Mystery Arts Podcast

This episode features a wide ranging and fascinating interview with magician, mentalist, and storyteller Christopher Taylor. We cover a lot of ground, including storytelling, martial arts, the creative process, electronics in mentalism, and much more. In the review segment, I talk about Secret Tannery/Gerard Kearney's Peek Wallet, and Half Track 2 by Christopher Taylor. Please check out Christopher's products at his website: http://taylorimagineering.com/

My guest this episode is Neil Tobin! I recently had the pleasure of watching Neil's performance as Erik Van Hanussen in his one man play 'Palace Of The Occult'. Listeners of the show will know that I've often mused about how to elevate the mystery arts into the realm of true theater, well, Neil has been working on this exact problem for quite a lot longer than I have, and he's been remarkably successful. I really enjoyed this conversation and I know you will too! You can check out Neil's products here: https://www.penguinmagic.com/magician/neil-tobin

Curtis Waltermire (AKA Curtis the Mentalist) shares some wisdom from his several decades as a professional performer. Curtis talks about how to successfully think about doing Comedy Mentalism, and he shares some really great tips that can help you improve your show and increase your bookings. Curtis has a new video project for mentalists and magicians called Esoterica, and you can check it out here: https://curtisthementalist.com/esoterica/

Well, due to an unfortunate technical issue, the interview I recorded for this week's episode was lost. But rather than leave you without a podcast, I recorded a late night episode about a subject I find really interesting--unsolved and/or legendary effects in magic and mentalism. I cover 51 Faces North, The Berglas Effect, and 2 others. In the review section, I talk about 'The Open Prediction Project' By Thomas Baxter, 'False Anchors 4' by Ryan Schlutz, and 'Unveil' by Manos Kartsakis. Links to things I mention in the podcast: Lu Chen ACAAN in front of David Berglas: https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjgzNzQ5NTgw.html Jeremy Weiss ACAAN thread: https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=416361&forum=15&261 A Dianoetic Rage thread: https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=650974&forum=15

This week I talked to Sean Waters. Sean is a great guy and a very talented creator. We cover his background and history in the mystery arts, his creative process, logical disconnects and layering methods, the subtle stuff behind 'disclaimers', and much more. In the review section, I talk about 'Pure' by Adrian Fowell, a brand new CAAN effect. You can check out Sean's excellent work at: https://www.experience-architecture.com/ You can find 'Pure' at: https://qmagi.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fpure-caan