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The Magic Word Podcast
Scott Wells is a full time professional magician who has traveled around the world where he has met, worked with and become friends with some pretty cool people. Enjoy listening to these podcasts with magicians talking about their magic, magic conventions and what's going on in the magic scene today.
Episodes
The Magic Word Podcast937: Jim Cunningham - The Spirit of Eugene
Jim Cunningham is the voice behind the Eli Marks Mystery Series, penned by John Gaspard. For many seasons, he was affiliated with both the Minneapolis Twins…
The Magic Word Podcast936: Tony Hassini - Merlin Maker
Tony Hassini is well into his 80’s and has earned a time to look back at his illustrious career and all that he has done for entertainment. In the 1970’s he…
The Magic Word Podcast935: Wayne Alan - The Most Famous Magician You've Never Heard Of
Wayne Alan’s Washington D.C. experience ranges from working at the magic shop that sold magic tricks to President George H. W. Bush to magic performances in…
The Magic Word Podcast934: Magistrorum 2025 - Report on Days 3 and 4
Saturday September 20, 2025 Dealer room----------------------9:00 am - 10:00 am Melody the Magnificent-------10:15 am - 10:45 am Doug…
The Magic Word Podcast933: Magistrorum 2025 - Report on Days 1 and 2
Thursday September 18, 2025 vendor & stage set-up ------------8:00 am The Guide Presenting Opening Ceremonies --------------2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Dealer…
The Magic Word Podcast932: Magic At The Beach 2025 - Report on Day 3
Saturday, September 13th 9:30 am - 10:30 am Lecture: Gustavo Raley 11:00 am - Noon Lecture: Ed Ellis 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Dealers Room Open Noon - 1:00 pm -…
The Magic Word Podcast931: Magic At The Beach 2025 - Report on Day 2
Friday, September 12th 8:30 am - Registration Opens, Wonders Theatre Box Office 9:00 am - Open Mic Magic Competition - One Trick, Five Minutes 10:00 am - 6:00…
The Magic Word Podcast930: Magic At The Beach 2025 - Report on Day 1
Thursday, September 11th Noon - 3:00pm - Dealers Room Early Open 2:00 pm - Registration Opens, Wonders Theatre Box Office 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Dealers Sneak…
The Magic Word Podcast929: Fielding West - Every Breath He Takes
Fielding West has been a fixture of the Las Vegas comedy scene for over 50 years. But time has taken its toll and he now suffers from Emphysema, a form of…
The Magic Word Podcast928: T.A.O.M. 2025 Convention Report from Dallas, Texas
Friday, August 29, 2025 4:00 PM TAOM Board Meeting 6:00 PM Dinner Buffet 8:00 PM Dealer Exhibition 12:00 AM Midnight Madness Saturday, August 30,2025 8:00 AM…
The Magic Word Podcast927: Larry Kahlow - Preserving History
Larry Kahlow carries on the tradition of owning and managing a brick and mortar magic shop. And the Eagle Magic Shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is not just a…
The Magic Word Podcast926: Mark Phillips - "Duel" Reality
Mark Phillips has transitioned quite nicely from active trade show worker to full time parlor show performer. Mark has long been an “in demand” trade show…
The Magic Word Podcast925: MAGIC Live! 2025 - Day Four Report
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The Magic Word Podcast924: MAGIC Live! 2025 - Day Three Report
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The Magic Word Podcast923: MAGIC Live! 2025 - Days One & Two Report
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The Magic Word Podcast922: Abbott's Get Together 2025 - Day Four Report
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND 2025 9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant 10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (Requires Registration) 11:00AM LECTURE Marc…
The Magic Word Podcast921: Abbott's Get Together 2025 - Day Three Report
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st 2025 9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant 10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (Requires Registration) 11:30AM LECTURE Jeff Hobson…
The Magic Word Podcast920: Abbott's Get Together 2025 - Day Two Report
THURSDAY, JULY 31ST 2025 9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant 10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (Requires Registration) 11:00AM LECTURE Mortenn…
The Magic Word Podcast919: Abbott's Get Together 2025 - Day One Report
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH 2025 9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant 10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (Requires Registration) 10:30AM ABBOTT'S SUPER…
The Magic Word Podcast918: FISM 2025 in Turin, Italy- Day Six Report
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The Magic Word Podcast917: FISM 2025 in Turin, Italy- Day Five Report
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The Magic Word Podcast916: FISM 2025 in Turin, Italy- Day Four Report
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The Magic Word Podcast915: FISM 2025 in Turin, Italy- Day Three Report
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The Magic Word Podcast914: FISM 2025 in Turin, Italy- Day Two Report
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The Magic Word Podcast913: FISM 2025 in Turin, Italy- Day One Report
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The Magic Word Podcast912: Diana Zimmerman - The Enchantress
Diana Zimmerman is an enchanting woman in every sense of the word: personality, charm, abilities, looks, intelligence, skill, and so much more. She has led a…
The Magic Word Podcast911: Connie Boyd - Magical Woman
While recently attending the Magic Collectors Expo in Las Vegas, we sat down with Connie Boyd to talk about her career as a successful magician on the Las…
The Magic Word Podcast910: Brian Curry - Entering The Funny Zone
Brian Curry is a corporate magician from the Washington, D.C. area who often performs comedy magic for executives and politicians inside the beltway. He also…
The Magic Word Podcast909: Joe Monti - One of the Men Behind the Man
Often we don’t know nor recognize those who work behind the scenes and spotlights. But they are the ones responsible for making the person in front of the…
The Magic Word Podcast908: Christian & Katalina - Mind Trippers
Military veterans, Katalina and Christian Painter have made a successful career of entertaining with their two-person mind reading routine coupled with their…
The Magic Word Podcast907: Carl Mercurio & Jim Vines - Better Together
There seems to be an explosion of magic theatres, one-man shows, magic bars, and magic variety venues popping up across the country and indeed, around the…
The Magic Word Podcast906: Eric Leclerc - From My Perspective
Eric Leclerc (pronounced le clair) is a very funny guy. To me, his style is much like that of Las Vegas magician, Mike Hammer, with a quick wit and clever…
The Magic Word Podcast905: AbraCORNdabra 2025 - Day Three Report
Sunday May 18, 2025 9:00 AM magiK-MART Opens with FREE DONUTS with the dealers! (Bring your own drink) magiK-MART Dealers Room 10:00-1030 AM Intense Lecture #6…
The Magic Word Podcast904: AbraCORNdabra 2025 - Day Two Report
Saturday May 17, 2025 9:00 AM magiK-MART Opens with FREE DONUTS with the dealers! (Bring your own drink) magiK-MART Dealers Room 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Lecture #5…
The Magic Word Podcast903: AbraCORNdabra 2025 - Day One Report
Friday May 16, 2025 11:00 AM CHECK-IN TO PICK UP REGISTRATION PACKETS Registration Opens 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Flea Market 12:45 PM Grand Opening / Welcome…
The Magic Word Podcast902: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day Three Report
Wednesday May 7, 2025 9:30 am to 11:00 am Dealer Room Opens 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Session #4 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Dealers Open 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Session #5 6:30…
The Magic Word Podcast901: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day Two Report
Tuesday May 6, 2025 9:00 am Tour #1 Leaves for DC Museum Tour 11:15 am to 4:00 pm Dealer Room Opens & Vintage Vegas Video 3:35 pm Last DC Tour Returns 7:00 pm…
The Magic Word Podcast899: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day One Report
Monday May 5, 2025 10:00 am Registration Opens 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Dealers Open 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Session #1 “Welcome To Las Vegas 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Session…
The Magic Word Podcast900: Dan Sperry - The Anti-Conjuror
With this episode we celebrate the 900th episode of The Magic Word Podcast. Every 50 episodes we like to present a special guest who is well known throughout…
The Magic Word Podcast898: Obie's 4F 2025 Close-Up Convention - Day Four Report
Saturday April 26 10:00am: 2026 Registration & 4F Shop Open 10:00am: Dealers’ Room Opens (closed during events) 10:30am: One Man Show 1:30pm: 6th Show: Mini…
The Magic Word Podcast897: Obie's 4F 2025 Close-Up Convention - Day Three Report
Friday April 25 10:00am: Dealers’ Room Opens (closed during events) 10:00am: 4F Shop Open (closed during events) 10:30am: Pat Page Workshop: Tricks With Boxes…
The Magic Word Podcast896: Obie's 4F 2025 Close-Up Convention - Days One and Two Report
Wednesday April 23 1:00pm: Registration 1:00pm: 4F Shop Open 5:00pm: Dealers’ Room Opens (closed during events) 7:30pm: 1st Show: Opening Gala (MC - Jay Scott…
The Magic Word Podcast895: Lady Sarah and Keith Fields - and the Winner is...
Keith Fields and his wife, The Lady Sarah, are award-winning performers, each in their own right. They co-chair the Contest Committee for the I.B. M. and also…
The Magic Word Podcast894: David DaVinci - Vitruvian Magician
Completing our last of three conversations recorded at the recent 50th and final Winter Carnival of Magic in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, we sat down with…
The Magic Word Podcast893: R. Paul Wilson - Another Uncanny Scot
One of the advantages of attending magic conventions in the U.S. is that often times the organizers book magicians who reside outside the U.S. thus bringing…
The Magic Word Podcast892 Tiffany Sauvage - Parisian Princess
While recently attending the 50th and final Winter Carnival of Magic in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, we chatted with Tiffany Sauvage (née Allen) who is 1)…
The Magic Word Podcast891: Marvin Berglas - International Son of Mystery
We finish talking with a trio of officers from The Magic Circle (TMC) this week as we sit for a chat with the current President of TMC, Marvin Berglas. Not…
The Magic Word Podcast890: Katherine Rhodes - Minds Blown
The Magic Circle Past-Vice President and current Examiner, Katherine Rhodes is a powerhouse of a stage performer. She specializes in mentalism and has a unique…
The Magic Word Podcast889: WInter Carnival of Magic 2025 - Day Three Report
Saturday, March 8th9:30 AM Registration Opens (Closing at 12:30 PM)9:30 AM Dealers Open (Closing at 3:00 PM)10:00 AM Lecture: Jon Allen1:00 PM Jaw-Dropping…
The Magic Word Podcast888: WInter Carnival of Magic 2025 - Day Two Report
Friday, March 7th9:30 AM Registration Opens (Closing at 5:00 PM)10:30 AM Lecture: Chris Capehart10:30 AM Dealers Open (closing at 6:00 PM)12:30 PM The Grand…
The Magic Word Podcast887: WInter Carnival of Magic 2025 - Day One Report
Thursday, March 6th11:30 AM Registration Opens (Closing at 5:00 PM)12:00 PM Dealers Open (closing at 6:00 PM)1:30 PM Lecture: Tiffany Sauvage – “The New…
The Magic Word Podcast886: Laura London - An Honest Cheat
Laura London exemplifies class, intelligence, and respect. She is the Deputy Librarian for The Magic Circle (TMC) the Counsel Chairperson under President…
The Magic Word Podcast885: Blackpool 2025 - Day Three Report
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The Magic Word Podcast884: Blackpool 2025 - Day Two Report
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The Magic Word Podcast883: Blackpool 2025 - Day One Report
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The Magic Word Podcast882: Fifth Dimension - Safety First and Always
Jeff Burns and Ivor Smith together are known as the Fifth Dimension who specialize in giving “magically enhanced presentations” to corporations around the…
The Magic Word Podcast881: John Graham - Magician of First Resorts
Winner of the Most Valuable Performer at the 2023 TRICS convention, John Graham is more than just a triple threat. He is a creator, author, performer, and…