Episodes
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Harrison interviews the Millionaires' Magician, Steve Cohen, and finds out about the time he helped David Copperfield buy Houdini's bathtub, the key to building a successful character and career (and how they're connected), creating tricks that result in lasting stories, and that time a magic camp counselor literally left him in stitches.
With surprise guests Harry Lorayne, Steve Barnes, Terri Cook, Gabe Abelson, and Mark Levy.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
LYN DILLIES (with surprise guests BILL SCHMEELK and JON STETSON)
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Harrison interviews Lyn Dillies, winner of the Milbourne Christopher Illusionist Award, and discovers all the challenges involved in making a donkey and an elephant appear simultaneously, debuting a show at Lincoln Center, inspiring the next generation, and why "Your Vote is Magic."
With surprise guests Bill Schmeelk and Jon Stetson.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Harrison interviews Suzanne, winner of Close-Up Magician of the Year from the Academy of Magical Arts, and finds out how a love for puzzles and a job in computer programming eventually led her to a career in magic, the key to sincerely connecting with your audience, how a moment with her son led to the signature piece that fooled Penn & Teller, and the one piece of advice Dai Vernon gave her (and why she ignored it).
With surprise guests Max Maven, Jonathan Levi, Catherine Wilson, and Suzanne Haring.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Harrison interviews Steve Valentine and finds out how Steve ended up DJing and performing magic in Yugoslavia, why he had to leave magic to pursue acting (he's starred in more than 200 hours worth of TV and films) and why (and how) he came back, if a vampire-rock-star-pirate-magician is the role he was born to play, the nuts and bolts of putting on a one-man show, and the key to longevity in the entertainment business.
With surprise guests Billy Kidd, Chris Philpott, and Chipper Lowell.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Friday Aug 07, 2020
ROB ZABRECKY (with surprise guests JOHN LOVICK and DAVID KOVAC)
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Harrison interviews Rob Zabrecky and finds out how his strange childhood disease had an even stranger cure, how going from front man of Possum Dixon to magic is the most "punk rock" thing he's ever done, how a poster for his magic show ended up in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," and why working on your act should lead to "art tears."
With special guests John Lovick and David Kovac.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Harrison interviews Jon Dorenbos (Philadelphia Eagle, finalist on 'America's Got Talent,' and regular on 'Ellen') and finds out how and why he's the exception to the rule that magicians aren't that athletic, how magic helped him cope with profound tragedy, why you shouldn't levitate someone on the back of a moving truck, the secret to conquering adversity, and what the heck it means to be the Commissioner of Wing Bowl.
With special guests Ken Sands, Frank Gumienny (Philadelphia Eagles CFO), Mike Miller, and Stephen Bargatze.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Harrison interviews Jade, the first and only female magician winner of the IBM's prestigious Gold Medal Award for Stage Magic, and discovers how she went from working at a magic store in San Francisco to being a legendary close-up and stage performer, the power of authenticity in performance, breaking the glass ceiling for women in magic, making dumplings so good a person (specifically, one of our surprise guests) might eat them until she vomited, how she invented what might be the first and only magic trick that involves an unborn child, and making magic transcend just tricks.
With surprise guests Curtis Kam, Rafael Benatar, Jay Alexander, and Carisa Hendrix.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Harrison interviews Jeff and Tessa Evason and finds out how the Evasons met, how they switched over from illusions to telepathy, the secret to personal and professional partnerships, who wears the blindfold when they're offstage, and why the Evasons were wearing masks on planes BEFORE the pandemic (it's a great trick!).
With surprise guests Lynda Karen, Bill Herz, Michael Dubois, Viktoria Grimmy, Jeff Bornstein, and Kimberly Bornstein.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Harrison interviews Jay Johnson (star of SOAP and the only ventriloquist to ever win a Tony Award) and learns how to add heart to humor and personality to inanimate objects, how a Tony Award-winning Broadway show comes together, how to use ventriloquism to fool all of the magicians at the Magic Castle, and what it's like being the inspiration for generations of entertainers, all capped off with a decades-in-the-making reunion of the Left-Handed League! With special guests Terry Fator, Eva Anderson, Turk Pipkin, Martin Lewis, Mike Caveney, and Tina Lenert.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Monday Jun 29, 2020
MARC SUMMERS (with special guests CHET KUBIT, LANCE BURTON, & STAN ALLEN)
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Harrison interviews the hilarious Marc Summers (host of Nickelodeon's 'Double Dare' and Food Network's 'Unwrapped) and finds out about his start as a magician and comedian in Hollywood, how it's possible to film Lance Burton for a Nickelodeon magic special after he's already gone home, how to host the messiest gameshow on television while privately battling with OCD, the secret to more than 40 years of showbiz success, why neckties and Burt Reynolds don't mix, and listen as Marc helps Harrison fulfill a childhood fantasy (hint: it involves a huge mess).
With surprise guests Chet Kubit (Marc Summers' 5th grade teacher and the person that got Marc into magic), Lance Burton, and Stan Allen.
Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.