Podcasts for Magicians
Podcasts for magicians is an important part of the magic underground. They provide insight into the way of thinking of many of the world’s top performers. In my case, I’ve flown under the radar of many magicians, but those in the know, have sought me out to talk about my journey in magic. What perhaps they find the most interesting about my career is that I studied product design at university before beginning my full-time career in magic.
Having a design background has helped my magic immensely and has allowed my creativity to flourish. Not only have I designed much of my own magic, I’ve also been hired to create new tricks for some of the other top performers around the world.
Podcasts for Magicians – Discourse in Magic
My friend, Jonah Babins, is a magician in Toronto. He has been producing his podcast over many years and this is the link to the episode that I’m interviewed. https://discourseinmagic.libsyn.com/exploring-creativity-with-chris-pilsworth
Jonah has been really consistent in creating podcasts over the years and has landed some great interviews. His methodology is a classic in business, that is: do what you love, learn on the job and be consistent in creating content.
Podcasts for Magicians – Scott Wells
Scott is a friend of mine. We met for the first time in 2013 at an exclusive magic convention in New York. Scott doesn’t go anywhere at a magic convention without is microphone and recorder. Using this technique Scott has compiled an impressive number of interviews on his podcast, The Magic Word. Here is the link to one of my interviews with Scott: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/561-chris-pilsworth
Having made a few interviews with Scott over the years has been great fun. His questions are always insightful and well thought out. This really highlights Scott’s depth of knowledge about our artform.
A Fantastic Learning Resource
I wish podcasts were available when I was starting in magic. The amount of incredible information is really astounding. I’m sure my path to becoming the professional that I am today would have been shorter had I been exposed to all of the interviews. The ability for young performers to acquire hard-won knowledge is unprecedented in this day and age. I’m really happy that I’m able to share what I’ve learned with other up and coming magicians. It certainly helps to keep our artform vibrant and alive.