

Titles mentioned in this Episode

Soap Bubbles and the Forces Which Mould Them – C.V. (Charles Vernon) Boys

Some more exquisite conjuring – F.W. Conradi

Tom Noddy’s Bubble Magic – Tom Noddy

Tom Noddy on That’s Incredible https://youtu.be/QQ0-ArfK7f4?t=3281

Tom Noddy on the Tonight show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRe9M1lF4Hs

Pep Bou – Spanish Bubble Artist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il39nwHGJIY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_jheQnO2Mk

 Where to connect

https://www.facebook.com/tom.noddy/

bubblemagic.com

A delightful conversation on artful and ingenious magic with Penn and Teller Fool Us fooler - the incredible Vitaly!

 

Titles mentioned in this Episode

Modern Coin Magic – J.B. Bobo

Expert Card Technique – Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue

Magic and Showmanship – Henning Nelms

Magic by Misdirection – Dariel Fitzkee

Practical Mental Effects – Theodore Annemann

The Books of Wonder – Tommy Wonder

Al Schneider Magic – Al Schneider

An Actor Prepares – Konstantin Stanislavski

Theatre of the Mind – Barrie Richardson

Paramiracles – Ted Lesley

The Royal Road to Card Magic – Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue

Al Baker’s Books of Magic Tricks - Al Baker

The Memory Book – Harry Loryane

How to Develop a Brilliant Memory – Dominic O’Brien

Mega Memory – Kevin Trudeau

How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

Think Like a Genius – Todd Siler

 

Where to connect

http://www.eveningofwonders.com/

A beautiful still life illusion https://twitter.com/VitalyOffBway/status/1037374850090905600

From his earliest magic performances to his multi-million viewed Ted Talks, discover the books and people that influenced the incredible skills of Lightning Calculator Arthur Benjamin.   Arthur even provides some interactive magic you can try at home as you listen to the episode.

 

Titles mentioned in this Episode

Close up Card Magic – Harry Lorayne

Practical Mental Effects – Theodore Annemann

13 Steps to Mentalism – Tony Corinda

The Colour Series of Mentalism – Max Maven

Paul Daniels Show - https://youtu.be/RCHCkBj_DWk?t=1149

The Memory Book – Harry Lorayne

Secrets of Mental Math – Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer

The Magic of Math:Solving for x and Figuring Out Why – Arthur Benjamin

The Great Courses – Arthur Benjamin https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/arthur-t-benjamin/

Authors:

Stewart James

Simon Aaronson

Juan Tamariz

Roberto Giobbi

Machinations – Ben Harris

How to win friends and influence people – Dale Carnegie

 

Where to connect

https://www.arthurbenjamin.info/

https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_a_performance_of_mathemagic?language=en

https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_the_magic_of_fibonacci_numbers

https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_teach_statistics_before_calculus

Described by David Copperfield as "The Next Great Magician", one of the stars of Champions of Magic - podcaster, entertainer, and amazing human Kayla Drescher shares the books that have influenced her.

Titles mentioned in this Episode

The Books of Wonder – Tommy Wonder

Tommy Wonder – 2 cup routine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzFu_IuK8-k

Kayla Drescher on Fool US - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_QLGXsDhw

The Tarbell Course in Magic – Harlan Tarbell

Trix and Chatter – Werner C. “Dorny” Dornfeld

Belly Laughs – Robert Orben

Protoplasm – Christina Painter

Floating Light Bulb – Harry Blackstone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY64PxRTwh4

The Psychology of Everyday Things – Don Norman

Gracie: A Love Story – George Burns

 

Penn and Teller – Fool Us TV Series

Magic For Humans TV Series

The Carbanaro Effect TV Series– Michael Carbanaro

 

Where to connect

https://magicinheels.com/

https://shezampod.com/

https://twitter.com/magicinheelskd

https://www.instagram.com/magicinheels

Steve Aldrich shares books and experiences from his long career in magic.  Magic on mountaintops, elegant prop building, and one of his favourite Miser's Dream routines.

Titles mentioned in this Episode

Stars of Magic – Various

The Slydini Book of Magic – Tony Slydini

Mark Wilson’s Complete Course in Magic – Mark Wilson

Routined Manipulation Finale – Lewis Ganson

The Royal Road to Card Magic – Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue

Francis Carlyle “Homing Card” (from Stars of Magic)

Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic – Lewis Ganson and Dai Vernon

A New Guide to Rational Living – Albert Ellis

The Modern Conjurer – (Charles) Lang Neil

Illustrated Magic – Ottokar Fischer

The Tarbell Course in Magic – Harlan Tarbell

Magical Mathematics – Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham

Lecture Notes – Steve Aldrich

The Testament of R. W. Hull - R.W. (Ralph) Hull

Greater Magic – John Northern Hilliard

Magic with Faucett Ross – Lewis Ganson

Straightjacket Escape – Stephen Bargatze - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nfzldkfk4o

Miser’s Dream – Steve Aldrich - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIZ5OsWS_PM

It's Handsome Jack himself!  We explore favourite books both magical and non-magical, the challenges of authoring, and ways that character can shape the effects that you choose.

Titles mentioned in this Episode

The Master Magicians – Walter Gibson

The World’s Greatest Magic – Hyla Clark and Paul Levin

The Amateur Magician’s Handbook – Henry Hay

Williamson’s Wonders – Richard Kaufman and David Williamson

The Complete Works of Derek Dingle – Richard Kaufman

Card College – Roberto Giobbi

The Ambitious Card Omnibus – Stephen Minch and Daryl

Matt Schulien’s Fabulous Card Discoveries - Eugene Burger

Intimate Power – Eugene Burger

The Secrets of Restaurant Magic -Eugene Burger

Mastering the Art of Magic – Eugene Burger

Hiding the Elephant – Jim Steinmeyer

Strong Magic – Darwin Ortiz

Designing Miracles – Darwin Ortiz

Scripting Magic – Pete McCabe

Finishing the Hat – Stephen Sondheim

Look I Made a Hat – Stephen Sondheim

Understanding Comics – Scott McLoud

The Empty Space – Peter Brook

In the Blink of an Eye – Walter Murch

When the Shooting Stops, the cutting begins – Ralph Rosenblum and Robert Karen

Switch – Unfolding the $100 Bill Change – John Lovick

Handsome Jack, Etc. – John Lovick

Magazines – Magic, Genii, The Crimp

https://www.conjuringarchive.com/

https://www.conjuringcredits.com/doku.php

https://conjuringarts.org/

  

 

 

Where to connect

https://www.facebook.com/john.lovick.547

http://www.handsomejack.com/

https://twitter.com/handsomerjack

Season 2 is coming November 6!  Check out some previews of some upcoming guests

Thank you all for listening to Season 1 of 793.8.

 

In this episode, we check in with some of our guests to see what they have been up to since we recorded their episode.

 

Look forward to season 2 with more amazing magicians and magical people coming Fall 2020

 

Titles mentioned in this Episode

Travis Bernhardt - Montreal Fringe Festival's "Daily Magic Dose" for their "Ceci n’est pas un Fringe": https://youtu.be/Tsa5kdb5Ad4

Camilo Dominguez - Virtual Magic https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=56&v=Ch-j9B2fRy8&feature=emb_logo

David Aiken – Cruise ship performers

Carisa Hendrix - Lucy Darling - #CanadaPerforms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGmadS8OqTE

Carisa Hendrix – A Fun Night with Lucy Darling https://www.thelucydarling.com/lucy-at-home/

Shawn Farquhar - Hidden Wonders Live Show https://www.hiddenwonders.show/

Matt Grinke - https://mattgrinke.com/

Swing’s Soapbox - https://swingssoapbox.podbean.com/

Matt makes a Couch Fort - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnZd3PHlBM

Renowned Science Communicator and Magician Eddie Goldstein shares the books that shaped his career and the importance of being a 'Professional Party Person'. 

 

Titles mentioned in this Episode

How to do tricks with Cards – Bill Turner

Mulholland’s Book of Magic – John Mulholland

Modern Magic – Professor Hoffman

Memoirs of Robert Houdin – Robert Houdin

Strong Magic – Darwin Ortiz

School For Scoundrels “Notes on 3 card Monte”, “Notes on Fast and Loose” – Whit “Pop” Haydn and Chef Anton

In Over Your Head (Booklet) – Steve Bedwell

The Magic Cellar

The Dai Vernon Book of Magic – Lewis Ganson and Dai Vernon

The Magic of Slydini – Lewis Ganson and Tony Slydini

Slydini Encores – Leon Nathanson and Tony Slydini

Magician Jean Merlin

Magic for Dummies – David Pogue

Practical Mental Effects – Theodore (Ted) Annemann

The Tarbell Course in Magic – Harlan Tarbell

40 Years a Gambler on the Mississippi – George Devol

The Royal Road to Card Magic – Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue

The Experience Economy – Joseph Pine and James Gilmore

 

Where to connect

http://eddiegoldstein.com/

http://eddiegoldsteinmagic.com/

Bonus – Eddie at the World Science Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA6KAjCOVqY