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UnFictional

Misdirection

Hosted by Bob Carlson May. 20, 2016 Arts
The greatest magicians keep their best and most finely tuned skills... a secret.

The greatest magicians keep their best and most finely tuned skills... a secret.

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Ricky Jay, the Bottle Conjurer

Ricky Jay tells the story of the Bottle Conjurer. In London of the mid-18th century, hundreds of spectators filled the Royal Haymarket Theater to see an amazing feat: a man...

7 min

The Secrets of Sycamore School

Japanese teenagers Aki and Hyuma fly to Los Angeles to learn magic from one of their favorite living magicians, Shoot Ogawa. But when they arrive, they discover that the...

14 min

Magical Family

Nate Bargatze's father is a magician, and Nate was always excited to help out as an assistant at his shows. But, as he would later learn, not all magical assistants are...

8 min

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Host:

Bob Carlson

Producers:

Bob Carlson, Nick White

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