The final episode of this podcast is filled with special guests and plot twists, all in the service of answering... more

Staged suicides. Beheadings. Shootings. This episode is all about magic that goes wrong. You’ll learn about a magician who was... more

Magic historians have consistently overlooked the significant contributions Black magicians have made to the craft. Perhaps no magician in history... more

There have been many movies made about magic--The Prestige, The Illusionist, Hugo, Now You See Me, Scoop--and in this episode... more

Houdini was a marketing genius, but how great a magician he was is a source of contention among magic’s greatest... more

It’s definitely Teller. The shorter, silent half of Penn & Teller never speaks onstage, but we’re delighted to present this... more

Joshua Jay speaks with Abbey Albani, a magician’s assistant who plummeted 12 feet while floating above a stage and broke... more

We’re not saying who, but unless you live in Spain (hint, hint), you probably haven’t heard of him. Joshua traveled... more

Remember those old Masked Magician specials? They were some of the highest-rated television events of the 90s: a guy in... more

When you see a great magician, it all looks so smooth and elegant. It’s what you don’t see that fools... more