The Insider

Vanishing Inc. Magic

Vanishing Inc. is proud to share with you our magic podcast, The Insider. Interviews with the finest magicians in the world.

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185 episodes
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Sep 26, 2022 · 30 min
Pete McCabe Part Two
Welcome back to part two of this fascinating chat with Pete McCabe. We talk in detail about character, comedy and more.
Sep 12, 2022 · 26 min
Pete McCabe Part One
Pete McCabe, author of Scripting Magic 1&2 sits down to discuss, amongst other things, scripting magic! IKR! He also tackles head on people's biggest misconception about scripts in magic that will change the way you think about scripting forever.
Aug 29, 2022 · 31 min
Harry De Cruz
Harry De Cruz has a fascinating story to tell already, and he is only about 14, or something annoying. Listen to tales of Dynamo, Edinburgh and his own journey to be a performer in his own right.
Aug 15, 2022 · 30 min
John Bannon
John and I chat about self-working tricks, his book recommendations and what is wrong and right with the state of magic today.
Aug 1, 2022 · 31 min
Jack Parker Special with Andi Gladwin
To celebrate the launch of 52 Explorations, Andi Gladwin remembers his friend, Jack Parker.
May 23, 2022 · 31 min
Richard Turner
A fascinating chat with the incredible Richard Turner. Find out about how he got started, how he met The Professor, sessioning with Jennings, Cervon, Charlie Miller and more. We discuss practising, performing and of course, playing cards.
May 16, 2022 · 29 min
Kyle Purnell
Kyle Purnell joins us to chat about creativity, his process for working, his new release, and we test how quickly the mythical George responds to email.
May 2, 2022 · 37 min
Marc Paul Part Two
Welcome to part two of our amazing podcast with Marc Paul. We chat about the impact Covid had on his work and how he used it to his advantage creating brand new acts, that famous Parkinson appearance, mentalism things he would banish to Room 101 and more.
Apr 25, 2022 · 30 min
Marc Paul Part One
We chat about how Marc got started, the London scene in the 90s, his friendship with Andy Nyman, a very honest story about pretending to be a "real" psychic and what books he'd recommend.
Apr 18, 2022 · 38 min
Andy Nyman Part Two
Part Two of the amazing Andy Nyman. As with part one, there are swears, so parental guidance if listening around small children!
Apr 11, 2022 · 31 min
Rune Klan Live At The Session
To start Rune Klan week, here's a revisit of the amazing live interview he kindly gave at The Session 2020. In it, he talks about creativity, tricks, and his show Barnløs, which we have just realised as a digital download: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/stage-and-parlor-magic/barnlos/ We'll be doing The Insider live at The Session 2022. Who will be the guest? Come and be part of the live audience this July: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-conventions/the-session/
Apr 4, 2022 · 31 min
Andy Nyman Part One
It's Andy Nyman! What else do you need to know? This is part one of two, and this is marked as explicit because there are plenty of swears in it. Do not listen if small kids are around!
Mar 21, 2022 · 34 min
Stephen Long
Stephen and I discuss: Pitching Sven decks at Thorpe Park, how he met and started working with Derren Brown, their writing process, the history of Hector Chadwick book, Equivoque, what’s the most useful piece of advice in the book, what from mentalism he’d put into Room 101, the three things he’s most proud of and more. https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/mentalism/the-definitive-mental-mysteries-of-hector-chadwick/
Mar 14, 2022 · 29 min
Yigal Mesika
Yigal very rarely does interviews, and we're honored he agreed to do our podcast. Come for the tips on thread work, stay for the insights into Spider Pen X, his beginnings and the real history of Loops. https://yigalmesika.com
Mar 7, 2022 · 30 min
Roberto Giobbi
Roberto Giobbi stops by to talk about Card College, note-keeping and so much more.
Feb 28, 2022 · 30 min
Justin Willman
Justin Willman stops by to chat about Magic For Humans, people guessing methods on the internet, his mysterious twin brother and more.
Feb 21, 2022 · 30 min
Lincoln Hiatt & Andrew Golder
What a treat! The producers of Fool Us drop by to talk about how the show started, what they are looking for in acts, how to apply and some incredible, specific advice on increasing your chances of selection. And here's how to apply: Final Call for season 9. Casting deadline Feb 28. Send submissions to fooluscasting@gmail.com Also some announcements and a little bit of behind the scenes on instagram - @ptfoolus And here are the submission guidelines: Submission guidelines: - Please submit a recording of your routine as you would perform it on our show. Unlisted links to vimeo or youtube are preferred. - We don't require a live audience or a stage, but record the video as if you were performing in front of Penn and Teller / or via remote to our studio. - Professional video is not necessary. Cell phone video is fine with clean picture and sound. - We love original magical acts with novel and clever methods and/or presentation. - Routines should be 3-5 minutes in length. - Videos should be unedited. - Please make sure we can see your face in the video, even for close up routines. - For close up/card tricks, be sure the camera is close enough to read the cards. - Send your trick to fooluscasting@gmail.com - Production May 2-11. - EXTENDED DEADLINE February 28, 2022
Jan 10, 2022 · 31 min
Andi Gladwin | Fool Us Special
Vanishing Inc. Cofounder, Andi Gladwin was just on Fool Us. Join us for a special edition before the next season starts to go Inside Baseball for Andi’s recent appearance on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us. We chat about getting to America during a pandemic, mysterious George, practise, method, history and much more.
Dec 20, 2021 · 1 min
Happy Holidays!
We're going to take a short break for a few weeks and come back in 2022 for Season Eight. You look after yourselves out there. And Happy Holidays.
Dec 13, 2021 · 30 min
John Graham
John Graham joins me to discuss moving your show from close-up to stage or parlour in this fascinating chat.

The Insider

Pete McCabe Part Two

Pete McCabe Part One

Harry De Cruz

John Bannon

Jack Parker Special with Andi Gladwin

Richard Turner

Kyle Purnell

Marc Paul Part Two

Marc Paul Part One

Andy Nyman Part Two

Rune Klan Live At The Session

Andy Nyman Part One

Stephen Long

Yigal Mesika

Roberto Giobbi

Justin Willman

Lincoln Hiatt & Andrew Golder

Andi Gladwin | Fool Us Special

Happy Holidays!

John Graham