Penguin Magic Podcast

This week Erik Tait and Nick Locapo talk about the best magic they saw in 2019. No ad breaks. No desert islands. No time limits. Nick Locapo counts down the top ten magic tricks he saw in 2019, while he and Erik talk about stories from the road and the studio along the way.

On this week's episode Erik Tait talks to Tyas, one of the very first magic podcasters and a professional manager of magicians. This episode is chock full of business secrets for anyone who wants to improve their show business game. Nick Locapo stops by the show to discuss the pencil through bill effect Misled. Before all that the episode gets kicked off with the host of the Awesome People Talking podcast Braden Carlisle with his Top Five Under Five effects of guests on his own show.

On pod this week Erik Tait is joined on Desert Island Magic Books by the first magician to win America's Got Talent, it's Mat Franco. Nick Locapo stops by the show to talk Psypher. The main event is the gloriously bearded Doc Docherty. This underground sleight of hand expert talks about magic, lectures, and the future.

This week on The Penguin Magic Podcast Erik talks to Vinny Grosso. One of the very first interviews ever recorded Vinny is a former president of The Society of American Magicians, a co-chair of a number of prestigious magic contests, has appeared on America's Got Talent and Pen & Teller: Fool Us! Nick Locapo stops by the podcast to talk about the Paul Curry effect Touch. Desert Island Magic Books gets a visit from Ben Young fresh off his most recent tour.

It's the first episode of the new year and we are starting it off with a healthy dose of intellectual property law and magic with Sara Crasson, author of Own Your Magic. Erik and Sara chat in an expansive interview about intellectual property law and magic after her fantastic talk at the Genii Convention. Also on the episode, Scott Green tells us his top five tricks that play equally well for kids and adults in under five minutes. As always we have Nick Locapo on the show to tell us about a cool trick and this time Erik and Nick talk about Stargate.

Happy holidays from everyone at Penguin Magic. This week's episode was recorded way back at Magic Live, and this week it's Harrison Greenbaum! Erik Tait and Harrison talk comedy magic, The Magic State Of The Union, and what would happen if Erik got some sleep. Nick Locapo stops in to talk Presence by G. Desert Island Magic Books has Michael Kent washing up on its shores.

On this week's episode, Erik Tait talks to Daniel Chard about doing the tough stuff for real people, developing new effects, and starts a rumor that Chard is the graffiti street artist Banksy. Nick Locapo stops in to talk about Frankendough, and the host of the Cool People Talking podcast Braden Carlisle talks Desert Island Magic Books.

On the show this week Erik Tait talks to Nick Locapo about the brand new release from R Paul Wilson, the color-changing deck effect Spectrum. FISM prize winner Inaki Zabaleta drops by for desert island magic books. The big interview is a very fun one. Alexander Marsh takes time from his busy schedule with the Champions of Magic tour to talk about the tour, how he got involved, and the fun you can have as a mentalist when you run with a crew.

On this week's show, Erik Tait and Nick Locapo talk Flare! Nick Popa stops in the studio to talk desert island magic books. The lion's share of the show is a cast member of The Champions of Magic tour Kayla Drescher. Kayla previews some of the magic she is taking on the new tour and a lot more.

On this week's show, Erik Tait and Nick Locapo talk about the return of The Raven. Chicago magician Scott Green stops by to talk desert island magic books. The main course of our Thanksgiving episode is comedy magician Nick Diffatte. Nick and Erik talk card gaffing, tricks that are not about Texas, and comedy magic.