The Magic Newswire
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: STEVE COHEN
25 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a better way to wrap up the "Late Night with David Letterman" Close-up Magic Week than by talking with some of the people that were there. ...
MAGIC NEWSCAST :: LETTERMAN'S MAGIC WEEK
21 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This has been a busy week for magic on network television. The CBS Late Show host David Letterman has been featuring close-up magic by some of the top...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: FARQUHAR & HART
18 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The 2010 Canadian Magician of the year, Shawn Farquhar is our gest on this episode of the Magic Newswire's "This Week in Magic" podcast. In addition, ...
MAGIC NEWSCAST : JAY MARSHALL RARITIES
15 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On May 16th, Potter & Potter Auctions will host the fourth auction of "the never ending magic collection" of Jay Marshall. "The Rarities of Jay Mar...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: RUDY COBY 2
13 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Rudy Coby is back with a vengeance! After more than a decade away from magic, Rudy has returned to stage one of the most successful events in the hist...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC ::
11 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Rudy Coby is back with a vengeance! After more than a decade away from magic, Rudy has returned to stage one of the most successful events in the hist...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: NATHAN BURTON & MAC KING
04 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On this very special episode of the Magic Newswire's "This Week in Magic" podcast we celebrate two major landmarks with two amazing magicians. We beg...
MAGIC NEWSCAST :: BATTLE OF MAGICIANS 2010
02 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Magic Newswire's Magic Newscast, John "Big Daddy Cool" Pyka reports from the ninteenth annual Battle of Magicians in Canton, Oh...
MNW #193 :: OBIE OBRIEN :: FFFF
29 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
We follow Scott Wells excellent on site coverage from ground zero of the 40th Anniversary incarnation of Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic by interview...
MAGIC NEWSCAST :: FFFF DAY FOUR
26 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Wells wraps up his coverage of the 40th annual FFFF convention honoring Obie Obrien by interviewing Bob Reas, Ed Ripley, Richard Hatch, Rocco, B...
MAGIC NEWSCAST :: FFFF DAY THREE
25 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On Day Three of FFF 2010, Scott Wells interviews Mark Fitzgerald, Marv Leventhal, Bill Malone, David Acer, Dan Garrett, Harry Monte, Rich Wilcox, Robe...
MAGIC NEWSCAST :: FFFF DAY TWO
24 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Wells continues his interviews from the 40th Anniversary of Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic. In this episode he talks with with Shawn Farquhar,...
MAGIC NEWSCAST :: FFFF DAY ONE
23 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Wells brings Magic Newswire listeners to the 40th anniversary of Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic with daily interviews and reporting from the o...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: MAGICANA
19 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Magic Newswire's "This Week in Magic" podcast, Scott Wells, Chase Goforth, Cameron Ramsay, David Kaye & I are joined by Magican...
MNW #192 :: LENNART GREEN
13 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Swedish card maestro Lennart Green has been baffling audiences for years with his chaotic style of magic. In 1991 he won the grand prize in close-up ...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: G4G9 & MAGIC-CON
08 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On the April 5th, 2010 episode of This Week in Magic we are joined by the latest addition to our panel of co-hosts, David Kay. David has just returned...
MAGIC NEWSCAST :: JON PETZ
04 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Hypnotist Bill Gladwell sends in the latest of his Secret Order interviews for the Magic Newswire's "Magic Newscast." In this episode he talks with m...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: EMC 2010
23 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of "This Week in Magic," we are joined by an international panel of magicians including Luis DeMatos, David Britland and Marco Tempes...
MNW #191 :: DAVID WILLIAMSON
18 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
David Williamson awoke one morning on his parents farm in Ohio and a cow was levitating out of the window. He looked down to see that she had already ...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: MAGIC-CON
16 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of This Week in Magic, we preview the first ever Magic-Con, the interactive conference for people that are serous about magic. Magic...
MNW #190 :: JC WAGNER
12 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
My guest on this episode of the Spirit of Magic podcast is legendary close-up and bar magician JC Wagner. We cover everything from his days working t...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: JOANIE SPINA
09 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Joanie Spina is our special guest on this episode of the podcast. If you're not yet familiar with Joanie, she acts as a performance coach to magician...
MNW #189 :: BILL MALONE
04 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Raised in Chicago, Bill Malone discovered magic after a visit to a magic shop when he was seventeen. Little did he know that this would eventually le...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: DOC EASON & LEVENT
02 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
We mix things up on this episode of This Week in Magic by inviting two totally different performers to join us on the podcast. Doc Eason is one of th...
MNW #188 :: SANDY MARSHALL
26 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Beating a Dead Horse is a story of fathers and sons. It is laugh-out-loud funny, honest, touching, and offers revelations along the way. Jay's son, A...
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: DENNY HANEY
24 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
It's a quiet evening at the Magic Newswire with Chase Goforth and myself hosting our special guest on this episode, Denny Haney. A graduate of the Cha...
BLACKPOOL 2010 :: PART 4
23 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 4, Scott Wells wraps up his reporting from Blackpool 2010. This episode contains to the final part of his interviews from day three with Tim T...
Blackpool 2010 Part 3 (Feb 22 2010)
23 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
n Part 3 of Scott Wells reports and interviews from Blackpool 2010 we're treated to the final part of his interviews from day two with Magic Circle Pr...
Blackpool 2010 Part 2 (FEB 21 2010)
22 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Wells continues his reports from Blackpool 2010 by sending in interviews with Axel Hecklau, Paul Brooke, Mark Mason, Roy Zaltsman, Paul Stone, M...
Blackpool 2010 Part 1 (Feb 20 2010)
21 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Wells continues his series of "Scott Signals" as he and Banachek make their way to the UK for one of the biggest magic conventions in the worl...
RICK ROTH :: MNW187
19 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Roth produces some of the most unique and interesting effects and props for use in the performance of mentalism and bizarre magic. Beginning with...
JAMY IAN SWISS :: This Week in Magic :: 1/18/10
18 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On the January 18th, 2010 episode of This Week in Magic, Scott Wells, Cameron Ramsay, Chase Goforth and I are joined by "one of the most feared intell...
DRAPER DIARIES 2
18 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Draper delivers his second edition of the Draper Diaries for the Magic Newswire. Paul shares his thoughts, interviews with performers, musings an...
DRAPER DIARIES 1
20 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Draper delivers his first edition of the Draper Diaries for the Magic Newswire. Paul will share his thoughts, interviews, musings and more as he ...
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS :: MNW164
29 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
As we approach Magic Week at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, Neil Patrick Harris joins me for a second interview on the Magic Newswire podc...
MARVYN ROY :: MNW 160
10 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
What more is there to say other than it's Mr. Electric! I am thrilled to welcome Marvyn Roy to the Magic Newswire's "Spirit of Magic" podcast! If fo...
MNW128 :: TIME ELLIS
09 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh from China where he served as a judge at FISM, magician Tim Ellis is my guest on this episode of the "Spirit of Magic" podcast. Tim talks about ...
MNW106 :: PAUL DRAPER
20 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Draper is an anthropologist, magician and mentalist. He has appeared with David Copperfield, Lance Burton, and Teller and as an expert on Magic f...
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS :: MNW 93
21 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In addition to starring on the CBS sitcom "How I met Your Mother," actor Neil Patrick Harris was elected to the board of the Magic Castle in 2008. As ...
Amazing Jonathan :: MNW67 :: 11/02/08
02 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
On the Halloween Special of the Magic Newswire we talk with one of magician's favorite "non-magicians," the Amazing Johnathan. Johnathan discusses h...