The Genii Forum

Scott Wells

There was a numbering problem with a few of the podcasts. Here are the links that work: Day One: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/521-2019-genii-convention-day-one Day Two: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/522-2019-genii-convention-day-two Day Three: https://www...

Scott Wells

Final day update: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/sco ... n-day-four

Scott Wells

In case you have missed the first three days of updates on the podcast and you want to know what's been going on, you can find them on The Magic Word Podcast And of course, you can always download the episodes wherever you get your podcasts. Just subscribe to The Magic Word Podcast. But the first th...

Scott Wells

Something just came up so it looks like I’ll be attending and posting daily podcasts. I have a registration and flight but need to share a room. I’ve sent a request to join the Facebook group, but time’s growing short. Anybody have an opening in the convention hotel room to share that might not mind...

Scott Wells

This week we finally catch up with John Bannon. Our paths have crossed several times over the past three years with promises to sit down and record a chat. This week on The Magic Word Podcast John talks about his experience inn recording his DVD's from the old VHS days with A-1 to his appearances on...

Scott Wells

Magic books and tricks come out so very often, but there are precious few books written that feature magicians doing real sleight-of-hand and not fairy tale, Harry Potter-type magic. Such is the case with two suggestions for mystery novels released this month. Both authors join me this week on The M...

Scott Wells

Leading up to the epic 500th episode of The Magic Word Podcast, I don't want listeners to miss out on the 499th episode featuring the incomparable David Regal that debuted a few weeks ago. Since that episode was released, many more followed but I didn't get a chance to tell you about it. It has alre...

Scott Wells

Thank you, Scott--fine job as always! <snip >- Scott, do you have any attendance figures on the convention and do you know whether or not we broke even? Thanks! I was told that they had a little less than 500 attendees thanks to "walk-ins" and day passes. That includes organizers, youth, ...

Scott Wells

If you were unable to attend this year's I.B.M. convention, or you did attend and would like to hear some perspectives of other registrants, then be sure to listen to the four daily updates from the convention hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona. Overall, it was a good convention attended by nearly 500 peo...

Scott Wells

The Magic Word Podcast recently reached a significant milestone of 500 episodes. The epic 500th featured the celebrated and controversial Israeli Phenomenon, Uri Geller. Uri seldom grants interviews for print, video or audio so this was significant. He granted unlimited access to ask any question wi...

Scott Wells

Congratulations, my friend. Well deserved...again.

Scott Wells

Pat Hazell starts off saying that he may be one of my most obscure guests. I disagree. I know that many of you remember him from his offerings in the Adam Fleischer books, "New York Magic Symposium" (Collection 4 & 5), his multiple appearances in comedy clubs and on late night TV "...

Scott Wells

I have a room reserved for four nights (July 10-13) at the Talking Stick Hotel, host hotel of this year’s IBM Convention. If you are a non smoker and don’t mind me being up late working on daily Convention updates for my podcasts, then let me know if you want to share the room. I have the convention...

Scott Wells

Danny Orleans used his skills as a kindergarten teacher to launch a successful career as a children's entertainer having done hundreds and hundreds of school shows for both children and teenagers. During that time, he put his foot into the trade show market where he found new footing. And then (with...

Scott Wells

While attending the recent Tomsoni Memorial Service, I got to spend some time with my good friend (and yours, too), Paul Gertner. We sat down at the airport awaiting our "red eye" flight and to kill the time, we recorded a very interesting conversation. Paul and I talk a bit about the pers...

Scott Wells

There is one person at each MagiFest that attracts my attention. I love and enjoy watching the "usual suspects" whom we often see and hear at magic conventions. But Joshua Jay and Andi Gladwin have a way of always finding and attracting that "certain someone" whom I have never se...

Scott Wells

It is with much regret that I report on the passing of another great, creative, FISM winning magician, John Cornelius. I’m not sure of the details but I think he died at home over this last weekend. The sadness continues. I posted a short conversation with him during a recent TAOM Convention here: h...

Scott Wells

Hundreds of friends gathered in Las Vegas on April 9th at the Penn & Teller Theatre to honor the legendary Johnny Thompson. The service that was intended to be about an hour and a half with 18 speakers actually ran a little over two hours. But the attendees could have stayed all night and everyo...

Scott Wells

It is hard to keep track of all the young, up and coming magicians, but I try to catch a few. One example of the "new breed" is Eric Stevens who is the guest on this week's episode of The Magic Word Podcast. He recently completed a nationwide lecture tour and on this podcast, he talks abou...

Scott Wells

According to Genii's Magicpedia, Les Arnold is the grandson of The Great Leon and nephew of Leon Leon and performs with his daughter Alex as "Les Arnold and Dazzle". He was also the President of the famed "Long Beach Mystics" in 1962. In this week's podcast, we go much deeper to ...

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At 27 years of age, Jessica Jane Peterson has been in the right place at the right time. Things have been lined up like dominoes as they have begun falling in place. But fortune favors the prepared. She came from a background of entertainment and was performing on stage as an adolescent and she's ju...

Scott Wells

Ron Giesecke wrote:I just subscribed. The Hollingworth episode is stated to be “temporarily unavailable.”

I’ll check back! Thank you!

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Scott Wells

I hadn't necessarily planned to attend nor cover the one day event known as Penguin MAXX. But at the last minute I decided to attend since it was only a short four hour drive from Houston to Dallas. I'm glad I did both (attend and report) because it was really more of a one day mini convention rathe...

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Guy Hollingworth was the Guest of Honor at this year's MagiFest in Columbus, Ohio, and the "cover boy" for the March 2019 issue of Genii Magazine. As reported earlier, it was a good convention with some outstanding talent including many of the world's best such Juan Tamariz, Yann Frisch, a...

Scott Wells

I just learned that Johnny Thompson passed today, I think due to complications of pneumonia leading to heart failure. He will leave a gaping hole in the magic community. Aloha, my friend, and friend to all magicians.

Scott Wells

I read on a Facebook post that Steve Dusheck died on the morning of March 8, 2019. Has this been verified? If so, then it is another sad loss upon another after hearing about the passing of Marshall Brodien last night.

Scott Wells

There seems to be an unceasing interest in the mystery of the true identity of the author of "Expert at the Card Table". There is now yet another effort to bring this mystery to life on screen in a documentary. Hans-Joachim Brucherseifer is a German filmmaker who is taking a little differe...

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In the second and final part of our conversation with Richard Hatch, he finishes with his stories regarding his search for Erdnase then goes into some detail about his findings on Washington Simmons who was a magician in the late 1800's who traveled through Utah and the Plains States. He also talks ...

Scott Wells

Richard Hatch (the "H" in the partnership with Charlie Randall in "H&R Magic Books") speaks to us this week about the beginnings of the book business, his work on the Hofzinser book, his association with Walter Graham, and a little about Karl Fulves. But the meat of this week...

Scott Wells

While attending magic conventions, I post daily updates featuring short conversations with talent, registrants, dealers and organizers. While at the recent MagiFest, I spoke with three registrants that were a bit longer than what usually fits for "convention update content" but not long en...

Scott Wells

One of the reasons I drove from Houston to Columbus for the MagiFest was so I could take my time and stop in Nashville, TN to visit one of the newest magic-themed restaurants/nightclubs in the U.S., the House of Cards (HOC). This is a lovely, old world type of underground bars (physically) that has ...

Scott Wells

On my recent trip to Columbus, Ohio for the annual MagiFest, I stopped in Nashville, Tennessee to visit the House of Cards and my friend tom Vorjohan. Tom is on the Board of Trustees of the I.B.M. and has been a successful restaurant magician for many years working two or three restaurants per week....

Scott Wells

Day Three is in: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/sco ... ree-update

Scott Wells

Not a lot of time for editorials here due to all that is going on here in Columbus, Ohio. But you can listen to the daily updates on the Magic Word Podcast. Day One Update: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/470-2019-magi-fest-day-one-update Day Two Update: https://www.themagicwordp...

Scott Wells

Chad Long is a well-known name among most of us. But when was the last time (or even the first time) that you've gotten to sit down with him one-on-one for a one hour conversation? Well, this week on the Magic Word Podcast we "Chat with Chad" about the recent MagiCuba convention, creativit...

Scott Wells

Continuing with our series of Cuban conversations with conjurors, this week on The Magic Word Podcast we chat with Joseph Curcillo who closed a successful law practice to pursue another successful career in the corporate market as a professional mind reader and public speaker (hence the name "M...

Scott Wells

While in Havana attending MagiCuba, I sat down with Michael Goudeau to chat about his juggling career and how his path fortuitously crossed with Lance Burton and how they worked together for many years in Las Vegas. He also talks about his first meeting Penn & Teller while he and they were stree...

Scott Wells

We had a nice chat at a MAES Convention a few years ago that was recorded and posted to YouTube. I have hosted a dozen of these talk shows with a variety of performers (like Ali Bomgo, Bud Dietrich, John Calvert and so many others) at Magic conventions over the years but this is the only one that ha...

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While I was in Havana for MagiCuba, I met a gentleman who teaches the occasional class on lock picking at the Magic Castle. Bill Ragsdale is uniquely qualified and his classes have been massively popular. I recorded a conversation with him for The Magic Word Podcast and learned quite a bit about loc...

Scott Wells

Most magicians remember Jonathan Levit as the co-host (along with Julie Eng) at MAGIC Live! over the past two years. But he was also a consultant for television and film like “Burt Wonderstone” and “Now You See Me” among others. He has also had acting roles on TV shows like the “X Files” and more. P...

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