Discourse in Magic

By Jonah Babins and Tyler Williams

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Jonah Babins from Discourse in Magic tackles magic’s hardest issues, theories, philosophies, discussion, and more to help you explore. He jumps into all sorts of magic, and resources, and most importantly actionable tips to help better the art and become a killer performer!

Episode Date
Three Things I Learned During My Second Appearance On Fool Us
Nov 09, 2023
Magic Without Props with Juan Esteban Varela
Jul 13, 2023
Magic Appetizer: A Case For Counting Tricks
Jul 06, 2023
Social Media Magic with Dustin Dean
Jun 29, 2023
Magic Appetizer: 3 Ways to Make 3k
Jun 22, 2023
Magic Appetizer: Three Notes on Creativity
Jun 15, 2023
Magic, Mindfulness, and Marketing with David Gerard
Jun 08, 2023
Magic Appetizer: How To Sell Out Your Show
Jun 01, 2023
The World Champion of Magic with Markobi
May 25, 2023
Mastermind Invitation
May 18, 2023
Building Magical Relationships with Jason Suran
May 11, 2023
Magic Appetizer: Dean Jackson’s 9 Word Email
May 04, 2023
Cheat, Sleights, and the Magic Circle with Laura London
Apr 27, 2023
Magic Appetizer: Three Ways To Use AI In Your Magic Business
Apr 20, 2023
Creating Magic With Content with Todd Robbins
Apr 13, 2023
Unlocking Your Magic Creativity with Kim Andersen
Apr 06, 2023
Never Before Seen Magic with Tobias Dostal
Mar 30, 2023
Magic Appetizer: Touring, Conventions, and Growing Your Business
Mar 23, 2023
Magic for the Crowd with Siegfried & Joy
Nov 17, 2022
How We Got On Fool Us
Nov 10, 2022
Fool Us, Starring Jonah Babins and Ben Train!
Nov 03, 2022
Aiming Higher with Mortenn Christiansen
Oct 27, 2022
Magic Appetizer: How To Get Extra Leads
Oct 13, 2022
Creating to Problem Solve with Franco Pascali
Oct 06, 2022
Magic Appetizer: Past, Present, and Your Future
Sep 29, 2022
Becoming a Magic Consultant with Blake Vogt
Jul 07, 2022
Seeking Magic Inspiration with Kevin Li
Jun 30, 2022
Curiosity, Collections, & Community with Mark Desouza
May 26, 2022
Magic Appetizer: How to Test New Material
May 06, 2022
Making Movie Magic with Kate Tsang
Apr 28, 2022
Building A Magic Community with Benjamin Barnes
Apr 21, 2022
Your Promo Video
Apr 14, 2022
Magic Minded Thinking with Jonathan Bayme
Apr 07, 2022
I’m Back!
Mar 31, 2022
Building Stronger Magic with Bizzaro
Feb 24, 2022
Giving Value to your Online Magic with Bao Hoang
Feb 11, 2022
Magic Appetizer: Software For Your Team
Feb 03, 2022
How to Get Over Your Fear of Performing with Ben Train
Jan 27, 2022
[LIVE Workshop] Double Your Magic Business
Jan 22, 2022
Approaching Magic With Innovation With David Regal
Jan 13, 2022
New Year, New Podcast
Jan 06, 2022
Happy Holidays from Discourse in Magic
Dec 23, 2021
Transitioning To Stage Magic with John Graham
Dec 16, 2021
Magic Appetizer: The Best Magic Business Tool You Already Own
Dec 09, 2021
Magic Appetizer: Top 3 Magic Theory Books
Dec 02, 2021
Magic Appetizer: Grow Your Magic Business From Five To Six Figures
Nov 25, 2021
Preparing For Your Magic Comeback with Ben Train
Nov 18, 2021
Magic Appetizer: Unconventional.fun 5
Nov 11, 2021
The History of Magic with Professor Richard Wiseman
Nov 04, 2021
Magic Appetizer: Getting Gigs
Oct 28, 2021
Teaching Magic Theatre with Jeff McBride
Oct 21, 2021
Reinventing Your Magic with Giancarlo Bernini
Oct 14, 2021
Coin Magic & The Suspension of Disbelief with Tyler Rabbit
Oct 07, 2021
Truth & Deception with Colin McLeod
Sep 30, 2021
Magic Appetizer: Yeses, Nos, and Maybes
Sep 23, 2021
The Best Magic Show Of Your Life with Bill Malone
Sep 16, 2021
Between Dreams Podcast with Chris Ruggiero
Sep 09, 2021
Magic Appetizer: 3 Tips For Being Creative
Sep 02, 2021
Three Questions With Jake Strong Podcast
Aug 26, 2021
The Secrets of Rubber Band Magic with Joe Rindfleisch
Aug 19, 2021
UnConventional.fun … In Space!
Aug 12, 2021
Magical Stories of Magic Legends with Howard Hamburg
Aug 05, 2021
Creating Impossible Magic Experiences with Helder Guimarães
Jul 29, 2021
The Toronto Magic Company Bought A Teleprompter!
Jul 22, 2021
Magic Appetizer: Tools For Your Team
Jul 15, 2021
Reviewing & Marketing The Secrets of Magic with Ekat
Jul 08, 2021
Overcoming Obstacles In Magic With Cody Clark
Jul 01, 2021
Creating Magic Adjacent Content with John Gaspard and Jim Cunningham
Jun 24, 2021
Tips, Tools, and Tricks of the Trade with The Toronto Magic Company
Jun 17, 2021
Three Questions To Ask Yourself with Peter Samelson
Jun 10, 2021
Making Magic Funny with Doc Dixon
Jun 03, 2021
Upgrade Your Magic Business with Upgrade Academy
May 27, 2021
Not Taking Magic Seriously with Chris Cox
May 20, 2021
Toronto Magic Company Returns To MagicLand
May 13, 2021
Developing Magic Through Technology with Trigg Watson
May 06, 2021
Toronto Magic Company: Is Virtual Magic Ending?
Apr 29, 2021
Virtual Shows, Virtual Conventions, and Magic Podcasts with Kayla Dreshcer from Shezam!
Apr 22, 2021
Magic Appetizer: The Pivot Back
Apr 15, 2021
The Future of Virtual Magic with Harrison Kramer
Apr 08, 2021
Our Greatest Failures of 2020 with Ben and Jonah
Apr 01, 2021
Stand-Up Comedy Magic with Mac King
Mar 25, 2021
Of Sleights And Men Podcast
Mar 18, 2021
Discovering Your Value with Scot Nery
Mar 11, 2021
Magic Appetizer: Three Reasons For Ticketed Virtual Shows
Mar 04, 2021
Throwing Away Your Stock Lines with Ryan Kane
Feb 25, 2021
Magic Appetizer: Unconventional 2: Magicland
Feb 18, 2021
Finding The Magic Formula with Ben Seidman
Feb 11, 2021
A New Mission For The Toronto Magic Company
Feb 04, 2021
Living the Magic Dream with Mat Franco
Jan 28, 2021
Appetizer #23: The Three Systems You Need For Your Virtual Magic Business
Jan 21, 2021
Finding Your Path To Magic with Moritz Mueller
Jan 14, 2021
Thank You
Jan 07, 2021
Appetizer #22: Ticketed Virtual Magic Shows
Dec 31, 2020
A Life of Magic with Teller
Dec 24, 2020
Teaser
Dec 17, 2020
Creating Your Own Space with Eric Dittelman
Dec 10, 2020
Reinventing Magic with Kyle and Mistie
Dec 03, 2020
Appetizer #21: Play Small
Nov 26, 2020
Creating Magic For Virtual with Adrian Lacroix
Nov 19, 2020
Appetizer #20: How To Get Virtual Bookings
Nov 12, 2020
Appetizer #19: Virtual Magic Sales Secrets
Nov 05, 2020
Classic Magic with Alex Boyce
Oct 29, 2020
Adapting for Virtual With Jon Armstrong
Oct 22, 2020
Defining Magic for Yourself with Erik Tait
Oct 15, 2020
Magical Appetizer #18: Facebook Ads
Oct 08, 2020
UnConventional.fun’s Virtual Show Panel
Oct 01, 2020
Better Business with Magic Podcast
Sep 24, 2020
Magical Appetizer #17: Getting Into The Virtual Biz
Sep 17, 2020
UnConventional.fun
Sep 10, 2020
Preconceived Podcast
Sep 03, 2020
Maximum Entertainment 2.0 with Ken Weber
Aug 27, 2020
Magical Appetizer #16: How To Sell a Virtual Show
Aug 20, 2020
Translating Magic with Rafael Benatar
Aug 13, 2020
Acting, Magic, and the Importance of Performance with Steve Valentine
Aug 06, 2020
Virtual Restaurant Magic with Graeme Reed
Jul 30, 2020
Improvisation without Improvisation with Dani DaOrtiz
Jul 23, 2020
Becoming a Content Creator with Alex Boyer
Jul 16, 2020
Magician Appetizer #15: Four Types of Luck
Jul 09, 2020
Magician Appetizer #14: Improving Virtual Production Value
Jul 02, 2020
Magician Appetizer #13: Testing Virtual Material
Jun 25, 2020
Exploring Creativity with Chris Pilsworth
Jun 18, 2020
A Message From the Team: Black Voices Matter
Jun 11, 2020
The Versatility of Magic Apps with Greg Rostami
Jun 04, 2020
Knowing Your Show with Tim Hannig
May 28, 2020
Magician Appetizer #12: The Best Investment During a Recession
May 21, 2020
Unique Creativity with Francis Menotti
May 14, 2020
Be Human with Derren Brown
May 07, 2020
Discovering, Scripting & Rehearsing Material with Nathan Coe Marsh
Apr 30, 2020
Magician Appetizer #11: Virtual Magic
Apr 23, 2020
Writing Comedy Magic with Nick Diffatte
Apr 16, 2020
Defining a Character with Morgan & West
Apr 09, 2020
Aesthetics in Magic with David Ben
Apr 02, 2020
Refining Your Magic with Michael Ammar
Mar 26, 2020
We’re In This Together.
Mar 19, 2020
Releasing Magic with Luke Dancy
Mar 12, 2020
Follow Your Bliss with Mike Pisciotta
Mar 05, 2020
Stronger Magic with Tyler Erickson
Feb 27, 2020
Balancing Business and Art with Kostya Kimlat
Feb 20, 2020
Magician Appetizer #10: The Magic of Memorizing
Feb 13, 2020
Magician Appetizer #9: Gig Booking Strategies for 2020
Feb 06, 2020
Magician Appetizer #8: Magic in Your City
Jan 30, 2020
Magician Appetizer #7: A Short Break
Jan 23, 2020
LOVE with Juan Tamariz
Jan 16, 2020
No Wrong Answers with Nathan Kranzo
Jan 09, 2020
2020 Visions with Ben Train, Chris Mayhew, and Jacque Swan
Jan 06, 2020
Composing Magic with Woody Aragon
Jan 02, 2020
Finding the Right Approach with Paul Gertner
Dec 30, 2019
Happy Holidays: Magic Trends & Predictions
Dec 26, 2019
Magic is Hard with Benjamin Earl
Dec 19, 2019
Cons, Scams & Hustles with R. Paul Wilson
Dec 12, 2019
Movement and Meaning with Javi Benitez
Dec 05, 2019
The Magic Coach with Fernando Figueras
Nov 28, 2019
Loving Magic with Juan Rubiales
Nov 21, 2019
Stolen Episode: How to Start a Show Hosted by Ben Train
Nov 14, 2019
Vanessa Vakharia on The Math Guru
Nov 07, 2019
Halloween Episode
Oct 31, 2019
Personality, Television, and Magic Competitions with Ryan Hayashi
Oct 24, 2019
Making your Magic Unique with Michael O’Brien
Oct 17, 2019
The Magic of Collaboration with Brian Brushwood
Oct 10, 2019
Magician Appetizer #6: All-Purpose Magician
Oct 03, 2019
Finding a Moment with Curtis Kam
Sep 26, 2019
Biohacking Magic with Anastasia Synn
Sep 19, 2019
Striking a Balance with Pit Hartling
Sep 12, 2019
Comedy Magic Secrets with Amazing Johnathan
Sep 05, 2019
Bringing Closeup Card Magic to the Stage with Jimmy Ichihana
Aug 29, 2019
Esther’s Follies’ Inner Secrets with Ray Anderson
Aug 22, 2019
Magician Appetizer #5: Listener Q&A
Aug 15, 2019
Never Stop Exploring with Mario the Maker Magician
Aug 08, 2019
Reinventing Your Magic with Stuart MacDonald
Aug 01, 2019
Finding Your Voice with Jamy Ian Swiss
Jul 25, 2019
Magician Appetizer #4: Reaching Out
Jul 18, 2019
Magician Appetizer #3: Sitting Down to Write
Jul 11, 2019
F**k Fear with Adam Rubin
Jul 04, 2019
Perceiving Magic with Julie Eng
Jun 27, 2019
Sammy Younan on My Summer Lair
Jun 20, 2019
Finding Beauty and Poetry in your Magic with Kiko Pastur
Jun 13, 2019
Disillusionment and Exploring Intent with Nate Staniforth
Jun 06, 2019
The Heart and Soul of Magic with Ran’D Shine
May 30, 2019
Tips for Touring Tricks with Ryan Joyce
May 23, 2019
Magician Appetizer #2: Discovering Your Character
May 16, 2019
Magician Appetizer #1: The Audience’s Perspective
May 09, 2019
Searching for Real Magic with Gordon Precious
May 02, 2019
Finding Joy in Magic with Michel Clavello
Apr 25, 2019
Wagers, Bets, and Gambles with Norman Beck
Apr 18, 2019
Never Give Up with Matt Johnson
Apr 11, 2019
10 Tips to Succeed at Magic Conventions
Apr 04, 2019
Making Better Magic with Brent Braun
Mar 28, 2019
Palm the Damn Coins with Kainoa Harbottle
Mar 21, 2019
Bringing Card Magic to the Stage with Alan Marchese
Mar 14, 2019
Brian Miller on One New Person
Mar 07, 2019
Teamwork, Fallon, and the Audience with Dan White
Feb 28, 2019
Being Conscious About Your Magic with Manuel Llaser
Feb 21, 2019
Growth in Magic
Feb 14, 2019
Honest Conversations for Performers with Ben Train
Feb 07, 2019
Make No Small Plans with Steve Cohen
Feb 01, 2019
YouTube, Exposure and Making Magic with Jay Sankey
Jan 25, 2019
Scaling Up your Performance with Haim Goldenberg
Jan 17, 2019
The Truth About Mentalism with Banachek
Jan 10, 2019
Magic 2018 vs. 2019 with Ben Train, Chris Mayhew, and Jacque Swan
Jan 03, 2019
Impact, Emotion, and Frustration in Magic with Pipo Vilanueva
Dec 27, 2018
Exposure and Behind the Scenes
Dec 20, 2018
Rituals, Experiences and Engaging Mentalism with Joe Diamond
Dec 13, 2018
Marketing Secrets for Entrepreneurial Magicians with Zivi Kivi
Dec 06, 2018
Creating Magic and Fooling Magicians with Ondřej Pšenička
Nov 29, 2018
Monthly Catch up: Len Cooper and Esther Follies
Nov 22, 2018
Secrets to Developing Your Act with Carisa Hendrix
Nov 15, 2018
Music, Magic and Using Your Other Passions with Jonathan Friedman
Nov 08, 2018
Vanishing Inc, Going Pro and Publishing your Magic with Andi Gladwin
Nov 01, 2018
Co-hosts, Banksy, and Getting Caught Up
Oct 25, 2018
Why Tyler is Leaving the Podcast
Oct 19, 2018
Performance That Engages on Multiple Levels with David Parr
Oct 11, 2018
Bridging the Old and the New with Harapan Ong
Oct 04, 2018
Ads, Ethics, AGT
Sep 28, 2018
Innovation and Being Unsatisfied with Existing Methods with Axel Hecklau
Sep 20, 2018
Summer Catch-Up and Remaining Q & A
Sep 06, 2018
Magic Goals and Winning the Crowd with Karl Hein
Aug 30, 2018
Quarterly Q & A
Aug 24, 2018
Using Magic to Make an Impact with David Peck
Aug 16, 2018
Becoming an Amazing Performer with Kayla Drescher
Aug 09, 2018
Internet Exposure, AGT, and Other Magic Updates
Aug 03, 2018
Hypnosis, and the Business of Show Business with Dave Curran
Jul 26, 2018
How to Perform Card Magic with Jason Ladanye
Jul 19, 2018
Make Your Own Magic and Start to Get Bookings
Jul 12, 2018
Is There a ‘Correct’ Type of Magic?
Jul 07, 2018
Gambling, Cheating, and The Expert at the Card Table with Jason England
Jun 28, 2018
The Toronto Magic Company
Jun 21, 2018
The Internet, Creation, and Mutant Powers with Kyle Marlett
Jun 14, 2018
Surrealist Performance Art
Jun 07, 2018
Character, Acting, and Honing Your Act with Rob Zabrecky
May 31, 2018
A New Angle on The Chicago Magic Lounge with Ryan Plunkett
May 24, 2018
Succeeding as a Touring Duo Act with The Evasons
May 17, 2018
Teaching, Lecturing, and Making a Show with Joshua Jay
May 10, 2018
What do you love about Discourse in Magic?
May 03, 2018
Show Business and Magic Consulting with Johnny Thompson
Apr 26, 2018
How to Love Magic with Denis Behr
Apr 19, 2018
Money Magic with Josh Janousky
Apr 12, 2018
T-shirts and Talismans
Apr 05, 2018
Fool Us and Beyond with Teller
Apr 01, 2018
Magic, Math and Pro Wrestling with Caleb Wiles
Mar 29, 2018
Religion, Psychedelics, and Other Types of Magic with Paul Vigil
Mar 22, 2018
Behind the Scenes at Ellusionist with Adam Wilber
Mar 15, 2018
Real Magic with Jared Kopf
Mar 08, 2018
Is Discourse in Magic Ending?
Mar 01, 2018
Get on Penn and Teller Fool Us with Michael Close
Feb 22, 2018
Using Your Face with Mario Lopez
Feb 15, 2018
Visual Magic and Ellusionist Secrets with Lloyd Barnes
Feb 08, 2018
Look How Far We’ve Come
Feb 01, 2018
Making Magic and the Playing Card Revolution with Alex Pandrea
Jan 25, 2018
Becoming an Entertainer with David Williamson
Jan 18, 2018
Cardistry, Magic, and Getting Noticed with John Stessel
Jan 11, 2018
New Year, New Magic
Jan 04, 2018
Inner Secrets of Instagram Magic with Felix Bodden
Dec 28, 2017
Making Good Magic Great with Tony Chang
Dec 21, 2017
What Makes a Great Magic Product with Geraint Clarke
Dec 14, 2017
Questions for Your Magic Mind
Dec 07, 2017
Instagram and the Cardistry Subculture with Sean O
Nov 30, 2017
Modern Magic and Why it Lives Online with Xavior Spade
Nov 23, 2017
Understanding Magic with Garrett Thomas
Nov 16, 2017
Presentation, Effect Selection, and How to Practice with Allan Hagen
Nov 09, 2017
Becoming a Death Defying Escape Artist with Demian Aditya
Oct 26, 2017
Busking for Magicians & Earning Your Chops with Billy Kidd
Oct 19, 2017
No Hands, No Feet, No Excuses and No Limits with Mahdi Gilbert
Oct 12, 2017
How to Create Magic Out of Tricks with Lawrence Hass
Sep 28, 2017
How to Grow Your Instagram Following for Magicians with Jeremy Griffith
Sep 21, 2017
Everything You Need to Know about Gaffing Cards with @Gaffguy52
Sep 14, 2017
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants with Steve Reynolds
Aug 31, 2017
he Artist’s Journey with Zack Mirza
Aug 24, 2017
A Masterclass in Comedy Magic with Harrison Greenbaum
Aug 17, 2017
Crafting Incredible Visuals with Glenn West
Aug 10, 2017
Cardistry, Community, and Content Creation with Anna DeGuzman
Jul 27, 2017
How to Benefit From Magic When it’s Not Your Career with Jason Dean
Jul 20, 2017
The Laws of Magic and How to Give and Take Criticism with Michael Feldman
Jul 13, 2017
How to be Meticulous in Your Craft with Ryan Edwards
Jun 29, 2017
Falling in Love with Magic Again with Jeff Hinchliffe
Jun 22, 2017
Success by Word of Mouth, and Behind the Scenes TV Magic with Mark Calabrese
Jun 15, 2017
Magic in the Stand-up Comedy Circuit with Matt Disero
May 25, 2017
From the Cinema to Centre Stage with Spidey
May 18, 2017
The Magic of Apps with Marc Kerstein
May 11, 2017
Helping Your Clients and Hearing Your Audience with Suzanne
Apr 27, 2017
Pricing and Limiting Beliefs with Morgan Pierce
Apr 20, 2017
Networking for Magicians with Brian Miller
Apr 13, 2017
Magic in Toronto with Ben Train, Rosemary Reid, Chris Mayhew, and Mark Correia
Mar 30, 2017
Tools and Tips to Make Your Comedy Magic FIRE with John Archer
Mar 23, 2017
How to Become an Unstoppable Old School Entertainer with Gazzo
Mar 16, 2017
How to Get Noticed as a Performer with The Sentimentalists (Mysterion & Steffi Kay)
Mar 09, 2017
Entertainment Value and Finding Your Shtick with David Malek
Feb 23, 2017
The Napkin Approach and Enjoying the Process with John Guastaferro
Feb 16, 2017
Episode 45 – Scripting and Working with a Director with Nick Wallace
Feb 09, 2017
The Effect Month: Props, Identity, and Paying Your Dues with James Harrison
Feb 02, 2017
Using Magic to Spread an Important Message with Chad Juros
Jan 26, 2017
Live in Toronto – Views, Comments, and Awesome Magic Content with Chris Ramsay, Eric Leclerc, and Wes Barker
Jan 19, 2017
Secrets to Outreach and Building Relationships with Caroline Ravn
Jan 12, 2017
Why Being Sincere Means Connecting with Your Audience with Asi Wind
Dec 29, 2016
How to Master Fringe Festivals with Keith Brown
Dec 22, 2016
How to Make Your Show About You with Chris Funk
Dec 15, 2016
The Value of a Great Introduction and How to Tweak Your Show with James Alan
Dec 08, 2016
Tools, Tips, and Tricks to Having TV Quality Magic with Justin Willman
Nov 24, 2016
Magic Consulting and Making Your Own Inspiration with Daniel Garcia
Nov 17, 2016
Magicians Guide to Mastering Every Social Media Platform with Justin Flom
Nov 10, 2016
Expert Online Marketing Tools and Tips for Magicians with Julian Mather
Oct 27, 2016