On this special Magic Newscast we get a preview of the upcoming Gambling Memorabilia Auction with Gabe Fajuri from Potter & Potter Auctions.   In order to help we two magician put things in the proper light,  I am also joined by gambling expert Jason England.  Mr. England has written, consulted on, or edited over a dozen of the best-selling gambling and/or sleight-of-hand books published in the last decade and has acted as the gambling consultant and performer in numerous television and movie projects.  In case you haven't seen it already, you can have a peek at the PDF version of the catalog for the January 29th Auction HERE.

On this special Magic Newscast we get a preview of the upcoming Gambling Memorabilia Auction with Gabe Fajuri from Potter & Potter Auctions.   In order to help we two magician put things in the proper light,  I am also joined by gambling expert Jason England.  Mr. England has written, consulted on, or edited over a dozen of the best-selling gambling and/or sleight-of-hand books published in the last decade and has acted as the gambling consultant and performer in numerous television and movie projects.  In case you haven't seen it already, you can have a peek at the PDF version of the catalog for the January 29th Auction HERE.

The UK television audience recently got to know magician John Archer when he became the first performer to win on the show "Penn & Teller Fool Us." John is a comedian, magician, actor, singer, musician, writer, member of 'The Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star' and is the current ‘Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year.’ John joins me on the Spirit of Magic podcast and talks about his evolution from policeman to magician, how he fooled Penn & Teller and much more!

Previous Magic Newswire guest R. Paul Wilson rejoins us to talk about his role as consulting producer for the BBC1 show "The Magicians."   Paul and I talk about the success of the show, the impact that this show will have on future magic broadcasts and the response of the magic community. 

On this episode of the Spirit of Magic podcast, I am joined by previous guests Todd Robbins and Johnny Thompson. We are also joined by first time guest Teller!  We obviously have gathered to discuss their new Off Broadway show "Play Dead" which was written and directed by Teller, performed by Todd Robbins and in which the Great Tomsoni consulted.  Magic and mystery are combined to bring joy to the audience by scaring them to death and we talk about how that is possible!

On this episode of the Magic Newswire's Magic Newscast we have a chat with Stan Allen on the day that the new Magic Magazine App appears on iTunes.  Now you have three  choices. You can subscribe and have the magazine mailed to you, you can buy the dead tree edition of Magic at your local magic shop,  or you can buy them online in a digital format designed for the iPad.  What about digital subsciptions you ask?  Well, Stan discusses that and much more as he makes his wat to California for a reunion of the Long Beach Mystics.

Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit! This just has to be a good sign for magicians right?  In this episode of the podcast we wrap up 2010 and chat a bit about 2011 with the usual cast of misfits that has been joining me for our talks this year including Chase Goforth, Cameon Ramsay, David Kaye & Scott Wells. In addition, we toss in a few minutes with Mac King, Johnny Thompson, Pamela Hayes and Jonathan Pendragon before heading off to chat with our friends Dan Sperry, Rudy Coby Justin Robert Young, Andrew Mayne and Joe Monti as a part of the iTricks 2010 office party!  Thanks for making us all a part of your magic life over the course of the last year and we look forward to bringing you more in 2011! Now get out there and start pulling some Hares!