The Insider

The Insider

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The Insider episodes

  • Christian Grace

    Christian joins us on episode two to talk about Switch One, Level One, jazz, prototyping and fooling the pants off Andy Nyman. 


    Christian runs a fantastic monthly membership program where you pay a very small amount and get a WHOLE LOAD of amazing magic. You can find out more about that here: https://christiangracemagic.gumroad.com/membership

    29 min
  • Dani DaOrtiz

    A fascinating start to season six. We discuss Dani's seemingly informal approach to performance, The Spanish School, a lesson from Juan, how to improve your force, the importance of copying your heroes, and what to expect from his upcoming Masterclass: Live which starts this Sunday. (September 5th, 2021).

    https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/masterclass/dani-daortiz-masterclass-live/

    31 min
  • Jason England Part Two

    Welcome to part two of the interview with Jason England. We discuss Vernon’s Fingerprint Trick, an amazing lesson for us all from Steve Forte, how to practise, how to improve your second deal and what he’ll be covering during his month’s residency for Masterclass: Live.

    34 min
  • Jason England Part One

    Jason England joins us to talk Erdnase, Ricky Jay, his amazing collection of gambling devices and the importance of lists. Part two next Monday.

    Jason's Masterclass: Live starts this Sunday, August 1st. If you want to learn from a master on how to do seconds, bottoms, crimps and shuffles and how to apply them to magic, you need to be part of this! You can just buy this month, but for the best pricing, you should subscribe. And with Dani DaOrtiz, Jason Ladanye, Kainoa Harbottle and Mike Piascotta coming up next, it's a no-brainer really.

    https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/masterclass/jason-england-masterclass-live/

    28 min
  • Steve Cohen Two

    Steve Cohen joins us for a second go on the podcast. 

    Join us for a fascinating chat about starting up his show again, practise, Max Malini, why he doesn’t do “big prop” tricks, and his rare, upcoming appearance at Magifest.

    And as promised, the link to the violin player he recommended is: https://www.anne-sophie-mutter.de

    30 min
  • Tony Chang Part Two

    In the second part of this interview, we discuss hiding the moves you spend so long working on, how to make your magic better, stories about Gabi and tips from The Jerx.

    29 min
  • Chris Kenner [Bonus Episode]

    I know, it's not a Monday, but this is a special treat! Here's an hour of Chris Kenner!

    Ahead of the start of his Masterclass: Live on Sunday July 4th, here's a special, hour-long episode of The Insider where I talk with Chris about why he doesn't do anything flashy anymore, why he thinks helping the youth is so important, how magicians dress, how movies influence his magic and what part he thinks storytelling has in magic. 

    He also briefly touches on what he's going to be teaching this month in this rare chance to see him lecture. 

    Get your ticket for the Masterclass: Live here: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/masterclass/chris-kenner-masterclass-live

    57 min
  • Tony Chang Part One

    It's #TonyChangWeek

    Double VI Points on the downloads we'll be featuring on our socials on #MoveMonday, #TrickyTuesday and #FullPerformanceFriday. 

    In this first part of the interview, we discuss why on earth he works so hard on perfection, the NYC magic scene and angles. 

    31 min
  • Derek Hughes Part Two

    Derek and I continue our discussion about AGT, we discuss how to be funny and how to add humour to your magic and his pivot into virtual magic.


    Derek will be performing his virtual show for us on July 7th. Get your ticket here: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/showtime/derek-hughes-vanishing-inc-showtime/

    28 min
  • Derek Hughes Part One

    Derek Hughes and I have a great chat about acting and the hugely important lesson the learned from some young teenagers at a restaurant gig, connecting with an audience, scripting and how to make it feel like your show isn’t really that scripted, advice from Eugene and AGT. This is part one of a two part interview. Tune in next Monday for more.

    Derek will be performing his virtual show as part of our Showtime series on July 7th. Book your ticket now: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/showtime/derek-hughes-vanishing-inc-showtime/

    Oh yes, and our Summer Sale is now on. Save 25% on almost every VI product: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/sale

    29 min

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Vanishing Inc. is proud to share with you our magic podcast, The Insider. Interviews with the finest magicians in the world.