UnFictional
Misdirection
The greatest magicians keep their best and most finely tuned skills... a secret.
By Bob Carlson • • 29m ListenThe greatest magicians keep their best and most finely tuned skills... a secret.
In this episode
3 storiesRicky 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 stuffing himself into a quart bottle. Thirty minutes later, they rioted.
Read the story7 minThe 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 elite magical institute they’d come to attend was nowhere to be found. In its place: a couple of rooms in a shabby three-story apartment building on Sycamore Street.
Read the story14 minMagical 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 created equal, and some are better than others at keeping the mystery alive, and not everyone is invited back for an encore.
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