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Zoom hang tomorrow for Abracababble - Noon pacific

Join RJ and I and possibly Reddi for an Abracababble hang. Topics to include learnings from performing at a birthday party, a kids show, and a week in San Antonio. Plus, Halloween is coming up and that means time to brain storm this years “trick and treat”. Have any other topics- leave it below.

I’ll post a zoom link just before

Abracababble 205: Performing for Penn and Piff

Matt and Nick Paul wrap up their Castle week. RJ wraps up his other podcast, Reddi Rich is questioned about his magic auction opinions, brief debate about Richard Turner's "sight" gets settled and Judge Mentalist has a fun tier for Babblers for his latest kickstarter.

“Did her arm survive?”

My spot on San Antonion live this morning

Abracababble 204: Trigg Watson and The Air Tag Adventure!

I had the honor of sharing the stage with Trigg Watson at Magic Live this year. He’s not only a great guy but also someone who’s carved out a unique space in the magic world. We dive into his pursuit of blending magic with modern technology, his work as a consultant on Magic for Humans, and he shares one of the wildest stories I’ve ever heard—the kind only a magician could put himself through.

Abracababble 203: Matt's New Steve Spill Trick

Matt, RJ, designer Ryer Appeldorn, Matt's parter for the week at Magic castle- Nick Paul and numerous babblers chime in on Matt's New trick, magicians bowing out of Masters of Illusion, the latest Lucy Darling show, and more.

Tomorrow at Noon pacific- zoom hang with RJ, Matt and Reddi

We’re going to do zoom hang with any of yall who can make it. Things we can possibly discuss- Matt’s magic castle week might feature a new trick, magicians are bowing out of Masters of Illusion, Matt saw Lucy Darling and maybe some of yall have topics. If you can’t make the zoom, leave a topic below in the comments

Abracababble 202: David Corsaro Gives Away The Keys To The Kingdom

I was very lucky to be asked to perform in David's Magic In A Bottle show in New York City last year and we've become friends ever since. He's a very good guy and a truly accomplished worker in the New York City market. He just finished up a run at the Magic Castle. Also worth noting, he worked for New York City's biggest marketing firms and with that knowledge- David gives away, for free, a marketing newsletter on how to make it as a magician. Why for free? Well... we get into it.

Abracababble 201: Hosting ETC at Magic Live.

Matt, RJ and fellow babblers hop on a zoom to discuss some hidden nuggets about Magic Live, hosting the Experimental Theater Concepts show, RJ talks about his close up show run at Majestic, and Matt took his kids to Mesa, Arizona and threw them into his show.

zoom link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85236442706?pwd=foVg10IR645ttumburun2ijGBtt3fE.1

Closer to 1:45!

Running late- zoom will be up closer to 1:45

Post Magic Live zoom hang 1:30 tomorrow

Tomorrow at 1:30pm pacific time, Matt and RJ will host a zoom hang, Matt will discuss his Magic Live show hosting experience and more. RJ will break down his latest shows at Majestic and take topics and questions from all of you.

I’ll post the link here. See you tomorrow!

If you can’t make it but have a topic or questions- leave it here in the comments below this post

Thanks

Random request! P&T Letterman

Does anyone have video of Penn & Teller on Letterman with cockroaches?

Abracababble 200: Fresh From FISM with Alex Ramon.

Alex Ramon, home from Italy, takes time with Babblers to break down his time at FISM. How it all went down, why he went to the "Olympics of Magic", some of the controversies from the competition, would he go again, how the judges broke down acts and more! Kris Bentz who competed in a brand new FISM category also stopped in to share some of his thoughts.

Patreon Changes! (Take A Look!)

Hi Babblers! 2 changes and 1 good bye

1) I've officially bumped the lowest tier to $3. This is for new members. If you are at the $2 or so old school that you are at $1, you can stay where you are at. $3 is still very much on the low end of subscription magic podcasts and of course there is a discount for those who commit to the year. Plus, I've been inviting more people to the zoom sessions so I think this tier has grown in a good way and therefore still has value at $3.

2) A br...

Abracababble 199: RJ's Jazz Street Credit

On this deep dive episode, we get real about how jazzy a magic show can be and we have babblers of all backgrounds chime in on secrecy of tricks, how candid we should be about them, and more breaking news in the babbler community

Abracababble 198: The Halifax Houdini

Matt, RJ, Steve Branham, Vincenzo Ravina, and more babblers discuss how RJ's downtown run at the Majestic kicked off, Matt's new show element in his card stab, what has Vincenzo been up to since Fool Us (spoiler, it's impressive), and Steve challenges Matt to lecture on comedy and crowd work for magicians.

*Editor's note: Scott did his best to work with some folks' zoom audio.

FUBTS 11.11: Well Duck Me Sideways

Matt, Reddi, fellow Babblers and a special guest talk about performances of Season 11, Episode 11 which includes 2 foolers:

• John Michael Hinton

• Billy Hsueh

• Shimshi

• Bernardo Sedlacek

• Penn & Teller sell Brooke a Zig Zag

Abracababble 197: Kellar Documentary Producer- Bobby Borgia Interview

I was having an email exchange with the wonderful magician, owner and operator of "Kellar's Magic + Comedy Club" in Erie PA, and magic show designer- Bobby Borgia when he threw in a random post script of sorts that said "And a second side note, I just produced a 1-hour documentary for PBS on Harry Keller. Hope you enjoy it ". Intrigued, I thought I'd start it while drinking my morning coffee and boom, I just devoured the whole thing. I paused only once because I knew immediately that I ...

Check out this short Documentary on Kellar- interview airing tomorrow

Hey Babblers,

I watched this PBS documentary on Kellar and loved it! I interviewed producer Bobby Borgia about it. The doc is just under an hour and I wanted listeners to be able to watch the film first. Tomorrow I will post the interview.

Thanks!

Matt

FUBTS 11.10 Not In This Episode, Siegfried Tieber

Matt, Reddi, RJ and some of our fellow babblers take a look at Season 11 episode 10 of Fool Us Vitaly Beckman AnnaRose Einarsen Gonçalo Gil

Matt, Reddi, RJ and some of our fellow babblers take a look at Season 11 episode 10 of Fool Us

• Vitaly Beckman

• AnnaRose Einarsen

• Gonçalo Gil

• Ren X

• Penn and Teller's Gotcha

Today's Zoom Link for today's FUBTS 11.11

We start in 10 minutes

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88274224748?pwd=RnWBewIPDjjNRCOASglMiAkpM91XHo.1

FUBTS 1109: Gorillagian Shmorillagician

Matt, RJ, Reddi and fellow Babblers take a look at Fool Us Season 11, episode 9 with performances by

• Harry Gorillagician

• Nicholas Ribs

• Michael Dardant

• Shawn Preston

• Penn & Teller perform "On My Mind"

Abracababble 196: Sometimes Your Car Is Your Dressing Room

RJ, Matt and numerous babblers meet on zoom to discuss, RJ semi adult magic, Matt's cruise ship adjustments, people's favorite and least favorite Penn & Teller trick, and more.

Note: This was recorded at sea and if not edited. The audio will be a little zoomy and you wont hear the tops and tail thank you's. Best I could do from the ocean...

Zoom hang with RJ and Matt, 2:30pm EST tomorrow

Hey Babblers,

Tomorrow I will post a zoom link just before 11:30am PST/2:30pm EST. RJ and I haven't done a regular magic talk Abracababble episode in a minute. So please join us, and if you have topics, stories or questions- let's chop it up on air.

If you have topics, stories or questions and can't make it, please post them below and we can discuss on air tomorrow.

Thanks so much and see yall then!

Matt

FUBTS 1108: Olive This Act

Reddi, Matt and numerous Abracababble patreon backers break down episode 8 of season 11 in a slightly new format for podcast. They all break down performances

• Clark Payne

• Rob Zabrecky

• Laser Kiwi

• Peter Samelson

• Penn & Teller perform "Giant" Die Box

Thank You- high res of my first Fool Us trick received!

EDIT: thank you to the people who’ve emailed me! It’s a huge help as I’m trying to get a reel together.

Some of you have ripped higher res versions of Fool Us tricks. Does anyone have 1080p or better of my first trick on Fool Us- the duct tape prediction one?

Turns out I don’t! Email me sweetmattyd@gmail.com

My official channels can’t come thru for me at the moment.

Abracababble 195: Post Magic Castle with Alex Ramon and Jessica Jane (and MJ)

Post Magic Castle week, Alex Ramon and Jessica Jane loaded Penn & Teller's borrowed props into my garage and we sat down right there and recorded a podcast. We discuss the end of our magic castle run, the brunch shows as well, and we check in with Jessica Jane who's killing it with Disney Cruises right now. Alex's dog MJ also takes a few turn demanding attention from both Alex and JJ so you might hear some dog activity also.

Abracababble 194: Backstage at The Magic Castle with Alex Ramon (part 1)

Mid week, Alex Ramon and I -along with our gorilla assistant, experienced circus performer Christine Lee- hit record backstage in the Palace Theater greenroom at The Magic Castle and talked about everything that went into playing the shows and putting this particular show together. Alex is a very successful solo performer who took time out of his busy schedule to reunite with his fellow Fooler's tour buddy for what ended up being a fantastic week of shows.

An upcoming part 2, another Fo...

Abracababble 193: Jamie Allan is Broadway Bound

Visiting from England, Jamie Allen sits down with Matt, RJ and Reddi for a fascinating conversation about how his accidentally grew his show for the West End and now onto Broadway, what went into his book, and his first visit to The Magic Castle.

FUBTS 1107: By All Means, Keep Your Shoes On

Here is Fool Us behind the scenes season 11, episode 7

• Patrick Livingstone

• Duo Hikmah

• Sho Takashige

• Amanda Lindsey

• Moxie and Penn with a Teller cameo