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Richard Turner on being one of the world's best card magicians

Richard Turner performs at LA’s Magic Castle. He calls himself a card mechanic. What many people don’t realize -- and can’t quite believe -- is that Turner is blind. The documentary “Dealt” profiles Turner.

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By Madeleine Brand • Dec 22, 2017 • 1 min read

Richard Turner performs at LA’s Magic Castle. He calls himself a card mechanic. What many people don’t realize -- and can’t quite believe -- is that Turner is blind. The documentary “Dealt” profiles Turner.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Gina Pollack

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    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Richard Turner

    card magician

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    Luke Korem

    filmaker of "Dealt"

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