The year starts at full tilt with a lively, unfiltered catch‑up with Craig Petty, and the energy doesn’t dip. We trade holiday war stories, talk honestly about the grind that comes with constant touring, and why a New Year health reset can be the most effective “upgrade” a performer makes. From there, the conversation opens up into creative planning, practical gear, and the routines that actually hold up in loud rooms, tight turnarounds, and unpredictable crowds.

We dig into Alakazam’s Elite Coin Range and a forthcoming project Craig’s wanted to make since Mirage—the kind of table‑free, angle‑tolerant coin magic that makes grown adults scream. On the card side, Craig shares why the Z Fold wallet remains a savage utility when you stop treating it like a one‑trick method and start treating it like a switchable engine for predictions, transformations, and misdirection‑driven card to wallet sequences. Then a big headline: The 1914 has joined the Alakazam family, keeping its identity while gaining the muscle to restock Shadow Wallet, Orphic, Eclipse and more, with UK/US fulfilment and a pipeline of long‑brewing releases. The Castle Wallet teaser seals the deal for EDC lovers.

If you want something you can use tonight, Craig teaches a tight, spectator‑involved four‑ace routine using dropped doubles and a deceptive placement that lives under heat. He also adds a playful variant for family crowds that turns a simple utility into a running gag with a clean kicker. Along the way we cover walk‑around philosophy: build flexible sets, pick closers with a definitive end beat, and carry tools that reset fast and hit hard—Atomic Deck, E2, Toxic, Mirage finales, jumbo coin productions—so you can read the room and still land big reactions.

Planning for Blackpool, academies, and curated Maverick pouches with complete mini‑acts round out a forward‑looking session that mixes craft, candour, and real‑world utility. If you care about workers, restocks, and routines that earn applause cues instead of polite smiles, you’ll feel at home here. Enjoy the ride, then subscribe, share with a friend who loves smart workers, and drop us a review with the trick or insight you’re stealing for your next gig.