The Magic Word Podcast

• 902: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day Three Report

  Wednesday May 7, 20259:30 am to 11:00 am Dealer Room Opens11:00 am to 12:30 pm Session #412:30 pm to 2:30 pm Dealers Open2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Session #56:30 pm- 10:00 Fabulous Las Vegas Dinner & Show View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Time Stamps: 00:00:19 - This is the first Collector Expo for Jania Taylor. She is the Chairman of the Board for the American Museum of Magic and is enjoying this convention.00:13:40 - John Carney will be one of the performers who will be on the bill for our evening’s dinner. He chats about his experiences in attending many of these events going back to the 1980’s.00:20:41 - Charles Greene III is working on yet another biography of a noted person, but this one is not necessarily a magician. His book on Ionia has been a best seller for him.00:31:09 - We thank David Copperfield for opening his museum to the attendees and I give him some critical suggestion about the Women in Magic section of his collection.00:36:00 - Stan Allen has been attending many of these history conferences since they used to be in Los Angeles. He talks about the rich history of this convention, plus he talks about MAGIC Live!00:50:14 - David Sandy and Lance Rich are two of the forces behind the success of the Magic Collector Expo. In lieu of having Bill Smith chat with us, these two gentlemen give us a wrap of the day’s activities. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

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• 901: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day Two Report

  Tuesday May 6, 20259:00 am Tour #1 Leaves for DC Museum Tour11:15 am to 4:00 pm Dealer Room Opens & Vintage Vegas Video3:35 pm Last DC Tour Returns7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Session #38:30 pm to 11:30 pm Dealer Room Open View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Time Stamps: These will be posted after I have gotten some sleep. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

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• 899: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day One Report

  Monday May 5, 202510:00 am Registration Opens1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Dealers Open4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Session #1 “Welcome To Las Vegas7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Session #28:30 pm to 11:30 pm Dealer Room Open View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Time Stamps: These will be posted after I have gotten some sleep. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

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• 900: 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 our worldwide magic community. And who better for this episode than Dan Sperry. He was a regular member of The Illusionists who toured the major stages of the world from Sydney, Australia, to Broadway in New York City. He has headlined in nightclubs, Las Vegas casinos, and performing arts theaters. For many years he has appeared on Masters of Illusion television show as well as many other TV shows. Now residing in Florida, he continues to travel the globe, but when at home, he enjoys (believe it or not) performing for children’s birthday parties. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize In this week’s episode, Dan shares his story of how he developed his act and his character. He tells us about his early journey as he worked with doves and learned from some of the true masters like Joseph Gabriel that developed into a residency at a casino in Las Vegas. He toured Canada with Murray Hatfield as he honed his dove act and began to settle into his Shock Illusionist persona. He also talks about developing his talking act that led to work with the Illusionists and television appearances. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

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• 898: Obie's 4F 2025 Close-Up Convention - Day Four Report

  Saturday April 2610:00am: 2026 Registration & 4F Shop Open10:00am: Dealers’ Room Opens (closed during events)10:30am: One Man Show1:30pm: 6th Show: Mini World3:30pm: ED Talk #25:30pm: Banquet (ticket required)7:30pm: GoH Tribute: Eric DeCamps8:00pm: 7th Show: Closing Gala10:30pm: Hospitality Suite Opens12:00am: Dealers’ Room Closes View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Time Stamps: These will be posted after I have gotten some sleep. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

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