by david | Apr 18, 2018 | Magic
The Sentimentalists and I talk about skepticism, assumptions and religious belief, burlesque theatre, mentalism and magic, scientific headspace and what it means to be a collector of rare oddities. Biography World-renowned mentalist Mysterion partners with...
by david | Feb 8, 2017 | Cambodia, Magic, podcasts, Social Justice
Brian Roberts and James Alan join me in the mysterious back room of The Browsers’ Den of Magic to talk about expectations, secrets and the pressure to fool, card magic, wonder, scripting and the permanence of the coin. It’s a preview of our fun and interesting lecture...
by david | Oct 3, 2016 | podcasts
James and I talk about mathematics, magic and mystery, risk and about how to leverage small secrets, and why it’s not about how smart you are, but it’s about what you know. Biography James Alan is a professional magician and sleight of hand artist based in Toronto....
by david | Aug 10, 2016 | podcasts
Matthew and I talk about his latest TV appearance, Las Vegas, why he’s finally left his ego behind as a performer and how he thinks there’s an audience for everything now. Biography Having worked with comedy greats such as Drew Carey and Jerry Seinfeld, and submitted...
by david | Jul 13, 2016 | Philosophy, podcasts
Lawrence talks in our second interview about his love for magic, dogmatism, pleasure, making mistakes, about the notion of “tools and not rules”, why we’re all storytelling animals and how Aristotle was a friend to artists everywhere. Biography Lawrence Hass, Ph.D.,...