My guest, Magic Mike, is a magician based in Sydney. In this episode, Mike shares how people can tell stories and share important messages through magic tricks. I speak with Mike in depth about his live performance on Australia's Got Talent which went viral around the world clocking up 5m+ views and how people reacted to his mental health message behind his live magic trick. He also talks about the downsides of doing magic and how he can do magic via zoom. He may just show me a thing or two;) Tune in to learn more!

Topics we cover and where to find them:

• [00:00] Intro
• [01:05] Magic Mike’s background information
• [04:45] The origin of the name, Magic Mike
• [07:10] The mental health message in the magic trick at the Australian Got Talent
• [12:10] How people reacted to the magic trick at the Australian Got Talent
• [15:18] How Mike came up with the story and the magic trick
• [24:38] How Mike got into magic and telling stories
• [31:32] How magicians came up with magic tricks
• [40:05] Tips to catch people’s attention when doing magic
• [41:20] The downsides of doing magic
• [45:13] One of Mike’s biggest magic trick
• [49:04] The magic trick that Mike invented that people can do in their living rooms
• [54:56] The magic trick that mike loves teaching people
• [01:04:36] How you can connect with Magic Mike
• [01:06:24] The last magic trick of the day

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