The Mystery Behind Magic

The Mystery Behind Magic

By Csanád Kiss And Robbie StevensArtsPerforming Arts
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The Mystery Behind Magic episodes

  • 48: What is the Best Way to Read a Magic Book? - Jeff Kowalk

    Reading magic books is something that’s often advocated by many magicians.


    Last year Jeff Kowalk decided to start a YouTube channel called Erudite Magic, specifically about reading magic books.

    In this episode we spoke with Jeff about his YouTube channel and also a lot about reading magic books!

    The episode was full of ideas on reading magic books and we hope you enjoy it. We also recommend you check out Jeff’s YouTube channel, Erudite Magic!

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    1 hr 14 min
  • 47: What is The Sequence of Thoughts by Our Audiences? - Matt Pritchard

    Science and Magic. You wouldn’t often expect to hear those two words together.


    However in this weeks episode we spoke with Matt Pritchard about combining his love of science with his love of magic. He explains how he can use magic to teach science and use science in magic.

    Alongside this, we also talked to him about being a “curator of wonder” and his TEDx Talk, “The quantum state of wonder”.

    We also discussed the sequence of thoughts by our audiences when they see a trick this was a topic he covered in his TEDx Talk and we thought it was really interesting and thought we could ask questions about it and talk about it more! 

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    1 hr 8 min
  • 46: The Incredible History Behind Magic - Will Houstoun

    Studying magic at university for many magicians must seem like a dream come true.  In this week’s episode we spoke with the lovely Will Houstoun - who actually does have a PhD in magic history! There was a ton of things covered in this episode that were slightly more academic than usual.  Will spoke to us about his work with Imperial College London and using magic in an educational context as well as chatting to us about video chat magic and his involvement in the effective altruism movement and how that way of thinking could be applied to making the magic world a better place.  We also discussed a side hobby of Will's calligraphy, and why its important to have other hobby's than magic!

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    1 hr 13 min
  • 46: The Incredible History Behind Magic - Will Houstoun

    Studying magic at university for many magicians must seem like a dream come true.


    In this week’s episode we spoke with the lovely Will Houstoun - who actually does have a PhD in magic history! There was a ton of things covered in this episode that were slightly more academic than usual.

    Will spoke to us about his work with Imperial College London and using magic in an educational context as well as chatting to us about video chat magic and his involvement in the effective altruism movement and how that way of thinking could be applied to making the magic world a better place.

    We also discussed a side hobby of Will's calligraphy, and why its important to have other hobby's than magic!

    http://drhoustoun.com/

    http://drhoustoun.com/social/

    https://youtu.be/p4ns7Chi0VE

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    1 hr 13 min
  • 45: The Successful Mentalist Crossover - Aidan and Ashley

    In this episode we had a crossover with the awesome guys from The Successful Mentalist. If you haven't heard of TSM they are trying to improve the quality of life of all performers through the delivery of information and transformative techniques that will improve their mindset, business, performance and health. 

     We had a 4 way discussion about a plethora of things including things like goal setting, identifying performance niches, staying true to your vision, and being authentic, we also discussed some of the biggest take-aways we have had from the podcast! 


    Topics Discussed Include:

    [01:45] Csanád’s and Robbie’s Key Learning From TMBM Podcast

    [05:00] TSM Boys’ Key Learning From TSM Podcast

    [10:40] Setting Ambitious Goals And Growing Constantly

    [14:00] What Would You Do After Accomplishing All Your Goals?

    [17:00] Identifying Your Niche And Gaining Expertise

    [19:15] Authenticity: Interval Reality vs. External Reality

    [24:10] Achieving Your Vision Through Mindset Shift

    [30:00] What Is The ONE THING That Matters?

    [34:40] Going Beyond The Trick-Based Performing Approach

    [39:30] Helping Young Magicians Learn Differently

    [44:00] Stop Consuming Tricks And Start Growing As A Performer

    [48:30] What Does It Mean To Be Performer-Centric?

    [54:00] Having Clarity Of Thought Each Day


    Bonus Resources (From TSM):

    Free Ebook: 10 Tips To Improve Your Mentalism http://thesuccessfulmentalist.com/free ((TheSuccessfulMentalist.com/free))

    Apply For Learn To Thrive: http://thriveinmagic.com (ThriveInMagic.com)

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    1 hr 6 min
  • 44: What To Do If You Want To Create Magic? - Tyler Lunsford
    In this week’s episode, we had the pleasure of having Tyler Lunsford on!
    We discussed his YouTube, why he created it? Where is it heading?
    His podcast, what is it? What does he want to do with it?
    We also discussed his process of making magic, and how that has changed over the past years, and what you could do to start creating your own magic!
    Tyler also announced an awesome new project he has been working on, what it is, and what he wants to achieve it is!
    https://www.tylerlunsford.com/
    https://www.youtube.com/c/TylerLunsfordMagic/videos
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    1 hr 12 min
  • 43: Going From a Circus to Being Psychic? - Ashely Green
    Ashley Green is a physic mentalist, he co-runs “The Successful Mentalist” with Aidan O’Sullivan.
    He came onto our podcast, and we talked about his journey, so far, into magic. We discussed how he got into magic, and a few things he has done since then relating to mentalism.
    We talked about magic vs mentalism, the differences, and the different types of mentalism.
    We also discussed his podcast “The Successful Mentalist”.
    We talked about his style of mentalism, some of the choices he has made!
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    1 hr 26 min
  • 42: How Do You Flex Your Creative Muscles? - Josh Janousky

    Very early on Josh started creating magic tricks for himself, as he wasn't fully aware of magic shops and thoughts that all magicians made their own tricks instead of buying from magic shops. This let him work, a lot, on his creative muscle, this meant that later on his magic career when he had more knowledge of magic he could create more original tricks and tricks other people have not yet thought of.

    We also discussed Josh performing for the special needs population, how that came to be and why it is important to have things catered towards people with special needs. He tells an incredible story when he was performing to a blind person. 

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    Robbie Stevens

    1 hr 8 min
  • 41: The Wonderful Intricacies of Rubik Cube Magic - Adam Black

    Rubik's cube magic, a niche that a lot of people are into, however what separates Adam from a lot of people is that he was interested in Rubik cubes before hand and then incorporated it to his magic. 

    Adam is amazing at solving the Rubik cube's, he solve it under 15 seconds, honestly incredible. 

    We also talked about him winning the magician of the year, how he prepared for it and what he took away from it. 

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    Robbie Stevens

    52 min
  • 40: How to Find the Area Best Suited For You in Magic? - Professor Dan
    Finding the area of magic best suited for you is incredibly important.
    For some people, they may enjoy and think they are best suited for all styles of magic, but for some it may be sleight of hand, card manipulation, mentalism, or kids magic.
    For Dan Slater it was kids magic, he realized that he wasn’t well fitted to do weddings and table hopping, he then got booked to do a kid’s magic show and really enjoyed and went on to pursue it.
    One of the many things Dan loves about performing magic for children is their honest reaction, he could see immediately if they liked the trick or not.
    We finished off the podcast with Dan sharing some horror stories with us, we found them hilarious!
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    https://www.facebook.com/Professor-Dan-131832180186354/- Dan’s Facebook Page
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    1 hr 9 min

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